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Ugeskrift for laeger · Apr 2013
Review[Occupational exposure for dust and gases is an important risk factor for developing COPD].
- Charlotte Suppli Ulrik, Else Toft Würtz, Øyvind Omland, Vivi Schlünssen, Ole Find Pedersen, Tor Aasen, Jonas Brisman, Sven Viskum, and Torben Sigsgaard.
- Lungemedicinsk Afdeling, Hvidovre Hospital, Kettegård Alle 30, 2650 Hvidovre, Denmark. csulrik@dadlnet.dk
- Ugeskr. Laeg. 2013 Apr 29; 175 (18): 1253-6.
AbstractSome patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are never-smokers, which suggests that there must be other important risk factors. This paper describes the evidence for an association between occupational exposure and COPD. In several studies a consistent and predominantly significant association between occupational exposures and COPD is found, even though the studies vary in design, enrolled populations and in measures of exposure and outcome. Strong evidence supports a causal association between multiple categories of occupational exposure and COPD, both within and across industry groups.
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