title: Airway inflammation and occupational asthma.
abstract: Airway inflammation due to exposure to a wide variety of agents encountered in the workplace is a major cause of occupational asthma. This article reviews major examples of occupational asthma linked to airway inflammation, including their epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical course.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fine
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Balmes
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*