Occupational exposures and asthma-COPD overlap in a clinical cohort of adult-onset asthma.

Minna TommolaPinja IlmarinenLeena E Tuomisto Lauri A Lehtimäki Hannu Kankaanranta

Published in: ERJ open research (2019)

Occupational exposure to vapours, gases, dusts or fumes (VGDF) increases the prevalence of asthma-COPD overlap (ACO) in adult-onset asthma. VGDF exposure is independently associated with ACO and an additive effect with smoking is proposed. http://bit.ly/2LiMiXW.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
air pollution
allergic rhinitis
cystic fibrosis