Does the medical diagnosis of occupational asthma coincide with the legal diagnosis?

Zeynep Çelebi SözenerÖmür AydınYavuz Selim DemirelŞadan SoyyiğitPamir ÇerçiReşat KendirlinanSevim BavbekGülfem Elif ÇelikZeynep MisirligilBetül Ayşe SinArif KeleşoğluDilşad Mungan

Published in: The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma (2017)

This study verifies the importance of diagnosing asthma correctly as a first step in the evaluation of OA. Diagnostic tests other than specific provocation tests could be preferential in patients who still work in the same field. We believe that cooperation with the patient's occupational physician and adequate recognition of the work environment will improve the consistency of legal and medical diagnoses.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
healthcare
allergic rhinitis
primary care
emergency department