Health practitioners should consider that an early recognition and diagnosis of occupational asthma is recommended, since shorter symptomatic periods after diagnosis are associated with a better outcome | Strong | High |
Smoking habit and atopy should not be taken into account in assessing prognosis for medical legal purposes | Strong | Moderate |
More research is needed in order to assess the effects of sex and type of asthmatic response to specific bronchial challenge test on the outcome of occupational asthma | Strong | Moderate |