Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of work-related asthma, includin
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
