Allergic airway disease in Italian bakers and pastry makers.

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：AIMS:To examine the hypothesis that people with benign pleural disease or asbestosis have an increased risk of malignant mesothelioma beyond that attributable to their degree of asbestos exposure. METHODS:Former workers and residents of the crocidolite mining and milling town of Wittenoom are participating in a cancer...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Reid A,de Klerk N,Ambrosini G,Olsen N,Pang SC,Musk AW

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Chronic otitis media (COM) is caused by an infection of the middle ear, although it may also be associated with environmental pollutants. Recent reports found that cadmium exposure could be toxic to middle ear cell lines, but the role of cadmium in the development of COM in humans has not been examined to da...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Lee DW,Oh SH,Park MK,Lim YH,Hong YC

更新日期：2018-07-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To study the effect on the incidence of cancer of exposure to chemicals handled in the leather tanning industry. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A case-control study was performed within a cohort of 2487 workers employed for at least six months during the period 1900-89 in three Swedish leather tanneries. 68 cancer ca...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Mikoczy Z,Schütz A,Strömberg U,Hagmar L

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the prevalence and risk factors for symptoms related to gloves, and the relation between symptoms and immunological evidence of type 1 hypersensitivity to latex in a United Kingdom health care setting. METHODS:A cross sectional survey was carried out among 773 employees at a British hospital. A...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Smedley J,Jury A,Bendall H,Frew A,Coggon D

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the relation between fluctuations in personal exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO(2)) in school children and changes in outdoor NO(2) concentrations. METHODS:114 Asthmatic school children aged 7-12 years were recruited from the Southampton area. Weekly average personal exposures to NO(2) were me...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Linaker CH,Chauhan AJ,Inskip HM,Holgate ST,Coggon D

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the use of 99technetiumm-hexamethyl propylene amine oxime single photon computed tomography (HMPAO-SPECT) of the brain as a means of detecting nervous tissue damage in divers and to determine if there is any correlation between brain image and a diver's history of diving or decompression illness (...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Shields TG,Duff PM,Evans SA,Gemmell HG,Sharp PF,Smith FW,Staff RT,Wilcock SE

更新日期：1997-04-01 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：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：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the fraction of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) that is attributable to work in the total adult population of the island of Montreal. METHODS:The population consisted of 1.1 million people 20-64 years of age, with 73.2% of men and 60.6% of women employed. The rates of first surgery for CTS were comp...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Rossignol M,Stock S,Patry L,Armstrong B

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Depressive symptoms are associated with sickness absence, work disability and unemployment, but little is known about worklife expectancy (WLE). This study investigates the impact of depressive symptoms on the WLE of a large sample of Danish employees. METHODS:We used occupational health survey data of 11 96...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Pedersen J,Thorsen SV,Andersen MF,Hanvold TN,Schlünssen V,Bültmann U

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) had been shown to be a useful early marker of renal injury. In workers exposed to lead it seems to be the only early marker but the dose response and dose effect relations are weak. Furthermore, the significance and underlying mechanism of increased urinary NAG activity is...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Chia KS,Mutti A,Tan C,Ong HY,Jeyaratnam J,Ong CN,Lee E

更新日期：1994-02-01 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：AIMS:To investigate the acute systemic inflammatory response to welding fume exposure. METHODS:Twenty four welders (42% smokers) and 13 non-exposed controls (23% smokers) were monitored at a welding school. Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) was assessed using cyclone samplers. Markers of systemic inflammatio...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Kim JY,Chen JC,Boyce PD,Christiani DC

更新日期：2005-03-01 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：AIMS:To investigate the longitudinal relation between strenuous leisure time physical activity and psychological complaints (depression and emotional exhaustion) in a Dutch working population in order to find evidence for the preventive role of physical activity in the development of psychological complaints. METHODS:...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Bernaards CM,Jans MP,van den Heuvel SG,Hendriksen IJ,Houtman IL,Bongers PM

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effectiveness of a self-management intervention (including an eHealth module), compared with usual care, in employees with chronic non-specific complaints of the arm, neck or shoulder (persisting >3 months). METHODS:Participants were randomised into the self-management group (SG) or usual car...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Hutting N,Staal JB,Engels JA,Heerkens YF,Detaille SI,Nijhuis-van der Sanden MW

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To review and summarise the epidemiological evidence on the carcinogenicity of occupational exposure to inorganic lead. METHODS:Case-control and cohort studies were reviewed and combined for meta-analysis. Fixed and random effect methods were used to estimate the summary effects. RESULTS:The combined resul...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Fu H,Boffetta P

更新日期：1995-02-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Diazinon, a common organophosphate insecticide with genotoxic properties, was previously associated with lung cancer in the Agricultural Health Study (AHS) cohort, but few other epidemiological studies have examined diazinon-associated cancer risk. We used updated diazinon exposure and cancer incidence inform...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Jones RR,Barone-Adesi F,Koutros S,Lerro CC,Blair A,Lubin J,Heltshe SL,Hoppin JA,Alavanja MC,Beane Freeman LE

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to review the literature on the content of interventions focusing on return to work, employment status, or work retention in patients with cancer. Furthermore, the effect of the interventions on return to work was assessed in studies reporting return to work. METHODS:A literatu...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Tamminga SJ,de Boer AG,Verbeek JH,Frings-Dresen MH

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess the extent of indoor air problems in office environments in Finland. METHODS:Complaints and symptoms related to the indoor environment experienced by office workers were collected from 122 workplaces in 1996-99 by using the modified Indoor Air Questionnaire established by the Finnish Institute of Occupa...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Reijula K,Sundman-Digert C

更新日期：2004-01-01 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 investigate whether an increased risk of cardiovascular disease might be caused by increased arrhythmogeneity and by unfavourable changes in autonomic cardiac control the changes in the occurrence of premature complexes (PVCs) and in heart rate variability (HRV) were studied in subjects who started to wor...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： van Amelsvoort LG,Schouten EG,Maan AC,Swenne CA,Kok FJ

更新日期：2001-10-01 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:Although occupational noise is a well known risk factor for hearing loss, little epidemiological evidence has been reported on its association with hearing loss in the general population, in part, because of the difficulty in exposure assessment. This study introduced a quantitative occupational noise exposu...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Choi YH,Hu H,Tak S,Mukherjee B,Park SK

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Night shift work has been classified as a probable human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, based on experimental studies and limited evidence on human breast cancer risk. Evidence at other cancer sites is scarce. We evaluated the association between night shift work and stomach c...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Gyarmati G,Turner MC,Castaño-Vinyals G,Espinosa A,Papantoniou K,Alguacil J,Costas L,Pérez-Gómez B,Martin Sanchez V,Ardanaz E,Moreno V,Gómez-Acebo I,Fernández-Tardon G,Villanueva Ballester V,Capelo R,Chirlaque MD,Santibáñe

更新日期：2016-08-01 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