What is the best strategy to reduce the burden of occupational asthma and allergy in bakers?

This modelling exercise based on real data drom the Dutch Bakeries longitudinal study shows that immediate relocation to a workplace with 90% reduction in exposure at the first sign of rhinitis or sensitisation to wheat flour or amylase was the most effective measure for reducing disabling occupational asthma, more effective than applying state of the art dust control to all bakeries.

 

References

	Meijster T, van Duuren-Stuurman B, Heederik D, Houba R, Koningsveld E, Warren N, Tielemans E, Cost-benefit analysis in occupational health: a comparison of intervention scenarios for occupational asthma and rhinitis among bakery workers , Occup Environ Med, 2011;68:739-745,

	Meijster T, Warren N, Heederik D, Tielemans E, What is the best strategy to reduce the burden of occupational asthma and allergy in bakers? , Occup Environ Med, 2011;68:176-182,

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