The Agricultural Health Study: factors affecting completion and return of self-administered questionnaires in a large prospective cohort study of pesticide applicators.

abstract：BACKGROUND:A 5-year longitudinal study examined nonmalignant respiratory effects of wood processing dust exposure. METHODS:Ten study plants, investigator selected from 447 candidate plants, included 1 sawmill-planing-plywood, 1 plywood, 1 milling, 3 cabinet and 4 furniture facilities. Personal dust samples (2363) were...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Glindmeyer HW,Rando RJ,Lefante JJ,Freyder L,Brisolara JA,Jones RN

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this study were to determine the exposure levels among workers who handle 2-ethoxyethylacetate (EGEEA) in the liquid crystal display (LCD) manufacturing industry and to study the menstrual patterns among the exposed workers compared to a referent group of workers. A total of 52 female exposed workers...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Chia SE,Foo SC,Khoo NY,Jeyaratnam J

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:No information exists on the differences between teenagers with work permits and teenagers without work permits in regards to workplace injury, near-miss incidents, and safety training. METHODS:In May 2003, an anonymous questionnaire was administered to 7,506 teens attending high school throughout the five ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Zierold KM,Anderson H

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat stress is a recognized occupational hazard in aluminum smelter pot rooms. This is the report of an unusual and complex case of heat-related illness in an aluminum smelter worker. The 34-year-old male US worker developed life-threatening heat-related illness in August 2018, on his first day back at work after a 7-...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Wesdock JC,Donoghue AM

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Occupational safety and health (OSH) programs are a strategy for protecting workers' health, yet there are few peer-reviewed reports on methods for assessing them, or on the prevalent characteristics of OSH programs, especially in small businesses. METHODS:We adapted an occupational safety and health admini...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Barbeau E,Roelofs C,Youngstrom R,Sorensen G,Stoddard A,LaMontagne AD

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been shown that exposure in intense exposure in swine barn facilities is associated with increased respiratory symptoms and reduction in pulmonary functions. This study investigated if systemic response could be predicted by FEV(1) response following swine barn exposure. METHODS:Naïve males were test...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Dosman JA,Fukushima Y,Senthilselvan A,Kirychuk SP,Lawson JA,Pahwa P,Cormier Y,Hurst T,Barber EM,Rhodes CS

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Process and office workers at a Swedish paper mill (n = 274) and dairy workers (n = 45) were investigated with questionnaires regarding skin symptoms. In the second part of the study, subjects reporting skin symptoms and a random sample of subjects without symptoms were examined and investigated with patch testing. Pr...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Meding B,Torén K,Karlberg AT,Hagberg S,Wass K

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to examine the association between Dupuytren's contracture (DC), repetitive handwork (RHW), heavy handwork (HHW), and/or vibration exposure. METHODS:Frequency and intensity of the three types of handwork were collected and compared between DC patients and controls. Hours of wo...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Haines A,Levis C,Goldsmith CH,Kaur M,Duku E,Wells R,Walter SD,Rook C,Stock S,Liss G,Murphy J,Thoma A

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An investigation of a small private agate mill was prompted by an agate worker who presented with silicosis in Guangzhou, China, in December 1998. METHODS:The work processes and records of dust measurements of the mill were examined. The mean total dust concentrations ranged from 3.0 to 9.9 mg/m3; 86-88% of...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Jiang CQ,Xiao LW,Lam TH,Xie NW,Zhu CQ

更新日期：2001-07-01 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：:Several recent studies (animal and human) have suggested an association between lung cancer and silica exposure. To test the hypothesis, we have studied death benefit records of 1,905 members of the Granite Cutters Union. A proportionate mortality analysis (PMR) was conducted, using U.S. deaths as a comparison populat...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Steenland K,Beaumont J

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:No previous studies investigated the interaction of effort-reward imbalance (ERI) and overcommitment on blood pressure. Our aim was to investigate associations of ERI and overcommitment (and their interaction) with blood pressure and hypertension within a Chinese population. METHODS:Seven hundred thirty-fou...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Xu W,Yu H,Hang J,Gao W,Zhao Y,Guo L

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Between 1987 and 1992, the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) initiated and implemented the Asbestos Program that aimed at reducing asbestos-related risks. It was a cooperative effort between government authorities, labor market organizations, and health care and labor protection personnel. MET...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Huuskonen MS,Rantanen J

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the investigation was to study whether laboratory work or other types of chemical work at one petrochemical plant were associated with an increased risk for miscarriage or reduced birthweight. The study was based on questionnaire data for 95% of the women working at the plant between 1973 and 1987. A statis...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Axelsson G,Rylander R

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Small retail businesses experience high robbery and violent crime rates leading to injury and death. Workplace violence prevention programs (WVPP) based on Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design reduce this risk, but low small business participation limits their effectiveness. Recent dissemination mod...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Bruening RA,Strazza K,Nocera M,Peek-Asa C,Casteel C

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pre-placement testing was implemented during World War II. Its current use has been reshaped by economic factors, litigation, legislation, and advances in medicine. In response to a request from a local industry intent upon lowering their work-related injuries, a post-offer screening program was developed an...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Harbin G,Olson J

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Death certificates contain a box labeled "Injury at Work" which is to be marked "Yes" for all fatal occupational injuries. The accuracy of this box in Michigan is not fully characterized. METHODS:The accuracy of the Injury at Work box on the Michigan death certificate was compared to deaths identified from ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Oliveri AN,Wang L,Rosenman KD

更新日期：2020-06-01 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:Occupational cancer monitoring is important for cancer prevention and public health protection. A surveillance system for identifying occupational cancer risks and cancer cases in Italy that are likely to be of occupational origin using information available in the Italian Social Security archives was create...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Crosignani P,Massari S,Audisio R,Amendola P,Cavuto S,Scaburri A,Zambon P,Nedoclan G,Stracci F,Pannelli F,Vercelli M,Miligi L,Imbriani M,Berrino F

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study their socioeconomic and health status, 1,770 workers in the organized electronics industry in India were surveyed. Mean age of the workers employed in this industry was 32.5 +/- 6.01 years. The average per capita income/month was Rupees 333, indicating a higher socioeconomic status, compared with the status o...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Mathur N,Gupta BN,Rastogi SK,Mahendra PN,Pangtey BS,Husain T,Bharti RS

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mortality experience of 7,119 workers who were employed at a Beaumont, Texas, refinery for at least 1 year between 1945 and 1987 was investigated. Mortality analyses based on standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) showed overall mortality was significantly lower than expected co...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Raabe GK,Collingwood KW,Wong O

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The occupational lung cancer risk in manufacturing and repair of shoes was studied by pooling of two major case-control studies from Germany. METHODS:Some 4184 incident hospital-based cases of primary lung cancer and 4253 population controls, matched for sex, age, and region of residence were intensively in...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Jöckel KH,Pohlabeln H,Bolm-Audorff U,Brüske-Hohlfeld I,Wichmann HE

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study examines the association between asbestos-related pleural plaques and lung function in a group of workers with occupational exposure to asbestos. Exposure, smoking, and respiratory histories, chest radiographs, flow-volume loops, and single breath DLCOs were obtained on 383 railroad workers. A score ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Oliver LC,Eisen EA,Greene R,Sprince NL

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to mineral dust was studied among construction workers (N = 437) with the aid of a questionnaire and a chest X-ray examination of the lungs. The results of the questionnaire showed that 81% of the construction workers had been exposed to asbestos. Exposure had occurred in all of the occupational groups studie...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Oksa P,Koskinen H,Rinne JP,Zitting A,Roto P,Huuskonen MS

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:After cryptosporidiosis was reported in three workers caring for preweaned calves at an academic research laboratory, we sought to identify cases, determine risk factors, and implement control measures. METHODS:A cryptosporidiosis case was defined as diarrhea duration ≥72 hr, abdominal cramps, or vomiting i...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Hancock-Allen J,Alden NB,Cronquist AB

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Work automation is increasing worldwide, and the probability of job automation has been associated with workers' adverse health outcomes. This study aimed to examine the association of occupation-level automation probability with work stress and workers' health. METHODS:We used data from a national survey of...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Cheng WJ,Pien LC,Cheng Y

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Standardized proportionate mortality ratio (SPMR) was found to be 2.2 (95% CI = 1.3-3.5) for esophageal cancer (EC) among workers exposed to refractory brick dust in a large iron-steel complex in China. METHODS:A nested case-control design within a cohort of industrial workers. One hundred and twenty-five E...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Pan G,Takahashi K,Feng Y,Liu L,Liu T,Zhang S,Liu N,Okubo T,Goldsmith DF

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to examine the endocrine profiles of a group of male workers chronically exposed to trichloroethylene (TCE) in an electronics factory. A total of 124 workers participated in a preliminary study, for which 85 satisfied the selection criteria and were recruited to take part in a more deta...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Chia SE,Goh VH,Ong CN

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rate of lost-time sprains and strains in private nursing homes is over three times the national average, and for back injuries, almost four times the national average. The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) has sponsored interventions that were preferentially promoted to nursing homes in 2000-200...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Park RM,Bushnell PT,Bailer AJ,Collins JW,Stayner LT

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sensitive K-X-ray fluorescence (K-XRF) instrument was used to measure lead levels in the tibia and patella on a series of twelve subjects who had relatively well-documented histories of lead exposure and blood lead levels. For some subjects, K-XRF measurements were taken at multiple points in time, and before and af...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Hu H,Pepper L,Goldman R

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00