Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành hóa học dành cho các bạn yêu hóa học tham khảo đề tài: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and occupational exposures | Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology BioMed Central Review Open Access Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD and occupational exposures Piera Boschetto Sonia Quintavalle Deborah Miotto Natalina Lo Cascio Elena Zeni and Cristina E Mapp Address Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine University of Ferrara Ferrara Italy Email Piera Boschetto - bsp@ Sonia Quintavalle - qntsno@ Deborah Miotto - mttdrh@ Natalina Lo Cascio - lcsnln@ Elena Zeni - mps@ Cristina E Mapp - map@ Corresponding author Published 07 June 2006 Received 27 February 2006 Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2006 1 11 doi 1745-6673-1-11 Accepted 07 June 2006 This article is available from http content 1 1 11 2006 Boschetto et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in both industrialized and developing countries. Cigarette smoking is the major risk factor for COPD. However relevant information from the literature published within the last years either on general population samples or on workplaces indicate that about 15 of all cases of COPD is work-related. Specific settings and agents are quoted which have been indicated or confirmed as linked to COPD. Coal miners hard-rock miners tunnel workers concrete-manufacturing workers nonmining industrial workers have been shown to be at highest risk for developing COPD. Further evidence that occupational agents are capable of inducing COPD comes from experimental studies particularly in animal models. In conclusion occupational exposure to dusts chemicals gases should be considered an .
