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Occupational noise exposure and maternal pregnancy complications: register-based cohort from urban areas in four Nordic countries
Objective To assess the role of occupational noise exposure on pregnancy complications in urban Nordic populations. Results Occupational noise exceeding 80 dB, compared with less than 70 dB, was ...
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Karo jisatsu (suicide from overwork): a spreading occupational threat
Frigihashi Clinic, Department of Community and Family Medicine, Jichi Medical School, 644–10 Higashi-Yokoyana, Frigihashi, Ibi, Gifu, SO1–0801, Japan Dr Masatoshi Matsumoto, Frigihashi Clinic, ...
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Increased occupational physical activity does not improve physical fitness
Aim: To determine the possible influence of high physical load in the workplace on the physical fitness of employees. Methods: The subjects (494 men) were tested by means of Baecke’s questionnaire for ...
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Sleep duration as a mediator between an alternating day and night shift work schedule and metabolic syndrome among female hospital employees
Correspondence to Dr Kristan J Aronson, Division of Cancer Care and Epidemiology, Cancer Research Institute, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6 , Canada; aronson{at}queensu.ca Objectives The ...
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Survey of injuries among West End performers.
Department of Neurology, University of Texas, Houston Medical School, USA. OBJECTIVES: To obtain more information about injuries of West End performers. METHODS: A retrospective survey of 269 ...
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Heat exhaustion in a deep underground metalliferous mine
a The Medical Centre, Mount Isa Mines, Mount Isa, Queensland 4825, Australia, b School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia Dr A Michael Donoghue, Senior ...
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Is aircraft noise exposure associated with cardiovascular disease and hypertension? Results from a cohort study in Athens, Greece
3 National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, Utrecht, The Netherlands 5 Public Health and Primary Care Directorate, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK ...
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Total body burden arising from a week’s repeated dermal exposure to N,N-dimethylformamide
1 Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Medical College, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 2 Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Council of Labor Affairs, Taipei, ...
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Paternal occupation and birth defects: findings from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study
1 Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA 2 Birth Defects Monitoring Program, State Center for Health ...
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Respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation in asphalt workers
4 The Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, 0027 Oslo, Norway Correspondence to: Dr B Randem Centre for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Rikshospitalet ...
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Exposure to noise and ototoxic chemicals in the Australian workforce
Correspondence to Kate Lewkowski, School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth WA 6102, Australia; katherine.lewkowski{at}curtin.edu.au Objective To determine the current prevalence of exposure ...
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Biomechanical risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome: a pooled study of 2474 workers
3 Center for Ergonomics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA 4 Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (RMCOEH), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, ...