Incidence of Work-Related Asthma in Members of a Health Maintenance Organization

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate work-related asthma among health maintenance organization (HMO) members. Recent reports suggest that the incidence of work-related asthma may be much higher than Sentinel Event Notification Systems for Occupational Risks (SENSOR) data estimate....

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Published in:	Journal of occupational and environmental medicine Vol. 47; no. 12; pp. 1292 - 1297
Main Authors:	Vollmer, William M., Heumann, Michael A., Breen, Victor R., Henneberger, Paul K., O'Connor, Elizabeth A., Villnave, Jacqueline M., Frazier, E. Ann, Buist, A. Sonia
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01-12-2005 The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Asthma Asthma - epidemiology Biological and medical sciences Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma Female Health Maintenance Organizations HMOs Human exposure Humans Interviews as Topic Male Medical Audit Medical research Medical sciences Middle Aged Occupational Exposure Occupational hazards Oregon ORIGINAL ARTICLES Pneumology Oregon Human Lung disease Respiratory disease Health staff Occupational hygiene Epidemiology Asthma Incidence Profession Bronchus disease Obstructive pulmonary disease Professional activity Occupational medicine
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