Measurement quality and validity of the "need for recovery scale".

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We used data from a large, population-based case-control study in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont to examine relationships between occupation, industry and bladder cancer risk. METHODS:Lifetime occupational histories were obtained by personal interview from 1158 patients newly diagnosed with urothelial ca...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Colt JS,Karagas MR,Schwenn M,Baris D,Johnson A,Stewart P,Verrill C,Moore LE,Lubin J,Ward MH,Samanic C,Rothman N,Cantor KP,Beane Freeman LE,Schned A,Cherala S,Silverman DT

更新日期：2011-04-01 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: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：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the risk of lymphoma among farmers in Spain. METHODS:This is a multicentre case control study conducted in Spain. Cases were subjects diagnosed with lymphoma according to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification in four hospitals between 1998-2002. Hospital controls were frequency matc...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： van Balen E,Font R,Cavallé N,Font L,Garcia-Villanueva M,Benavente Y,Brennan P,de Sanjose S

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Previous research has produced conflicting evidence on the relative merits of advancing and delaying shift systems. The current study assessed the effects of the direction of shift rotation within 8 hour systems, upon a range of measures including sleep, on shift alertness, physical health, and psychological...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Tucker P,Smith L,Macdonald I,Folkard S

更新日期：2000-10-01 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 correlate the prevalence of respiratory tract symptoms and diseases with dust and fibre exposure in the soft tissue industry in Germany. METHODS:Ambient monitoring was performed for inhalable, respirable dust and fibres in seven soft tissue producing factories. In 441 workers (72 controls, 90 moderate, 279 hig...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Kraus T,Pfahlberg A,Gefeller O,Raithel HJ

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the association of immune cell number and function with occupational exposure to substances contaminated with 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). METHODS:A cross sectional medical survey. The exposed participants were employed at two chemical plants between 1951 and 1972 in the manufactur...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Halperin W,Vogt R,Sweeney MH,Shopp G,Fingerhut M,Petersen M

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess the prevalence of general health status, use of sleep medication, and use of medication for cardiovascular diseases, and to study their relation to aircraft noise exposure. METHODS:These health indicators were measured by a cross-sectional survey among 11 812 respondents living within a radius of 25 km ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Franssen EA,van Wiechen CM,Nagelkerke NJ,Lebret E

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the psychological consequences of improvised explosive device (IED) exposure as IEDs have been the greatest threat to UK military personnel in Afghanistan though the mental health consequences of IED exposure are largely unknown. METHOD:Deployed UK military personnel completed a survey while deplo...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Jones N,Thandi G,Fear NT,Wessely S,Greenberg N

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Office computer workers are at increased risk for neck/upper extremity (UE) musculoskeletal pain. METHODS:A seven-month office ergonomic intervention study evaluated the effect of two engineering controls plus training on neck/UE pain and mechanical exposures in 113 computer workers, including a 3-month fol...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Dropkin J,Kim H,Punnett L,Wegman DH,Warren N,Buchholz B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the risk of cancer and other diseases among workers engaged in aircraft manufacturing and potentially exposed to compounds containing chromate, trichloroethylene (TCE), perchloroethylene (PCE), and mixed solvents. METHODS:A retrospective cohort mortality study was conducted of workers employed f...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Boice JD Jr,Marano DE,Fryzek JP,Sadler CJ,McLaughlin JK

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The main objective of this study was to investigate exposure-response relations between adverse musculoskeletal outcomes and ergonomic exposure variables. METHODS:A cross sectional analytical study was conducted in 11 factories from seven sectors of manufacturing industry in South Africa. Exposure to workpl...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Schierhout GH,Meyers JE,Bridger RS

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serious delayed neuropsychological sequelae may complicate carbon monoxide intoxication. The existence of minor manifestations, especially memory disturbances, is not well documented. AIMS:To study several memory functions after carbon monoxide intoxication. METHODS:In a prospective study, 32 poisoned pati...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Deschamps D,Géraud C,Julien H,Baud FJ,Dally S

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the question of whether there is an association between workplace exposures and sociodemographic factors and mortality from non-malignant respiratory disease excluding influenza and pneumonia (NMRDxIP) among workers in a fibreglass wool manufacturing facility. METHODS:A case-control study wit...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Chiazze L,Watkins DK,Fryar C,Fayerweather W,Kozono J,Biggs V

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the exposure of Parisian taxi drivers to automobile air pollutants during their professional activity. METHODS:A cross sectional study was carried out from 27 January to 27 March 1997, with measurements performed in the vehicles of 29 randomly selected drivers. Carbon monoxide (CO) content was meas...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Zagury E,Le Moullec Y,Momas I

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigated the association between long-term exposure to black smoke (BS) air pollution and mortality in two related Scottish cohorts with 25 years of follow-up. METHODS:Risk factors were collected during 1970-1976 for 15331 and 6680 participants in the Renfrew/Paisley and Collaborative cohorts ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Yap C,Beverland IJ,Heal MR,Cohen GR,Robertson C,Henderson DE,Ferguson NS,Hart CL,Morris G,Agius RM

更新日期：2012-12-01 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：OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the association between exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and immunological measurements using blood samples from coke oven workers exposed to high and low PAH levels. METHODS:A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted from 2008-2009 with coke oven workers and stee...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Jeng HA,Pan CH,Diawara N,Chang-Chien GP,Lin WY,Huang CT,Ho CK,Wu MT

更新日期：2011-09-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Poisson regression is now widely used in epidemiology, but researchers do not always evaluate the potential for bias in this method when the data are overdispersed. This study used simulated data to evaluate sources of overdispersion in public health surveillance data and compare alternative statistical mode...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Kim H,Kriebel D

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To carry out a comprehensive field investigation to evaluate various conventional and recently developed biomarkers for exposure to low concentrations of benzene. METHODS:Analyses were carried out on environmental air, unmetabolised benzene in blood and urine, urinary trans, transmuconic acid, and three majo...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Ong CN,Kok PW,Ong HY,Shi CY,Lee BL,Phoon WH,Tan KT

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Both ambient ozone and temperature are associated with human health. However, few data are available on whether ozone modifies temperature effects. This study aims to explore whether ozone modified associations between maximum temperature and cardiovascular mortality in the USA. METHODS:The authors obtained...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Ren C,Williams GM,Morawska L,Mengersen K,Tong S

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate if occupational mechanical exposures are associated with an increased risk of surgery for varicose veins (VV) in the lower extremities. METHODS:We conducted a longitudinal study of persons from the Musculoskeletal Research Database at the Danish Ramazzini Centre who were 18-65 years old when the...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Tabatabaeifar S,Frost P,Andersen JH,Jensen LD,Thomsen JF,Svendsen SW

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To classify clinical diseases of the subjects with abnormal indices of peripheral neuropathy identified in field studies of sheep farmers and dippers exposed to organophosphate pesticides. To explore what neuropsychological profiles, if any, may be associated with neurophysiological damage in these subjects....

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Jamal GA,Hansen S,Pilkington A,Buchanan D,Gillham RA,Abdel-Azis M,Julu PO,Al-Rawas SF,Hurley F,Ballantyne JP

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate an epidemiological approach to a national noise hazard surveillance strategy, and report current exposure levels in the Danish workplace. METHODS:A study base of 840 companies in 10 selected high risk industries in the largest county in Denmark was identified from a national register. Noise exposure w...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Kock S,Andersen T,Kolstad HA,Kofoed-Nielsen B,Wiesler F,Bonde JP

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Rates of surgically treated carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) among blue- and white-collar workers and housewives in the general population were compared. METHODS:Surgically treated cases of idiopathic CTS were investigated among 25-59-year-old residents of Tuscany, Italy, during 1997-2000, based on obligatory d...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Mattioli S,Baldasseroni A,Curti S,Cooke RM,Mandes A,Zanardi F,Farioli A,Buiatti E,Campo G,Violante FS

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the possible interactions between physical and psychosocial risk factors at work that may be associated with self reported back disorders. METHODS:891 of 1514 manual workers, delivery drivers, technicians, customer services computer operators, and general office staff reported risk factors at...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Devereux JJ,Buckle PW,Vlachonikolis IG

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the prevalence of enzyme sensitisation in the animal feed industry. METHODS:A cross sectional study was conducted in four animal feed factories, where several enzymes had been used in powder form for 7-9 years. Before this study, enzymes in liquid form had started to be used. Sensitisation to enzy...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Vanhanen M,Tuomi T,Tiikkainen U,Tupasela O,Tuomainen A,Luukkonen R,Nordman H

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The Stand Back study evaluated the feasibility and effects of a multicomponent intervention targeting reduced prolonged sitting and pain self-management in desk workers with chronic low back pain (LBP). METHODS:This randomised controlled trial recruited 27 individuals with chronic LBP, Oswestry Disability In...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Barone Gibbs B,Hergenroeder AL,Perdomo SJ,Kowalsky RJ,Delitto A,Jakicic JM

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00