abstract：OBJECTIVES:Foundry work is a risk factor for lung cancer; however, the association with welding is unclear, as smoking is common among metalworkers and may mask the relationship. We evaluated whether history of welding and foundry work, independently and jointly, and employment duration were associated with lung cancer...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Wong JYY,Bassig BA,Seow WJ,Hu W,Ji BT,Blair A,Silverman DT,Lan Q

更新日期：2017-06-01 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

authors： Fujishiro K,Lividoti Hibert E,Schernhammer E,Rich-Edwards JW

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Examine trends and patterns of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) among construction workers in the USA, with an emphasis on older workers. METHODS:WMSDs were identified from the 1992-2014 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), and employment was estimated from the Current Populat...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Wang X,Dong XS,Choi SD,Dement J

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To improve interventions that aim to promote return to work (RTW) of workers with common mental disorders (CMD), insight into modifiable predictors of RTW is needed. This study tested the predictive value of self-efficacy change for RTW in addition to preintervention levels of self-efficacy. RTW self-efficacy was meas...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Lagerveld SE,Brenninkmeijer V,Blonk RW,Twisk J,Schaufeli WB

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate quantitative levels of exposure to diesel exhaust expressed by elemental carbon (EC) in the contemporary mining industry and to describe the excess risk of lung cancer that may result from those levels. METHODS:EC exposure has been monitored in Western Australian miners since 2003. Mixed-effects...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Peters S,de Klerk N,Reid A,Fritschi L,Musk AB,Vermeulen R

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This paper describes findings from the study of chronic bronchitis (CB) incidence after occupational exposure to ionising radiation among workers employed at Russian Mayak Production Association (PA) during 1948 and 1982 and followed up until 2008 based on 'Mayak Worker Dosimetry System 2008'. METHODS:Analy...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Azizova TV,Zhuntova GV,Haylock R,Moseeva MB,Grigoryeva ES,Bannikova MV,Belyaeva ZD,Bragin EV

更新日期：2017-02-01 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

authors： Hauschild VD,DeGroot DW,Hall SM,Grier TL,Deaver KD,Hauret KG,Jones BH

更新日期：2017-02-01 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:Recently, diesel motor exhaust (DME) has been classified as a known human carcinogen. We used data from epidemiological studies of diesel exposures to perform a quantitative risk assessment to calculate DME exposure levels, expressed as elemental carbon (EC), corresponding to acceptable risk (AR) and maximum...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Vermeulen R,Portengen L

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crystalline silica is a widely used industrial material that is readily available worldwide, and is one of the most common types of particulate mineral pollutants. It has been classified as a group 1 human carcinogen of the respiratory system; however, whether it is linked to gastric cancer remains uncertain. We condu...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Lee W,Ahn YS,Lee S,Song BM,Hong S,Yoon JH

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We have studied cross-shift respiratory responses of several individual bioaerosol components of the dust in the grain and feed industry in Norway. METHODS:Cross-shift changes in lung function and nasal congestion, as well as in respiratory and systemic symptoms of 56 exposed workers and 36 referents, were r...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Straumfors A,Heldal KK,Eduard W,Wouters IM,Ellingsen DG,Skogstad M

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study evaluated the determinants of high fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO; >50 ppb) and serial changes in FeNO over a 24-hour period in spice mill workers at risk of work-related allergic respiratory disease and asthma. METHODS:A cross-sectional study of 150 workers used European Community Respira...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Van der Walt A,Baatjies R,Singh T,Jeebhay MF

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Night shift work has been classified as a probable human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, based on experimental studies and limited evidence on human breast cancer risk. Evidence at other cancer sites is scarce. We evaluated the association between night shift work and stomach c...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Gyarmati G,Turner MC,Castaño-Vinyals G,Espinosa A,Papantoniou K,Alguacil J,Costas L,Pérez-Gómez B,Martin Sanchez V,Ardanaz E,Moreno V,Gómez-Acebo I,Fernández-Tardon G,Villanueva Ballester V,Capelo R,Chirlaque MD,Santibáñe

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the prevalence and incidence of upper extremity musculoskeletal pain (UEMP) and related disability among office workers in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Spain. METHODS:Data from the multinational Cultural and Psychosocial Influences on Disability (CUPID) study on 947 (93%) participants at baseline w...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Campos-Fumero A,Delclos GL,Douphrate DI,Felknor SA,Vargas-Prada S,Serra C,Coggon D,Gimeno Ruiz de Porras D

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Night shift work has been associated with poor sleep, weight gain, metabolic syndrome, which are recognised risk factor for diabetes. However, only a few studies have examined the effect of shift work on diabetes risk. Here, we study the association between shift work and incidence of diabetes in Danish nurs...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Hansen AB,Stayner L,Hansen J,Andersen ZJ

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effectiveness of a self-management intervention (including an eHealth module), compared with usual care, in employees with chronic non-specific complaints of the arm, neck or shoulder (persisting >3 months). METHODS:Participants were randomised into the self-management group (SG) or usual car...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Hutting N,Staal JB,Engels JA,Heerkens YF,Detaille SI,Nijhuis-van der Sanden MW

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The number of nuclear medicine procedures has increased substantially over the past several decades, with uncertain health risks to the medical workers who perform them. We estimated risks of incidence and mortality from cancer and circulatory disease associated with performing procedures involving the use o...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Kitahara CM,Linet MS,Drozdovitch V,Alexander BH,Preston DL,Simon SL,Freedman DM,Brill AB,Miller JS,Little MP,Rajaraman P,Doody MM

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Interpretation of epidemiological studies on health effects from mobile phone use is hindered by uncertainties in the exposure assessment. We used a newly developed smartphone application (app) to validate self-reported mobile phone use and behaviour among adults. METHODS:107 participants (mean age 41.4 year...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Goedhart G,Kromhout H,Wiart J,Vermeulen R

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:While large cotton industry plants producing for the foreign market have undergone improvements of occupational hygiene lately, working conditions in power looms producing mainly for the local market are still poor. The respiratory health in workers of power looms has not been studied so far. METHODS:In a cros...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Khan AW,Kundi M,Moshammer H

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Animal evidence shows that N-nitrosamines and similar xenobiotic compounds are pancreatic carcinogens. We aimed to determine whether occupational exposure to N-nitrosamines or to pesticides increases risk of pancreatic cancer development. METHODS:Participants (504 cases, 643 controls) in a population-based ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Fritschi L,Benke G,Risch HA,Schulte A,Webb PM,Whiteman DC,Fawcett J,Neale RE

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report the effects of bleach use at home on the frequency of infections in 9102 school-age children participating in the HITEA project. METHODS:Parents of pupils aged 6-12 years from schools in Barcelona province (Spain), Utrecht province (the Netherlands) and Eastern and Central Finland were administered...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Casas L,Espinosa A,Borràs-Santos A,Jacobs J,Krop E,Heederik D,Nemery B,Pekkanen J,Hyvärinen A,Täubel M,Zock JP

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Diazinon, a common organophosphate insecticide with genotoxic properties, was previously associated with lung cancer in the Agricultural Health Study (AHS) cohort, but few other epidemiological studies have examined diazinon-associated cancer risk. We used updated diazinon exposure and cancer incidence inform...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Jones RR,Barone-Adesi F,Koutros S,Lerro CC,Blair A,Lubin J,Heltshe SL,Hoppin JA,Alavanja MC,Beane Freeman LE

更新日期：2015-07-01 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 evaluate if occupational mechanical exposures are associated with an increased risk of surgery for varicose veins (VV) in the lower extremities. METHODS:We conducted a longitudinal study of persons from the Musculoskeletal Research Database at the Danish Ramazzini Centre who were 18-65 years old when the...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Tabatabaeifar S,Frost P,Andersen JH,Jensen LD,Thomsen JF,Svendsen SW

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated the relationship between urinary metabolites of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and reproductive hormones in workers of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) production plants. After exposure, most of the DEHP is rapidly metabolised to mono(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP), mono(2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl) ph...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Fong JP,Lee FJ,Lu IS,Uang SN,Lee CC

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The current study examines and compares the relationship between both macroeconomic and industry-specific business cycle indicators, and work-related injuries among construction workers in Denmark using emergency department (ED) injury data and also officially reported injuries to the Danish Working Environm...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Nielsen KJ,Lander F,Lauritsen JM

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:While several studies have reported associations of daily exposures to PM2.5 (particles less than 2.5 µm) with mortality, few studies have examined the impact of its constituents such as black carbon (BC), which is also a significant contributor to global climate change. METHODS:We assessed the association ...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Ostro B,Tobias A,Karanasiou A,Samoli E,Querol X,Rodopoulou S,Basagaña X,Eleftheriadis K,Diapouli E,Vratolis S,Jacquemin B,Katsouyanni K,Sunyer J,Forastiere F,Stafoggia M,MED-PARTICLES Study Group.

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Observational studies suggest that shift work may be associated with diabetes mellitus (DM). However, the results are inconsistent. No systematic reviews have applied quantitative techniques to compute summary risk estimates. OBJECTIVES:To conduct a meta-analysis of observational studies assessing the assoc...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Gan Y,Yang C,Tong X,Sun H,Cong Y,Yin X,Li L,Cao S,Dong X,Gong Y,Shi O,Deng J,Bi H,Lu Z

更新日期：2015-01-01 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

authors： Dale AM,Ryan D,Welch L,Olsen MA,Buchholz B,Evanoff B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Office computer workers are at increased risk for neck/upper extremity (UE) musculoskeletal pain. METHODS:A seven-month office ergonomic intervention study evaluated the effect of two engineering controls plus training on neck/UE pain and mechanical exposures in 113 computer workers, including a 3-month fol...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Dropkin J,Kim H,Punnett L,Wegman DH,Warren N,Buchholz B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:There have been few studies of work history and mortality risks in medical radiation workers. We expanded by 11 years and more outcomes our previous study of mortality risks and work history, a proxy for radiation exposure. METHODS:Using Cox proportional hazards models, we estimated mortality risks accordin...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Liu JJ,Freedman DM,Little MP,Doody MM,Alexander BH,Kitahara CM,Lee T,Rajaraman P,Miller JS,Kampa DM,Simon SL,Preston DL,Linet MS

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：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 prevalence of cigarette smoking cessation and examine the association between cessation and various factors among workers in a nationally representative sample of US adults. METHODS:Data were derived from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey. Prevalence rates were calculated for intere...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Yong LC,Luckhaupt SE,Li J,Calvert GM

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic mucus hypersecretion (CMH) is highly prevalent in smokers and associated with an accelerated lung function decline and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Several risk factors contribute to CMH and to COPD. It is, however, unknown if risk factors for CMH are similar in persons with and with...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Dijkstra AE,de Jong K,Boezen HM,Kromhout H,Vermeulen R,Groen HJ,Postma DS,Vonk JM

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Commercial airline crew is one of the occupational groups with the highest exposures to ionising radiation. Crew members are also exposed to other physical risk factors and subject to potential disruption of circadian rhythms. METHODS:This study analyses mortality in a pooled cohort of 93 771 crew members f...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Hammer GP,Auvinen A,De Stavola BL,Grajewski B,Gundestrup M,Haldorsen T,Hammar N,Lagorio S,Linnersjö A,Pinkerton L,Pukkala E,Rafnsson V,dos-Santos-Silva I,Storm HH,Strand TE,Tzonou A,Zeeb H,Blettner M

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:(1) To investigate the association between temperature and work-related injuries and (2) to identify groups of workers at high risk of work-related injuries in hot environments in Adelaide, South Australia. METHODS:Workers' compensation claims in Adelaide, South Australia for 2001-2010 were used. The relati...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Xiang J,Bi P,Pisaniello D,Hansen A,Sullivan T

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The association between shift work and cancer, which is thought to be mediated by effects on circulating melatonin levels, may be modified by chronotype (ie, the inherent preference for activity in the morning or the evening); however, few studies have examined the potential impact of chronotype on the carci...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Bhatti P,Mirick DK,Davis S

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:There is an ongoing debate regarding environmental health risks of exposures to dust and microbial agents from livestock farming in the Netherlands. The aims of the study were (1) to investigate associations between indicators of air pollution from livestock farms and asthma, allergic rhinitis and chronic ob...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Smit LA,Hooiveld M,van der Sman-de Beer F,Opstal-van Winden AW,Beekhuizen J,Wouters IM,Yzermans CJ,Heederik D

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Although past studies of workplace exposures have contributed greatly to our understanding of carcinogens, significant knowledge gaps still exist with regard to the actual extent of exposure among current workers, with no routinely collected population-based data being available in most countr...

journal_title：Occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Carey RN,Driscoll TR,Peters S,Glass DC,Reid A,Benke G,Fritschi L

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00