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The Role of Occupational and Environmental Exposures in the Pathogenesis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Narrative Literature Review by Trethewey, Samuel P, Walters, Gareth I

“…Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic interstitial lung disease characterised by a progressive and irreversible decline in lung function, which is…”
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Screening tools for work-related asthma and their diagnostic accuracy: a systematic review protocol by Kongsupon, Ngamjit, Walters, Gareth I, Adab, Peymané, Jordan, Rachel E

“…IntroductionWork-related asthma (WRA) refers to asthma caused by exposures at work (occupational asthma) and asthma made worse by work conditions…”
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Occupational asthma caused by sensitization to a cleaning product containing triclosan by Walters, Gareth I., MD, Robertson, Alastair S., MD, Moore, Vicky C., PhD, Burge, P. Sherwood, MD

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Barriers to identifying occupational asthma among primary healthcare professionals: a qualitative study by Walters, Gareth I, Barber, Christopher M

“…IntroductionOccupational asthma (OA) accounts for one in six cases of adult-onset asthma and is associated with a large societal cost. Many cases of OA are…”
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Pulmonary function test and computed tomography features during follow-up after SARS, MERS and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Huntley, Christopher C, Patel, Ketan, Bil Bushra, Shahnoor-E-Salam, Mobeen, Farah, Armitage, Michael N, Pye, Anita, Knight, Chloe B, Mostafa, Alyaa, Kershaw, Marie, Mughal, Aishah Z, McKemey, Emily, Turner, Alice M, Burge, P Sherwood, Walters, Gareth I

“…The COVID-19 pandemic follows severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus epidemics. Some survivors of…”
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Lung cancer resection in patients with underlying usual interstitial pneumonia: a meta-analysis by Patel, Akshay Jatin, Walters, Gareth I, Watkins, Steven, Rogers, Vanessa, Fallouh, Hazem, Kalkat, Maninder, Naidu, Babu, Bishay, Ehab S

“…ObjectivePatients with lung cancer with underlying idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) pattern on CT represent a very…”
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Normal nonspecific bronchial reactivity excludes occupational asthma? by Walters, Gareth I., MD, Burge, P. Sherwood, MD, Moore, Vicky C., PhD, Robertson, Alastair S., MD

“…Canadian Thoracic Society guidelines for occupational asthma2 have stated that for practical purposes the absence of NSBR excludes the diagnosis of…”
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Occupational exposures and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by Walters, Gareth I.

“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWA recent meta-analysis of data from international case–control studies reports a population attributable fraction of 16% for occupational…”
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Respiratory failure caused by lipoid pneumonia from vaping e-cigarettes by Viswam, Darsana, Trotter, Simon, Burge, P Sherwood, Walters, Gareth I

“…A young female vaper presented with insidious onset cough, progressive dyspnoea on exertion, fever, night sweats and was in respiratory failure when admitted…”
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Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger, Charles Parker, The Big Hewer, 1967 by Walters, Gareth I

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Novel occupational causes of hypersensitivity pneumonitis by Walters, Gareth I., Huntley, Christopher C.

“…Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) remains a challenging diagnosis, and a cause is not established in up to 50% of cases. This paper aims to update clinicians…”
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An update on hypersensitivity pneumonitis: what a clinician wants to know by Huntley, Christopher C., Walters, Gareth I.

“…A recent international collaboration has updated the clinical definition and diagnostic recommendations for hypersensitivity pneumonitis, focusing on fibrotic…”
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Diagnosis of occupational asthma from serial measurements of forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) using the Area Between Curves (ABC) score from the Oasys plotter by Parkes, Edward D, Moore, Vicky C, Walters, Gareth I, Burge, Peter Sherwood

“…ObjectivesTo identify the changes in serial 2-hourly forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) measurements required to identify occupational asthma (OA) using…”
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Correspondence on "Association between occupational exposure to irritant agents and a distinct asthma endotype in adults" by Andrianjafimasy et al by Burge, P Sherwood, Moore, Vicky C, Robertson, Alastair S, Huntley, Christopher C, Walters, Gareth I

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Characteristics of hypersensitivity pneumonitis diagnosed by interstitial and occupational lung disease multi-disciplinary team consensus by Walters, Gareth I., Mokhlis, Justin M., Moore, Vicky C., Robertson, Alastair S., Burge, Geraldine A., Bhomra, Parminder S., Burge, P. Sherwood

“…The causes of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) in the UK are changing as working practices evolve, and metalworking fluid (MWF) is now a frequently reported…”
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Associations between employment and sociodemographic and health-related factors in asthmatic patients assessed at a regional severe asthma service by Walters, Gareth I., Marsh, Julie, Bahron, Ali, Hussein, Hanan, Krishna, Mamidipudi T., Mansur, Adel H.

“…Severe asthma is asthma that is uncontrolled despite adherence with optimized high-dose inhaled corticosteroid and long-acting β-agonist therapy and exclusion…”
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Occupational asthma; the limited role of air-fed respiratory protective equipment by Ilgaz, Aslihan, Moore, Vicky C, Robertson, Alastair S, Walters, Gareth I, Burge, P Sherwood

“…Evidence-based reviews have found that evidence for the efficacy of respiratory protective equipment (RPE) in the management of occupational asthma (OA) is…”
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Do laboratory challenge tests for occupational asthma represent what happens in the workplace? by Burge, P Sherwood, Moore, Vicky C, Robertson, Alastair S, Walters, Gareth I

“…Specific inhalation challenge (SIC) is the diagnostic reference standard for occupational asthma; however, a positive test cannot be considered truly…”
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Understanding health beliefs and behaviour in workers with suspected occupational asthma by Walters, Gareth I, Soundy, Andy, Robertson, Alastair S, Burge, P. Sherwood, Ayres, Jon G

“…Summary Introduction Long delays from symptom onset to the diagnosis of occupational asthma have been reported in the UK, Europe and Canada and workers are…”
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Asthma control in severe asthma and occupational exposures to inhalable asthmagens by Walters, Gareth I, Reilly, Christopher, Le Moual, Nicole, Huntley, Christopher C, Hussein, Hanan, Marsh, Julie, Bahron, Ali, Krishna, Mamidipudi Thirumala, Mansur, Adel H

“…IntroductionWork-related asthma accounts for ≥25% of asthma in working-age populations, though the relationship between work exposures and symptoms is…”
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