Is occupational rhinitis a risk factor for developing occupational asthma?
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The risk of developing occupational asthma is highest in the year after the onset of occupational rhinitis.
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This statement is in the "Epidemiology"
section of evidence linked statements
Evidence
Cortona G, Pisati G, Dellabianca A et al
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Allergopatie professionali respiratorie: l'esperienza delle Unita Operative Ospedaliere di Medicina del Lavoro in Lombardia dal 1990 al 1998. [Respiratory occupational allergies: the experience of the Hospital Operative Unit of Occupational Medicine in Lombardy from 1990 to 1998]
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G Ital Med Lav Ergon
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2001
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23
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64-70
Karjalainen A, Martikainen R, Klaukka T et al
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Risk of asthma among Finnish patients with occupational rhinitis
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Chest
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2003
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123
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283-288
Principal reccomendations
This statement supports the following principal reccomendations
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Health practitioners should provide more frequent health surveillance to workers who develop rhinitis when working with agents known to cause occupational asthma and ensure that the workplace and working practices are investigated to identify potential causes and implement corrective actions.
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