Chronic elemental mercury intoxication: clinical and field studies in lampsocket manufacturers.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To elucidate factors contributing to hard metal asthma, the entire workforce of a corporation producing hard metal tools (n = 703) was examined. METHODS:The variables evaluated were the atopy reflected by immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibody against mite allergen, history of exposure to hard metal, smoking, conc...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Kusaka Y,Iki M,Kumagai S,Goto S

更新日期：1996-03-01 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:To assess potential alterations of the nasal mucosa by clinical and histopathological evaluation of workers exposed to sulphuric acid mists at anodising plants, correlating the findings with duration of exposure and sulphuric acid concentrations in the air, and comparing them with a control group. METHODS:Fifty t...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Grasel SS,Alves VA,da Silva CS,Cruz OL,Almeida ER,de Oliveira E

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory symptoms and ventilatory capacity were studied in a group of 288 workers (259 women and 29 men) employed in a confectionery plant. A group of workers (96 women and 31 men) not exposed to confectionery manufacture were also studied as controls. The prevalence of chronic respiratory symptoms was higher in ex...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Zuskin E,Mustajbegovic J,Schachter EN,Kern J

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We have studied cross-shift respiratory responses of several individual bioaerosol components of the dust in the grain and feed industry in Norway. METHODS:Cross-shift changes in lung function and nasal congestion, as well as in respiratory and systemic symptoms of 56 exposed workers and 36 referents, were r...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Straumfors A,Heldal KK,Eduard W,Wouters IM,Ellingsen DG,Skogstad M

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Compare rates of medical insurance claims for musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) between workers in a construction trade and a general worker population to determine if higher physical exposures in construction lead to higher rates of claims on personal medical insurance. METHODS:Health insurance claims betwee...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Dale AM,Ryan D,Welch L,Olsen MA,Buchholz B,Evanoff B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Self-reported exposure to vapours, gas, dust or fumes (VGDF) has been widely used as an occupational exposure metric in epidemiological studies of chronic lung diseases. Our objective was to characterise the performance of VGDF for repeatability, systematic misclassification, and sensitivity and specificity ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Quinlan PJ,Earnest G,Eisner MD,Yelin EH,Katz PP,Balmes JR,Blanc PD

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the frequency, circumstances, and causes of occupational accidents aboard merchant ships in international trade, and to identify risk factors for the occurrence of occupational accidents as well as dangerous working situations where possible preventive measures may be initiated. METHODS:The s...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Hansen HL,Nielsen D,Frydenberg M

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study aimed to determine the prevalence of Dupuytren's disease in men and its relationship with work exposure, particularly heavy manual work with and without significant use of vibrating tools, using data from a surveillance program for musculoskeletal disorders. METHOD:This cross-sectional study wa...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Descatha A,Bodin J,Ha C,Goubault P,Lebreton M,Chastang JF,Imbernon E,Leclerc A,Goldberg M,Roquelaure Y

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Occupational exposure to agents in plastics and rubber manufacturing has been associated with elevated risk of certain cancers. We sought to evaluate cancer risk among workers employed in occupations and industries with these exposures as part of an ongoing surveillance programme in Ontario, Canada. METHODS:...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： DeBono NL,Logar-Henderson C,Warden H,Shakik S,Dakouo M,MacLeod J,Demers PA

更新日期：2020-12-01 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:Fetal growth restriction has been inconsistently associated with maternal exposure to elevated levels of traffic-related air pollution. OBJECTIVE:We investigated the relationship between an individualised measure of fetal growth and maternal exposure to a specific marker for traffic-related air pollution. ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Pereira G,Cook AG,Haggar F,Bower C,Nassar N

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It remains unclear over whether it is possible to develop an epidemic forecasting model for transmission of dengue fever in Queensland, Australia. OBJECTIVES:To examine the potential impact of El Niño/Southern Oscillation on the transmission of dengue fever in Queensland, Australia and explore the possibili...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Hu W,Clements A,Williams G,Tong S

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Previous studies into occupational risk factors for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in New Zealand have indicated that farmers and meat workers are at increased risk for these neoplasms. A new nationwide case-control study was conducted to assess whether previously observed associations persist and to identify ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： 't Mannetje A,Dryson E,Walls C,McLean D,McKenzie F,Maule M,Cheng S,Cunningham C,Kromhout H,Boffetta P,Blair A,Pearce N

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Poisson regression is now widely used in epidemiology, but researchers do not always evaluate the potential for bias in this method when the data are overdispersed. This study used simulated data to evaluate sources of overdispersion in public health surveillance data and compare alternative statistical mode...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Kim H,Kriebel D

更新日期：2009-11-01 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：: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：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：OBJECTIVES:Prenatal occupational exposure to pesticides has been associated with male reproductive tract abnormalities. Little is known about the possible impact of non-occupational pesticide exposure on fetal and child development in the general population. Using data from a nationwide birth cohort, we aimed to assess...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Cognez N,Warembourg C,Zaros C,Metten MA,Bouvier G,Garlantézec R,Charles MA,Béranger R,Chevrier C

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Animal evidence shows that N-nitrosamines and similar xenobiotic compounds are pancreatic carcinogens. We aimed to determine whether occupational exposure to N-nitrosamines or to pesticides increases risk of pancreatic cancer development. METHODS:Participants (504 cases, 643 controls) in a population-based ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Fritschi L,Benke G,Risch HA,Schulte A,Webb PM,Whiteman DC,Fawcett J,Neale RE

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the possible interaction between occupational risk factors and genotype for glutathione S-transferases M1 and T1 (GSTM1 and GSTT1) in renal cell cancer (RCC). METHODS:One hundred patients with RCC and 200 outpatient controls were enrolled at Parma University Hospital. The polymorphisms of glutathio...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Buzio L,De Palma G,Mozzoni P,Tondel M,Buzio C,Franchini I,Axelson O,Mutti A

更新日期：2003-10-01 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：AIMS:To determine the factors that affect why some infants receive higher exposures relative to the mother's body burden than do others. METHODS:A total of 159 mother-infant pairs from a cohort of women receiving prenatal care at Magee-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA from 1992 to 1995 provided blood samples at deliv...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Harville EW,Hertz-Picciotto I,Schramm M,Watt-Morse M,Chantala K,Osterloh J,Parsons PJ,Rogan W

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Agricultural workers are known to have occupational skin diseases. The prevalence and pattern of skin diseases are unknown in Taiwanese fruit farmers. The objective of this study is to determine the work exposure, prevalence of skin diseases, and sensitivity to common skin allergens and agricultural chemical...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Guo YL,Wang BJ,Lee CC,Wang JD

更新日期：1996-06-01 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：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:To study the risk of lung cancer in different subgroups of professional drivers in urban and rural areas of Sweden. METHODS:Information on occupation and geographical region was obtained from the Swedish census of 1970 and data on the incidence of lung cancer between 1971 and 1984 from the National Swedish ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Jakobsson R,Gustavsson P,Lundberg I

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 32 year old male research physician accidentally received a minor wound from a needle which had been previously used on rabbit tissue. Within 15 minutes serious anaphylactic reactions started and he was taken to hospital where his condition stabilised within five hours. Serum immunoglobulin E antibodies to rabbit ep...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Watt AD,McSharry CP

更新日期：1996-08-01 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:Benzene is an established animal and human carcinogen. The mechanism of benzene toxicity, particularly its leukaemogenic effect, is not fully understood. The modified base 8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) is a sensitive marker of the DNA damage due to hydroxyl radical attack at the C8 of guanine. This damag...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Lagorio S,Tagesson C,Forastiere F,Iavarone I,Axelson O,Carere A

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00