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- 1From: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology (London). (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Occupational skin diseases are among the most prevalent work-related diseases. The Nordic Occupational Skin Questionnaire (NOSQ-2002) is a useful standardized epidemiological tool which enables screening...
- 2From: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology (London). (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Guangming Lu1 , Huiwen Xu2 , De Chang3 , Zhenglai Wu4 , Xiaoyuan Yao5 , Shiying Zhang6 , Zhenlong Li7 , Jieben Bai7 , Qing Cai8 and Wen Zhang8 Findings Inorganic arsenic is a widespread pollutant. Human...
- 3From: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology (London). (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Steven M McPhail1,2 and Monique C Waite1,2 Background Physiotherapists (also known as physical therapists in some regions) are a professional group with a high rate of attrition [1-4]. Many...
- 4From: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology (London). (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Exposure to hand-held vibrating tools may cause the hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS). The aim was to study the test-retest reliability of hand and muscle strength tests, and tests for the determination...
- 5From: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology (London). (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground The Services Sector, as defined by the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA), is comprised of a diverse industry mix and its workers face a variety of occupational exposures and hazards. The...
- 6From: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology (London). (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Peter Koch1 , Aki Pietsch2 , Melanie Harling1 , Susanne Behl-Schön3 and Albert Nienhaus1,3 Background Mobilisation, transfer and supporting patients in everyday activities expose nursing staff to a high...
- 7From: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology (London). (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedIntroduction Healthcare workers (HCWs) are exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and therefore are screened for tuberculosis (TB). Results of TB screenings with the Interferon-[gamma] Release Assay (IGRA) in a...
- 8From: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology (London). (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Tobias I Ndubuisi Ezejiofor1 , Anthonet N Ezejiofor3 , Orish E Orisakwe3 , Hariet C Nwigwe1 , Ferdinand OU Osuala2 and Moses OE Iwuala2 Background Petroleum- components, ecological distribution and...
- 9From: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology (London). (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Astrid Richter1 , Petya Kostova1 , Volker Harth1 and Ralf Wegner1 Background During the last two decades a gradually paradigm shift in the medical profession has become apparent. According to OECD...
- 10From: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology (London). (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Yao-Peng Hsieh1,5 , Ching-Hui Huang2 , Chia-Ying Lee3 , Ching-Yuang Lin4,5,6 and Chia-Chu Chang1,6,7 Iron is essential not only for erythropoiesis but also for several bioenergetic processes in the...
- 11From: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology (London). (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Albert Nienhaus1,2 , Anja Schablon1 , Alexandra M Preisser3 , Felix C Ringshausen4 and Roland Diel5,6 Tuberculosis (TB) is the second most frequent work-related infectious disease among German healthcare...
- 12From: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology (London). (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Work-related health inequalities are determined to some extent by an unequal exposure to chemical and biological risk factors of disease. Although their potential economic burden in the European Union...
- 13From: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology (London). (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Although a combined Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)/meningococcal capsular group C (MenC) conjugate vaccine with a tetanus toxoid carrier protein (Hib/MenC-TT) is not licensed for use in those above 2...
- 14From: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology (London). (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Work in dialysis facilities involves long term contact with chronically ill patients. International comparisons make it clear that dialysis work is being concentrated, staff is being reduced and more...
- 15From: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology (London). (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Hamzeh Al Zabadi1,2 and Yaser Nazzal2 Background In many occupational settings, some chemicals could adversely affect health and contaminate the environment [1]. Extensive use of x-ray processing...
- 16From: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology (London). (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Snakebite is a global health problem associated with high morbidity and mortality. In Sri Lanka, snakebite is mainly an occupational health hazard associated with farming. Understanding awareness and...
- 17From: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology (London). (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Gary M Marsh1 , Peter Morfeld2,3 , James J Collins4 and James Morel Symons5 In 2004, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) reclassified formaldehyde (FA) from a probable (Group 2A)[1] to a...
- 18From: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology (London). (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Melanie Harling1 , Anja Schablon1 , Claudia Peters1 and Albert Nienhaus1,2 As in other countries, the number of people in need of care is increasingly noticeably in Germany, and in order to ensure that...
- 19From: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology (London). (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Isocyanates are among the most common causes of occupational asthma (OA) in Switzerland. Patients with OA have been shown to have unfavourable medical, socioeconomic and psychological outcomes. We...
- 20From: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology (London). (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Alexander Gerber1 , Doris Klingelhoefer1 , David A Groneberg1 and Matthias Bundschuh1 Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline silica (Silicon dioxide, SiO2). Universalized...