Objectives
asthma, COPD
OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASES, CHRONIC AIRWAY DISEASE, ASTHMA, COPD
This paper studies the possible combined effect of occupational exposure and chronic airway disease to all-cause and respiratory related mortality in a longitudinal study setting. The results suggest that occupational airborne exposure increases mortality and is even more harmful for those with asthma and COPD coexistence.Our objective was to study mortality related to different obstructive lung diseases, occupational exposure, and their potential joint effect in a large, randomized population-based cohort.