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Occupational Asthma

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  • © 2010

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Editors:
  1. Torben Sigsgaard

    1. School of Public Health Dept. of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Aarhus University, Århus C, Denmark

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  2. Dick Heederik

    1. Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands

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  • Comprehensive volume with state-of-the-art reviews on OA
  • International authorship

Part of the book series: Progress in Inflammation Research (PIR)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. The history of research on asthma in the workplace — Development, victories and perspectives

    • Jean-Luc Malo, Anthony Newman-Taylor
    Pages 1-15

  3. Epidemiology and risk factors of occupational respiratory asthma and occupational sensitization

    • Dick Heederik, Torben Sigsgaard
    Pages 17-32

  4. Epidemiology of laboratory animal allergy

    • Hayley L. Jeal, Meinir G. Jones, Paul Cullinan
    Pages 33-55

  5. Population-attributable fraction for occupation and asthma

    • Kjell Torén, Paul D. Blanc
    Pages 57-70

  6. Definition and diagnosis of occupational asthma

    • André Cartier
    Pages 71-87

  7. Work-exacerbated asthma

    • Paul K. Henneberger, Carrie A. Redlich
    Pages 89-100

  8. Natural history and prognosis

    • Dennis Nowak
    Pages 101-110

  9. Mechanisms of allergic occupational asthma

    • Xaver Baur
    Pages 111-140

  10. Mechanisms of occupational asthma caused by low-molecular-weight chemicals

    • Vanessa De Vooght, Valérie Hox, Benoit Nemery, Jeroen A. J. Vanoirbeek
    Pages 141-162

  11. Asthma-like diseases in agriculture

    • Torben Sigsgaard, Øyvind Omland, Peter S. Thorne
    Pages 163-183

  12. Allergen and irritant exposure and exposure-response relationships

    • Dick Heederik, Gert Doekes
    Pages 185-204

  13. Gene-environment interactions in occupational asthma

    • Francine Kauffmann, Francesc Castro-Giner, Lidwien A. M. Smit, Rachel Nadif, Manolis Kogevinas
    Pages 205-228

  14. Asthma in apprentice workers The birth cohort parallel: Using apprentices as a powerful cohort design for studying occupational asthma

    • Denyse Gautrin, Jean-Luc Malo
    Pages 229-248

  15. Management of an individual worker with occupational asthma

    • Sherwood Burge
    Pages 249-270

  16. Social consequences and quality of life in work-related asthma

    • Olivier Vandenplas, Vinciane D’Alpaos
    Pages 271-279

  17. Prevention of work-related asthma seen from the workplace and the public health perspective

    • Vivi Schlünssen, Evert Meijer, Paul K. Henneberger
    Pages 281-298

  18. Prevention and regulatory aspects of exposure to asthmagens in the workplace

    • Henrik Nordman
    Pages 299-325

  19. Design, conduct and analysis of surveys on work-related asthma

    • Kathleen Kreiss, Dick Heederik
    Pages 327-353

  20. Back Matter

    Pages 355-358
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About this book

Recent developments in occupational asthma research and clinical practice are the focus of this publication. It discusses the contribution of occupational exposures to chemical and biological agents to the burden of asthma in adults, powerful approaches like the use of apprentices studies, which include young individuals, naïve with regard to occupational exposures, and diagnostic criteria for work related and work aggravated asthma. Specific emphasis is given to exposure response relationships for allergen exposure, large gene-environment studies and whole genome screening approaches. Management, prevention and surveillance are covered as well. Diagnostic rules are introduced to rationalize the diagnostic workup and improve the cost benefit of surveillance schemes. Issues in the design of population studies are discussed to assist the readers in designing and conducting their own study. This comprehensive volume presents new developments changing the occupational asthma field in the coming years.

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“The editors of this book weave together developments in the field of occupational asthma research and clinical practice and further investigate the contribution of occupational exposures to both chemical and biological agents. … Reasonably speaking, the reach of this book goes … cohort of occupational asthma researchers to a much wider range of clinicians, basic scientists, and toxicologists. … this book is important in increasing knowledge and effectiveness among clinicians and related engineering personnel who must prevent occupational asthma from occurring.” (J. Thomas Pierce, Doody’s Review Service, April, 2011)

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Public Health Dept. of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Aarhus University, Århus C, Denmark

    Torben Sigsgaard

  • Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands

    Dick Heederik

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