Occupational causes of adult onset asthma now up to 20%

A systematic review of published papers finds 20% of adult onset asthma caused by work. The proportion varies a little depending on cross-section or longitudinal data and the age distribution of those studied. This is a comprehensive review.

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$Full Text Available for Asthma caused by occupational exposures is common - a systematic analysis of estimates of the population-attributable fraction$	Torén K, Blanc PD, Asthma caused by occupational exposures is common - a systematic analysis of estimates of the population-attributable fraction, BMC Pulm Med, 2009;9:7,
	$Kjell Toren, Sahlgrenska University Hospital. Goteborg, an author of 'Asthma caused by occupational exposures is common - a systematic analysis of estimates of the population-attributable fraction'$ $Paul Blanc, University of California San Francisco, an author of 'Asthma caused by occupational exposures is common - a systematic analysis of estimates of the population-attributable fraction'$

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