Relationship between stress and pain in work-related upper extremity disorders: the hidden role of chronic multisymptom illnesses.

abstract：:Investigators must often rely on self-reported work history information collected with questionnaires. However, little is known about the agreement between self-reported estimates of exposure and records kept by companies. As part of a cross-sectional medical study of structural fumigation workers, self-reported work ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Calvert GM,Mueller CA,O'Neill VL,Fajen JM,Briggle T,Fleming LE

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2002, a voluntary registry of occupational respiratory diseases was initiated in the test phase in Asturias, Catalonia, and Navarre (Spain). Based on data from the fully implemented voluntary registry, we assessed the differences in the incidence and characteristics of the diseases reported in the three r...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Orriols R,Isidro I,Abu-Shams K,Costa R,Boldu J,Rego G,Zock JP,other Members of the Enfermedades Respiratorias Ocupacionales y Medioambientales (EROM) Group.

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asbestos fibers are known to accumulate in lung parenchyma and thoracic lymph nodes, but their presence and translocation into the extrapulmonary tissues need clarification. We assessed the presence of asbestos in the para-aortic (PA) and mesenteric (ME) lymph nodes. METHODS:PA and ME lymph nodes and lung t...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Uibu T,Vanhala E,Sajantila A,Lunetta P,Mäkelä-Bengs P,Goebeler S,Jäntti M,Tossavainen A

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurement of specific organic compounds in exhaled breath has been used as an indicator of recent exposure to pollutants or as an indicator of the health of an individual. A typical application involves the collection of multiple breaths onto a sorbent cartridge or into an evacuated canister with the use of a relati...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Pleil JD,Lindstrom AB

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An association between bladder cancer and employment as an artistic painter was found in two study populations. A proportionate mortality analysis of death certificates of professional artists indicated a greater than twofold excess for bladder cancer mortality among painters. This association was further investigated...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Miller BA,Silverman DT,Hoover RN,Blair A

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A series of illnesses occurred in Earlimart, CA on November 13, 1999 following a metam-sodium sprinkler application to a potato field on the southern edge of the town. METHODS:Case information was obtained from direct interviews, from illness complaints filed with state or county agencies, or from illness r...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： O'Malley M,Barry T,Verder-Carlos M,Rubin A

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Self-reported work histories can be critical for both epidemiologic and clinical purposes. However, the complexity of some work histories, such as those of migrant farm workers, can hamper recall, resulting in inaccurate reporting. Memory aids may reduce such error. This study assesses the reliability of wor...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Engel LS,Keifer MC,Thompson ML,Zahm SH

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hexavalent chromium is widely recognized to be a lung carcinogen. However, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has failed to reduce the permissible exposure limit (PEL), despite having acknowledged in 1994 that the current limit is too high. In 1993, Public Citizen and the Paper, Al...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Lurie P,Wolfe SM

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Falls are the leading cause of fatalities in construction. The Safety Pays, Falls Cost campaign aims to prevent falls in residential construction. A critical component of our social marketing approach was to involve 70 partners in reaching target audiences. METHODS:We assessed partner engagement April 2012-...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Macario E,Hannon SW,Baker R,Branche CM,Trahan C

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several case-control studies have found an association between chronic beryllium disease (CBD) and HLA-DPB1 gene variants. However, the relationship between HLA-DPB1 and beryllium sensitization, and whether the presence of one or two HLA-DPB1(Glu69) alleles is differentially associated with CBD and beryllium...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： McCanlies EC,Ensey JS,Schuler CR,Kreiss K,Weston A

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The roles of age, length of service and job in various work-related injury types are unknown and deserve investigations among female workers. This study assessed their roles in the occurrence of injury. METHODS:Three-year prospective study of all 22,952 permanently employed women at the French national rail...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Chau N,Dehaene D,Benamghar L,Bourgkard E,Mur JM,Touron C,Wild P

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional occupational mortality analysis, using underlying cause of death coding, underestimates the contribution of those chronic diseases which are mentioned on the death certificate but which usually do not appear as underlying cause of death. Proportionate occupational mortality analysis, using all the mention...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Milham S Jr

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Occupational eye injuries have been recognized as a serious health risk to workers and are in need of further investigation to develop effective interventions. METHODS:Rhode Island workers' compensation claims of ocular injury between 1998 through 2002 (n=8,877) were examined. The Current Population Survey ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： McCall BP,Horwitz IB

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mineral dusts that contain crystalline silica have been associated directly or indirectly with the development of pneumoconiosis or silicosis, non-malignant respiratory diseases, lung cancer, and other diseases. The health impacts on workers with silica mixed dust exposure in tin mines and dose-response rela...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Chen W,Yang J,Chen J,Bruch J

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A major French chlorine chemical plant (chlor-alkali process with diaphragm cell and manufacturing of organochlorine chemicals) has used or produced known or suspected carcinogenic compounds. METHODS:A cohort study, based on the plant occupational health service and the regional cancer registry, analyzed th...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Bonneterre V,Mathern G,Pelen O,Balthazard AL,Delafosse P,Mitton N,Colonna M

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the reanalysis of a cross-sectional study of asthma in a large cohort of autoworkers with exposure to metalworking fluids (MWF). There is strong evidence from case reports, clinical studies, and medical surveillance data that exposure to MWF can cause asthma, yet no association was found in the o...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Eisen EA,Holcroft CA,Greaves IA,Wegman DH,Woskie SR,Monson RR

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Construction is a hazardous occupation, with Latino (Hispanic) workers at a greater risk for death than other ethnicities/races. Latinos accounted for over half of construction injuries involving days away from work in Nevada in 2006. METHODS:This study recruited 30 Latino construction workers from three So...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Menzel NN,Gutierrez AP

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the determinants of susceptibility to the irritant effects of sodium borate in 18 responsive workers identified through repeated self-reports of nasal irritation. For each worker, susceptibility was characterized by two features; reactivity and sensitivity, as estimated from the slope and intercept...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Woskie SR,Eisen EE,Wegman DH,Hu X,Kriebel D

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The global burden of hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection due to percutaneous injuries among health care workers (HCWs) is estimated. METHODS:The incidence of infections attributable to percutaneous injuries in 14 geographical regions on the basis of the pro...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Prüss-Ustün A,Rapiti E,Hutin Y

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The need to expand the use of evaluation to learn how education programs contribute to workers' occupational safety and health is well documented. Similarly recognized is the need to expand workers' involvement as primary stakeholders in program evaluation. METHODS:Articles for this review were identified t...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： McQuiston TH

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the cardiotoxic effects of 1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2- Trifluoroethane (fluorocarbon 113 or FC113) exposures among healthy workers cleaning rocket and ground support equipment for the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) programs. Exposure and ambulatory electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Egeland GM,Bloom TF,Schnorr TM,Hornung RW,Suruda AJ,Wille KK

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD) among construction workers remain high. Participatory ergonomics (PE) interventions that engage workers and employers in reducing work injury risks have shown mixed results. METHODS:Eight-six workers from seven contractors participated in a PE program. A logic m...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Dale AM,Jaegers L,Welch L,Gardner BT,Buchholz B,Weaver N,Evanoff BA

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of the various overlapping approaches used to define outcome in ergonomic-epidemiologic studies of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, the most widely used are clinical diagnostic entities, whose criteria derive either from clinical examination (consisting of clinical tests in conjunction with symptoms and clinica...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Schierhout GH,Myers JE

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study explored economic consequences of work-related injuries using a longitudinal data source. METHODS:Data were from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1979 cohort (n = 12,686). Short-term consequences were measured when the injury was reported. "Difference-in-differences" approach was applie...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Dong XS,Wang X,Largay JA,Sokas R

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health care workers may be occupationally exposed to known and suspected teratogens including viruses, anesthetic gases, sterilants, mercury, and x-radiation. To assess the risk of congenital defects among offspring of health care workers, we analyzed parental occupational histories for 4,915 case babies with congenit...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Matte TD,Mulinare J,Erickson JD

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Construction industry workers are exposed to many hazards leading to fatal and nonfatal injuries. Information for nonfatal work-related injury surveillance may be vague and come from a variety of sources. METHODS:The Alaska Trauma Registry (ATR) is used as an injury surveillance tool to focus on hospitalize...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Husberg BJ,Fosbroke DE,Conway GA,Mode NA

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a survey of chronic respiratory symptoms and airflow obstruction of a rural population aged 20-65 years, the effects of both farming and, in particular, the exposure to grain dust on the respiratory health of the people was examined. Of the 1,892 subjects (82% of the eligible population) studied, 924 were males and...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Manfreda J,Cheang M,Warren CP

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Geographic analysis is now integral to public health surveillance, but has been underused for occupational injury/illness. METHODS:Mapping and spatial statistics are used to examine national county-level mean establishment Lost Workday Injury/Illness (LWDII) rates in the Occupational Safety and Health Admin...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Neff RA,Curriero FC,Burke TA

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attention to psychosocial hazards in work environments should become an increasingly important component of occupational safety and health interventions. Research findings have linked a number of measurable psychosocial characteristics with negative psychological and physiological consequences. Some serious physical h...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Cahill J

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acoustic neuroma is the intracranial tumor subtype showing the highest relative risk in relation to ionizing radiation but other environmental risk factors are largely unknown. This study was performed to investigate the effect of power frequency magnetic fields. METHOD:A total of 793 cases between 1987 and...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Forssén UM,Lönn S,Ahlbom A,Savitz DA,Feychting M

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00