Seasonal changes in ambulatory blood pressure in employees under different indoor temperatures.

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: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: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：OBJECTIVE:This study assessed the efficacy of preventive measures in a graphite electrode plant aimed at reducing occupational exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). METHODS:Electrode workers (n = 146) answered a questionnaire and provided an end of shift urine sample. Urinary 1-hydroxypyrene (1-hpur), a...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： dell'Omo M,Muzi G,Marchionna G,Latini L,Carrieri P,Paolemili P,Abbritti G

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effectiveness of a counselling and education programme on work ability and work disability pension for employees in the construction industry. METHODS:Employees with a high disability risk of 38% or more in the following four years were included. Employees in the intervention group were e...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： de Boer AG,Burdorf A,van Duivenbooden C,Frings-Dresen MH

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the mortality experience of a cohort of employees in the UK silica sand industry exposed to respirable crystalline silica (RCS). METHODS:A retrospective cohort mortality study followed all workers to 2001 with at least one year's employment at one of seven UK silica sand producing quarries between 195...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Brown TP,Rushton L

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the sources of high concentrations of particles of < 10 microns diameter (PM10) in classrooms, observed in a previous study on childhood exposure to PM10, and to study the correlation between classroom and outdoor concentrations of mass and elements of PM10. METHODS:Measurements of PM10 were ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Janssen NA,Hoek G,Brunekreef B,Harssema H

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Combustion-generated fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is associated with cardiovascular morbidity. Both traffic-related air pollution and residential wood combustion may be important, but few studies have compared their impacts. OBJECTIVES:To assess and compare effects of traffic-related and woodsmoke PM2.5 ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Kajbafzadeh M,Brauer M,Karlen B,Carlsten C,van Eeden S,Allen RW

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the occurrence of work related respiratory symptoms and to assess the effect of atopy in a group of trainee bakers. METHODS:A prospective study of work related respiratory symptoms among 125 trainee bakers who were investigated with a questionnaire plus skin prick test with wheat flour and al...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： De Zotti R,Bovenzi M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to examine whether working beyond the standard working hours was associated with a greater risk of depressive disorder among workers included in published prospective studies. This manuscript was prepared according to the PRISMA guideline checklist. A database search wa...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Watanabe K,Imamura K,Kawakami N

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We used data from a large, population-based case-control study in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont to examine relationships between occupation, industry and bladder cancer risk. METHODS:Lifetime occupational histories were obtained by personal interview from 1158 patients newly diagnosed with urothelial ca...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Colt JS,Karagas MR,Schwenn M,Baris D,Johnson A,Stewart P,Verrill C,Moore LE,Lubin J,Ward MH,Samanic C,Rothman N,Cantor KP,Beane Freeman LE,Schned A,Cherala S,Silverman DT

更新日期：2011-04-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Trichloroethylene (TCE) -induced hypersensitivity syndrome (TIHS) is a potentially life-threatening disease. Several genetic susceptibility biomarkers have been found to be associated with TIHS, and this systematic prospective study has been conducted to evaluate the utility of these genetic susceptibility b...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Dai Y,Zhou W,Jia Q,Dong H,Niu Y,He J,Bin P,Yi J,Xiang Y,Duan H,Huang H,Sha Y,Shen M,Ye M,Huang X,Zheng Y

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To correlate the prevalence of respiratory tract symptoms and diseases with dust and fibre exposure in the soft tissue industry in Germany. METHODS:Ambient monitoring was performed for inhalable, respirable dust and fibres in seven soft tissue producing factories. In 441 workers (72 controls, 90 moderate, 279 hig...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Kraus T,Pfahlberg A,Gefeller O,Raithel HJ

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Animal studies suggest that exposure to pesticides may alter thyroid function; however, few epidemiologic studies have examined this association. We evaluated the relationship between individual pesticides and thyroid function in 679 men enrolled in a substudy of the Agricultural Health Study, a cohort of li...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Lerro CC,Beane Freeman LE,DellaValle CT,Kibriya MG,Aschebrook-Kilfoy B,Jasmine F,Koutros S,Parks CG,Sandler DP,Alavanja MCR,Hofmann JN,Ward MH

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the psychological consequences of improvised explosive device (IED) exposure as IEDs have been the greatest threat to UK military personnel in Afghanistan though the mental health consequences of IED exposure are largely unknown. METHOD:Deployed UK military personnel completed a survey while deplo...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Jones N,Thandi G,Fear NT,Wessely S,Greenberg N

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the mortality from non-respiratory cancers by work area among active and retired male workers of the German rubber industry. METHODS:A cohort of 11,633 male German workers was followed up for mortality from 1 January 1981 to 31 December 1991. Cohort members were active (n = 7536) or retired (n ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Straif K,Weiland SK,Werner B,Chambless L,Mundt KA,Keil U

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Inflammatory biomarkers are associated with negative health outcomes. In this study, we investigated the associations between airborne occupational exposures and levels and changes in inflammatory biomarkers. METHODS:We included 79 604 adults at baseline from the Lifelines cohort of which 48 403 (60.8%) s...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Faruque MO,Vonk JM,Bültmann U,Boezen HM

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effects of exposure to low concentrations of carbon monoxide (CO), as commonly measured in atmospheric urban air pollution and certain occupational environments, on exercise performance and myocardial perfusion in young healthy men, and the possible need for tighter restrictions on ambient conce...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Adir Y,Merdler A,Ben Haim S,Front A,Harduf R,Bitterman H

更新日期：1999-08-01 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：INTRODUCTION:The current definition of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) associates persistent airflow limitation and chronic respiratory symptoms. Agricultural work has been associated with an increased risk of developing COPD, but the prevalence and definition of the disease vary greatly between studies. T...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Guillien A,Soumagne T,Dalphin JC,Degano B

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To appraise epidemiological evidence of the purported association between residential exposure to power frequency magnetic fields and adult cancers. METHODS:Literature review and epidemiological evaluation. RESULTS:Seven epidemiological studies have been conducted on the risk of cancer among adults in rela...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Li CY,Thériault G,Lin RS

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been speculated on theoretical grounds that biomarkers are superior surrogates for chemical exposures to air samples in epidemiology studies. METHODS AND RESULTS:Biomarkers were classified according to their position in the exposure-disease continuum-that is, parent compound, reactive intermediate, s...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Lin YS,Kupper LL,Rappaport SM

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate allegations of an excess risk of leukaemia among children living near the Solway Firth coast of Dumfries and Galloway Health Board area in Scotland, UK. METHODS:Incident cases of childhood leukaemia (International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision, C91-C95, patients aged 0-14 years) fo...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Stark JM,Black RJ,Brewster DH

更新日期：2007-01-01 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

abstract：:The "need for recovery scale" is suggested as an operationalisation for the measurement of (early symptoms of) fatigue at work. Definition of and background on the concept of need for recovery are briefly discussed. Details about scale construction are summarised. Correlations with other relevant measurement scales on...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： van Veldhoven M,Broersen S

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the differences between measurements of personal exposure to particulate air pollution and static area measurements in a group of people working close to traffic and to determine whether such differences might obscure any threshold for health effects in epidemiological studies. METHODS:Persona...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Watt M,Godden D,Cherrie J,Seaton A

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Long working hours may be associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). The objective was to investigate cross-sectional associations of work hours with carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and ankle-brachial index (ABI). METHODS:Participants were 1694 women and 1868 men from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Athe...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Charles LE,Fekedulegn D,Burchfiel CM,Fujishiro K,Landsbergis P,Diez Roux AV,Macdonald L,Foy CG,Andrew ME,Stukovsky KH,Baron S

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the kinetics of elimination of urinary dialkylphosphate metabolites after oral and dermally applied doses of the organophosphate pesticide chlorpyrifos to human volunteers and to determine whether these doses affected plasma and erythrocyte cholinesterase activity. METHOD:Five volunteers ingest...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Griffin P,Mason H,Heywood K,Cocker J

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mortality data have been updated for a further 12 years for a cohort of workers in the reinforced plastics and composites industry with exposures to styrene monomer and other chemicals. The cohort consisted of 15,826 male and female employees who were exposed to styrene for at least six months between 1948 and 1977 at...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Wong O,Trent LS,Whorton MD

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00