Surveillance of work-related musculoskeletal injuries among union carpenters.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies comparing different forms of asbestos are rare, and limited by the failure to compare results with unexposed populations. We compare autoimmune responses among former workers and residents of the crocidolite mining and milling town of Wittenoom, Western Australia, with an unexposed population. METHO...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Reid A,Franklin P,de Klerk N,Creaney J,Brims F,Musk B,Pfau J

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Media work is characterized by information flow, deadlines, and 24/7 alertness. Good recovery prevents stress-related disorders. METHODS:The standardized questionnaire included items about health, health habits, sleep, work conditions, and work stress. Recordings of 24-hr heart rate variability (HRV) and fo...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Lindholm H,Sinisalo J,Ahlberg J,Hirvonen A,Hublin C,Partinen M,Savolainen A

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to grain dust has been associated with a neutrophilic bronchitis. In vitro studies suggest several possible mechanisms for recruitment of neutrophils, including direct chemotaxis to aqueous grain dust extracts and release of chemotactic activity by bronchial epithelial cells in response to challenge with grai...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Von Essen SG,O'Neill DP,Robbins RA,Rennard SI

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autopsied lungs from 29 hard rock miners were investigated to determine the relationship of the dust content to pathology, radiology, and occupational exposure. METHODS:Each lung was divided horizontally into three sections. Pathological and radiological studies and chemical analyses were carried out on sam...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Verma DK,Ritchie AC,Muir DC

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although there are many studies on working adolescents, information on youth who simultaneously hold jobs on both a farm and in other sectors of the economy is lacking. METHODS:Six high schools in rural Minnesota were evaluated for adolescent work practices and injury incidence. A 20-page self-administered ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Munshi K,Parker DL,Bannerman-Thompson H,Merchant D

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fish processing is a common economic activity in Southern Africa. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and host determinants of allergic symptoms, allergic sensitization, bronchial hyper-responsiveness and asthma among workers processing saltwater fish. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was c...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Jeebhay MF,Robins TG,Miller ME,Bateman E,Smuts M,Baatjies R,Lopata AL

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1988, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has notified workers who were subjects in occupational epidemiology studies of the study findings ("worker notification"). This paper describes seven notifications and the worker's reactions to them. The chemicals of interest in the studies ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Boal WL,Friedland J,Schulte PA

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of aluminum on the pulmonary function of aluminum workers were investigated in this study. Serum aluminum levels and spirometry were measured in 55 male workers and 30 male controls. The mean serum aluminum level of workers (72.7 +/- 9.9 ng/ml) was significantly high compared to that of controls, indicatin...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： San LN,Uysal H,Gökbel H,Bediz CS,Sayal A

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1979, a pilot survey defined respiratory status and unmet health care needs of retired and former male asbestos workers in Hawaii. Of 1,401 identified subjects, 741 were contacted and 411 were interviewed. Forty-five subjects were between 39 and 54 years of age; 208, between 55 and 64; and 158, age 65 or more. They...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Fournier-Massey G,Wong G,Hall TC

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Longitudinal assessment of lower respiratory symptoms (LRS) in community members with World Trade Center (WTC) exposures. METHODS:Adult members of a treatment program with complete standardized visits were evaluated (n = 798). Association of demographic characteristics, mental health symptoms and lung functi...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Caplan-Shaw C,Kazeros A,Pradhan D,Berger K,Goldring R,Zhao S,Liu M,Shao Y,Fernandez-Beros ME,Marmor M,Levy-Carrick N,Rosen R,Ferri L,Reibman J

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Experimental long-term carcinogenicity bioassays conducted on rats and mice proved that ionizing radiation can induce a variety of tumor types. However few studies have been conducted on rats. METHODS:This report deals with the effects of γ-radiation in groups of 416-1,051 6-weeks old Sprague-Dawley rats ex...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Soffritti M,Tibaldi E,Bua L,Padovani M,Falcioni L,Lauriola M,Manservigi M,Manservisi F,Belpoggi F

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin symptoms of "yusho" and their change thereafter are described. In the early stage, skin eruptions were the most prominent and impressive features of yusho. Acneiform eruptions and pigmentation were most conspicuous. With the passage of time, there is some improvement and most patients now have few eruptions, exce...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Urabe H,Asahi M

更新日期：1984-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Self-reported work histories can be critical for both epidemiologic and clinical purposes. However, the complexity of some work histories, such as those of migrant farm workers, can hamper recall, resulting in inaccurate reporting. Memory aids may reduce such error. This study assesses the reliability of wor...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Engel LS,Keifer MC,Thompson ML,Zahm SH

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the cost and yield of a general health surveillance program emphasizing the identification of occupationally related diseases among workers in a high-risk trade. Of approximately 4,000 eligible members of two local plumbers and pipefitters unions, 639 were screened in this program. Screening tests indicat...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Schwartz DA,Rosenstock L,Barnhart S,Inui TS

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occupational diseases are now being assessed at the cellular and molecular levels; this presents new opportunities for prevention and control [Calleman et al., 1978; Ong et al., 1987; Stejskal et al., 1989; Welch and Cullen, 1988; Garry et al., 1989]. The key to these opportunities is the ability to detect biological ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Schulte PA

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been reported even years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (9/11). METHODS:We used screening tools to assess the prevalence of probable PTSD in 9/11-exposed firefighters at two time points, within 6 months of 9/11 (baseline) and 3-4 year...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Berninger A,Webber MP,Niles JK,Gustave J,Lee R,Cohen HW,Kelly K,Corrigan M,Prezant DJ

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Bassett Farm Safety and Health Project was started in 1980 when Drs. May and Pratt made clinical observations on respiratory illnesses in farmers. The initial work involved the investigation of clinical syndromes associated with dust exposures and, from there, environmental dust studies. The current scope of work ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Pratt DS

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurement of specific organic compounds in exhaled breath has been used as an indicator of recent exposure to pollutants or as an indicator of the health of an individual. A typical application involves the collection of multiple breaths onto a sorbent cartridge or into an evacuated canister with the use of a relati...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Pleil JD,Lindstrom AB

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Construction industry workers are exposed to many hazards leading to fatal and nonfatal injuries. Information for nonfatal work-related injury surveillance may be vague and come from a variety of sources. METHODS:The Alaska Trauma Registry (ATR) is used as an injury surveillance tool to focus on hospitalize...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Husberg BJ,Fosbroke DE,Conway GA,Mode NA

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung tissue of a worker in an abrasive manufacturing plant, whose duration of dust exposure was about 10 years, was analyzed by means of bulk analysis and in situ analytical electron microanalysis. The content of the total dust in the lung was 120 mg/g of the dried lung tissue. This value is close to the average conce...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Hayashi H,Kajita A

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The community of Libby, Montana has recently been the focus of national attention secondary to widespread amphibole contamination associated with vermiculite mining and processing. METHODS:Patients who had occupational and non-occupational exposure to amphibole asbestos in Libby, Montana were evaluated for ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Whitehouse AC

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the reanalysis of a cross-sectional study of asthma in a large cohort of autoworkers with exposure to metalworking fluids (MWF). There is strong evidence from case reports, clinical studies, and medical surveillance data that exposure to MWF can cause asthma, yet no association was found in the o...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Eisen EA,Holcroft CA,Greaves IA,Wegman DH,Woskie SR,Monson RR

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inhalational exposure to zinc oxide fumes is associated with metal fume fever, a self-limited but very uncomfortable condition closely resembling influenza. Very little is known regarding the toxicokinetics of inhaled zinc, making the interpretation of zinc measurements in serum and urine problematic. METHO...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Martin CJ,Le XC,Guidotti TL,Yalcin S,Chum E,Audette RJ,Liang C,Yuan B,Zhang X,Wu J

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assesses the causes of medical surveillance changes leading to specialist referral from one isocyanate-using company where 39 workers (about 20% of all employees) were referred to a hospital occupational clinic during a 5-year period for concerns regarding their surveillance respiratory questionnaire or spi...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Kraw M,Tarlo SM

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitoplasts from rabbit bone marrow cells in vitro incubated with benzene metabolites showed a concentration-dependent inhibition of mitochondrial RNA synthesis. The 50% molar inhibitory concentration for each metabolite was determined to be p-benzoquinone, 2 X 10(-6); phenol, 2.5 X 10(-5); hydroquinone, 5 X 10(-5); ca...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Kalf GF,Snyder R,Rushmore TH

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study measured the validity of work histories obtained by interview with 84 female workers and examined specific factors which influence such validity. This is the first validation of work histories collected by interviews with women. The validity of each interview was assessed over a period of 29 years, from 195...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Brisson C,Vézina M,Bernard PM,Gingras S

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study updates information on mortality and cancer morbidity in a cohort of Norwegian talc workers. METHODS:Follow-up was extended with 24 years, covering 1953-2011. Comparisons were made with the general population and between subgroups within the cohort. RESULTS:Standardized mortality ratio for non-m...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Wergeland E,Gjertsen F,Vos L,Grimsrud TK

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have indicated an increased risk for cancer of the urinary bladder among hairdressers. In a Danish linkage between census data and cancer register data both male and female hairdressers have an elevated risk for bladder cancer. The risk for lung cancer is close to unity, indicating that occupational fa...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Skov T,Andersen A,Malker H,Pukkala E,Weiner J,Lynge E

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that health maintenance organizations (HMOs) overdiagnose work-related injuries and illnesses to increase their income. This study compared the Workers' Compensation experience of 2,176 Boston postal employees enrolled in a large HMO with that of 3,473 employees enrolled in a large fee-for-servic...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Zwerling C,Ryan J,Orav EJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00