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STANDARDS OF CARE FOR OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA
In this month’s Thorax, we publish the standards of care document for occupational asthma that has been developed by the British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Subcommittee responsible for developing guidelines on occupational asthma. As pointed out in the introduction to this document, occupational asthma remains a common disease in the UK, with up to 3000 new cases diagnosed each year. It is also estimated that one in 10 cases of adult onset asthma relate to sensitisation in the workplace. This is an important document for all respiratory clinicians. I …
