Dust exposure and the impact on hospital readmission of farming and wood industry workers for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Conclusions This study indicates that exposure to wood or farm dust in the previous year increases the risk of hospital readmission for individuals with asthma but not for those with COPD.
PMID: 33073852 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health - October 19, 2020 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Vested A, Kolstad HA, Basinas I, Burdorf A, Elholm G, Heederik D, Jacobsen GH, Kromhout H, Omland Ø, Schaumburg I, Sigsgaard T, Vestergaard JM, Wouters IM, Schlünssen V Tags: Scand J Work Environ Health Source Type: research