Poster Papers

Associations between workplace exposure, work related respiratory symptoms, workplace sensitisation and lung function in insect breeders.
J Elms, S Naylor, P Tate, E Robinson, L Bradshaw, AD Curran, D Fishwick, Health & Safety Laboratory, Buxton, UK, R Rawbone, Health and Safety Executive, Liverpool, UK
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Work related respiratory and nasal symptoms in UK bakers. Relationship to wheat flour and enzyme sensitisation.
D Fishwick, J Elms, S Rahman, M Stocks, J Waterhouse, A Proctor, C Billings, A Garrod, AD Curran. Sheffield Occupational & Environmental Lung Injury Centre, Health & Safety Laboratory, Broad Lane, Sheffield S3 7HQ, UK and The Health and Safety Executive, UK.
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Occupational lung disease. Diagnosis and communication - fact or fiction?
LM Bradshaw, M Henson, J Davies, SC Stenton, S Burge, R Niven, C Warburton, T Rogers, AD Curran, D Fishwick. Sheffield Occupational & Environmental Lung Injury Centre on behalf of the study team, Health & Safety Laboratory, Harper Hill, Buxton.
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Sensitisation and work related respiratory symptoms in workers at a braiding factory.
J Elms, D Fishwick, S Naylor, P Tate, L M Bradshaw, M Henson, E Robinson and AD Curran.
Health & Safety Laboratory, Harper Hill, Buxton, and Lung Function Unit, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield.
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Journal Publications

Beaumont D, Tate P, Curran A, Fishwick D
(2002) Natural rubber latex aeroallergen exposure. Ann Occup Hyg; 46: 645-646.

Fishwick D, Raza N, Beckett P, Swan JRM, Pickering CAC, Fletcher AM. Niven RMcL, Francis H, Rawbone R, Curran AD
(2002) Biomarkers of endotoxin exposure in cotton workers. Am J ind Med; 42: 437-42.

Barber CM, Curran AD, Fishwick D
(2003) Impaired cough reflex in patients with recurrent pneumonia. Thorax; 58: 645-646.

Curran AD, Fishwick D
(2003) Occupational asthma: research, change and the 30% target. Ann Occup Hyg; 47: 433-436.

Elms J, Beckett P, Griffin P, Evans PG, Sams C, Roff M and Curran AD
(2003) Job categories and their effect on exposure to fungal alpha amylase and inhalable dust exposure in UK baking industry. A IHAJ; 64: 467-471.

Elms J, Fishwick D, Walker J, Rawbone, R, Jeffrey P, Griffin P, Gibson M, Curran AD
(2003) Prevalance of sensitization to cellulase and xylanase in bakery workers. Occup Environ Med; 60: 802-804.

Fishwick D, Bradshaw LM, Tate PA, Curran AD
(2003) Occupational asthma evaluation. Thorax; 58: 461.

Fishwick D, Barber C, Beckett P, Bradshaw LM, Rawbone R, Curran AD.
(2004)Immunologic response to inhaled endotoxin: changes in peripheral cell surface markers in normal individuals
J Occup Environ Med; 46(5): 467-72.

Ujah EU, Bradshaw L, Fishwick D, Curran AD
(2004) An evaluation of occupational health services within the NHS in London. Occup Med (Lond); 54(3): 159-64.

Barber CM, Curran AD, Bradshaw LM, Morice AH, Rawbone R, Fishwick D
(2005) Reproducibility and validity of a Yan-style portable citric acid cough challenge. Pulm Pharmacol Ther; 18(3): 177-80.

Barraclough R, Bradshaw L, Barber C, Curran AD, Fishwick D
(2005) Latent period for symptomatic sensitization in bakeries. Occup Med (Lond); 55(7): 580

Elms J, Fishwick D, Robinson E, Burge S, Huggins V, Barber C, Williams N, Curran A
(2005) Specific IgE to colophony? Occup Med (Lond); 55(3): 234-7.

Elms J, O'Hara R, Pickvance S, Fishwick D, Hazell M, Frank T, Henson M, Marlow P, Evans G, Bradshaw L, Harvey P, Curran AD
(2005) The perceptions of occupational health in primary care. Occup Med (Lond); 55(7): 523-7

Fishwick D, Elms J, Curran AD
(2005) Re: Preventing baker's asthma: an alternative strategy. Occup Med (Lond); 55(1): 72.

Fishwick D, Tate P, Elms J, Robinson E, Crook B, Gallagher F, Lennox R, Curran A
(2005) Respiratory symptoms, immunology and organism identification in contaminated metalworking fluid workers. What you see is not what you get. Occup Med (Lond); 55(3): 238-41.

Meldrum M, Rawbone R, Curran AD, Fishwick D
(2005) The role of occupation in the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Occup Environ Med; 62(4): 212-4.

Further Information

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