What is the frequency of occupational asthma?
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The reported incidence of occupational asthma has not decreased in recent years.
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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
Meyer JD, Holt DL, Chen Y, Cherry NM, McDonald J C
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SWORD 99: Surveillance Of Work-Related And Occupational Respiratory Disease In The UK
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Occup Med (London)
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2001
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51
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204-208
Reijula K, Haahtela T, Klaukka T et al
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Incidence of occupational asthma and persistent asthma in young adults has increased in Finland
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Chest
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1996
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110
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58-61