Biomonitoring results and cytogenetic markers among harbour workers with potential exposure to river silt aerosols.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Several animal, fish and/or shellfish derived substances encountered in the workplace can initiate or exacerbate asthma. The aims of this study were: to produce a population-based estimate of the current prevalence of occupational exposure to animal, fish and/or shellfish derived asthmagens, to identify the m...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： El-Zaemey S,Carey RN,Darcey E,Reid A,Glass DC,Benke GP,Driscoll TR,Peters S,Si S,Abramson MJ,Fritschi L

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the longitudinal relation between strenuous leisure time physical activity and psychological complaints (depression and emotional exhaustion) in a Dutch working population in order to find evidence for the preventive role of physical activity in the development of psychological complaints. METHODS:...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Bernaards CM,Jans MP,van den Heuvel SG,Hendriksen IJ,Houtman IL,Bongers PM

更新日期：2006-01-01 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: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：AIMS:To determine the cancer incidence in Swedish cabin crew. METHODS:Cancer incidence of cabin crew at the Swedish Scandinavian Airline System (SAS) (2324 women and 632 men) employed from 1957 to 1994 was determined during 1961-96 from the Swedish National Cancer Register. The cancer incidence in cabin crew was compa...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Linnersjö A,Hammar N,Dammström BG,Johansson M,Eliasch H

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Endotoxin-exposed workers are at an increased risk of non-atopic asthma and lung-function decline. Genetic variants may influence susceptibility to these effects. The objective of the present study was to assess whether the association between occupational endotoxin exposure and wheeze is modified by innate ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Smit LA,Heederik D,Doekes G,Koppelman GH,Bottema RW,Postma DS,Wouters IM

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vibration white finger (VWF) is characterised by arterial hyperresponsiveness and vasoconstriction following cold provocation. Several years after of removal from exposure, most subjects show improved finger systolic blood pressure (FSBP) under conditions of cold challenge, but continue to report cold hands ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Cherniack M,Brammer A,Meyer J,Morse T,Peterson D,Fu R

更新日期：2003-12-01 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:Apparent increases in human male reproductive disorders, including low sperm production, may have occurred because of increased chemical exposure. Various glycol ether-based solvents have pronounced adverse effects on sperm production and male fertility in laboratory animals. The authors investigated the eff...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Multigner L,Ben Brik E,Arnaud I,Haguenoer JM,Jouannet P,Auger J,Eustache F

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the study was to determine whether self-reported occupational exposure to cleaning/disinfecting agents in hospital workers is accurate, in comparison to expert assessment, taken to be the gold standard. METHODS:In the Epidemiological Study of the Genetics and Environment of Asthma (EGEA), partici...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Donnay C,Denis MA,Magis R,Fevotte J,Massin N,Dumas O,Pin I,Choudat D,Kauffmann F,Le Moual N

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate associations between cancer incidence and exposure to coal tar pitch volatiles, asbestos, pot emissions (fluorides, sulphur dioxide), heat stress, and magnetic fields in workers from a Norwegian aluminium smelter that operated from 1914 to 1975. METHODS:Cancer incidence between 1953 and 1991 w...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Rønneberg A,Andersen A

更新日期：1995-04-01 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 explore the significance of the increase in urinary excretion of the lysosomal enzyme beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase (NAG) at low exposures to cadmium (Cd) that is frequently found in the absence of any other sign of renal dysfunction. METHODS:The activity was measured of the two main isoenzymes of NAG (NA...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Bernard A,Thielemans N,Roels H,Lauwerys R

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A prospective cohort study was designed to clarify the relations between occupational exposure to carbon disulphide (CS2) and its effects on arteriosclerosis in workers in 11 Japanese rayon manufacturing factories. This report is a cross sectional baseline observation in the first study year. METHODS:Study s...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Omae K,Takebayashi T,Nomiyama T,Ishizuka C,Nakashima H,Uemura T,Tanaka S,Yamauchi T,O'Uchi T,Horichi Y,Sakurai H

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the prevalence of cigarette smoking cessation and examine the association between cessation and various factors among workers in a nationally representative sample of US adults. METHODS:Data were derived from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey. Prevalence rates were calculated for intere...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Yong LC,Luckhaupt SE,Li J,Calvert GM

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The study investigated the utility of unmetabolised naphthalene (Nap) and phenanthrene (Phe) in urine as surrogates for exposures to mixtures of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). METHODS:The report included workers exposed to diesel exhausts (low PAH exposure level, n = 39) as well as those exposed t...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Sobus JR,Waidyanatha S,McClean MD,Herrick RF,Smith TJ,Garshick E,Laden F,Hart JE,Zheng Y,Rappaport SM

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim was to assess the association between occupational biomechanical exposure and the occurrence of radial nerve entrapment (RNE) in construction workers over a 13-year follow-up period. METHODS:A cohort of 229 707 male construction workers who participated in a national occupational health surveillance...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Jackson JA,Olsson D,Burdorf A,Punnett L,Järvholm B,Wahlström J

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of amosite cored asbestos bodies isolated from human lungs to catalyse damage to phi X174 RFI DNA in vitro was measured and compared with that of uncoated amosite fibres with a similar distribution of length. Asbestos bodies (5000 bodies) suspended for 30 minutes in 50 mM NaCl containing 0.5 micrograms phi...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Lund LG,Williams MG,Dodson RF,Aust AE

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Shift-related sleep and sleepiness problems may be due to characteristics of both shifts (ie, day, evening and night shifts) and work schedules (ie, permanent vs rotational schedules). The Bergen Shift Work Sleep Questionnaire (BSWSQ) was used to investigate associations between shift-related sleep problems ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Flo E,Pallesen S,Åkerstedt T,Magerøy N,Moen BE,Grønli J,Nordhus IH,Bjorvatn B

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the concentrations of blood lead (PbB) in pregnant women in the slums of Lucknow, north India. METHODS:Of the 203 designated municipal slums in Lucknow, 70 were randomly selected for study and a cohort of 500 pregnant women was enrolled. Each participant was interviewed with questions on possib...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Awasthi S,Awasthi R,Pande VK,Srivastav RC,Frumkin H

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the relation between fluctuations in personal exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO(2)) in school children and changes in outdoor NO(2) concentrations. METHODS:114 Asthmatic school children aged 7-12 years were recruited from the Southampton area. Weekly average personal exposures to NO(2) were me...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Linaker CH,Chauhan AJ,Inskip HM,Holgate ST,Coggon D

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crystalline silica is a widely used industrial material that is readily available worldwide, and is one of the most common types of particulate mineral pollutants. It has been classified as a group 1 human carcinogen of the respiratory system; however, whether it is linked to gastric cancer remains uncertain. We condu...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Lee W,Ahn YS,Lee S,Song BM,Hong S,Yoon JH

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore attitudes to influenza immunisation and rates of uptake among staff working in acute hospitals in the UK. METHOD:A cross-sectional survey of 11,670 healthcare workers in six UK hospitals was carried out using a postal questionnaire. RESULTS:Among 6302 responders (54% of those mailed), 19% had taken up ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Smedley J,Poole J,Waclawski E,Stevens A,Harrison J,Watson J,Hayward A,Coggon D

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:There is growing evidence of an association between low-dose external γ-radiation and circulatory system diseases (CSDs), yet sparse data exist about an association with chronic internal uranium exposure and the role of non-radiation risk factors. We conducted a nested case-control study of French AREVA NC P...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Zhivin S,Guseva Canu I,Davesne E,Blanchardon E,Garsi JP,Samson E,Niogret C,Zablotska LB,Laurier D

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To examine whether asthma induced by exposure to aluminium potroom emissions (potroom asthma) is associated with inflammatory changes in the airways. METHODS:Bronchial biopsy specimens from 20 asthmatic workers (8 non-smokers and 12 smokers), 15 healthy workers (8 non-smokers and 7 smokers), and 10 non-exposed co...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Sjåheim T,Halstensen TS,Lund MB,Bjørtuft Ø,Drabløs PA,Malterud D,Kongerud J

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the effect of occupation on respiratory symptoms in a randomly selected adult population aged 20-44 years. METHODS:It is based on the phase II sampling of the New Zealand part of the European Community respiratory health survey. 1609 people (63.9% response rate) completed a detailed respiratory q...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Fishwick D,Pearce N,D'Souza W,Lewis S,Town I,Armstrong R,Kogevinas M,Crane J

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To verify in vivo whether lung cinescintigraphy confirms the effect of asbestos on the patency of the smallest airways and on the efficiency of mucociliary clearance in asbestos cement workers. METHODS:39 male subjects were examined: 30 asbestos cement workers and nine workers never exposed to occupational ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Di Lorenzo L,Mele M,Pegorari MM,Fratello A,Zocchetti C,Capozzi D

更新日期：1996-09-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Previous studies into occupational risk factors for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in New Zealand have indicated that farmers and meat workers are at increased risk for these neoplasms. A new nationwide case-control study was conducted to assess whether previously observed associations persist and to identify ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： 't Mannetje A,Dryson E,Walls C,McLean D,McKenzie F,Maule M,Cheng S,Cunningham C,Kromhout H,Boffetta P,Blair A,Pearce N

更新日期：2008-05-01 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