Occupational Asthma Reference
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Sorgdrager B, Pal TM, De Monchy JG, Togtema HR, Kolk JJ,
Eosinophil-related respiratory disease in aluminium workers,
Med Lav,
1992;83:435-437,
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Keywords: oa, aluminium, pre-employment, eosinophil
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Abstract
We carried out a nested case-control study in an aluminium producing plant, using the results of pre-employment examination to identify workers with an increased risk of developing work-related obstructive respiratory symptoms. Cases (n=49) are those who had become unable to work because of work-related respiratory disease. They were compared with 49 matched controls. Pre-employment eosinophil count was strongly related to the occurrence of work-related obstructive respiratory disease. This finding is interesting in the light of a possible pathogenesis
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