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Asthma in the Workplace, Paperback / softback Book

Asthma in the Workplace Paperback / softback

Edited by Susan M. (University of Toronto, Canada) Tarlo, Olivier (Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium) Vandenplas, David I. (University of Cincinnati, USA) Bernstein, Jean-Luc (Universite de Montreal, Canada) Malo

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Asthma can be caused and aggravated by occupational factors in working adults.

Agents that are responsible for occupational asthma are either sensitizers or irritants.

Prevention is important to reduce the impact of the disease.

This new edition of Asthma in the Workplace focuses on recent developments that are reflected by an impressive addition to the scientific literature.

This fifth edition retains key elements that have made the success of previous editions: worldwide contributors, variety of topics covered, presentation of key aspects using workplace scenarios and case histories.

This new comprehensive edition is intended to be of interest for health professionals, researchers, students, practitioners and various professionals involved in the assessment and management of workers exposed to occupational factors that may cause or exacerbate asthma.

Key Features Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of work-related asthma, including historical aspects, epidemiology and risk factors, mechanisms and genetics, other types of work-related asthma conditions and variants, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, occupational urticaria and dermatitis Assessment of the worker and workplace along with management of the worker, prevention and medicolegal aspects Detailed information about specific agents, including a variety of high-molecular-weight and low-molecular-weight agents

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  • Format:Paperback / softback
  • Pages:356 pages, 94 Tables, black and white; 2 Line drawings, color; 28 Line drawings, black and white; 4
  • Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
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  • ISBN:9781032043425

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  • Out of stock

  • Format:Paperback / softback
  • Pages:356 pages, 94 Tables, black and white; 2 Line drawings, color; 28 Line drawings, black and white; 4
  • Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication Date:
  • Category:
  • ISBN:9781032043425