Standards of care for occupational asthma: an update

D Fishwick, CM Barber, LM Bradshaw, Jonathan Ayres, R Barraclough, S Burge, JM Corne, P Cullinan, TL Frank, D Hendrick, J Hoyle, AD Curran, R Niven, T Pickering, P Reid, Alastair Robertson, C Stenton, CJ Warburton, PJ Nicholson

Research output: Contribution to journalArticle

34 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Background The British Thoracic Society (BTS) Standards of Care (SoC) Committee produced a standard of care for occupational asthma (OA) in 2008, based on a systematic evidence review performed in 2004 by the British Occupational Health Research Foundation (BOHRF). Methods BOHRF updated the evidence base from 2004-2009 in 2010. Results This article summarises the changes in evidence and is aimed at physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals in primary and secondary care, occupational health and public health and at employers, workers and their health, safety and other representatives. Conclusions Various recommendations and evidence ratings have changed in the management of asthma that may have an occupational cause.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)278-280
Number of pages3
JournalThorax
Volume67
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2012

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Standards of care for occupational asthma: an update'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this