Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Associated With Occupational Exposure in Dairy Farmers - Importance of Job Exposure Matrices

Abstract

The results suggest that occupational exposure among crop farmers is associated with a higher prevalence of respiratory symptoms, lung function impairment, and a higher prevalence of chronic respiratory diseases. JEM showed good potential for farming exposure evaluation and promoted their applicability within the diagnostic algorithm focused on respiratory health assessment.