Occupational magnetic field exposure and the risk of acoustic neuroma.

abstract：:Artificial intelligence (AI) is a broad transdisciplinary field with roots in logic, statistics, cognitive psychology, decision theory, neuroscience, linguistics, cybernetics, and computer engineering. The modern field of AI began at a small summer workshop at Dartmouth College in 1956. Since then, AI applications mad...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Howard J

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Existing datasets often lack job exposure data. Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes can link work exposure data to health outcomes via a Job Exposure Matrix, but manually assigning SOC codes is laborious. We explored the utility of two SOC autocoding programs. METHODS:We entered industry and oc...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Buckner-Petty S,Dale AM,Evanoff BA

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-three U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards contain mandated medical service provisions. The German Berufsgenossenschaften Guidelines for Preventive Occupational Health Examinations currently comprise 38 guidelines, which contain mandated medical service provisions. Based on a prev...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Straif K,Silverstein M

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an epidemiologic study of 6,359 oil shale workers, 1,664 (46.7%) of 3,566 survivors were investigated. No excess of skin disease (as reported in response to a questionnaire) was found in men exposed to oil or dust, whether compared to men who were not exposed to oil or dust or to coalminers. A low prevalence of sim...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Seaton A,Louw SJ,Cowie HA

更新日期：1986-01-01 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:The prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome and low back disorders has been a focus of international prevention efforts including regulation. This study examines workers compensation claims in Washington State to provide baseline data from which to assess the need ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Silverstein B,Viikari-Juntura E,Kalat J

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neck pain, which is assumed to be a multifactorial disease, is a major problem in modern society. METHODS:To identify the most important psychosocial risk factors for neck pain, a systematic review of the literature was carried out. The methodological quality of all studies in the review was assessed. Four ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Ariëns GA,van Mechelen W,Bongers PM,Bouter LM,van der Wal G

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:First-line health care providers are the primary access point for workers' benefits. However, little is known about their impact on quality of care and return-to-work. Our objective was to critically compare literature on the practices of first-line providers for workers with musculoskeletal injuries in Onta...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Hudon A,Lippel K,MacEachen E

更新日期：2019-07-01 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：:Pesticides may be transformed by chemical and biological processes or transported from the site of application by several processes including runoff, movement through the soil to ground water, volatilization, transport on soil particles, and wind erosion. Contamination of water by pesticide residues is a matter of con...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Plimmer JR

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Latex allergy is poorly understood in latex-exposed textile workers. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was carried out to better characterize respiratory symptoms, using personal breathing zone latex allergen measurement and specific IgE to latex allergens. RESULTS:Forty-four of the 86 (51% participation rat...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Harris-Roberts J,Tate P,Robinson E,Griffin P,Mason H,Barber C,Curran AD,Fishwick D

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the one-year prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms and associated risk factors in a large sample of Chinese workers in various industrial settings. METHODS:A total of 5,338 (3,632 males and 1,706 females) workers from 13 companies participated in this study. Musculoskeletal symptoms in differ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Yu S,Lu ML,Gu G,Zhou W,He L,Wang S

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Occupational exposure to free silica is widespread in several economic sectors and is well known to cause silicosis. This study was designed to establish a database of enterprises and workers in industrial sectors involving silica exposure in Italy and to estimate the number of workers potentially at high ri...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Scarselli A,Binazzi A,Marinaccio A

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Worldwide, there is rigorous scientific activity concerning the further development of work safety regulations involving airway-sensitizing substances. Technical directives on hazardous substances are enforced in several countries and are being continuously updated. The European Union has established a code ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： van Kampen V,Merget R,Baur X

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Semen analysis has proven useful in the clinical diagnosis of infertility and is the most widely used method of monitoring the effects of occupational exposure on male fertility. Collection and analysis of semen samples in a field setting, however, require a highly motivated population and excellent technical resource...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Welch LS,Plotkin E,Schrader S

更新日期：1991-01-01 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：:This retrospective analysis reviews the clinical experience of a major urban referral hospital with diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma during the 14-year period from 1973 through 1986. Seventy-five cases of definite or equivocal mesothelioma were identified. There were four cases of primary malignant peritoneal me...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Shepherd KE,Oliver LC,Kazemi H

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of Pre-Adult Latency Study was to evaluate lung findings among adults who had been environmentally exposed to Libby Amphibole only during childhood and adolescence. METHODS:Recruitment was restricted to volunteers who attended primary and/or secondary school, lived in Libby, MT, prior to age 23 ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Szeinuk J,Noonan CW,Henschke CI,Pfau J,Black B,Miller A,Yankelevitz DF,Liang M,Liu Y,Yip R,Linker L,McNew T,Flores RM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：METHODS:Union administrative records identified 20,642 union carpenters who worked in Washington State from 1989 to 2003. The Department of Labor and Industries provided records of workers' compensation claims and associated medical care. Work-related back claims (n = 4,241) were identified by ANSI codes (back, trunk, ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Kucera KL,Lipscomb HJ,Silverstein B,Cameron W

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The influence of a 24-hr shift-work burden on firefighters' mental health has not been fully investigated. The purpose of this study is to clarify the relationships between specific workload items among firefighters engaged in 24-hr shift work and job stress as estimated by the generic job-stress questionnai...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Saijo Y,Ueno T,Hashimoto Y

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung tissue of a worker in an abrasive manufacturing plant, whose duration of dust exposure was about 10 years, was analyzed by means of bulk analysis and in situ analytical electron microanalysis. The content of the total dust in the lung was 120 mg/g of the dried lung tissue. This value is close to the average conce...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Hayashi H,Kajita A

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case-control study on work with video screen equipment during pregnancy has been made for three cohorts of women, identified with the aid of occupational codes in the census, linked to the Medical Birth Registry and a registry containing information on women hospitalized for spontaneous abortion. Five hundred and tw...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Ericson A,Källén B

更新日期：1986-01-01 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:It has been shown that exposure in intense exposure in swine barn facilities is associated with increased respiratory symptoms and reduction in pulmonary functions. This study investigated if systemic response could be predicted by FEV(1) response following swine barn exposure. METHODS:Naïve males were test...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Dosman JA,Fukushima Y,Senthilselvan A,Kirychuk SP,Lawson JA,Pahwa P,Cormier Y,Hurst T,Barber EM,Rhodes CS

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We sought to gain insight into workers' knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes on the subject of testing for genetic susceptibility to beryllium. METHODS:Five focus groups were held with 30 current and former beryllium workers and nine family members. Audio recordings were transcribed and assessed by hierarchica...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Silver K,Kukulka G,Gorniewicz J,Rayman K,Sharp R

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mortality rates associated with total pneumoconiosis, including coal worker's pneumoconiosis (CWP), have remained elevated. METHODS:2003-2013 pneumoconiosis mortality data obtained from National Center for Health Statistics and 2011-2013 Kentucky death certificates were analyzed. RESULTS:Total pneumoconios...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Beggs JA,Slavova S,Bunn TL

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT) was formed in 1985 to examine the health hazards of the sheet metal industry in the U.S. and Canada through an asbestos disease screening program. A study of mortality patterns among screening program participants was undertaken. METHODS:A cohort ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Dement J,Welch L,Haile E,Myers D

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are few population-based studies addressing hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) in the United States. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has nationally comprehensive longitudinal mortality data that can contribute to a better understanding of the epidemiology of HP. METHOD...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Bang KM,Weissman DN,Pinheiro GA,Antao VC,Wood JM,Syamlal G

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exposure to disinfectants among healthcare workers has been associated with respiratory health effects, in particular, asthma. However, most studies are cross-sectional and the role of disinfectant exposures in asthma development requires longitudinal studies. We investigated the association between occupati...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Dumas O,Boggs KM,Quinot C,Varraso R,Zock JP,Henneberger PK,Speizer FE,Le Moual N,Camargo CA Jr

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We developed a systematic, data-driven approach to estimate metrics of occupational exposure to lead to aid in epidemiologic analyses in a case-control study of kidney cancer. METHODS:Probability of exposure to ten lead sources was assigned using decision rules developed from an extensive literature review ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Callahan CL,Locke SJ,Dopart PJ,Stewart PA,Schwartz K,Ruterbusch JJ,Graubard BI,Rothman N,Hofmann JN,Purdue MP,Friesen MC

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00