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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hadeel Maksoud M.D.[2]

Overview

There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for occupational lung disease at a national level, however, at a local level workers with known occupational hazards benefit from a routine screening at their places of work.

Screening

There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for occupational lung disease at a national level, however, at a local level workers with known occupational hazards may benefit from routine screening at their places of work. Routine screening may include:[1][2]

References

  1. Weissman DN (2015). "Role of chest computed tomography in prevention of occupational respiratory disease: review of recent literature". Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 36 (3): 433–48. doi:10.1055/s-0035-1547348. PMC 4672247. PMID 26024350.
  2. Nissan M, Rubin AE, Cugell DW, Gavriely N (1990). "[A respiratory health questionnaire for occupational screening]". Harefuah (in Hebrew). 119 (5–6): 132–4. PMID 2227685.