Occupational chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic literature review

• Main Authors: Øyvind Omland (Author), Else Toft Würtz (Author), Tor Brøvig Aasen (Author), Paul Blanc (Author), Jonas Brisman Brisman (Author), Martin Reginald Miller (Author), Ole Find Pedersen (Author), Vivi Schlünssen (Author), Torben Sigsgaard (Author), Charlotte Suppli Ulrik (Author), Sven Viskum (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

OBJECTIVE: Occupational-attributable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) presents a substantial health challenge. Focusing on spirometric criteria for airflow obstruction, this review of occupational COPD includes both population-wide and industry-specific exposures. METHODS: We used PubMed...