BACKGROUND: Natural rubber latex is a recognized allergen, but a recent meta-analysis
failed to find any association between latex exposure and allergy in health care workers …

Objective Knowledge on the time-course (trends) of work-related asthma (WRA) remains
sparse. The aim of this study was to describe WRA trends in terms of industrial activities and …

Objective: Occupational causes of haematological malignancies are relatively uncommon,
under-studied and under-identified. They are also often unrecognized by clinicians. This …

Aims: To estimate the general and specific incidence of occupational asthma in France in
1996–99; and to describe the distribution of cases by age, sex, suspected causal agents …

Background The association between pleural plaques and pleural mesothelioma remains
controversial. The present study was designed to examine the association between pleural …

Rationale: Although asbestos is a well-known lung carcinogen, the pleural plaque–lung
cancer link remains controversial. Objectives: This study was designed to examine this link …

Objectives Whereas accumulating evidence indicates close associations between rhinitis
and asthma, little is known about the relationships between occupational rhinitis (OR) and …

Objective The French national occupational disease surveillance and prevention network
(RNV3P) includes the 30 occupational disease consultation centres in university hospitals to …

Studies concerning the respiratory effects of oil mists are sparse and contradictory. The aim
of this study was to determine the respective effects of occupational exposure to straight …

Background It is uncertain whether isolated pleural plaques cause functional impairment.
Objective To analyse the relationship between isolated pleural plaques confirmed by CT …