PMID- 17099457
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20070125
LR  - 20161018
IS  - 1076-2752 (Print)
IS  - 1076-2752 (Linking)
VI  - 48
IP  - 11
DP  - 2006 Nov
TI  - Characteristics of patients with work-related asthma seen in the New York State 
      Occupational Health Clinics.
PG  - 1203-11
AB  - OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to characterize the work-related 
      asthma population seen by the New York State Occupational Health Clinic Network 
      (OHCN) to determine which industries, occupations, and causal agents are 
      associated with work-related asthma in New York State (NYS). METHODS: The OHCN 
      patient database was analyzed to identify those patients with a diagnosis of 
      work-related asthma and medical charts were then abstracted for data on 
      demographics, clinical history, disease severity, industry, occupation, and 
      putative agent. RESULTS: The OHCN patients with work-related asthma were most 
      commonly employed in the service and manufacturing industries. Common occupations 
      included teachers, farm operators/managers, and construction trades. The most 
      frequently reported putative agents associated with work-related asthma were 
      dust, indoor air, mold, and solvents. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest the 
      potential importance of prevention of workplace exposure in reducing adult asthma 
      in NYS.
FAU - Fletcher, Alicia M
AU  - Fletcher AM
AD  - New York State Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Troy, NY 
      12180, USA. amk05@health.state.ny.us
FAU - London, Matthew A
AU  - London MA
FAU - Gelberg, Kitty H
AU  - Gelberg KH
FAU - Grey, Anthony J
AU  - Grey AJ
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
PL  - United States
TA  - J Occup Environ Med
JT  - Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
JID - 9504688
RN  - 0 (Air Pollutants, Occupational)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Air Pollutants, Occupational/adverse effects
MH  - Asthma/*epidemiology/etiology
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - New York/epidemiology
MH  - Occupational Diseases/*epidemiology/etiology
MH  - Occupational Exposure/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Occupational Health Services/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Occupations/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Retrospective Studies
MH  - Workplace
EDAT- 2006/11/14 09:00
MHDA- 2007/01/26 09:00
CRDT- 2006/11/14 09:00
PHST- 2006/11/14 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2007/01/26 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2006/11/14 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 00043764-200611000-00015 [pii]
AID - 10.1097/01.jom.0000245920.87676.7b [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Occup Environ Med. 2006 Nov;48(11):1203-11. doi: 
      10.1097/01.jom.0000245920.87676.7b.