[Underestimation of cases of occupational asthma in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Corse region].
To evaluate a possible underestimation of disability claims for occupational asthma in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur-Corse area, we compared the actual figures collected from 1986 to 1988 to the predicted figures. The latter were computed from the number of exposed subjects in at-risk industries and the prevalence of occupational asthma reported in the literature for each exposure category. From 1986 to 1988, only 44 disability claims were submitted and 25 of them were accepted. These disability claims represent about 2% of the occupational asthma cases which would be expected. The reasons for such a large discrepancy could be a selection bias leading disabled subjects to leave the occupation at risk, a failure by the patient and/or the physician to identify the disease, or a poor compensation system which is not an incentive for performing a disability claim.
Lagier
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Département des Maladies Respiratoires, Hôpital Sainte-Marguerite, Marseille.
Martin
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F
Charpin
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D
Vervloet
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D
D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014942:Workers' Compensation
Sous-déclaration des cas d'asthme professionnel dans la région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur et la Corse.