Risk of leukaemia among children living near the Solway coast of Dumfries and Galloway Health Board area, Scotland, 1975-2002.

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:For the retrospective study of environment and health linkages biomarkers of exposure are required. Polychlorinated dibenzo-dioxins and furans (PCDD/F) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been useful markers in some settings. This is the first study of PCDD/F body burden in a population based sample fr...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Pless-Mulloli T,Edwards R,Howel D,Wood R,Paepke O,Herrmann T

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess sensitivity and specificity of a questionnaire designed to detect neurotoxic symptoms in workers exposed to solvents and in patients with a psycho-organic syndrome. METHODS:The Swedish Q16 is a self administered questionnaire for neurotoxic symptoms. The modified German version consists of 18 ques...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Ihrig A,Triebig G,Dietz MC

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess occupational exposure to inorganic germanium (Ge) in workers from a producing plant, and to assess the health of these workers, with a special focus on respiratory, kidney, and liver functions. METHODS:Cross sectional study of 75 workers exposed to Ge and 79 matched referents. Exposure was charact...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Swennen B,Mallants A,Roels HA,Buchet JP,Bernard A,Lauwerys RR,Lison D

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Many residents in Beijing use disposable face masks in an attempt to protect their health from high particulate matter (PM) concentrations. Retail masks may be certified to local or international standards, but their real-life performance may not confer the exposure reduction potential that is marketed. This...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Cherrie JW,Apsley A,Cowie H,Steinle S,Mueller W,Lin C,Horwell CJ,Sleeuwenhoek A,Loh M

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mortality experience of 4702 (4413 men and 289 women) civilian workers in a US Coast Guard shipyard was evaluated. METHODS:All workers employed at the shipyard between 1 January 1950 and 31 December 1964 were included in the study and were followed through 31 December 2001 for vital status. Detailed shi...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Krstev S,Stewart P,Rusiecki J,Blair A

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the carcinogenicity of styrene by reanalysing data from a previous international cohort study of workers in the reinforced plastics industry. METHODS:Mortality from cancers of prior interest was analysed with more detailed consideration of exposure-response relations and an updated classificat...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Loomis D,Guha N,Kogevinas M,Fontana V,Gennaro V,Kolstad HA,McElvenny DM,Sallmén M,Saracci R

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A previous study of the short term effects of air pollution in London from April 1987 to March 1992 found associations between all cause mortality and black smoke and ozone, but no clear evidence of specificity for cardiorespiratory deaths. London data from 1992 to 1994 were analysed to examine the consisten...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Bremner SA,Anderson HR,Atkinson RW,McMichael AJ,Strachan DP,Bland JM,Bower JS

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) play an important role in the epidemiological literature, particularly in evaluations of occupational hazards. While some authors have argued that comparisons of SMRs should be avoided, many investigators find such analyses appealing particularly when data are sparse. For...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Richardson DB,Cole SR,Chu H

更新日期：2013-02-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The aim was to test if targeting managers with an educational intervention reduces absence among pregnant employees. METHODS:The study was a non-blinded cluster randomised trial conducted in hospitals and daycare institutions from two administrative Danish Regions and two Danish municipalities. Clusters (wor...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Begtrup LM,Malmros P,Brauer C,Soegaard Toettenborg S,Flachs EM,Hammer PEC,Bonde JP

更新日期：2021-01-12 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：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have suggested that occupational exposure to styrene is associated with increased serum levels of the anterior pituitary hormone prolactin (PRL). AIMS:To test the hypotheses that: (1) the effect of styrene exposure on PRL secretion is an acute effect, not a subchronic or chronic effect; (2)...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Luderer U,Tornero-Velez R,Shay T,Rappaport S,Heyer N,Echeverria D

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Work related asthma (WRA) is one of the most frequently reported occupational lung diseases in a number of industrialised countries. A better understanding of work aggravated asthma (WAA), as well as work related new onset asthma (NOA), is needed to aid in prevention efforts. METHODS:WAA and NOA in...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Goe SK,Henneberger PK,Reilly MJ,Rosenman KD,Schill DP,Valiante D,Flattery J,Harrison R,Reinisch F,Tumpowsky C,Filios MS

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare two different methods for assessment of postural load and duration of computer use in office workers. METHODS:The study population existed of 87 computer workers. Questionnaire data about exposure were compared with exposures measured by a standardised or objective method. Measuring true exposure to pos...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Heinrich J,Blatter BM,Bongers PM

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Worldwide, millions of office workers use a computer. Reports of adverse health effects due to computer use have received considerable media attention. This systematic review summarises the evidence for a relationship between the duration of work time spent using the computer and the incidence of hand-arm and neck-sho...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： IJmker S,Huysmans MA,Blatter BM,van der Beek AJ,van Mechelen W,Bongers PM

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Due to recent changes in legislation on occupational health and safety, a national monitor on stress and physical load was developed in The Netherlands to monitor (a) risks and consequences of stress and physical load at work, (b) preventive actions in companies to reduce these risks, and (c) organisational ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Houtman IL,Goudswaard A,Dhondt S,van der Grinten MP,Hildebrandt VH,van der Poel EG

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asbestos exposure is associated with mesothelioma and cancer of the lung, larynx and ovary. However, the association between asbestos exposure and colorectal cancer is controversial despite several systematic reviews of the literature, including a number of meta-analyses. We performed a systematic review and meta-anal...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Kwak K,Paek D,Zoh KE

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effects of exposure to low concentrations of carbon monoxide (CO), as commonly measured in atmospheric urban air pollution and certain occupational environments, on exercise performance and myocardial perfusion in young healthy men, and the possible need for tighter restrictions on ambient conce...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Adir Y,Merdler A,Ben Haim S,Front A,Harduf R,Bitterman H

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the prevalence of enzyme sensitisation in the detergent industry. METHODS:A cross sectional study was conducted in a detergent factory. Sensitisation to enzymes was examined by skin prick and radioallergosorbent (RAST) tests. 76 Workers were tested; 40 in manufacturing, packing, and maintenance, a...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Vanhanen M,Tuomi T,Tiikkainen U,Tupasela O,Voutilainen R,Nordman H

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To examine the hypothesis that people with benign pleural disease or asbestosis have an increased risk of malignant mesothelioma beyond that attributable to their degree of asbestos exposure. METHODS:Former workers and residents of the crocidolite mining and milling town of Wittenoom are participating in a cancer...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Reid A,de Klerk N,Ambrosini G,Olsen N,Pang SC,Musk AW

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study examines the impact of work-related psychosocial and mechanical exposure on the development of low back pain (LBP) in the general working population. METHODS:A randomly drawn cohort from the general population in Norway aged 18-66 years was followed up for 3 years (n=12 550, response rate at baseline=6...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Sterud T,Tynes T

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Volatile anaesthetics are chemically related to organic solvents used in industry. Exposure to industrial solvents may increase the incidence of multiple sclerosis (MS). AIM:To examine the risk among nurse anaesthetists of contracting MS. METHODS:Nurses with MS were identified by an appeal in the monthly m...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Flodin U,Landtblom AM,Axelson O

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the differences between measurements of personal exposure to particulate air pollution and static area measurements in a group of people working close to traffic and to determine whether such differences might obscure any threshold for health effects in epidemiological studies. METHODS:Persona...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Watt M,Godden D,Cherrie J,Seaton A

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the relation between pulmonary function and occupational exposure in aluminium pot operators. METHODS:2795 observations were obtained in 630 workers over six years of follow up. An autoregressive method of analysis was used. RESULTS:After adjustment for FEV1 in the three previous years, the ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Søyseth V,Boe J,Kongerud J

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Reliable retrospective exposure assessment continues to be a challenge in most population-based studies. Several methodologies exist for estimating exposures retrospectively, of which case-by-case expert assessment and job-exposure matrices (JEMs) are commonly used. This study evaluated the reliability of ex...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Offermans NS,Vermeulen R,Burdorf A,Peters S,Goldbohm RA,Koeman T,van Tongeren M,Kauppinen T,Kant I,Kromhout H,van den Brandt PA

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The fit note, introduced in England, Wales and Scotland in 2010, was designed to change radically the sickness certification process from advising individuals on their inability to work to advising them on what they could do if work could be adapted. Our review aimed to evaluate the following: (1) Is the 'ma...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Dorrington S,Roberts E,Mykletun A,Hatch S,Madan I,Hotopf M

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Self-reported exposure to vapours, gas, dust or fumes (VGDF) has been widely used as an occupational exposure metric in epidemiological studies of chronic lung diseases. Our objective was to characterise the performance of VGDF for repeatability, systematic misclassification, and sensitivity and specificity ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Quinlan PJ,Earnest G,Eisner MD,Yelin EH,Katz PP,Balmes JR,Blanc PD

更新日期：2009-03-01 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：OBJECTIVES:There is an ongoing debate regarding environmental health risks of exposures to dust and microbial agents from livestock farming in the Netherlands. The aims of the study were (1) to investigate associations between indicators of air pollution from livestock farms and asthma, allergic rhinitis and chronic ob...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Smit LA,Hooiveld M,van der Sman-de Beer F,Opstal-van Winden AW,Beekhuizen J,Wouters IM,Yzermans CJ,Heederik D

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00