A case-control study of risk factors for industrial low back injury: implications for primary and secondary prevention programs.

abstract：:Observations on an increased spontaneous abortion rate initiated a study among personnel working at a laboratory for diagnostic virology. Personnel at a bacteriological laboratory and at another virological laboratory served as controls. Seventy-seven female employees at the laboratory for virology were interviewed, a...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Axelsson G,Jeansson S,Rylander R,Unander M

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies of a cohort of rubber hydrochloride workers indicated an association between benzene exposure and excess mortality from leukemia and multiple myeloma. To determine whether risks remain elevated with increasing time since plant shutdown, we extended follow-up from 1981 through 1996. MATERIAL...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Rinsky RA,Hornung RW,Silver SR,Tseng CY

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the city of Petrópolis, Brazil, artisans carve souvenirs from a variety of silica-containing minerals. The finding of pulmonary massive fibrosis in one of the workers motivated an investigation of the prevalence of silicosis in this group. METHODS:Between January 2000 and June 2002, a cross-sectional stu...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Antão VC,Pinheiro GA,Kavakama J,Terra-Filho M

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:No previous studies investigated the interaction of effort-reward imbalance (ERI) and overcommitment on blood pressure. Our aim was to investigate associations of ERI and overcommitment (and their interaction) with blood pressure and hypertension within a Chinese population. METHODS:Seven hundred thirty-fou...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Xu W,Yu H,Hang J,Gao W,Zhao Y,Guo L

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine disparities between job control scores in Black and White subjects and attempt to discern whether self-rated low job control in Blacks may arise from structural segregation into different jobs, or represents individual responses to race-based discrimination in hiring or promotion. METHODS:Data fr...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Meyer JD

更新日期：2014-05-01 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：: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：:Organic acids and bases are among the most frequently used chemicals in the manufacturing industries. However, the toxicology of only a number of them has been fully characterized, and for fewer still have occupational exposure limits been established. This paper reviews the acute and chronic toxicity data of the orga...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Leung HW,Paustenbach DJ

更新日期：1990-01-01 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：:This study measured the validity of work histories obtained by interview with 84 female workers and examined specific factors which influence such validity. This is the first validation of work histories collected by interviews with women. The validity of each interview was assessed over a period of 29 years, from 195...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Brisson C,Vézina M,Bernard PM,Gingras S

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare fatal and hospitalized nonfatal work-related traumatic injuries by occupation and cause. METHODS:Fatal and hospitalized nonfatal injuries occurring from 1991-1995 were identified from Washington State workers' compensation claims data. Nonfatal injuries were classified as severe if they had at lea...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Alexander BH,Franklin GM,Fulton-Kehoe D

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospitalization-based estimates of trends in injury incidence are also affected by trends in health care practices and payer coverage that may differentially impact minor injuries. This study assessed whether implementing a severity threshold would improve occupational injury surveillance. METHODS:Hospital ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Sears JM,Bowman SM,Hogg-Johnson S

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While blood lead concentration has been inversely associated with indicators of reproductive health in occupationally exposed male workers, the utility of lead concentration in semen as an indicator of lead exposure to the male reproductive system has not been fully explored. Blood and semen lead concentrations from 8...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Alexander BH,Checkoway H,Faustman EM,van Netten C,Muller CH,Ewers TG

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wastewater treatment workers can be exposed to biological and chemical agents resulting in work-related health effects. The aim of this study was to investigate work-related symptoms in these workers. METHODS:Questionnaire data of 468 employees from 67 sewage treatment plants is evaluated. Personal endotoxi...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Smit LA,Spaan S,Heederik D

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether unionization prevents deterioration in self-reported health and depressive symptoms in late career transitions. METHODS:Data come from the Health and Retirement Study (N = 6475). The change in self-perceived health (SPH) and depressive symptoms (CESD) between wave 11 and wave 12 is explaine...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Wels J

更新日期：2018-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of hand paresthesias (HP) and their relationship with pruning activities. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted among 537 workers pruning grapevines in the region of Champagne. All workers completed a questionnaire about nocturnal HP and musculoskele...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Roquelaure Y,Gabignon Y,Gillant JC,Delalieux P,Ferrari C,Méa M,Fanello S,Penneau-Fontbonne D

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In conjunction with industrial hygiene surveys, mutagenicity studies were performed for the airborne contaminants in three polyurethane manufacturing plants. Airborne particles were collected on glass-fiber filters with Hi-Vol pumps from different locations in each plant. Gases were collected in multiple-sorbent cartr...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Ong TM,Stewart J,Whong WZ,Boeniger M

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Health Hazard Evaluation was conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in an area of a large chemical plant that manufactured the stilbene derivative 4,4'-diaminostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid, an intermediate used for the production of optical brightening agents. Men employed in the area...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Quinn MM,Wegman DH,Greaves IA,Hammond SK,Ellenbecker MJ,Spark RF,Smith ER

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is little known about the incidence of cancer among sewage workers. In this paper we examine findings from a retrospective cohort study of 487 white male sewer authority workers employed between January 1950 and October 1979. Vital status was ascertained for 93% of the cohort yielding a total of 6,886 person yea...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Lafleur J,Vena JE

更新日期：1991-01-01 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：: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:Experimental long-term carcinogenicity bioassays conducted on rats and mice proved that ionizing radiation can induce a variety of tumor types. However few studies have been conducted on rats. METHODS:This report deals with the effects of γ-radiation in groups of 416-1,051 6-weeks old Sprague-Dawley rats ex...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Soffritti M,Tibaldi E,Bua L,Padovani M,Falcioni L,Lauriola M,Manservigi M,Manservisi F,Belpoggi F

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed 8,502 deaths registered at the Salt River state mortuary, Cape Town (medical examiner records) for an 18-month period (1/1/90-6/30/91). When fatal occupational injuries located from this data source were matched with the records of the occupational safety inspectorate of the Department of Manpower, it was ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Lerer LB,Myers JE

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Construction is a dangerous industry with a large number of small businesses. Because they require minimal resources to deliver, toolbox talks may be an ideal training format for small construction contractors. METHODS:Eight toolbox talks were developed, each with two versions. One version of each toolbox t...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Eggerth DE,Keller BM,Cunningham TR,Flynn MA

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study their socioeconomic and health status, 1,770 workers in the organized electronics industry in India were surveyed. Mean age of the workers employed in this industry was 32.5 +/- 6.01 years. The average per capita income/month was Rupees 333, indicating a higher socioeconomic status, compared with the status o...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Mathur N,Gupta BN,Rastogi SK,Mahendra PN,Pangtey BS,Husain T,Bharti RS

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Occupational bladder cancer mortality among minority racial/ethnic groups is not well described compared to occupational bladder cancer mortality among non-minority males in the United States. METHODS:Race/ethnicity- and sex-specific bladder cancer mortality (1985-1992) of workers employed in 21 states was ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Schulz MR,Loomis D

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Experimental and clinical evidence suggest that stress can lead to ill-health through the disregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Studies to date have produced equivocal results likely due to different methodologies and failure to account for confounding factors. This investigation ai...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Maina G,Palmas A,Bovenzi M,Filon FL

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A number of employees at an aircraft factory were accidentally exposed to hydrogen sulfide. Because of concern that this may have resulted in lung injury, forty-seven workers were referred for clinical and physiological evaluation. METHODS:Comprehensive pulmonary function tests were performed including spir...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Buick JB,Lowry RC,Magee TR

更新日期：2000-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to evaluate the health effects of exposure mainly to 1-bromopropane, which is an alternative to ozone-depleting solvents, and to establish biomarkers for assessing 1-bromopropane exposure. METHODS:Twenty-four female and 13 male workers of a 1-bromopropane-factory were interviewed, ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Ichihara G,Li W,Ding X,Peng S,Yu X,Shibata E,Yamada T,Wang H,Itohara S,Kanno S,Sakai K,Ito H,Kanefusa K,Takeuchi Y

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00