Association between high temperature and work-related injuries in Adelaide, South Australia, 2001-2010.

abstract：:To improve interventions that aim to promote return to work (RTW) of workers with common mental disorders (CMD), insight into modifiable predictors of RTW is needed. This study tested the predictive value of self-efficacy change for RTW in addition to preintervention levels of self-efficacy. RTW self-efficacy was meas...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Lagerveld SE,Brenninkmeijer V,Blonk RW,Twisk J,Schaufeli WB

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have investigated cancer risks in carbon black workers and the findings were inconclusive. METHODS:The current study explores the mortality of a cohort of 1535 male German blue-collar workers employed at a carbon black manufacturing plant for at least one year between 1960 and 1998. Vital status...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Wellmann J,Weiland SK,Neiteler G,Klein G,Straif K

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the association between exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and immunological measurements using blood samples from coke oven workers exposed to high and low PAH levels. METHODS:A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted from 2008-2009 with coke oven workers and stee...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Jeng HA,Pan CH,Diawara N,Chang-Chien GP,Lin WY,Huang CT,Ho CK,Wu MT

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the occurrence of hand eczema in hairdressers in Sweden. METHODS:The occurrence of hand eczema was estimated in a Swedish longitudinal retrospective cohort study including all female graduates from vocational schools for hairdressers from 1970 to 1995. A stratified sample from the general populat...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Lind ML,Albin M,Brisman J,Kronholm Diab K,Lillienberg L,Mikoczy Z,Nielsen J,Rylander L,Torén K,Meding B

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate if occupational mechanical exposures are associated with an increased risk of surgery for varicose veins (VV) in the lower extremities. METHODS:We conducted a longitudinal study of persons from the Musculoskeletal Research Database at the Danish Ramazzini Centre who were 18-65 years old when the...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Tabatabaeifar S,Frost P,Andersen JH,Jensen LD,Thomsen JF,Svendsen SW

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigated the association between long-term exposure to black smoke (BS) air pollution and mortality in two related Scottish cohorts with 25 years of follow-up. METHODS:Risk factors were collected during 1970-1976 for 15331 and 6680 participants in the Renfrew/Paisley and Collaborative cohorts ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Yap C,Beverland IJ,Heal MR,Cohen GR,Robertson C,Henderson DE,Ferguson NS,Hart CL,Morris G,Agius RM

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mortality data have been updated for a further 12 years for a cohort of workers in the reinforced plastics and composites industry with exposures to styrene monomer and other chemicals. The cohort consisted of 15,826 male and female employees who were exposed to styrene for at least six months between 1948 and 1977 at...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Wong O,Trent LS,Whorton MD

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungal corneal ulcers related to agriculture has been reported throughout the world, especially in tropical areas. Most of them were sporadic and had histories of ocular trauma or use of topical corticosteroids and topical antibiotics. Five onion harvesters had fungal corneal ulcers during the same harvest period in S...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Lin SH,Lin CP,Wang HZ,Tsai RK,Ho CK

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the effects of smoking and personal hygienic behaviour on blood lead (BPb) and free erythrocyte protoporphyrin levels (FEP) in lead exposed workers. METHODS:Subjects were 105 lead exposed male workers in a battery recycling plant during the years 2000-03. BPb and FEP were measured as part of the on...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Karita K,Nakao M,Ohwaki K,Yamanouchi Y,Nishikitani M,Nomura K,Sato M,Yano E

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The study investigated the utility of unmetabolised naphthalene (Nap) and phenanthrene (Phe) in urine as surrogates for exposures to mixtures of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). METHODS:The report included workers exposed to diesel exhausts (low PAH exposure level, n = 39) as well as those exposed t...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Sobus JR,Waidyanatha S,McClean MD,Herrick RF,Smith TJ,Garshick E,Laden F,Hart JE,Zheng Y,Rappaport SM

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermal uptake of chemicals at the workplace may contribute considerably to the total internal exposure and so needs to be regulated. At present only qualitative warning signs--the "skin notations"--are available as instruments. An attempt was made to develop a quantitative dermal occupational exposure limit (DOEL) com...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Bos PM,Brouwer DH,Stevenson H,Boogaard PJ,de Kort WL,van Hemmen JJ

更新日期：1998-12-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Foundry work is a risk factor for lung cancer; however, the association with welding is unclear, as smoking is common among metalworkers and may mask the relationship. We evaluated whether history of welding and foundry work, independently and jointly, and employment duration were associated with lung cancer...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Wong JYY,Bassig BA,Seow WJ,Hu W,Ji BT,Blair A,Silverman DT,Lan Q

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Rates of surgically treated carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) among blue- and white-collar workers and housewives in the general population were compared. METHODS:Surgically treated cases of idiopathic CTS were investigated among 25-59-year-old residents of Tuscany, Italy, during 1997-2000, based on obligatory d...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Mattioli S,Baldasseroni A,Curti S,Cooke RM,Mandes A,Zanardi F,Farioli A,Buiatti E,Campo G,Violante FS

更新日期：2009-05-01 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:Prenatal occupational exposure to pesticides has been associated with male reproductive tract abnormalities. Little is known about the possible impact of non-occupational pesticide exposure on fetal and child development in the general population. Using data from a nationwide birth cohort, we aimed to assess...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Cognez N,Warembourg C,Zaros C,Metten MA,Bouvier G,Garlantézec R,Charles MA,Béranger R,Chevrier C

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Trichloroethylene (TCE) -induced hypersensitivity syndrome (TIHS) is a potentially life-threatening disease. Several genetic susceptibility biomarkers have been found to be associated with TIHS, and this systematic prospective study has been conducted to evaluate the utility of these genetic susceptibility b...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Dai Y,Zhou W,Jia Q,Dong H,Niu Y,He J,Bin P,Yi J,Xiang Y,Duan H,Huang H,Sha Y,Shen M,Ye M,Huang X,Zheng Y

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Sick building syndrome (SBS) is described as a group of symptoms attributed to the physical environment of specific buildings. Isolating particular environmental features responsible for the symptoms has proved difficult. This study explores the role and significance of the physical and psychosocial work env...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Marmot AF,Eley J,Stafford M,Stansfeld SA,Warwick E,Marmot MG

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate whether exposure to cobalt in cobalt plants has any measurable effect on the cardiovascular system. METHODS:Occupational, cross sectional study, using a self administered questionnaire, blood pressure measurement, electrocardiography, and laboratory tests in which 203 male workers with at least one...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Linna A,Oksa P,Groundstroem K,Halkosaari M,Palmroos P,Huikko S,Uitti J

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An association has previously been reported between finger blanching and hearing difficulties, but only in workers with exposure to noise and hand transmitted vibration (HTV). AIMS:To explore the association in a community sample, including cases who lacked occupational exposure to noise or HTV. METHOD:A q...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Palmer KT,Griffin MJ,Syddall HE,Pannett B,Cooper C,Coggon D

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of amosite cored asbestos bodies isolated from human lungs to catalyse damage to phi X174 RFI DNA in vitro was measured and compared with that of uncoated amosite fibres with a similar distribution of length. Asbestos bodies (5000 bodies) suspended for 30 minutes in 50 mM NaCl containing 0.5 micrograms phi...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Lund LG,Williams MG,Dodson RF,Aust AE

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The current definition of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) associates persistent airflow limitation and chronic respiratory symptoms. Agricultural work has been associated with an increased risk of developing COPD, but the prevalence and definition of the disease vary greatly between studies. T...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Guillien A,Soumagne T,Dalphin JC,Degano B

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Chronic mucus hypersecretion (CMH) is highly prevalent in smokers and associated with an accelerated lung function decline and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Several risk factors contribute to CMH and to COPD. It is, however, unknown if risk factors for CMH are similar in persons with and with...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Dijkstra AE,de Jong K,Boezen HM,Kromhout H,Vermeulen R,Groen HJ,Postma DS,Vonk JM

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Systematic assessments of the effectiveness of interventions to prevent work related eye injuries are needed. AIM:To investigate the long term effectiveness of a multicomponent prevention campaign. METHODS:The campaign (conducted in collaboration with the local Employers' Association and Trade Unions) targ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Mancini G,Baldasseroni A,Laffi G,Curti S,Mattioli S,Violante FS

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Night shift work has been associated with poor sleep, weight gain, metabolic syndrome, which are recognised risk factor for diabetes. However, only a few studies have examined the effect of shift work on diabetes risk. Here, we study the association between shift work and incidence of diabetes in Danish nurs...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Hansen AB,Stayner L,Hansen J,Andersen ZJ

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the risk of lymphoma among farmers in Spain. METHODS:This is a multicentre case control study conducted in Spain. Cases were subjects diagnosed with lymphoma according to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification in four hospitals between 1998-2002. Hospital controls were frequency matc...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： van Balen E,Font R,Cavallé N,Font L,Garcia-Villanueva M,Benavente Y,Brennan P,de Sanjose S

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory symptoms and ventilatory capacity were studied in a group of 288 workers (259 women and 29 men) employed in a confectionery plant. A group of workers (96 women and 31 men) not exposed to confectionery manufacture were also studied as controls. The prevalence of chronic respiratory symptoms was higher in ex...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Zuskin E,Mustajbegovic J,Schachter EN,Kern J

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Assessment of exposure assessment to metal working fluids (MWF) has almost exclusively focused on inhalation exposure. AIMS:To assess levels of, and factors affecting, dermal and inhalation exposure to semi-synthetic MWF, and to identify suitable dermal exposure grouping schemes among metal workers for an e...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： van Wendel de Joode B,Bierman EP,Brouwer DH,Spithoven J,Kromhout H

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify determinants of sickness absence in hospital physicians. METHODS:The Poisson regression analyses of short (1--3 days) and long (>3 days) recorded spells of sickness absence relating to potential determinants of sickness absence were based on a 2 year follow up period and cohorts of 447 (251 male...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Kivimäki M,Sutinen R,Elovainio M,Vahtera J,Räsänen K,Töyry S,Ferrie JE,Firth-Cozens J

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00