title: Occupational asthma: "the big picture".
abstract: With more than 200 agents inducing occupational asthma, an organized approach to identify the impact of both low- and high-molecular-weight agents is important. In this report, our goal is to explain the general categories of the sensitizing agents, present guidelines regarding what might be expected when exposures and sensitization occur, and present a number of references that can be explored to find information regarding the outcome of those with these illnesses.
authors.affiliation: West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-9166, USA.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Banks
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001249:Asthma / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D005260:Female; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances