Chapter 82

Occupational Asthma

Paul Cullinan

Paul Cullinan

Consultant Physician

Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK

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Anthony J. Newman Taylor

Anthony J. Newman Taylor

Head

National Heart and Lung Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK

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First published: 25 July 2008

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Definitions

  • Causes of occupational asthma

  • Epidemiology of occupational asthma

  • Mechanisms of occupational asthma

  • Identifying occupational asthma

  • Examples of occupational asthma

  • Management of occupational asthma

  • Prevention of occupational asthma

  • References

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