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Airway inflammation and occupational asthma |
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| Authors: | J M Fine J R Balmes |
| Affiliation: | Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. |
| Abstract: | Airway inflammation due to exposure to a wide variety of agents encountered in the workplace is a major cause of occupational asthma. This article reviews major examples of occupational asthma linked to airway inflammation, including their epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical course. |
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