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. 2006 Apr;63(4):255–260. doi: 10.1136/oem.2005.022525

Table 3 Suspected agents in reported occupational asthma cases (n = 174).

Agent Number of cases % of cases
Isocyanates 27 15.5
Persulphates 21 12.1
Cleaning products 15 8.6
Wood dust 14 8.0
Flour 13 7.5
Latex 12 6.9
Glues and resins 8 4.6
Animal products 7 4.0
Colophony 7 4.0
Grain 4 2.3
Aldehydes 4 2.3
Other chemical products 29 16.7
Other agents 9 5.2
Not identified 4 2.3