Bliley PM
RE: Adult Asthma Overview and Workplace ETS Asthma Issues
Abstract
Discusses review of "available scientific literature on adult asthma and [preparation of] an overview of ETS issues as they relate to adult asthma and workplace ETS issues." Claims "there is very little available information and the results of both experimental and epidemiological investigations are inconclusive." Concludes with citations for position statements on adult asthma.
Fields
- Company
- Philip Morris Cos., Inc.
- Type
- Memorandum
- Position statement
- Author
- Shook, Hardy and Bacon
- Author (Organization)
- Shook, Hardy and Bacon
- Named Organization
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Held hearings in 1994 to ban smoking in workplaces)OSHA opened hearings in September 1994 on a proposal that amounts to a virtual ban on smoking in every workplace in the nation
- Keyword
- Asthma
- ETS
- Issues
- Scientific Literature
- Workplace ETS
- Subject
- Adults
- Diseases
- Health Effects
- secondhand smoke
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SHOOIL HARDY& BACON
MEMORANDUM
DATE
JUT~Y 18, 1995
7U3UT,T AST}~L:. 0VERVIE]4 AND WOFd<PLACE ETS AST}~4A ISSUES
We have reviewed the available scientific literature on
adult asthma ani prepared ~n overview o~ ETS issues as they relate
to adult asthma (in. general} and workplace ETS issues. In general,
there is very little ava±lable information ~nd the results of both
experimental and ep~demiologic investisations are inconclusive. We
are conducting further literature reviews.
Two~_Dosi~ion statements concerning adult asthma have been
prepared previously (PM OSEA Submission, August i994 and a
litarature review, January, 1995). Relevant excerpts ~re ~nc!uded
~s Appendices (~ and !I respect~ve!y) .
