CDPH: Occupational Asthma a Continuing Health Threat

Vol: 46 | No: 21 | Published on: May 31, 2019
How many emergency room visits for asthma are work related? A study underway provides some surprising results. Read More...

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One quarter of adults who wound up in emergency rooms for asthma were there because they were exposed to asthma-inducing substances in the workplace.  A pilot study by the California Department of Public Health provides these preliminary results. Work on the study by the Work-Related Asthma Prevention Program (WRAPP) will continue this summer. “We hope … Read More » This...
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