Employer costs of alcohol-involved injuries.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mineral dusts that contain crystalline silica have been associated directly or indirectly with the development of pneumoconiosis or silicosis, non-malignant respiratory diseases, lung cancer, and other diseases. The health impacts on workers with silica mixed dust exposure in tin mines and dose-response rela...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Chen W,Yang J,Chen J,Bruch J

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cause-specific mortality (1940-1993) of 2,985 male workers employed in three oil refineries was examined using a proportionate mortality study design. Separate analyses were undertaken by race, refinery, employment status (active and retired), and time since entry into the Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers (OCAW) ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Dement JM,Hensley L,Kieding S,Lipscomb H

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of 67 subjects in a small titanium oxide paint factory in Nigeria showed 50-54% frequency for airway symptoms, 20-40% for neurological symptoms, and 10-27% for other symptoms. The symptoms were well correlated with exposure (p less than .05) and pulmonary function tests (PFTs). The directly exposed subjects ha...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Oleru UG

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In adults, lead toxicity is most commonly caused by occupation in a lead industry. Whereas lead toxicity has been described in workers who are involved in bridge rehabilitation, as of this date there has been no systematic evaluation published regarding the conditions responsible for lead toxicity in ironworkers. This...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Forst L,Persky V,Freels S,Williams R,Conroy L

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study documented the burden of nonfatal construction industry work-related injuries treated in hospital emergency departments in the United States (US) from 1998 through 2005 and described injured worker demographics and injury characteristics. METHODS:Data from the National Electronic Injury Surveilla...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Schoenfisch AL,Lipscomb HJ,Shishlov K,Myers DJ

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies suggest that semiconductor workers have an increased incidence of work-related illness. Semiconductor manufacturing is a chemically intensive industry involving many potentially hazardous operations. As this industry moves into new geographic areas, health care professionals will be asked to evaluate me...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Wald PH,Jones JR

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use and maintenance of firearms is a common and often preventable source of adult lead exposure that is often poorly understood by medical professionals. This case describes an elevated blood lead level (BLL) in an adult man due to the exposure sources of ammunition reloading and indoor target shooting in the base...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Johnson-Arbor K,Soto P,Liu L

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The global burden of hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection due to percutaneous injuries among health care workers (HCWs) is estimated. METHODS:The incidence of infections attributable to percutaneous injuries in 14 geographical regions on the basis of the pro...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Prüss-Ustün A,Rapiti E,Hutin Y

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chest radiographs, taken at a 9-year interval for 1,261 U.S. coal miners, were read for pneumoconiosis side-by-side by six readers in a controlled trial. Incidence and progression of small, rounded opacities were consistent with levels predicted from dose-response curves developed by the British Pneumoconiosis Field R...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Attfield M,Reger R,Glenn R

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metal fabrication workers experience high rates of traumatic occupational injuries. Machine operators in particular face high risks, often stemming from the absence or improper use of machine safeguarding or the failure to implement lockout procedures. METHODS:The National Machine Guarding Program (NMGP) wa...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Parker DL,Yamin SC,Brosseau LM,Xi M,Gordon R,Most IG,Stanley R

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occupational histories of fathers were collected prospectively as part of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood (ALSPAC), and were used to investigate the association of paternal job title with a baby's birth weight and gestational age. The analysis cohort consisted of 4,795 singleton live-born ba...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Shea KM,Farrow A,Little R

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The occupational lung cancer risk in manufacturing and repair of shoes was studied by pooling of two major case-control studies from Germany. METHODS:Some 4184 incident hospital-based cases of primary lung cancer and 4253 population controls, matched for sex, age, and region of residence were intensively in...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Jöckel KH,Pohlabeln H,Bolm-Audorff U,Brüske-Hohlfeld I,Wichmann HE

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the development of an evaluative outcome measure for patients with upper extremity musculoskeletal conditions. The goal is to produce a brief, self-administered measure of symptoms and functional status, with a focus on physical function, to be used by clinicians in daily practice and as a researc...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Hudak PL,Amadio PC,Bombardier C

更新日期：1996-06-01 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：OBJECTIVE:As part of community-based participatory research (CBPR) examining precarious employment and community health, academic, and community researchers used concept mapping to explore how residents in two high hardship neighborhoods perceive the impact of work on health. METHODS:Between January and May 2017, 292 ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Velonis AJ,Hebert-Beirne J,Conroy LM,Hernandez M,Castaneda D,Forst L

更新日期：2020-01-01 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 retrospective exposure assessment study in the automotive parts industry conducted in conjunction with a cancer mortality and respiratory morbidity study [Kennedy et al. (1989): Am J Ind Med 15:627-641; Eisen et al. (1992): Am J Ind Med 22:809-824; Tolbert et al. (1992): Scand J Work Environ Health 18:351-360] descr...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Hallock MF,Smith TJ,Woskie SR,Hammond SK

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In view of the increasing incidence of diseases such as gastritis and ulcers in workers exposed to noise, we assessed whether noise does in fact affect gastric secretion. Then, considering the conflicting findings published on the effects of noise on gastric secretion, we also investigated whether the response was rel...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Tomei F,Papaleo B,Baccolo TP,Persechino B,Spanò G,Rosati MV

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The peripheral nerve conduction velocity (NCV), distribution of nerve conduction velocities (DCV), somatosensory, visual, and brainstem auditory evoked potentials (SEP, VEP, and BAEP, respectively), event-related potential (P300), computerized static posturography with spectral analysis (postural balance), a...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Araki S,Sato H,Yokoyama K,Murata K

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reproductive toxicology of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) has been studied in animal models and in human populations. In animals, TCDD has a range of toxic effects on organs of the reproductive system in males and females, on hormone biochemistry, and on embryo-fetal development. These effects may invo...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Silbergeld EK,Mattison DR

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following a work refusal at a plant manufacturing ice cream novelties in Ontario, we were asked to document cases of cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs) and carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in this workplace. There were 17 employees with possible hand and wrist problems identified from Workers Compensation Board (WCB) Form...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Liss GM,Armstrong C,Kusiak RA,Gailitis MM

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study evaluated the impact of California's safe patient handling (SPH) legislation on musculoskeletal injury prevention among hospital nurses. METHODS:Two serial cross-sectional surveys were conducted using postal and online questionnaires in statewide random samples of California registered nurses in ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Lee SJ,Lee JH,Harrison R

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Small retail businesses experience high robbery and violent crime rates leading to injury and death. Workplace violence prevention programs (WVPP) based on Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design reduce this risk, but low small business participation limits their effectiveness. Recent dissemination mod...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Bruening RA,Strazza K,Nocera M,Peek-Asa C,Casteel C

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basophilic stippling of red blood cells (BSC) has been noted in lead intoxication since 1899 and has been considered a classic laboratory sign of lead poisoning since that time. BSC are inclusions of aggregated ribosomes found only in the red blood cells and may be confused with siderotic (iron) granules. Heinz Bodies...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Cheson BD,Rom WN,Webber RC

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight healthy volunteers were exposed to purified lipopolysaccharide (LPS) by controlled inhalation. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) 3 hours after exposure revealed a pronounced neutrophilia, increase in lymphocytes, fibronectin concentration, and decrease in alveolar macrophage phagocytosis, as compared to a reference B...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Sandström T,Bjermer L,Rylander R

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A variety of neurophysiological measures are useful in hospital settings for diagnostic and other clinical purposes. Previously, abnormal changes in various sensory evoked potentials (EPs), and heart rate variability (HRV) were observed in patients with acquired and fetal Minamata disease (MD; methylmercury ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Murata K,Grandjean P,Dakeishi M

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:In studies in men, risk estimates on occupation and bladder cancer are distorted by about 10% when not adjusting for smoking. We examined the degree to which occupational risk estimates for bladder cancer in women are confounded by smoking, and the degree of residual confounding by inadequate control of this...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： 't Mannetje A,Kogevinas M,Chang-Claude J,Cordier S,González CA,Hours M,Jöckel KH,Bolm-Audorff U,Lynge E,Porru S,Donato F,Ranft U,Serra C,Tzonou A,Vineis P,Wahrendorf J,Boffetta P

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occupational health studies of agricultural workers have generally excluded migrant and seasonal farmworkers, and this population experiences a high degree of health risk from agricultural exposures. A survey of dermatologic disorders among migrant and seasonal farmworkers will be used to illustrate this point. Data f...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Schenker MB,McCurdy SA

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thoroughbred horse farm workers self-report a high frequency of work-related injuries and pain. However, an analysis of Thoroughbred horse farm workers' compensation injury claims is absent from the literature, yet may benefit worker safety. METHODS:We analyzed workers' compensation insurance firm data cont...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Flunker JC,Clouser JM,Swanberg JE

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00