Occupational asthma: assessing the risk.
Asthma caused by factors encountered at work can be overlooked. The author describes some of the risk factors and occupational groups involved and how nurses can help to detect cases of asthma caused by materials found at work.
D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing; D010366:Peak Expiratory Flow Rate; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors