Occupational Asthma: Coming of Age
Authors: I. LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1982)

Editorials1 July 1982Occupational Asthma: Coming of AgeI. LEONARD BERNSTEIN, M.D.I. LEONARD BERNSTEIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-97-1-125 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAlthough Bernadino Ramazzini described wheezing among grain sifters in the beginning of the 18th century (1), the significance of asthma as an industrial disease was not generally recognized until the middle of this century. This prolonged information gap was due to a proportionately greater focus on structural lung damage mediated by inorganic and organic dusts, and less concern about possible long-term disability as an aftermath of reversible obstructive airways disease. 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