Occupational health among migrant and seasonal farmworkers: the specific case of dermatitis.

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:Knowledge on intrapulmonary lymph nodes (IPLNs) is still limited. Progress in imaging techniques has enabled easier, more frequent visualization of IPLNs so that a more comprehensive understanding of these nodes is necessary. METHODS:Microscopic slides of lung tissue from 2,337 dust-exposed South African mi...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Honma K,Nelson G,Murray J

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to grain dust has been associated with a neutrophilic bronchitis. In vitro studies suggest several possible mechanisms for recruitment of neutrophils, including direct chemotaxis to aqueous grain dust extracts and release of chemotactic activity by bronchial epithelial cells in response to challenge with grai...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Von Essen SG,O'Neill DP,Robbins RA,Rennard SI

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hotel room cleaners have physically demanding jobs that place them at high risk for shoulder pain. Psychosocial work factors may also play a role in shoulder pain, but their independent role has not been studied in this group. METHODS:Seventy-four percent (941 of 1,276) of hotel room cleaners from five Las ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Burgel BJ,White MC,Gillen M,Krause N

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Opioid use is rising in the US and may cause special problems in workers compensation cases, including addiction and preventing a return to work after an injury. OBJECTIVE:This study evaluates a physician-level intervention to curb opioid usage. An insurer identified patients with out-of-guideline opioid ut...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Buttorff C,Trujillo AJ,Castillo R,Vecino-Ortiz AI,Anderson GF

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cigarette smoke and asbestos are recognized causes of lung carcinoma and together promote carcinogenesis. Adenocarcinoma is currently the most common cause of lung cancer in the USA and it has been linked to both smoking and asbestos exposure. Mutations in the epidermal growth factor gene receptor (EGFR) occ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Kradin RL,Iafrate J,Christiani DC

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Animal studies suggest that mesothelioma is most effectively induced by fibers longer than 8 mu. However, studies of asbestos fibers recovered from human lungs in cases of mesothelioma indicate that, at least in large-scale samples, relatively few fibers meet this size criterion, perhaps implying that the animal data ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Churg A,Wiggs B

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Noise exposure in the sawmill industry is an area of concern. This study documents the level of noise exposure in nine sawmills in the province of Alberta, Canada. METHODS:Personal noise monitoring data were collected in nine Alberta sawmills, in winter and in summer (n = 213). Exposures were considered in ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Koehncke N,Taylor M,Taylor C,Harman L,Hessel PA,Beaulne P,Guidotti T

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

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：:Occupational health standards in the Scandinavian countries are of national concern and may thus vary from country to country. There is an internordic collaboration in the scientific criteria work, but there are also national formal procedures for standard setting. There is a greater tendency to accept eye, nose, or t...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Holmberg B,Lundberg P

更新日期：1989-01-01 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:Nickel (Ni) compounds have been classified as carcinogenic to humans. The aim of the study is to evaluate exposures to Ni at workplaces in Italy. METHODS:Data on Ni compounds were collected from an occupational exposure registry. Statistical analysis was carried out for exposure-related variables. The numbe...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Scarselli A,Di Marzio D,Marinaccio A,Iavicoli S

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Investigations of breast cancer among men may provide clues for environmental and occupational risk factors that may be difficult to study in women, because of confounding or effect modification from reproductive female characteristics. The objective was to estimate occupation-specific risks of male breast c...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Pollán M,Gustavsson P,Floderus B

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Little research has addressed the safety environment of child farmworkers. This analysis examines the work safety culture experienced by Latinx child farmworkers in North Carolina. Methods:Survey interviews were conducted in 2017 with 202 Latinx children aged 10 to 17 years employed on North Carolina farms....

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Arcury TA,Quandt SA,Arnold TJ,Chen H,Sandberg JC,Kearney GD,Daniel SS

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study investigated the relationship between weekly working hours and the occurrence of cerebro-cardiovascular diseases using a case-crossover study design. METHODS:We investigated average working hours during the 7 days before the onset of illness (hazard period) and average weekly working hours betwee...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Shin KS,Chung YK,Kwon YJ,Son JS,Lee SH

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data were collected on 228 consecutive back injuries in Boston's General Mail Facility and 228 non-injured controls drawn randomly from each case's work unit, matching on craft (clerk, mailhandler, maintenance), shift, and general supervisor. Data were collected on age, gender, duration of employment, 3 year history o...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Daltroy LH,Larson MG,Wright EA,Malspeis S,Fossel AH,Ryan J,Zwerling C,Liang MH

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of airway hyperresponsiveness induced by methylene diphenyldiisocyanate (MDI) and toluene diisocyanate (TDI) at a petrochemical industry complex in Korea. METHODS:Questionnaires, allergic skin test, and nonspecific airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Jang AS,Choi IS,Koh YI,Moon JD,Lee KJ

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that health maintenance organizations (HMOs) overdiagnose work-related injuries and illnesses to increase their income. This study compared the Workers' Compensation experience of 2,176 Boston postal employees enrolled in a large HMO with that of 3,473 employees enrolled in a large fee-for-servic...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Zwerling C,Ryan J,Orav EJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Persistent and growing occupation-based disparities related to tobacco pose a serious public health challenge. Tobacco exacts a disproportionate toll on individuals employed in working class occupations, due to higher prevalence of smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke among these workers compared to othe...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Barbeau EM,McLellan D,Levenstein C,DeLaurier GF,Kelder G,Sorensen G

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pre-placement testing was implemented during World War II. Its current use has been reshaped by economic factors, litigation, legislation, and advances in medicine. In response to a request from a local industry intent upon lowering their work-related injuries, a post-offer screening program was developed an...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Harbin G,Olson J

更新日期：2005-04-01 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 oncogene product EGF-receptor (EGF-R), the tumor suppressor gene product p53, and anti-p53 antibodies are detectable in serum of certain cancer patients. Increased levels of some of these products were reported in lung cancer patients after occupational asbestos exposure, after exposure to polycyclic aro...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Schneider J,Presek P,Braun A,Woitowitz HJ

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of notification are to inform individuals of research results so that they can make informed choices regarding health care and risk reduction behaviors, and to inform workers and employers of results and recommendations in order to take actions to improve workplace health and safety. Many questions conf...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Rudolph L

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Combined data sources, including union administrative records and workers' compensation claims, were used to construct event histories for a dynamic cohort of union carpenters from Washington State during the period 1989-1992. Person-time at risk and the events of interest were stratified by age, sex, time in the unio...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Lipscomb HJ,Dement JM,Loomis DP,Silverstein B,Kalat J

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently available computerized hospital records from four hospitals in Southwest Oregon were utilized for occupational health surveillance by administering brief occupational questionnaires to hospitalized male patients. Patients with occupational exposure to the lumber and wood products industries showed statistica...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Burkart JA

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A medical screening program began in 1986 for sheet metal workers exposed to asbestos, primarily while working alongside insulators applying spray-on asbestos materials, a practice banned in 1973. Exposure continues during maintenance, renovation, and repair. METHODS:Radiographic abnormalities among 26 397 ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： West GH,Sokas RK,Welch LS

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate indoor polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentrations in bars and restaurants and identify the main determinants of airborne PAH concentrations. METHODS:This study included 57 bars/restaurants in Santiago, Chile. PAH concentrations (ng/m(3) ) were measured using photoelectric aerosol sensor...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Muñoz C,Droppelmann A,Erazo M,Aceituno P,Orellana C,Parro J,Mesias S,Marchetti N,Navas-Acien A,Iglesias V

更新日期：2016-10-01 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：:Since 1988, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has notified workers who were subjects in occupational epidemiology studies of the study findings ("worker notification"). This paper describes seven notifications and the worker's reactions to them. The chemicals of interest in the studies ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Boal WL,Friedland J,Schulte PA

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health care workers may be occupationally exposed to known and suspected teratogens including viruses, anesthetic gases, sterilants, mercury, and x-radiation. To assess the risk of congenital defects among offspring of health care workers, we analyzed parental occupational histories for 4,915 case babies with congenit...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Matte TD,Mulinare J,Erickson JD

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00