Review article

Epidemiological and sociological aspects of occupational bronchial asthma

B. Kanceljak-Macan ; Institut za medicinska istraživanja i medicinu rada, Zagreb, Hrvatska
E. Žuškin ; Škola narodnog zdravlja »Andrija Štampar« Medicinskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Abstract

The main problems confronted in epidemiological investigations of occupational bronchial asthma are described, such as the absence of a definition of the disease, the need for a standardized questionnaire for the symptoms of the disease and the heterogeneity of the functional lung tests. The questionnaires most frequently used for respiratory symptoms and the most suitable tests for mea-suring and evaluating ventilatory lung function are discussed. The problem of identifying the persons who are at risk of developing occupational bronchial asthma is also dealt with.

Keywords

respiratory symptoms; standard questionnaires for respiratory symptoms; ventilatory lung function

Hrčak ID:

147932

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/147932

Publication date:

9.6.1992.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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