Occupational respiratory diseases in the Czech Republic.
This paper presents the profile of occupational respiratory diseases in the Czech Republic. In a retrospective study the author analyzes structure, causes, occurrence, and trends of occupational diseases. Between 1996 and 2000, a total of 2,127 new cases were recorded, of which 62.0% were pneumoconioses caused by dust containing free silica, 21.0% were occupational asthma or allergic rhinitis and the rest were divided between lung cancer (10.0%), asbestos-related disorders (4.4%) and variety of other respiratory diseases (2.7%). During the period of the investigations, the decreasing trend of occupational respiratory diseases, which began in 1992, has continued.
Department of Occupational Medicine, University Hospital and Medical Faculty, Masaryk University, 656 91 Brno, Pekarská 53, Czech Republic.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001195:Asbestosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000453:epidemiology; D018153:Czech Republic / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007221:Industry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011009:Pneumoconiosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012042:Registries; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000453:epidemiology