1
Views
2
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Occupational asthma

Update on a proliferating problem

, MB, MRCP & , MD, MRCP
Pages 179-189 | Published online: 16 May 2016

References

  • Salvaggio JE. Occupational and environmental respiratory disease. In National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Task Force Report. Asthma and other allergic diseases. Washington, DC: US Dept Health. Education, and Welfare. 1979: NIH publication No. 79–387
  • Davies RJ, Butcher BT, O'Neil CE, et al. The in vitro effect of toluene diisocyanate on lymphocyte cyclic adenosine monophosphate production by isoproterenol, Prostaglandin and histamine: a possible mode of action. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1977: 60(4): 233–9
  • Butcher BT. Mechanisms of isocyanate induced asthma. Eur J Respir Dis (Suppl) 1982: 123: 82–6
  • Antweiler H. Observations about a histamine liberating substance in cotton dust. Ann Occup Hyg 1960: 2(Jul): 152–6
  • Evans E, Nicholls PJ. Histamine release by Western red cedar (Thuja plicata) from lung tissue in vitro. Br J Ind Med 1974: 31 (1): 28–30
  • Parrot JL, Hebert R, Saindelle A, et al. Platinum and platinosis: allergy and histamine release due to some platinum salts. Arch Environ Health 1969: 19(5): 685–91
  • Chan-Yeung M, Lam S, Koener S. Clinical features and natural history of occupational asthma due to Western red cedar (Thuja plicata). Am J Med 1982: 72(3): 411–5
  • Chan-Yeung M, Schulzer M, MacLean L, et al. A follow-up study of the grain elevator workers in the Port of Vancouver. Arch Environ Health 1981: 36(2): 75–81
  • Lowery R. Asthma and cigarette smoking. Thorax 1982: 37(10): 786
  • Hilierdahl G, Rylander R. Asthma and cessation of smoking. Clin Allergy 1984: 14(1): 45–7
  • Cockcroft DW, Ruffin RE, Dolovich J, et al. Allergen-induced increases in non-allergic bronchial reactivity. Clin Allergy 1977: 7(6): 503–13
  • Pepys J, Hutchcroft BJ. Bronchial provocation tests in etiologic diagnosis and analysis of asthma. Am Rev Respir Dis 1975: 112(6): 829–59

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.