Asthma in the workplace

Author(s)

• Tarlo, Susan M.
• Vandenplas, Olivier
• Bernstein, David I.
• Malo, Jean-Luc

Bibliographic Information

Asthma in the workplace

edited by Susan M. Tarlo, Olivier Vandenplas, David I. Bernstein, Jean-Luc Malo

CRC Press, c2021

5th ed

• : hbk

Note

Previous edition: 2013

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Key Features Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of work-related asthma, including historical aspects, epidemiology and risk factors, mechanisms and genetics, other types of work-related asthma conditions and variants, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, occupational urticaria and dermatitis Assessment of the worker and workplace along with management of the worker, prevention and medicolegal aspects Of interest not only to pulmonologists, but also for industrial hygienists, researchers, lawyers and other health professionals in the field of work-related conditions Detailed information about specific agents, including a variety of high- and low-molecular weight agents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Part I : Introduction 1. Definition and classification of asthma in the workplace 2. Historical aspects of occupational asthma 3. Disease occurrence and risk factors 4. Mechanisms, genetics, and pathophysiology Part II : Assessment 5. Assessment of the worker 6. Assessment of the workplace 7. Immunological and inflammatory assessments 8. Functional assessment Part III : Management 9. Management of the worker 10. Prevention 11A. Impairment and disability evaluations: I. Psychosocial, economic, and medicolegal aspects 11B. Impairment and disability evaluation: II. Various legislations Part IV : Specific agents causing immunological occupational asthma 12. Occupational asthma in the baking industry 13. Asthma and allergy to animals, fish and shellfish 14. Polyisocyanates and their prepolymers 15. Western red cedar and other wood dusts 16. Metals 17. Cleaning agents 18. Various high- and low-molecular weight agents Part V : Specific disease entities and variants 19. Irritant-induced asthma and reactive airways dysfunction syndrome 20. Asthma exacerbated at work 21. Eosinophilic bronchitis 22. Occupational rhinitis 23. Airway diseases due to organic dust exposure 24. Occupational hypersensitivity pneumonitis and organic dust toxic syndrome 25. Chronic obstructive airway disease due to occupational exposure 26. Building-related illnesses and mold-related conditions 27. Occupational urticaria and allergic contact dermatitis

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BC12329533
• ISBN:
  • 9780367430092
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Boca Raton
• Pages/Volumes: xix, 356 p.
• Size: 29 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 616.238
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Asthma
  • LCSH : Occupational diseases