Gender differences in work-related asthma: Surveillance data from California, Massachusetts, Michigan, and New Jersey, 1993-2008

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 691-702

  White, Gretchen E ^a   Seaman, Christen ^a   Filios, Margaret S ^a   Mazurek, Jacek M ^a   Flattery, Jennifer ^b   Harrison, Robert J ^b   Reilly, Mary Jo ^c   Rosenman, Kenneth D ^c   Lumia, Margaret E ^d   Stephens, Alicia C ^d   Pechter, Elise ^e   Fitzsimmons, Kathleen ^e   Davis, Letitia K ^e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Occupational asthma; Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome; Surveillance; Work aggravated asthma; Work related asthma

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; MINERAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PYROLYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; WORK; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

GENDER DIFFERENCES; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; REACTIVE AIRWAYS DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME; SURVEILLANCE; WORK-AGGRAVATED ASTHMA; WORK-RELATED ASTHMA;

ADULT; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 84906240451     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2014.903968     Document Type: Article

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