Pulmonary function of workers in the aluminum industry.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:As part of community-based participatory research (CBPR) examining precarious employment and community health, academic, and community researchers used concept mapping to explore how residents in two high hardship neighborhoods perceive the impact of work on health. METHODS:Between January and May 2017, 292 ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Velonis AJ,Hebert-Beirne J,Conroy LM,Hernandez M,Castaneda D,Forst L

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective analysis reviews the clinical experience of a major urban referral hospital with diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma during the 14-year period from 1973 through 1986. Seventy-five cases of definite or equivocal mesothelioma were identified. There were four cases of primary malignant peritoneal me...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Shepherd KE,Oliver LC,Kazemi H

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computerized hospital discharge diagnoses are useful for occupational disease surveillance. One thousand one hundred twenty-six individuals with asbestosis and 268 individuals with silicosis were identified in New Jersey for the four-year period 1979-1982. Computer-generated maps help to dramatize the localization of ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Rosenman KD

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease resulting from the inhalation of crystalline silica and can be classified as simple or complicated according to the International Labour Organization criteria. Furthermore, individuals exposed to crystalline silica also have a higher risk for the development of tubercul...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Salum KCR,de Castro MCS,Moreira VB,Nani ASF,Kohlrausch FB

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study evaluated the impact of California's safe patient handling (SPH) legislation on musculoskeletal injury prevention among hospital nurses. METHODS:Two serial cross-sectional surveys were conducted using postal and online questionnaires in statewide random samples of California registered nurses in ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Lee SJ,Lee JH,Harrison R

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Due to the aging population and a shift to patient home care, home health aides (HHAs) are a fast-growing occupation. Since little is known about workplace risk factors for back injuries among HHAs, we examined the role of ergonomic and psychosocial factors in injury reporting among HHAs. METHODS:We used th...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Arlinghaus A,Caban-Martinez AJ,Marino M,Reme SE

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A medical surveillance program of benzene-exposed workers has to be established in such a way as to observe early signs of benzene-induced cytopenia, pancytopenia, or leukemia. This study evaluates the utility of routine medical survey applied to benzene-exposed workers by analyzing the hematological, immuno...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Bogadi-Sare A,Zavalić M,Turk R

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The medical management of three individuals involved in an exposure incident to whole-body radiation at a nuclear generating plant of a Canadian electrical utility is described. The exposure incident resulted in the two highest whole-body radiation doses ever received in a single event by workers in a Canadian nuclear...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： House RA,Sax SE,Rumack ER,Holness DL

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite being preventable, work-related upper extremity cumulative trauma disorders (UECTDs) remain problematic. This study is unique in its focus on predictors of employer risk-reduction activities (ERRAs) in response to a UECTD case. METHODS:Workers' compensation claimants (N = 537) completed a telephone ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Keogh JP,Gucer PW,Gordon JL,Nuwayhid I

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retrospective exposure assessment of occupational lead exposure in population-based studies requires historical exposure information from many occupations and industries. METHODS:We reviewed published US exposure monitoring studies to identify lead measurement data. We developed an occupational lead exposur...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Koh DH,Locke SJ,Chen YC,Purdue MP,Friesen MC

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Self-employed business owners in Korea make up one-quarter of the working population, and half of those who are self-employed are in micro and small businesses. Compared to the significant research interest in business management and economics, to date, there has been little interest in the health of small b...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Kim HJ,Min JY,Min KB

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We applied the well-established, but rather under-utilized, indicator of Potential Years of Life Lost (PYLL) to estimate the global burden of mesothelioma and asbestosis. METHODS:We analyzed all deaths caused by mesothelioma and asbestosis that were reported by 82 and 55 countries, respectively, to the Worl...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Diandini R,Takahashi K,Park EK,Jiang Y,Movahed M,Le GV,Lee LJ,Delgermaa V,Kim R

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nearly one of every three workers in the United States is low-income. Low-income populations have a lower life expectancy and greater rates of chronic diseases compared to those with higher incomes. Low- income workers face hazards in their workplaces as well as in their communities. Developing integrated pu...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Baron SL,Beard S,Davis LK,Delp L,Forst L,Kidd-Taylor A,Liebman AK,Linnan L,Punnett L,Welch LS

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study explored economic consequences of work-related injuries using a longitudinal data source. METHODS:Data were from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1979 cohort (n = 12,686). Short-term consequences were measured when the injury was reported. "Difference-in-differences" approach was applie...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Dong XS,Wang X,Largay JA,Sokas R

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate indoor polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentrations in bars and restaurants and identify the main determinants of airborne PAH concentrations. METHODS:This study included 57 bars/restaurants in Santiago, Chile. PAH concentrations (ng/m(3) ) were measured using photoelectric aerosol sensor...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Muñoz C,Droppelmann A,Erazo M,Aceituno P,Orellana C,Parro J,Mesias S,Marchetti N,Navas-Acien A,Iglesias V

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the construction industry, a relatively high hand eczema prevalence can be expected due to exposure to irritating and allergenic agents. METHODS:As part of a regular program of voluntary medical examinations, a questionnaire including items on health symptoms and working circumstances is administered to ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Timmerman JG,Heederik D,Spee T,Smit LA

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Concern regarding functioning and effectiveness of joint health and safety committees (JHSCs) in Ontario hospitals was raised following the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreak in 2003. A subsequent literature review revealed a lack of studies focused within the healthcare sector. METHODS:A tool to me...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Nichol K,Kudla I,Robson L,Hon CY,Eriksson J,Holness DL

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Occupational exposure to free silica is widespread in several economic sectors and is well known to cause silicosis. This study was designed to establish a database of enterprises and workers in industrial sectors involving silica exposure in Italy and to estimate the number of workers potentially at high ri...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Scarselli A,Binazzi A,Marinaccio A

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study compared floor laying using new working methods involving standing up, to the traditional methods involving working on one's knees. METHODS:The study group, 216 subjects, completed a training class in the use of the new floor-laying methods, and received free tools and advice in their use. The co...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Jensen LK,Friche C

更新日期：2010-06-01 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:Few epidemiologic studies have addressed the exposure-response relationships between work activities and symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA). This analysis used data from a national survey and ergonomists' ratings to address this issue. METHODS:Interview and knee X-ray data were obtained from the Third Nat...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： D'Souza JC,Werner RA,Keyserling WM,Gillespie B,Rabourn R,Ulin S,Franzblau A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Using both quantitative and qualitative data, this study examined teen workers' perceptions about their work environments and the ways in which teens believe workplaces can be made safer. METHODS:We conducted telephone interviews (n = 117) and six focus groups (n = 49) with two separate samples of North Car...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Zakocs RC,Runyan CW,Schulman MD,Dunn KA,Evensen CT

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An epidemic of asbestos-related diseases is ongoing worldwide. Mortality from malignant pleural neoplasms in Italy was analyzed, to estimate the health impact of asbestos at national and local level. METHODS:Mortality from ICD-9 code 163 was considered, in the time-window 1995-2002, using National Bureau of...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Fazzo L,De Santis M,Minelli G,Bruno C,Zona A,Marinaccio A,Conti S,Comba P

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Falls are the leading cause of fatalities in construction. The Safety Pays, Falls Cost campaign aims to prevent falls in residential construction. A critical component of our social marketing approach was to involve 70 partners in reaching target audiences. METHODS:We assessed partner engagement April 2012-...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Macario E,Hannon SW,Baker R,Branche CM,Trahan C

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Noise exposure has long been an occupational health concern and has been an important area of focus of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) since its founding. Nevertheless, it remains unclear what effects OSHA's noise standards have had on employer efforts to reduce risks. Consequently...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Park S,Johnson MD,Hong O

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methods to collect epidemiologic data include, among other means, self-administered questionnaires and personal and telephone interviews. In some studies, these data collection methods are used simultaneously. However, little is known about the comparability of the data obtained, thus, the validity of pooling data. A ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： van Ooijen M,Ivens UI,Johansen C,Skov T

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To confirm the relationship between exposure to coal tar pitch volatiles and bladder cancer among primary aluminum production workers, we carried out a case-control study among blue-collar workers who had worked more than 1 year between 1950-1979 in a major plant using mostly the Soderberg process in the Province of Q...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Tremblay C,Armstrong B,Thériault G,Brodeur J

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 30 year-old male polyurethane worker was exposed to an accidental spill of 4,4'-methylene-bis-2-chloroaniline (MBOCA) at a plant producing MBOCA-cured plastic products. Exposure to MBOCA is significant in that this compound is a known animal carcinogen and a suspected human carcinogen. The employee was sprayed over ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Osorio AM,Clapp D,Ward E,Wilson HK,Cocker J

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Assess the national prevalence of current workplace exposure to potential skin hazards, secondhand smoke (SHS), and outdoor work among various industry and occupation groups. Also, assess the national prevalence of chronic workplace exposure to vapors, gas, dust, and fumes (VGDF) among these groups. METHODS:...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Calvert GM,Luckhaupt SE,Sussell A,Dahlhamer JM,Ward BW

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00