title: [Burden of disease of occupational asthma in Tuscany: methodological aspects and preliminary results].
abstract: In Italy, unlike in other European countries, the public health burden of work-related asthma (WRA) has not yet be defined by means of a standardized validated epidemiological metric. The aim of the present study is to describe the methodology for the calculation of the Burden of Disease of WRA in Tuscany on the grounds of available healthcare and health survey data. The paper is particularly intended to illustrate the methodological approach to estimate the prevalence of the disease.
authors: CeRIMP - Centro Regionale Infortuni e Malattie Professionali - Regione Toscana - via S. Salvi, 12 - 50135 Firenze (FI), Italy. miriam.levi@asf.toscana.it
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Levi
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Baldasseroni
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Biffino
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Gini
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Romeo
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Paggiaro
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Talini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D059366:Asthma, Occupational / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017281:Cost of Illness; D019937:Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult