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Tissue‐retained needles in people who inject drugs: A systematic review of case reports and series on clinical presentations, complications and management

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Tissue‐retained needles from intravenous drug use can cause rare but severe complications, ranging from local to systemic infections to needle embolization. Due to the limited evidence and the lack of epidemiological studies on the issue, we systematically reviewed the literature focusing on case reports and case series on ...
Heidi Laukkala, Anna Nevalainen, Irina Rinta‐Kiikka, Samuel Heikkilä, Sisu Kiuru, Markku Sumanen, Otso Arponen, Olli Nevalainen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functional planning and occupational safety of milk production in cold loose housing barns [PDF]

, 2004
The study charted the most serious occupational hazards of cold loose housing barns. Furthermore, the study gave a good general picture of cold loose housing barns (CLHB) in dairy production.
Karttunen, Janne
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Faith, gender and financial investment: Providence and Presbyterianism in Scotland and abroad

Asia‐Pacific Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Mid‐nineteenth century fictional representations of misdirected investment by widows and clergy position them as ignorant in financial matters and hence pitiable. While scholars have recognised female agency in nineteenth century commerce, insufficient attention has been paid to religious belief in financial decision‐making.
Jennifer Jones, Susan Poole
wiley   +1 more source

Komitmen Manajemen, Pengetahuan, Perilaku dalam K3 dan Kecelakaan Kerja Perawat di Rumah Sakit Swasta di YOGYAKARTA [PDF]

, 2016
Management commitment, occupational safety and health knowledge and behavior, and work accidents among nurses in a private hospital in YogyakartaPurposeThis study aimed to determine the relationship between management commitment, knowledge and behavior ...
Hariyono, W. (Widodo), Pratiwi, A. (Anggit), Sutomo, A. H. (Adi)   +2 more
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Beyond health protection: Estimating the impact of public health insurance on home‐based livestock raising in rural China

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Livestock often serves as self‐insurance against health shocks for rural households in developing countries. However, little is known about how public health insurance affects livestock production decisions. This paper fills the gap by examining the impact of China's New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme (NRCMS) on household‐level livestock ...
Ran Li
wiley   +1 more source

Agrarian counterpoint

American Ethnologist, EarlyView.
Abstract In Colombia's northeastern borderlands, agrarian economies shape how disease risk and stigma are understood and managed. As shown in ethnographic fieldwork in and around the Catatumbo region, cutaneous leishmaniasis—a sandfly‐transmitted disease that produces chronic skin lesions—appears in two radically different guises across adjacent ...
Javier Lezaun, Lina Pinto‐García
wiley   +1 more source

A Comparison of the Costs of Managing Proximal Humerus Fractures in a Cohort of Patients Injured in Road Traffic Incidents Under the Transport Accident Commission Scheme in the State of Victoria

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Proximal humerus fractures are becoming more prevalent with associated increases in operative management. This study aimed to compare costs between operative and non‐operative management of these fractures in an Australian population. Methods A cost‐analysis was performed in a cohort of patients initially managed at a Level 1 Trauma
Filip Cosic, Elton Edwards, Richard Page, Lara Kimmel, Belinda Gabbe   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Occupational exposure to metal welding and cataract: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Metal welding generates ultraviolet radiation (UVR) of cataractogenic wavelengths, and UVR emitted during welding has been associated with cataract formation, but results from prior studies are conflicting. Methods We conducted a systematic review and meta‐analysis of epidemiological studies addressing associations between ...
Jakob Bjerager, Esben Meulengracht Flachs, Martin Nissen Hermann, Jens Peter Ellekilde Bonde, Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum, Stinna Skaaby   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health and safety on construction sites in Ghana [PDF]

, 2010
The state of health and safety on construction sites in Ghana was investigated using first hand observation of fourteen (14) construction project sites in 2009 and 2010.
Laryea, Samuel
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A Qualitative Analysis of Social Indicators in Highly Polluting Sectors: The Challenge for Multifaceted Standards in Emerging Economies

Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The institutional current effort to regulate and increase the quantity and quality of sustainability information reported by companies is undeniable. However, the growing complexity of sustainability reporting standards creates isolated compartments for each major dimension of sustainability, leaving aside their interconnectedness and combined
M. Marco‐Fondevila, J. M. Moneva, S. Scarpellini, J. L. Osorio‐Tejada   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source