| Document ID (ISN) | 102516 |
| CIS number |
03-1677 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2003 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Liss G.M., Tarlo S.M., Doherty J., Purdham J., Greene J., McCaskell L., Kerr M. |
| Title |
Physician diagnosed asthma, respiratory symptoms, and associations with workplace tasks among radiographers in Ontario, Canada |
| Bibliographic information |
Apr. 2003, Vol.60, No.4, p.254-261. Illus. 25 ref. |
| Abstract |
This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of asthma and respiratory symptoms among medical radiation technologists (MRTs) and to identify work-related risk factors in the darkroom environment that are associated with these outcomes. Physiotherapists were used as controls. A postal questionnaire was addressed to members of the professional associations of MRTs and physiotherapists in the Province of Ontario, Canada, to ascertain the prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma and respiratory symptoms in the past 12 months. Information on exposure factors during the past 12 months, such as ventilation conditions, processor leaks, cleanup activities, and use of personal protective equipment was also collected. Analyses were confined to 1110 MRTs and 1523 physiotherapists who never smoked. Findings suggest an increase of work-related asthma and respiratory symptoms among MRTs. The mechanism is not known but appears to be linked with workplace factors and may involve a role for irritant exposures. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
radiological services; asthma; risk factors; photographic chemicals; respiratory diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
irritants; Ontario; symptoms; confined spaces; diagnosis; cleaning; radiology; exposure evaluation; questionnaire survey; case-control study; personal protective equipment; spills; frequency rates; ventilation |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Canada |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
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| Browse category(ies) |
Occupational health services
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
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