Table 1. Terms used for the PubMed search
First term(s)ANDAND
General risk factors
    “Risk factors”[Mesh](“Prognosis”[Mesh] OR “Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)”[Mesh] OR “Outcome”[all] OR “Prognosis”[all] OR “Prognostic value”[all] OR “Follow-up studies”[Mesh])“Asthma”[Mesh] AND (“Occupational diseases”[Mesh] OR “Occupational health”[Mesh] OR “Occupational exposure”[Mesh] OR “Occupational groups”[Mesh] OR “Workplace”[Mesh] OR “Work related”[all] OR “Work aggravated”[All]) AND “Humans”[MeSH Terms] NOT (“Child”[Mesh] OR “Parity”[Mesh]
Smoking
    (“Smoking”[Mesh] OR “Tobacco Smoke Pollution”[Mesh] OR “Tobacco Use Cessation”[Mesh])As above“Asthma”[Mesh] AND (“Occupational diseases”[Mesh] OR “Occupational health”[Mesh] OR “Occupational exposure”[Mesh] OR “Occupational groups”[Mesh] OR “Workplace”[Mesh] OR “Work related”[all] OR “Work aggravated”[All]) AND “Humans”[MeSH Terms] NOT (“Child”[Mesh] OR “Parity”[Mesh] OR “Risk factors”[Mesh])
Atopy
    (“Atopy”[all] OR “Atopic status”[all])As aboveAs above
Impaired lung function
    (“Respiratory function tests”[Mesh] AND (“Impairment”[all] OR “Decrease”[all] OR “Decline”[all] or “Lower”[all]))As aboveAs above
Duration and cessation
    (“Duration of exposure”[all] OR “Exposure duration”[all] OR “Exposure cessation”[all] or “Long-term cessation”[all])(“Prognosis”[Mesh] OR “Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)”[Mesh] OR “Outcome”[all] OR “Prognosis”[all] OR “Prognostic value”[all] OR “Follow-up studies”[Mesh] OR “Recovery of Function”[Mesh])As above