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 relation to residential exposure to power frequency magnetic fields. Leukaemia was positively associated with magnetic fields in three case-control studies. The other two case-control studies and two cohort studies did not show such a link. Brain tumours and breast cancer have rarely been examined by these studies. Based on the epidemiological results, the analysis of the role of chance and bias, and the criteria for causal inferences, it seems that the evidence is not strong enough to support the putative causal relation between residential exposure to magnetic fields and adult leukaemia, brain tumours, or breast cancer. Inadequate statistical power is far more a concern than selection bias, information bias, and confounding in interpreting the results from these studies, and in explaining inconsistencies between studies. CONCLUSIONS:Our reviews suggested that the only way to answer whether residential exposure to magnetic fields is capable of increasing the risks of adult cancers is to conduct more studies carefully avoiding methodological flaws, in particular small sample size. We also suggested that the risk of female breast cancer should be the object of additional investigations, and that future studies should attempt to include information on exposure to magnetic fields from workplaces as well as residential exposure to estimate the effects of overall exposure to magnetic fields.
journal_name
Occup Environ Medjournal_title
Occupational and environmental medicineauthors
Li CY,Thériault G,Lin RSdoi
10.1136/oem.53.8.505subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1996-08-01 00:00:00pages
505-10issue
8eissn
1351-0711issn
1470-7926journal_volume
53pub_type
杂志文章,评审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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/oem.53.6.427
更新日期:1996-06-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.1136/oemed-2018-105310
更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIMS:To analyse the effects of age and occupational factors on both the incidence and the disappearance of chronic neck and shoulder pain after a five year follow up period. METHODS:A prospective longitudinal investigation (ESTEV) was carried out in 1990 and 1995 in seven regions of France. A random sample of male and...
journal_title:Occupational and environmental medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/oem.59.8.537
更新日期:2002-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::A survey was carried out on respiratory symptoms and skin prick test response to common allergens (atopy), storage mites, and occupational allergens among 226 bakers and pastry makers from 105 small businesses in northern Italy. Atopy was present in 54 workers (23.4%); 40 workers (17.7%) were skin positive to at least...
journal_title:Occupational and environmental medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/oem.51.8.548
更新日期:1994-08-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1136/oem.2004.017137
更新日期:2005-08-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/oemed-2014-102313
更新日期:2015-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1136/oem.2009.052571
更新日期:2011-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:The effects of job strain and shift work on weight gain have not been studied jointly. Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies on shift work and weight gain have reported different results. This study examines potential effect modification by job strain on the link between shift work and weight gain, and co...
journal_title:Occupational and environmental medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/oemed-2016-103747
更新日期:2017-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To describe the nationwide occurrence of work related musculoskeletal injuries among all home care service workers in Sweden, and to identify relative risks and risk factors of the injuries. METHODS:The study was based on work related injuries reported to the Swedish occupational injury information system i...
journal_title:Occupational and environmental medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/oem.52.10.686
更新日期:1995-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIMS:To assess the prevalence of general health status, use of sleep medication, and use of medication for cardiovascular diseases, and to study their relation to aircraft noise exposure. METHODS:These health indicators were measured by a cross-sectional survey among 11 812 respondents living within a radius of 25 km ...
journal_title:Occupational and environmental medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/oem.2002.005488
更新日期:2004-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To examine the association between occupational lifting during pregnancy and preterm birth. The risk of preterm birth was estimated for total burden lifted per day and number of medium and heavy loads lifted per day. METHODS:In a study population of 62 803 pregnant women enrolled to the Danish National Birt...
journal_title:Occupational and environmental medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/oemed-2012-101173
更新日期:2013-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Previous research has produced conflicting evidence on the relative merits of advancing and delaying shift systems. The current study assessed the effects of the direction of shift rotation within 8 hour systems, upon a range of measures including sleep, on shift alertness, physical health, and psychological...
journal_title:Occupational and environmental medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/oem.57.10.678
更新日期:2000-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::This paper systematically reviews the scientific literature on the effects of individual and work-related factors on the Work Ability Index (WAI). Studies on work ability published from 1985 to 2006 were identified through a structured search in PubMed, and Web of Science. Studies were included if the WAI was used as ...
journal_title:Occupational and environmental medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1136/oem.2008.039883
更新日期:2009-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Male breast cancer is a rare disease of largely unknown aetiology. In addition to genetic and hormone-related risk factors, a large number of environmental chemicals are suspected of playing a role in breast cancer. The identification of occupations or occupational exposures associated with an increased inci...
journal_title:Occupational and environmental medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1136/oem.2009.052175
更新日期:2010-12-01 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
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi:10.1136/oem.60.6.395
更新日期:2003-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIMS:This study examines the impact of work-related psychosocial and mechanical exposure on the development of low back pain (LBP) in the general working population. METHODS:A randomly drawn cohort from the general population in Norway aged 18-66 years was followed up for 3 years (n=12 550, response rate at baseline=6...
journal_title:Occupational and environmental medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/oemed-2012-101116
更新日期:2013-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Professional judgment is necessary to assess occupational exposure in population-based case-control studies; however, the assessments lack transparency and are time-consuming to perform. To improve transparency and efficiency, we systematically applied decision rules to questionnaire responses to assess dies...
journal_title:Occupational and environmental medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/oemed-2011-100524
更新日期:2012-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) is a highly lipophilic organochlorine compound of widespread environmental occurrence, that accumulates in the biological system. It affects the porphyrine metabolism, thyroid hormones, and the liver function in animals. Although HCB is one of the most common organochlorine compound i...
journal_title:Occupational and environmental medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/oem.58.3.172
更新日期:2001-03-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/oem.2011.064758
更新日期:2012-03-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/oem.60.suppl_1.i3
更新日期:2003-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIMS:To study the risk of childhood cancer in relation to parental occupation and related exposures. METHODS:Self reported occupational data from mothers and fathers of 3838 children with cancer and 7629 control children were analysed. Odds ratios were calculated for 31 "occupational groups" by parent, diagnostic grou...
journal_title:Occupational and environmental medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/oem.60.12.901
更新日期:2003-12-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/oemed-2013-101903
更新日期:2014-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Assessment of level of exposure to platinum and platinum concentration in urine from platinum industry workers to evaluate internal exposures and excretion kinetics. METHODS:Platinum concentrations in urine samples from 34 workers were measured by adsorptive voltammetry after UV-photolysis. Morning and even...
journal_title:Occupational and environmental medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/oem.55.2.138
更新日期:1998-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine site-specific cancer incidence among women spinning-weaving and dyeing-finishing workers in the largest flax textile factory in Lithuania. METHOD:The cancer incidence of a cohort of 3447 women workers from a flax textile factory was investigated for the period 1978-2002. All subjects were employ...
journal_title:Occupational and environmental medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/oem.2009.048058
更新日期:2010-07-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/oem.53.8.573
更新日期:1996-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::: Physically demanding occupations (ie, military, firefighter, law enforcement) often use fitness tests for job selection or retention. Despite numerous individual studies, the relationship of these tests to job performance is not always clear. : This review examined the relationship by aggregating previously reported...
journal_title:Occupational and environmental medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi:10.1136/oemed-2016-103684
更新日期:2017-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Introduced in the UK in 2010, the fit note was designed to address the problem of long-term sickness absence. We explored (1) associations between demographic variables and fit note receipt, 'maybe fit' use and long-term conditions, (2) whether individuals with long-term conditions receive more fit notes and...
journal_title:Occupational and environmental medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/oemed-2019-106035
更新日期:2020-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The mortality experience of 4702 (4413 men and 289 women) civilian workers in a US Coast Guard shipyard was evaluated. METHODS:All workers employed at the shipyard between 1 January 1950 and 31 December 1964 were included in the study and were followed through 31 December 2001 for vital status. Detailed shi...
journal_title:Occupational and environmental medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/oem.2006.029652
更新日期:2007-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To assess if improvement of working conditions related to heat stress was associated with improved kidney health outcomes among sugarcane harvest workers in Chichigalpa, Nicaragua, a region heavily affected by the epidemic of chronic kidney disease of non-traditional origin. METHODS:Based on our findings du...
journal_title:Occupational and environmental medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/oemed-2020-106406
更新日期:2020-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To measure the levels of exposure to nitrogen trichloride (NCl3) in the atmosphere of indoor swimming pools and to examine how they relate to irritant and chronic respiratory symptoms, indices of pulmonary function, and bronchial hyperresponsiveness to methacholine in lifeguards working in the pools. METHOD...
journal_title:Occupational and environmental medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/oem.55.4.258
更新日期:1998-04-01 00:00:00