Keuhkoahtauma

Rakennustyössä työperäinen altistuminen lisäsi sairastumista krooniseen keuhkoahtaumasairauteen ei-tupakoitsijoilla, joita tässä ruotsalaisessa tutkimuksessa tutkittiin.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15065829

1: Eur Respir J. 2004 Mar;23(3):402-6.

Increased mortality in COPD among construction workers exposed to inorganic dust.

Bergdahl IA, Toren K, Eriksson K, Hedlund U, Nilsson T, Flodin R, Jarvholm B.
Occupational Medicine, Dept of Clinical Medicine and Public Health, Umea University,
Umea, Sweden.

The aim of this study was to find out if occupational exposure to dust, fumes or gases,
especially among never-smokers, increased the mortality from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A cohort of 317,629 Swedish male construction workers was followed from 1971 to 1999. Exposure to inorganic dust (asbestos, man-made mineral fibres, dust from cement, concrete and quartz), gases and irritants (epoxy resins, isocyanates and organic solvents), fumes (asphalt fumes, diesel exhaust and metal fumes), and wood dust was based on a job-exposure matrix.
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In conclusion, occupational exposure among construction workers increases mortality due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, even among never-smokers.

Tässä pari hyödyllistä linkkiä:

http://www.hengitysliitto.fi/default.asp?docId=12422

http://www.keuhkoahtaumaonline.fi/