Physical and mental health problems of self-employed small business owners in South Korea.

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：:In a survey of chronic respiratory symptoms and airflow obstruction of a rural population aged 20-65 years, the effects of both farming and, in particular, the exposure to grain dust on the respiratory health of the people was examined. Of the 1,892 subjects (82% of the eligible population) studied, 924 were males and...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Manfreda J,Cheang M,Warren CP

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have long been case reports linking silica exposure to a variety of autoimmune diseases (systemic sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, chronic renal disease). Evidence of this association in larger epidemiologic studies has been increasing in the last decade. We summarize this evidence here, and present some ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Steenland K,Goldsmith DF

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hearing loss is a significant and unfortunately common occupational malady. Over the past several decades both the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have initiated efforts to better understand and to limit the occurrence of occupa...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： May JJ

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies indicate 20% of injuries represent 80% of injury costs in agriculture. To help prevent the most costly injuries, we aimed to identify characteristics and risk factors associated with serious injuries. METHODS:We analyzed insurance records of 93,550 self-employed Finnish farmers. We ranked i...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Rautiainen RH,Ledolter J,Donham KJ,Ohsfeldt RL,Zwerling C

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Per a Congressional directive and funding, this study describes worker and workplace characteristics of emergency department (ED) patients who reported their injury/illness to their employer. The study also responds to Congress's request to enumerate injured/ill self-employed workers and workers with chronic...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Bhandari R,Marsh SM,Reichard AA,Tonozzi TR

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective analysis reviews the clinical experience of a major urban referral hospital with diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma during the 14-year period from 1973 through 1986. Seventy-five cases of definite or equivocal mesothelioma were identified. There were four cases of primary malignant peritoneal me...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Shepherd KE,Oliver LC,Kazemi H

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of biopesticides in agriculture may implicate new risks of work-related allergic reactions. METHODS:Sera were tested from the BIOGART project, a longitudinal respiratory health study among >300 Danish greenhouse workers. IgE was measured by enzyme immunoassay (EIA) with extracts of biopesticide prod...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Doekes G,Larsen P,Sigsgaard T,Baelum J

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study uses the National Mortality Followback Survey of 1986 to identify the top five Sentinel Health Events Occupational [SHE(O)s], the five leading causes of death, and to ascertain the primary occupations and industries associated with these. We found that, as expected, cardiovascular diseases were four of the ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Reviere R,Schneider S,Woolbright K

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Certain refining processes were investigated to determine their influence on the dermal carcinogenic activity of petroleum-derived lubricating oil distillates. Specifically, the effects of solvent refining, hydroprocessing, a combination of both processes, and the blending of oils processed using each technique were e...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Halder CA,Warne TM,Little RQ,Garvin PJ

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Standardized proportionate mortality ratio (SPMR) was found to be 2.2 (95% CI = 1.3-3.5) for esophageal cancer (EC) among workers exposed to refractory brick dust in a large iron-steel complex in China. METHODS:A nested case-control design within a cohort of industrial workers. One hundred and twenty-five E...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Pan G,Takahashi K,Feng Y,Liu L,Liu T,Zhang S,Liu N,Okubo T,Goldsmith DF

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Animal studies show that antimony may cause lung cancer and heart and lung disease in rodents. In exposed humans, ECG abnormalities and heart and lung disease have been reported. This mortality study of 1,014 men employed between 1937 and 1971 in a Texas antimony smelter consisted primarily of workers of Spanish ances...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Schnorr TM,Steenland K,Thun MJ,Rinsky RA

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Occupational eye injuries have been recognized as a serious health risk to workers and are in need of further investigation to develop effective interventions. METHODS:Rhode Island workers' compensation claims of ocular injury between 1998 through 2002 (n=8,877) were examined. The Current Population Survey ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： McCall BP,Horwitz IB

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cohort mortality and nested case-control studies were conducted involving 2,901 men employed 1 year or more between 1940 and 1986 at any of four California facilities of a major chemical company. Employees experienced fewer deaths from each of the major causes than were expected based on U.S., California, and local co...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Burchfiel CM,Cartmill JB,Axe FD,Bond GG

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Concern regarding functioning and effectiveness of joint health and safety committees (JHSCs) in Ontario hospitals was raised following the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreak in 2003. A subsequent literature review revealed a lack of studies focused within the healthcare sector. METHODS:A tool to me...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Nichol K,Kudla I,Robson L,Hon CY,Eriksson J,Holness DL

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Fogarty International Center (FIC) of the United States National Institutes of Health includes the International Training and Research in Environmental and Occupational Health (ITREOH) Program. The "International Training Program in Environmental Toxicology and Public Health" Center, funded in 2002 is ba...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Rajal VB,Cid AG,Cruz MC,Poma HR,Cacciabue DG,Romano N,Moraga NB,Last JA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the relationships between current smoking status and psychosocial working conditions. METHODS:A cross-sectional population-based telephone survey was conducted (66% response rate, N = 1,101). Job stress was measured using the demand/control, effort/reward imbalance (ERI), and job pressure models. ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Radi S,Ostry A,Lamontagne AD

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nearly one of every three workers in the United States is low-income. Low-income populations have a lower life expectancy and greater rates of chronic diseases compared to those with higher incomes. Low- income workers face hazards in their workplaces as well as in their communities. Developing integrated pu...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Baron SL,Beard S,Davis LK,Delp L,Forst L,Kidd-Taylor A,Liebman AK,Linnan L,Punnett L,Welch LS

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case-referent study assesses occupational risk factors associated with lung cancer, utilizing colon and rectum cancer referents. Complete occupational and tobacco use histories were obtained by telephone interview for 5,935 incident lung cancer cases and 3,956 incident colon and rectum cancer referents. The analy...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Burns PB,Swanson GM

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In studies in men, risk estimates on occupation and bladder cancer are distorted by about 10% when not adjusting for smoking. We examined the degree to which occupational risk estimates for bladder cancer in women are confounded by smoking, and the degree of residual confounding by inadequate control of this...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： 't Mannetje A,Kogevinas M,Chang-Claude J,Cordier S,González CA,Hours M,Jöckel KH,Bolm-Audorff U,Lynge E,Porru S,Donato F,Ranft U,Serra C,Tzonou A,Vineis P,Wahrendorf J,Boffetta P

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Work-related injuries in commercial fishing are of concern internationally. To better identify the causes of injury, this study coded occupational injuries by working processes in commercial fishing for fresh market fish. METHODS:A classification system of the work processes was developed by participation i...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Jensen OC,Stage S,Noer P

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary tuberculosis and HIV incidence, mortality, and the progression of silicosis and lung function impairment are described over a 1-year period in migrant ex-gold miners from Lesotho. METHODS:Seven hundred seventy-nine Basotho miners were followed for 1 year starting 18 months after lay-off from a Sou...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Park HH,Girdler-Brown BV,Churchyard GJ,White NW,Ehrlich RI

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:Correctional Officers (COs) have among the highest injury rates and poorest health of all the public safety occupations. The HITEC-2 (Health Improvement Through Employee Control-2) study uses Participatory Action Research (PAR) to design and implement interventions to improve health and safety of COs. METHO...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Dugan AG,Farr DA,Namazi S,Henning RA,Wallace KN,El Ghaziri M,Punnett L,Dussetschleger JL,Cherniack MG

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated particulate matter in combined induced sputum (IS) and oxidation in exhaled breath condensate (EBC) to test whether underlying inflammatory changes are present in asymptomatic welders. METHODS:Thirty welders from the Israel Defense Forces exposed to aluminum/iron (Group 1) or to cadmium/chromiu...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Fireman E,Lerman Y,Stark M,Schwartz Y,Ganor E,Grinberg N,Frimer R,Landau DA,Zilberberg M,Barenboim E,Jacovovitz R

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

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:Epichlorohydrin (ECH) is a strong irritant of the eyes, respiratory tract, and skin. The aims of this study were to examine the dose-response relationship between observed abnormal pulmonary function tests and respiratory tract irritation symptoms among epichlorohydrin-exposed workers in Taiwan. METHODS:A t...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Luo JC,Kuo HW,Cheng TJ,Chang MJ

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathologists eligible for inclusion in the study were identified from the membership lists of the Royal College of Pathologists from 1974 to 1987, establishing a population of 4,512 members. Overall mortality was lower among the study group compared with the general population of England and Wales, although there were...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Hall A,Harrington JM,Aw TC

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurement of specific organic compounds in exhaled breath has been used as an indicator of recent exposure to pollutants or as an indicator of the health of an individual. A typical application involves the collection of multiple breaths onto a sorbent cartridge or into an evacuated canister with the use of a relati...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Pleil JD,Lindstrom AB

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood histamine levels were measured by the bioassay of histamine (on an isolated strip of guinea pig ileum) in workers exposed to cotton dust in a textile mill in Ahmedabad. Byssinotic subjects showed very high levels of blood histamine as compared to nonbyssinotic and control subjects. The blood histamine levels wer...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Parikh JR,Venkatakrishna-Bhatt H,Panchal GM

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00