Mortality from cancer and other causes in commercial airline crews: a joint analysis of cohorts from 10 countries.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A prospective cohort study was designed to clarify the relations between occupational exposure to carbon disulphide (CS2) and its effects on arteriosclerosis in workers in 11 Japanese rayon manufacturing factories. This report is a cross sectional baseline observation in the first study year. METHODS:Study s...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Omae K,Takebayashi T,Nomiyama T,Ishizuka C,Nakashima H,Uemura T,Tanaka S,Yamauchi T,O'Uchi T,Horichi Y,Sakurai H

更新日期：1998-07-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Limited evidence suggests the association between severity of acute occupational pesticide poisoning and depressive symptoms in farmers. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between occupational pesticide exposure and depressive symptoms among male farmers in South Korea. METHODS:A natio...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Kim J,Ko Y,Lee WJ

更新日期：2013-05-01 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：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：:The association between occupational exposure to airway irritants and the prevalence of chronic respiratory symptoms and level of lung function, and whether these associations were modified by airway hyperresponsiveness, smoking, and a history of allergy were studied in 668 workers from synthetic fibre plants. Respira...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Kremer AM,Pal TM,Boleij JS,Schouten JP,Rijcken B

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To understand the variations of selenium (Se) concentration relative to changes in occupational exposure to coal dust, taking into account age and changes in smoking habits in miners surveyed twice, in 1990 and 1994. To better understand the relation of Se concentration with glutathione peroxidase activities...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Nadif R,Oryszczyn MP,Fradier-Dusch M,Hellier G,Bertrand JP,Pham QT,Kauffmann F

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:(1) To develop a transparent and broadly applicable method for assessing occupational safety and health (OSH) programmes or management systems; (2) to assess OSH programmes in a sample of manufacturing worksites; and (3) to determine whether a management focused occupational health intervention results in greater ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： LaMontagne AD,Barbeau E,Youngstrom RA,Lewiton M,Stoddard AM,McLellan D,Wallace LM,Sorensen G

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Night shift work has been suggested as a possible risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS). The objective of the present analysis was to prospectively evaluate the association of rotating night shift work history and MS risk in two female cohorts, the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) and NHSII. METHODS:A total of ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Papantoniou K,Massa J,Devore E,Munger KL,Chitnis T,Ascherio A,Schernhammer ES

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Numerous studies have reported that day-to-day changes in particulate air pollution are associated with day-to-day changes in deaths. Recently, several reports have indicated that the software used to control for season and weather in some of these studies had deficiencies. AIMS:To investigate the use of th...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Schwartz J

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Inflammatory biomarkers are associated with negative health outcomes. In this study, we investigated the associations between airborne occupational exposures and levels and changes in inflammatory biomarkers. METHODS:We included 79 604 adults at baseline from the Lifelines cohort of which 48 403 (60.8%) s...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Faruque MO,Vonk JM,Bültmann U,Boezen HM

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To obtain knowledge about the use and distribution of hazardous chemicals in Danish industry. This knowledge is used to regulate the occupational environment and prevent hazardous exposure. METHODS:A national survey on the use of chemicals was carried out in 1989 in a stratified sample of 1448 Danish busine...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Brandorff NP,Flyvholm MA,Beck ID,Skov T,Bach E

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Organic acid anhydrides are potential sensitisers and cause occupational airway diseases. In an intervention study the efficacy of measures of hygiene at the workplace and possible selection bias were investigated. METHODS:A first investigation with 110 workers exposed to hexahydrophthalic acid anhydride (H...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Drexler H,Schaller KH,Nielsen J,Weber A,Weihrauch M,Welinder H,Skerfving S

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the current prevalence of exposure to workplace noise and ototoxic chemicals, including co-exposures. METHOD:A cross-sectional telephone survey of nearly 5000 Australian workers was conducted using the web-based application, OccIDEAS. Participants were asked about workplace tasks they performed ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Lewkowski K,Heyworth JS,Li IW,Williams W,McCausland K,Gray C,Ytterstad E,Glass DC,Fuente A,Si S,Florath I,Fritschi L

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:For regulatory risk assessment under REACH a tiered approach is proposed in which the first tier models should provide a conservative exposure estimate that can discriminate between scenarios which are of concern and those which are not. The Stoffenmanager is mentioned as a first tier approach in the REACH g...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Schinkel J,Fransman W,Heussen H,Kromhout H,Marquart H,Tielemans E

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Conclusions that can be drawn from earlier studies on noise and children's blood pressure are limited due to inconsistent results, methodological problems, and the focus on school noise exposure. OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effects of aircraft and road traffic noise exposure on children's blood pressure a...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： van Kempen E,van Kamp I,Fischer P,Davies H,Houthuijs D,Stellato R,Clark C,Stansfeld S

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the methods used in the nuclear industry family study for which a comprehensive database has been assembled that links employment in the nuclear industry and dosimetry records to information on employees' reproductive health and the health of their children. To discuss the response rates and chara...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Maconochie N,Doyle P,Roman E,Davies G,Smith PG,Beral V

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the question of whether there is an association between workplace exposures and sociodemographic factors and mortality from non-malignant respiratory disease excluding influenza and pneumonia (NMRDxIP) among workers in a fibreglass wool manufacturing facility. METHODS:A case-control study wit...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Chiazze L,Watkins DK,Fryar C,Fayerweather W,Kozono J,Biggs V

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the sources of high concentrations of particles of < 10 microns diameter (PM10) in classrooms, observed in a previous study on childhood exposure to PM10, and to study the correlation between classroom and outdoor concentrations of mass and elements of PM10. METHODS:Measurements of PM10 were ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Janssen NA,Hoek G,Brunekreef B,Harssema H

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study assessed the efficacy of preventive measures in a graphite electrode plant aimed at reducing occupational exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). METHODS:Electrode workers (n = 146) answered a questionnaire and provided an end of shift urine sample. Urinary 1-hydroxypyrene (1-hpur), a...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： dell'Omo M,Muzi G,Marchionna G,Latini L,Carrieri P,Paolemili P,Abbritti G

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To verify in vivo whether lung cinescintigraphy confirms the effect of asbestos on the patency of the smallest airways and on the efficiency of mucociliary clearance in asbestos cement workers. METHODS:39 male subjects were examined: 30 asbestos cement workers and nine workers never exposed to occupational ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Di Lorenzo L,Mele M,Pegorari MM,Fratello A,Zocchetti C,Capozzi D

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Exposure to high-molecular-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) may cause cancer in chimney sweeps and creosote-exposed workers, however, knowledge about exposure to low-molecular-weight PAHs in relation to cancer risk is limited. In this study, we aimed to investigate occupational exposure to the ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Alhamdow A,Essig YJ,Krais AM,Gustavsson P,Tinnerberg H,Lindh CH,Hagberg J,Graff P,Albin M,Broberg K

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pathogenesis of cataract is influenced by a number of factors including oxidative stress. Glutathione S-transferase (GST) catalyses the nucleophilic addition of the thiol of GST to electrophilic acceptors. It is important for detoxification of xenobiotics in order to protect tissues from oxidative damage...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Saadat M,Farvardin-Jahromi M

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The current study examines and compares the relationship between both macroeconomic and industry-specific business cycle indicators, and work-related injuries among construction workers in Denmark using emergency department (ED) injury data and also officially reported injuries to the Danish Working Environm...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Nielsen KJ,Lander F,Lauritsen JM

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim was to assess the association between occupational biomechanical exposure and the occurrence of radial nerve entrapment (RNE) in construction workers over a 13-year follow-up period. METHODS:A cohort of 229 707 male construction workers who participated in a national occupational health surveillance...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Jackson JA,Olsson D,Burdorf A,Punnett L,Järvholm B,Wahlström J

更新日期：2019-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:Serious delayed neuropsychological sequelae may complicate carbon monoxide intoxication. The existence of minor manifestations, especially memory disturbances, is not well documented. AIMS:To study several memory functions after carbon monoxide intoxication. METHODS:In a prospective study, 32 poisoned pati...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Deschamps D,Géraud C,Julien H,Baud FJ,Dally S

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Most of the evidence on agreement between self- and proxy-reported occupational data comes from interview-based studies. The authors aimed to examine agreement between women's reports of their partner's occupation and their partner's own description using questionnaire-based data collected as a part of the p...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Tagiyeva N,Semple S,Devereux G,Sherriff A,Henderson J,Elias P,Ayres JG

更新日期：2011-06-01 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: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