Estimation of the global burden of disease attributable to contaminated sharps injuries among health-care workers.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The extent that cigarette smoking may confound the relationship between diesel exhaust exposure and lung cancer was assessed in a retrospective cohort study of 55,395 U.S. railroad workers followed from 1959 to 1976. METHODS:The relative risk (RR) of lung cancer due to diesel exhaust was indirectly adjusted...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Larkin EK,Smith TJ,Stayner L,Rosner B,Speizer FE,Garshick E

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Fogarty International Center (FIC) of the United States National Institutes of Health includes the International Training and Research in Environmental and Occupational Health (ITREOH) Program. The "International Training Program in Environmental Toxicology and Public Health" Center, funded in 2002 is ba...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Rajal VB,Cid AG,Cruz MC,Poma HR,Cacciabue DG,Romano N,Moraga NB,Last JA

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Latino residential construction workers experience high rates of occupational fatality and injury. Work safety climate is an especially important consideration for improving the safety of these immigrant workers. This analysis describes work safety climate among Latino residential construction workers, delin...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Arcury TA,Mills T,Marín AJ,Summers P,Quandt SA,Rushing J,Lang W,Grzywacz JG

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report presents the findings of a case-control study of lung cancer among workers at a rubber manufacturing plant. Detailed work histories of 40 lung cancer deaths, which occurred during 1977 and 1978, were compared with those of 146 controls who were individually matched to cases on age, sex, and race; 66 of the...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Andjelkovich DA,Abdelghany N,Mathew RM,Blum S

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study compared floor laying using new working methods involving standing up, to the traditional methods involving working on one's knees. METHODS:The study group, 216 subjects, completed a training class in the use of the new floor-laying methods, and received free tools and advice in their use. The co...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Jensen LK,Friche C

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We applied the well-established, but rather under-utilized, indicator of Potential Years of Life Lost (PYLL) to estimate the global burden of mesothelioma and asbestosis. METHODS:We analyzed all deaths caused by mesothelioma and asbestosis that were reported by 82 and 55 countries, respectively, to the Worl...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Diandini R,Takahashi K,Park EK,Jiang Y,Movahed M,Le GV,Lee LJ,Delgermaa V,Kim R

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Substances referred to as formaldehyde releasers were identified on review of the literature. Information on product categories and typical concentrations for chemical products containing formaldehyde and formaldehyde releasers was obtained from the Danish Product Register Data Base (PROBAS). As of February 1992, 62,0...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Flyvholm MA,Andersen P

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To compare the type, severity, cause, and cost of work-related injuries between Lebanese and non-Lebanese workers in insured workplaces in Lebanon. METHODS:A total of 4,186 claims and medical reports for 3,748 work-related injuries filed in 1998 at five major insurance companies were reviewed. RESULTS:Non-...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Nuwayhid I,Fayad R,Tamim H,Kassak K,Khogali M

更新日期：2003-08-01 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：:Surveillance of pregnancy loss as a way to detect hazardous exposures is attractive in principle. However, there are no established methods for monitoring pregnancy loss in humans. Surveillance is difficult because most loss occurs within the first 12 weeks of gestation, when pregnancy may not be documented or even re...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Wilcox AJ

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Deaths due to occupational disease and injury place a heavy burden on society in terms of economic costs and human suffering. METHODS:We estimate the annual deaths due to selected diseases for which an occupational association is reasonably well established and quantifiable, by calculation of attributable f...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Steenland K,Burnett C,Lalich N,Ward E,Hurrell J

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scholarly understanding of the nature of the science around silicosis has been strongly influenced, in recent years, by the idea that the mine doctors were responsible for hiding an epidemic, on the mines and in the countryside. In this paper, I try to show that the opposite was in fact the case, and that the science ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Breckenridge KD

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of 206 necropsies in Western Australia (WA) have had routine counts made of asbestos bodies in samples of lung tissue using conventional light microscopy. Thirty-two cases had worked in the asbestos industry at Wittenoom, WA and (log) counts of asbestos bodies in their lung tissue correlated well with estimat...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Williams V,de Klerk NH,Whitaker D,Musk AW,Shilkin KB

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven cases of fiberglass dermatitis among production operators in the electronics industry are reported. This was due to the repeated daily handling of printed circuit boards (PRCBs). The predominant complaint of the workers was itch of the lateral aspects of the fingers and finger webs. In six workers, unroofed vesi...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Koh D,Aw TC,Foulds IS

更新日期：1992-01-01 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：:The objective of this study was to examine the endocrine profiles of a group of male workers chronically exposed to trichloroethylene (TCE) in an electronics factory. A total of 124 workers participated in a preliminary study, for which 85 satisfied the selection criteria and were recruited to take part in a more deta...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Chia SE,Goh VH,Ong CN

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As the sustainability of the agricultural workforce has been threatened by the high prevalence of back pain, developing effective interventions to reduce its burden within farming will contribute to the long-term health and productivity of workers. Passive back-support exoskeletons are being explored as an i...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Thamsuwan O,Milosavljevic S,Srinivasan D,Trask C

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the course of a health screening for construction carpenters, 127 subjects underwent blood lead testing, administration of detailed questionnaires, and in vivo measurement of bone lead levels with a 109Cd K-X-ray fluorescence (K-XRF) instrument. The mean age of subjects was 48.5 (SD = 9.8) years. Blood lead levels ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Watanabe H,Hu H,Rotnitzky A

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to investigate whether job strain had an effect on the risk of occupational injury of workers at small- to medium-sized manufacturing companies. METHODS:We conducted a prospective follow-up survey and finally 1,209 workers in South Korea were included in this study. At time X1, we ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Kim HC,Min JY,Min KB,Park SG

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While assessment of subcontractors' safety performance during project bidding processes are common in commercial construction, the validation of organizational surveys used in these processes is largely absent. METHODS:As part of a larger research project called Assessment of Contractor Safety (ACES), we de...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Dennerlein JT,Weinstein D,Huynh W,Tessler J,Bigger L,Murphy L,Manjourides J

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:From 1970 through 1997, 17 intracranial neoplasms were identified among 6,800 employees of a petrochemical research facility. This investigation describes the case-series. METHODS:The intracranial neoplasms were identified by self reports and record linkages, and were confirmed by medical records and a path...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Delzell E,Beall C,Rodu B,Lees PS,Breysse PN,Cole P

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To confirm the relationship between exposure to coal tar pitch volatiles and bladder cancer among primary aluminum production workers, we carried out a case-control study among blue-collar workers who had worked more than 1 year between 1950-1979 in a major plant using mostly the Soderberg process in the Province of Q...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Tremblay C,Armstrong B,Thériault G,Brodeur J

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using injury information from the 1986 Mine Safety and Health Administration database, and demographic information from a 1986 sample survey of the miner population, acute traumatic injury rates for male workers in underground bituminous coal mines were computed by age, current job experience, and total mine work expe...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Lee T,Anderson C,Kraus JF

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:OSHA regulations require that workers receive medical clearance prior to respirator use, and recently, a detailed questionnaire has been provided to assist with this purpose. However, there are limited published data on the sensitivity and specificity of self-administered questionnaires for identifying indiv...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Pappas GP,Takaro TK,Stover B,Beaudet N,Salazar M,Calcagni J,Shoop D,Barnhart S

更新日期：1999-04-01 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:Exposure in the dental environment can increase the risk of respiratory disease in dental healthcare workers (HCWs). This study investigated the prevalence of asthma phenotypes in dental HCWs and associated risk factors. METHODS:A cross-sectional study of 454 dental HCWs in five dental institutions in South...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Singh T,Bello B,Jeebhay MF

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sensitive K-X-ray fluorescence (K-XRF) instrument was used to measure lead levels in the tibia and patella on a series of twelve subjects who had relatively well-documented histories of lead exposure and blood lead levels. For some subjects, K-XRF measurements were taken at multiple points in time, and before and af...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Hu H,Pepper L,Goldman R

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few epidemiologic studies have addressed the exposure-response relationships between work activities and symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA). This analysis used data from a national survey and ergonomists' ratings to address this issue. METHODS:Interview and knee X-ray data were obtained from the Third Nat...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： D'Souza JC,Werner RA,Keyserling WM,Gillespie B,Rabourn R,Ulin S,Franzblau A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Assess the national prevalence of current workplace exposure to potential skin hazards, secondhand smoke (SHS), and outdoor work among various industry and occupation groups. Also, assess the national prevalence of chronic workplace exposure to vapors, gas, dust, and fumes (VGDF) among these groups. METHODS:...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Calvert GM,Luckhaupt SE,Sussell A,Dahlhamer JM,Ward BW

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00