Prevalence of occupational asthma among automobile and furniture painters in the center of Eskisehir (Turkey): the effects of atopy and smoking habits on occupational asthma

Ucgun I., Ozdemir N., Metintas M., Metintas S., Erginel S., Kolsuz M.

ALLERGY, cilt.53, sa.11, ss.1096-1100, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 53 Sayı: 11
  • Basım Tarihi: 1998
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1998.tb03822.x
  • Dergi Adı: ALLERGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1096-1100
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: atopy, isocyanate, occupational asthma, prevalence, smoking habits, DIAGNOSIS, EPIDEMIOLOGY
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background Occupational asthma (OA) is respiratory disorder characterized by airway hyperreactivity caused by agents present in the workplace. For determination of the prevalence of OA among car and furniture painters exposed to isocyanate id the center of Eskisehir, Turkey, a clinical and epidemiologic prospective study in three phases was done, incorporating 312 (89.4%) of the painters.