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Work in brief
Work in brief
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Work related respiratory diseases have been recognised since the time of Ramazzini, but they are still not completely understood or controlled. Editorials in this issue consider the history and future prospects for two such diseases. Schencker1 highlights the "agricultural asthma paradox" emerging from recent research: exposure to farm life early in childhood seems to reduce the incidence of asthma, while exposures to adults on working on farm cause asthma. Meldrum and colleagues2 discuss the role of occupational exposure in COPD. Studies in several countries suggest that 15–20% of all COPD may be due to occupational exposure to dusts, gases, vapours, and fumes. The authors say there are no parallel data from the UK, however; they call for urgent research to characterise the situation in the UK and for intervention to reduce the levels of harmful dusts. In a comment on this editorial, Christiani3 draws attention to the global burden of
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