Introduction Some engine exhaust components are carcinogenic or have hormone-disrupting properties. Objective To investigate the association between lifetime occupational exposure to various engine ...

Occupational exposure and chronic bronchitis in a sample of the general population in Telemark, Norway: a two-phased cross-sectional study ...

Occupational stress is an emerging problem among physician and nurses, and those working in intensive care settings are particularly exposed to the risk of developing burnout. To verify what types of ...

Falling asleep while driving accounts for a considerable proportion of vehicle accidents under monotonous driving conditions. Many of these accidents are related to work--for example, drivers of ...

1 Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Munich, Germany 2 Department for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Clinical Center, University of ...

This epidemiological study was of 18,728 employees at 14 United States facilities producing sterilised medical supplies and spices, who were potentially exposed to ethylene oxide (EO) for at least 90 ...

Background Colorectal cancer is the third most prevalent cancer in the world and is twice as common in developed countries when compared with low-income and middle-income countries. Few occupational ...

2 Institute and Outpatient Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany Objectives We scrutinised the association of private use of ...

OBJECTIVE To examine the quantitative relation between exposure to isocyanates and occupational asthma, and to explore the role of atopy and smoking in occurrence of the disease. METHOD A ...

2 Department of Epidemiology, Documentation, and Health Promotion, Public Health Service Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands 3 Department of Environmental Health, Public Health Service Amsterdam, ...

Objectives The study investigated the association between occupational biomechanical risk factors and the occurrence of thumb carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis (CMC1 OA) in construction workers.

Objectives An excess of mesothelioma has been previously observed in iron ore miners in Northeastern Minnesota. This study explored the potential association between mesothelioma and elongate mineral ...