Changes in rates and severity of compensation claims for asthma due to diisocyanates: a possible effect of medical surveillance measures.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The current definition of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) associates persistent airflow limitation and chronic respiratory symptoms. Agricultural work has been associated with an increased risk of developing COPD, but the prevalence and definition of the disease vary greatly between studies. T...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Guillien A,Soumagne T,Dalphin JC,Degano B

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aerosol sampling has evolved with changes in technology and our understanding of the importance of assessing the biologically relevant fractions of the total aerosol. During the past decade there has been international agreement on the definitions for the inhalable, thoracic, and respirable fractions and instruments h...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Cherrie JW,Aitken RJ

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate changes in digital circulation during and after exposure to hand transmitted vibration. By studying two frequencies and two magnitudes of vibration, to investigate the extent to which haemodynamic changes depend on the vibration frequency, the vibration acceleration, and the vibration velocity...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Bovenzi M,Griffin MJ

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the concentration of urinary 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) among electroplating workers in Taiwan. METHODS:Fifty workers were selected from five chromium (Cr) electroplating plants in central Taiwan. The 20 control subjects were office workers with no previous exposure to Cr. Urinary 8-OHdG conc...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Kuo HW,Chang SF,Wu KY,Wu FY

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Exposure to high-molecular-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) may cause cancer in chimney sweeps and creosote-exposed workers, however, knowledge about exposure to low-molecular-weight PAHs in relation to cancer risk is limited. In this study, we aimed to investigate occupational exposure to the ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Alhamdow A,Essig YJ,Krais AM,Gustavsson P,Tinnerberg H,Lindh CH,Hagberg J,Graff P,Albin M,Broberg K

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermal uptake of chemicals at the workplace may contribute considerably to the total internal exposure and so needs to be regulated. At present only qualitative warning signs--the "skin notations"--are available as instruments. An attempt was made to develop a quantitative dermal occupational exposure limit (DOEL) com...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Bos PM,Brouwer DH,Stevenson H,Boogaard PJ,de Kort WL,van Hemmen JJ

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the relation between exposure to acid anhydrides and the risk of developing immediate skin prick test responses to acid anhydride human serum albumin (AA-HSA) conjugates or work related respiratory symptoms; to assess whether these relations are modified by atopy or smoking. METHODS:A cohort of 5...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Barker RD,van Tongeren MJ,Harris JM,Gardiner K,Venables KM,Newman Taylor AJ

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Most of the evidence on agreement between self- and proxy-reported occupational data comes from interview-based studies. The authors aimed to examine agreement between women's reports of their partner's occupation and their partner's own description using questionnaire-based data collected as a part of the p...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Tagiyeva N,Semple S,Devereux G,Sherriff A,Henderson J,Elias P,Ayres JG

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Benzene is an established animal and human carcinogen. The mechanism of benzene toxicity, particularly its leukaemogenic effect, is not fully understood. The modified base 8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) is a sensitive marker of the DNA damage due to hydroxyl radical attack at the C8 of guanine. This damag...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Lagorio S,Tagesson C,Forastiere F,Iavarone I,Axelson O,Carere A

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Ammonium perfluorooctanoate (APFO) is a biopersistent surfactant used in the manufacture of several types of fluoropolymers. Based on previous findings of increased serum lipid levels associated with exposure to APFO, we evaluated ischaemic heart disease (IHD) mortality in a cohort of occupationally exposed ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Sakr CJ,Symons JM,Kreckmann KH,Leonard RC

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Systematic assessments of the effectiveness of interventions to prevent work related eye injuries are needed. AIM:To investigate the long term effectiveness of a multicomponent prevention campaign. METHODS:The campaign (conducted in collaboration with the local Employers' Association and Trade Unions) targ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Mancini G,Baldasseroni A,Laffi G,Curti S,Mattioli S,Violante FS

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare two different methods for assessment of postural load and duration of computer use in office workers. METHODS:The study population existed of 87 computer workers. Questionnaire data about exposure were compared with exposures measured by a standardised or objective method. Measuring true exposure to pos...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Heinrich J,Blatter BM,Bongers PM

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies of the risk of heart disease after shift work reached different estimates and review authors disagree about the validity of some of the studies. A cross sectional study showed that shift workers had a higher prevalence of nearly every unfavourable work environment factor investigated. Confli...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Tüchsen F,Hannerz H,Burr H

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the association between preeclampsia and maternal exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM) with aerodynamic diameter less than 10 μm (PM10) and 2.5 μm (PM2.5) mass and sources. METHODS:Our analysis was based on a hospital cohort of pregnant women (N=3182) residing in Barcelona, Spain, duri...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Dadvand P,Ostro B,Amato F,Figueras F,Minguillón MC,Martinez D,Basagaña X,Querol X,Nieuwenhuijsen M

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Studies in traditional paper mills have indicated an excess cancer risk, and mutagenic compounds have been identified in the industry. No studies have reported on risk of cancer in paper recycling. Therefore the cancer incidence in Danish paper recycling mills was investigated. METHODS:5377 employees in fiv...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Rix BA,Villadsen E,Engholm G,Lynge E

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community based case-control studies are an efficient means to study disease aetiologies, and may be the only practical means to investigate rare diseases. However, exposure assessment remains problematic. We review the literature on the validity and reliability of common case-control exposure assessment methods: occu...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Teschke K,Olshan AF,Daniels JL,De Roos AJ,Parks CG,Schulz M,Vaughan TL

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate quantitative levels of exposure to diesel exhaust expressed by elemental carbon (EC) in the contemporary mining industry and to describe the excess risk of lung cancer that may result from those levels. METHODS:EC exposure has been monitored in Western Australian miners since 2003. Mixed-effects...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Peters S,de Klerk N,Reid A,Fritschi L,Musk AB,Vermeulen R

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether CFS-like caseness (meeting the criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)) predicts work status in the long term. METHODS:Prospective study in a sample of fatigued employees absent from work. Data were collected at baseline and four years later, and included CFS-like caseness and work stat...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Huibers MJ,Leone SS,Kant IJ,Knottnerus JA

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the small area system developed in Finland. To illustrate the use of the system with analyses of incidence of lung cancer around an asbestos mine. To compare the performance of different spatial statistical models when applied to sparse data. METHODS:In the small area system, cancer and populati...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Kokki E,Ranta J,Penttinen A,Pukkala E,Pekkanen J

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Violence from care recipients and family members, including both verbal and physical abuse, is a serious occupational hazard for healthcare and social assistance workers. Most workplace violence studies in this sector focus on hospitals and other institutional settings. This study examined verbal abuse in a l...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Karlsson ND,Markkanen PK,Kriebel D,Gore RJ,Galligan CJ,Sama SR,Quinn MM

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cohort of 4320 uranium miners in West Bohemia who started work at the mines during 1948 to 1959 and worked there for at least four years were followed up to the end of 1990 to determine cause specific mortality risks in relation to exposures in the mines. The miners had experienced high radon exposures, on average 2...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Tomásek L,Swerdlow AJ,Darby SC,Placek V,Kunz E

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the hypothesis that long term exposure to excessive noise can increase the risk of ischaemic heart disease. METHODS:A case-control design, nested within a cohort of nuclear power workers employed at two sites in England over the period 1950-98, was used. Cases were men who died from ischaemic heart...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： McNamee R,Burgess G,Dippnall WM,Cherry N

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:For regulatory risk assessment under REACH a tiered approach is proposed in which the first tier models should provide a conservative exposure estimate that can discriminate between scenarios which are of concern and those which are not. The Stoffenmanager is mentioned as a first tier approach in the REACH g...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Schinkel J,Fransman W,Heussen H,Kromhout H,Marquart H,Tielemans E

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim was to test if targeting managers with an educational intervention reduces absence among pregnant employees. METHODS:The study was a non-blinded cluster randomised trial conducted in hospitals and daycare institutions from two administrative Danish Regions and two Danish municipalities. Clusters (wor...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Begtrup LM,Malmros P,Brauer C,Soegaard Toettenborg S,Flachs EM,Hammer PEC,Bonde JP

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Meatpacking remains a hazardous and largely unexamined industry. Despite prevention efforts, laceration injuries, among others, remain high. We estimated the magnitude of associations between transient exposures such as equipment malfunction, performing an unusual work task, rushing, and occurrence of lacera...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Lander L,Sorock GS,Stentz TL,Eisen EA,Mittleman M,Hauser R,Perry MJ

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Examine trends and patterns of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) among construction workers in the USA, with an emphasis on older workers. METHODS:WMSDs were identified from the 1992-2014 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), and employment was estimated from the Current Populat...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Wang X,Dong XS,Choi SD,Dement J

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The effect of indoor temperature control on summer and winter ambulatory blood pressure levels at work was studied. METHOD:Ambulatory systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were monitored once in summer and once in winter in 101 healthy normotensive subjects aged 28-63 years, engage...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Kristal-Boneh E,Harari G,Green MS,Ribak J

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A growing interest in reducing occupational sitting has resulted in public health efforts to encourage intermittent standing in workplaces. However, concerns have been raised that standing for prolonged periods may expose individuals to new health hazards, including lower limb atherosclerosis. These concerns...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Friel CP,Duran AT,Abdalla M,Unkart JT,Bellettiere J,Sims M,Correa A,Shimbo D,Diaz KM

更新日期：2020-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether there is a relationship between fatigue and sickness absence. Two additional hypotheses were based on the theoretical distinction between involuntary, health related absence and voluntary, attitudinal absence. In the literature, the former term is usually used to describe long term sic...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Janssen N,Kant IJ,Swaen GM,Janssen PP,Schröer CA

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Combustion-generated fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is associated with cardiovascular morbidity. Both traffic-related air pollution and residential wood combustion may be important, but few studies have compared their impacts. OBJECTIVES:To assess and compare effects of traffic-related and woodsmoke PM2.5 ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Kajbafzadeh M,Brauer M,Karlen B,Carlsten C,van Eeden S,Allen RW

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00