Occupational exposure to pesticides are associated with fixed airflow obstruction in middle-age.
Sheikh M AlifShyamali C DharmageGeza BenkeMartine DennekampJohn A BurgessJennifer L PerretCaroline J LodgeStephen MorrisonDavid Peter JohnsGraham G GilesLyle C GurrinPaul S ThomasJohn Llewelyn HopperRichard Wood-BakerBruce R ThompsonIain H FeatherRoel VermeulenHans KromhoutE Haydn WaltersMichael J AbramsonMelanie Claire MathesonPublished in: Thorax (2017)
Pesticides and herbicides exposures were associated with fixed airflow obstruction and chronic bronchitis. Biological dust exposure was also associated with fixed airflow obstruction in non-asthmatics. Minimising occupational exposure to these agents may help to reduce the burden of COPD.