Domestic use of bleach and infections in children: a multicentre cross-sectional study.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine site-specific cancer incidence among women spinning-weaving and dyeing-finishing workers in the largest flax textile factory in Lithuania. METHOD:The cancer incidence of a cohort of 3447 women workers from a flax textile factory was investigated for the period 1978-2002. All subjects were employ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Kuzmickiene I,Stukonis M

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Vibration white finger (VWF), also known as "occupational Raynaud's phenomenon", is marked by arterial hyperresponsiveness and vasoconstriction during cold stimulation. The impact of tobacco use, and by extension stopping smoking, on the long term course of the disease has been inconclusively characterised. ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Cherniack M,Clive J,Seidner A

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:More than 400,000 workers annually receive a measurable radiation dose and may be at increased risk of radiation-induced leukaemia. It is unclear whether leukaemia risk is elevated with protracted, low-dose exposure. OBJECTIVE:We conducted a meta-analysis examining the relationship between protracted low-dose ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Daniels RD,Schubauer-Berigan MK

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cohort of 4320 uranium miners in West Bohemia who started work at the mines during 1948 to 1959 and worked there for at least four years were followed up to the end of 1990 to determine cause specific mortality risks in relation to exposures in the mines. The miners had experienced high radon exposures, on average 2...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Tomásek L,Swerdlow AJ,Darby SC,Placek V,Kunz E

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the association between preeclampsia and maternal exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM) with aerodynamic diameter less than 10 μm (PM10) and 2.5 μm (PM2.5) mass and sources. METHODS:Our analysis was based on a hospital cohort of pregnant women (N=3182) residing in Barcelona, Spain, duri...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Dadvand P,Ostro B,Amato F,Figueras F,Minguillón MC,Martinez D,Basagaña X,Querol X,Nieuwenhuijsen M

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex ratios in the offspring of those affected by dioxins or dioxin-like compounds have been reported from Seveso, Italy and Yucheng, Taiwan. The sex ratio of live births in Yusho, Japan after a similar accidental massive exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) in 1968 are...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Yoshimura T,Kaneko S,Hayabuchi H

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Epidemiological studies have shown inconsistent effects on immunological parameters in subjects exposed to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). In this study we investigated changes in humoral immunity and prevalence of atopic diseases among workers from a Dutch historical cohort occupationally expose...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Saberi Hosnijeh F,Boers D,Portengen L,Bueno-de-Mesquita HB,Heederik D,Vermeulen R

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To describe the age standardised prevalence of symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA) in a nationwide cross sectional survey of 10 412 patients in France, and their functional and work limitations. METHODS:Cases in the survey were compared with their expected counterpart by age, gender, and occupational groupings using ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Rossignol M,Leclerc A,Hilliquin P,Allaert FA,Rozenberg S,Valat JP,Avouac B,Coste P,Savarieau B,Fautrel B

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the neurological and cardiovascular effects of Freons have been extensively described, the respiratory effects have been less well documented. We report four cases of occupational asthma following accidental exposure to bromochlorodifluoromethane (Halon 1211) due to release of the contents of a fire extinguis...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Matrat M,Laurence MF,Iwatsubo Y,Hubert C,Joly N,Legrand-Cattan K,L'Huillier JP,Villemain C,Pairon JC

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The reason for the association between air pollution and risk of cardiovascular diseases is unknown. The hypothesis was examined that daily concentrations of air pollution are associated with daily concentrations of fibrinogen, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. METHODS:Data on concentrations of plas...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Pekkanen J,Brunner EJ,Anderson HR,Tiittanen P,Atkinson RW

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Occupational pesticide exposure is associated with a wide range of diseases, including lung diseases, but it is largely unknown how pesticides influence airway disease pathogenesis. A potential mechanism might be through epigenetic mechanisms, like DNA methylation. Therefore, we assessed associations between...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： van der Plaat DA,de Jong K,de Vries M,van Diemen CC,Nedeljković I,Amin N,Kromhout H,Biobank-based Integrative Omics Study Consortium.,Vermeulen R,Postma DS,van Duijn CM,Boezen HM,Vonk JM

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Internationally, the debate on aims for occupational health policy is expanding its horizons. Included among the issues are not only concerns about safety for workers, but also for their progeny. Equality among the sexes is also assuming a prominent position. In several countries, existing and proposed legislation alr...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Stijkel A,van Dijk FJ

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the association between petrochemical exposure and spontaneous abortion, a retrospective epidemiological study in a large petrochemical complex in Beijing, China was conducted. METHODS:Plant employment records identified 3105 women who were married, were 20-44 years of age, and had never smoked. O...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Xu X,Cho SI,Sammel M,You L,Cui S,Huang Y,Ma G,Padungtod C,Pothier L,Niu T,Christiani D,Smith T,Ryan L,Wang L

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Reliable retrospective exposure assessment continues to be a challenge in most population-based studies. Several methodologies exist for estimating exposures retrospectively, of which case-by-case expert assessment and job-exposure matrices (JEMs) are commonly used. This study evaluated the reliability of ex...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Offermans NS,Vermeulen R,Burdorf A,Peters S,Goldbohm RA,Koeman T,van Tongeren M,Kauppinen T,Kant I,Kromhout H,van den Brandt PA

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Previous analyses of cataract in radiation-exposed populations have assessed relative risk; radiogenic excess additive risk (EAR), arguably of more public health importance, has not been estimated. Previous analysis of a large prospective cohort of US radiologic technologists (USRT) quantified excess relativ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Little MP,Cahoon EK,Kitahara CM,Simon SL,Hamada N,Linet MS

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To test whether (1) physically demanding work is less frequent for older than younger employees, and whether (2) the association of physically demanding work with decline of physical functioning is stronger for older employees than their younger counterparts. The gender differences in these associations were exami...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Aittomäki A,Lahelma E,Roos E,Leino-Arjas P,Martikainen P

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim was to test if targeting managers with an educational intervention reduces absence among pregnant employees. METHODS:The study was a non-blinded cluster randomised trial conducted in hospitals and daycare institutions from two administrative Danish Regions and two Danish municipalities. Clusters (wor...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Begtrup LM,Malmros P,Brauer C,Soegaard Toettenborg S,Flachs EM,Hammer PEC,Bonde JP

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vibration white finger (VWF) is characterised by arterial hyperresponsiveness and vasoconstriction following cold provocation. Several years after of removal from exposure, most subjects show improved finger systolic blood pressure (FSBP) under conditions of cold challenge, but continue to report cold hands ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Cherniack M,Brammer A,Meyer J,Morse T,Peterson D,Fu R

更新日期：2003-12-01 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 determine cell differential counts and the number of asbestos bodies (ABs) in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid obtained from patients with asbestosis, and to correlate the results with their survival. METHODS:The BAL cell differential counts and ABs from 91 patients with asbestosis were determined. The...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Keskitalo E,Varis L,Bloigu R,Kaarteenaho R

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the association of immune cell number and function with occupational exposure to substances contaminated with 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). METHODS:A cross sectional medical survey. The exposed participants were employed at two chemical plants between 1951 and 1972 in the manufactur...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Halperin W,Vogt R,Sweeney MH,Shopp G,Fingerhut M,Petersen M

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A medical surveillance programme was introduced into Ontario for workers exposed to diisocyanates in 1983, but no mandated surveillance programme is in effect in this province for other occupational respiratory sensitisers. This study assesses changes in incidence and severity of compensated claims for occup...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Tarlo SM,Liss GM,Yeung KS

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim was to investigate associations between exposure to mineral fibres and dust, and cancer in subsites within the large bowel. DESIGN:Pooled retrospective cohort studies. SUBJECTS AND SETTINGS:Blue collar workers, employed for at least one year in different trades; asbestos cement or cement workers (n ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Jakobsson K,Albin M,Hagmar L

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Structural impairment of the renal proximal tubular epithelium induced by cadmium (Cd) was investigated by measuring the concentration of neutral endopeptidase 24.11 (NEP), an ectoenzyme of the apical brush border, in the urine of 106 male workers employed in a Cd smelter (among whom 52 were occupationally e...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Nortier J,Bernard A,Roels H,Deschodt-Lanckman M,Gueuning C,Lauwerys R

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the prevalence of cigarette smoking cessation and examine the association between cessation and various factors among workers in a nationally representative sample of US adults. METHODS:Data were derived from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey. Prevalence rates were calculated for intere...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Yong LC,Luckhaupt SE,Li J,Calvert GM

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine the cancer incidence in Swedish cabin crew. METHODS:Cancer incidence of cabin crew at the Swedish Scandinavian Airline System (SAS) (2324 women and 632 men) employed from 1957 to 1994 was determined during 1961-96 from the Swedish National Cancer Register. The cancer incidence in cabin crew was compa...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Linnersjö A,Hammar N,Dammström BG,Johansson M,Eliasch H

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effects of chronic exposure to lead on the peripheral nervous system in lead workers. METHODS:Nerve conduction velocity and electromyographic studies were performed on 31 lead workers of a battery recycling factory and 31 sex and age matched controls. 25 cases with mild distal extensor weakn...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Yeh JH,Chang YC,Wang JD

更新日期：1995-06-01 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：OBJECTIVES:A previous study of the short term effects of air pollution in London from April 1987 to March 1992 found associations between all cause mortality and black smoke and ozone, but no clear evidence of specificity for cardiorespiratory deaths. London data from 1992 to 1994 were analysed to examine the consisten...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Bremner SA,Anderson HR,Atkinson RW,McMichael AJ,Strachan DP,Bland JM,Bower JS

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine whether kneeling or squatting for prolonged periods is sufficiently causally associated with an increased risk of injury or degenerative disease of the knee joint as to meet the classic criteria to be considered an occupational disease of coal miners for whom these are or have been routine working post...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： McMillan G,Nichols L

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00