Is smoking a risk factor for developing occupational asthma?

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Cigarette smoking can increase the risk of developing occupational asthma with some sensitising agents.

Evidence

Calverley AE, Rees D, Dowdeswell RJ et al , Platinum salt sensitivity in refinery workers: incidence and effects of smoking and exposure , Occup Environ Med , 1995 ; 52 : 661-666

Cartier A, Malo JL, Forest F et al , Occupational asthma in snow crab processing workers , J Allergy Clin Immunol , 1984 ; 74 : 261-269

Cullen MR, Redlich CA, Beckett WS, Weltmann B, Sparer J, Jackson G, Ruff T, Rubinstein E, Holden W , Feasibility study of respiratory questionnaire and peak flow recordings in autobody shop workers exposed to isocyanate-containing spray paint: observations and limitations , Occup Med (London) , 1996 ; 46 : 197-204

Douglas JD, McSharry C, Blaikie L, Morrow T, Miles S, Franklin D , Occupational asthma caused by automated salmon processing , Lancet , 1995 ; 346 : 737-740

Meredith SK, Taylor VM, McDonald JC , Occupational respiratory disease in the United Kingdom 1989: a report to the British Thoracic Society and the Society of Occupational Medicine by the SWORD project group , Br J Ind Med , 1991 ; 48 : 292-298

Niezborala M, Garnier R , Allergy to complex platinum salts: A historical prospective cohort study , Occup Environ Med , 1996 ; 53 : 525-257

Venables KM, Dally MB, Nunn AJ et al , Smoking and occupational allergy in workers in a platinum refinery , Br Med J , 1989 ; 299 : 939-942