Assessment of work-related Asthma cases: Our three-year experience

Coşkun Beyan A., Alici N. S., Çımrın A. H.

PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.33, no.5, pp.1230-1235, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.12669/pjms.335.12923
  • Journal Name: PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1230-1235
  • Keywords: Occupational asthma, PEF monitoring, Skin-prick test, Work exacerbated asthma, Work related asthma, OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA, RISK-FACTORS, DIAGNOSIS, PREVALENCE, TURKEY
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Work-related asthma (WRA) is one of the most common occupational diseases. In this study, we aimed to review diagnosing procedures and the characteristics of patients who were diagnosed with WRA.