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.
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Department of Occupational Medicine, University Hospital and Medical Faculty, Masaryk University, 656 91 Brno, Pekarská 53, Czech Republic.
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