Use of hospital discharge data in the surveillance of occupational disease.

abstract：:Over-exposure to lead was identified among developmentally disabled workers engage in furniture refinishing at two separate sites. The index case was identified at the first site by a public health nurse assigned to provide care to some of the workers. Referral to a regional occupational health clinic initiated an exp...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Lax MB,Siwinski G

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the human and monetary costs of occupational injury and illness, occupational health care has focused more on treatment than prevention, and prevention is not part of many clinical occupational health practices. This represents a failure of occupational health care to meet the health care needs of th...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Rudolph L,Deitchman S,Dervin K

更新日期：2001-09-01 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:Farmworkers who delay treatment after workplace injuries may increase injury severity and experience longer recovery times. To understand why farmworkers delay treatment we employed a mixed-methods analysis of 393 farmworker injury narratives from the National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS). METHODS:Fir...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Thierry AD,Snipes SA

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The UAB-ITREOH program has initiated a skill-based MPH program at Manipal University (MU), India, in 2009, to address the critical need for trained public health professionals and build institutional public health training capacity in the country. METHODS:Funds from Fogarty have supported the curriculum dev...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Bhat HV,Kamath R,Arunkumar G,Delzell E,Tipre M,Upadhyay DK,Sathiakumar N

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：METHODS:We used a population-based sample of 403 Parkinson's disease cases and 405 controls to examine risks by occupation. Results were compared to a previous clinic-based analysis. RESULTS:With censoring of jobs held within 10 years of diagnosis, the following had significantly or strongly increased risks: social sc...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Teschke K,Marion SA,Tsui JK,Shen H,Rugbjerg K,Harris MA

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of Pre-Adult Latency Study was to evaluate lung findings among adults who had been environmentally exposed to Libby Amphibole only during childhood and adolescence. METHODS:Recruitment was restricted to volunteers who attended primary and/or secondary school, lived in Libby, MT, prior to age 23 ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Szeinuk J,Noonan CW,Henschke CI,Pfau J,Black B,Miller A,Yankelevitz DF,Liang M,Liu Y,Yip R,Linker L,McNew T,Flores RM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study measured the validity of work histories obtained by interview with 84 female workers and examined specific factors which influence such validity. This is the first validation of work histories collected by interviews with women. The validity of each interview was assessed over a period of 29 years, from 195...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Brisson C,Vézina M,Bernard PM,Gingras S

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Very sensitive and precise analytical methods for measuring total porphyrin excretion and the relative amounts of different porphyrins in urine are required in order to monitor the biological effects of porphyrinogenic substances in workers and the general population. Many analytical steps of a HPLC method for measuri...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Colombi A,Maroni M,Ferioli A,Valla C,Coletti G,Foà V

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For various reasons, data on smoking are frequently missing, or only partially available, in retrospective epidemiologic studies of occupational risk factors. In such situations, indirect methods may be used to evaluate the magnitude and direction of the potentially confounding effects of smoking. Such an evaluation c...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Axelson O,Steenland K

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Working conditions in poultry slaughter/processing plants may expose workers to zoonotic pathogens. We explored exposure to pathogens among poultry slaughter/processing plant workers including job duties as risk factors. METHODS:We collected questionnaire data on job duties and nasal swabs from 110 workers ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： You Y,Leahy K,Resnick C,Howard T,Carroll KC,Silbergeld EK

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rates of musculoskeletal disorders in construction remain high. Few studies have described barriers and facilitators to the use of available ergonomic solutions. This paper describes these barriers and facilitators and their relationship to the level of adoption. METHODS:Three analysts rated 16 proposed erg...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Dale AM,Jaegers L,Welch L,Barnidge E,Weaver N,Evanoff BA

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While low dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening for lung cancer is recommended for high-risk smokers, ages 55-74 years, information about asbestos exposure may not be routinely elicited. Asbestos exposure is associated with declining respiratory function over time; however, the effect of a history of asb...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Lopatin S,Tsay JC,Addrizzo-Harris D,Munger JS,Pass H,Rom WN

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A statistically significant temporary reduction on pulmonary function was measured with spirometry in stevedores on a roll-on-roll-off ro-ro ship who were exposed to diesel exhausts from trucks during a work shift. When all trucks were equipped with specially designed microfilters mounted on the exhaust pipes, this im...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Ulfvarson U,Alexandersson R

更新日期：1990-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Autopsied lungs from 29 hard rock miners were investigated to determine the relationship of the dust content to pathology, radiology, and occupational exposure. METHODS:Each lung was divided horizontally into three sections. Pathological and radiological studies and chemical analyses were carried out on sam...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Verma DK,Ritchie AC,Muir DC

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to evaluate cancer incidence in the membership a largely Hispanic farmworker labor union in California, the United Farmworkers of America (UFW) and to examine cancer-site specific distributions as well as histology and stage of cancer at diagnosis in this group. METHODS:An elec...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Mills PK,Kwong S

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Substances referred to as formaldehyde releasers were identified on review of the literature. Information on product categories and typical concentrations for chemical products containing formaldehyde and formaldehyde releasers was obtained from the Danish Product Register Data Base (PROBAS). As of February 1992, 62,0...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Flyvholm MA,Andersen P

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

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：BACKGROUND:In an effort to identify health and safety training needs for various groups of workers related to weapons of mass destruction, including chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons and high yield explosives (CBRNE), a conference, "Worker Training in a New Era: Responding to New Threats," was hel...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Mitchell CS,Doyle ML,Moran JB,Lippy B,Hughes JT Jr,Lum M,Agnew J

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether unionization prevents deterioration in self-reported health and depressive symptoms in late career transitions. METHODS:Data come from the Health and Retirement Study (N = 6475). The change in self-perceived health (SPH) and depressive symptoms (CESD) between wave 11 and wave 12 is explaine...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Wels J

更新日期：2018-06-28 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Field-portable instruments can offer expeditious analytical results to health professionals in field settings and in areas lacking laboratory infrastructure. This study further evaluated an electroanalytical field-portable instrument, which rapidly analyzes blood lead concentrations. METHODS:A portable anod...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Taylor L,Ashley K,Jones RL,Deddens JA

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following a work refusal at a plant manufacturing ice cream novelties in Ontario, we were asked to document cases of cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs) and carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in this workplace. There were 17 employees with possible hand and wrist problems identified from Workers Compensation Board (WCB) Form...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Liss GM,Armstrong C,Kusiak RA,Gailitis MM

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neck pain, which is assumed to be a multifactorial disease, is a major problem in modern society. METHODS:To identify the most important psychosocial risk factors for neck pain, a systematic review of the literature was carried out. The methodological quality of all studies in the review was assessed. Four ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Ariëns GA,van Mechelen W,Bongers PM,Bouter LM,van der Wal G

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Radiographic shadows of coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) are commonly described as predominantly in the upper lung zones. METHODS:We evaluated the lung distribution of small opacities on surveillance chest radiographs (CXRs) taken between 1981 and 2010 among 2,467 underground US coal miners. All had evide...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Laney AS,Petsonk EL

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the association between exposure to occupational hazards and pregnancy outcomes using data from a case-control study conducted in 29 hospitals in Shanghai, China. The sample included 1,875 perinatal deaths and newborns with birth defects and the same number of controls. Information on mother's expo...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Zhang J,Cai WW,Lee DJ

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Occupational health researchers can play a pivotal role in increasing our understanding of the role of physical and psychosocial working conditions in producing socioeconomic health disparities and trends of increasing socioeconomic health disparities, contributing to interventions to reduce such dispariti...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Landsbergis PA

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Commercial fishing is a global industry that has been frequently classified as high-risk. The use of detailed surveillance data is critical in identifying hazards. METHODS:The purpose of this study was to provide updated statistics for the entire US fishing industry during 2010-2014, generate fleet-specific...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Lucas DL,Case SL

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00