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The influence of occupational noise exposure on blood pressure and hearing loss among female workers of childbearing age

BMC Public Health
Objectives Women exposed to occupational noise experience adverse pregnancy outcomes. Therefore, we initiated a large, population-based, cross-sectional study to further investigate the effects of occupational noise on hearing and blood pressure among ...
Danhua Zhang, Di Wu, Sihua Wang, Jie Jiao, Yan Yang, Wenhui Zhou, Dong Zeng, Leike Li   +7 more
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Correlation between blood pressure trajectory and hearing threshold among workers exposed to occupational noise in a city's rail transit enterprise

环境与职业医学
BackgroundHypertension is one of the chronic diseases with the highest prevalence in China, and a history of hypertension may potentially exacerbate hearing loss.
Hongting ZHAN, Qia WANG, Xinmei CHEN, Zhiping LIANG, Cong LI, Danyan CAO, Aichu YANG, Minghui XIAO   +7 more
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Twenty‐Year Longitudinal Cohort Study of Cancer Incidence and Mortality Among Workers in Two Primary Aluminum Prebake Smelters

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Classified as carcinogenic to humans by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, aluminum production has been transitioning towards lower polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon‐emitting prebake smelters. This study explored the risk of cancer and mortality over 20 years follow‐up among a cohort of aluminum prebake smelter workers ...
Natasha Kinsman, Christina Dimitriadis, Anthony Del Monaco, Geza Benke, Sophia Xie, Malcolm Sim, StellaMay Gwini, Karen Walker‐Bone   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exposure-Lag-Response in Longitudinal Studies: Application of Distributed-Lag Nonlinear Models in an Occupational Cohort. [PDF]

, 2018
Prolonged exposures can have complex relationships with health outcomes, as timing, duration, and intensity of exposure are all potentially relevant.
Brown, Daniel M, Checkoway, Harvey, Costello, Sadie, Eisen, Ellen A, Gallagher, Lisa E, Neophytou, Andreas M, Picciotto, Sally   +6 more
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Clinical Presentation of the Longest Reported Living Individual With Bent Bone Dysplasia—FGFR2‐Related

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The FGFR2 gene, encoding the FGFR2 protein, plays a crucial role in embryonic cell development, particularly in bone tissue. Bent Bone Dysplasia (BBD), FGFR2‐related (MIM# 614592), is a rare severe skeletal dysplasia characterized by craniofacial differences, reduced bone mineral density, and bowed long bones.
Cheyenne Bates, Pardeep Gill, Matthew Choi, Frances Mahon, Blake Yarascavitch, Audrey Lim, Resham Ejaz   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Uncovering How Occupational Therapy Could Benefit Individuals Living with Sickle Cell Disease in Ghana [PDF]

, 2018
In 2017, with funding from a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), I spent ten weeks in Kumasi, Ghana conducting research on how occupational therapy may be beneficial for individuals living with sickle cell disease.
D\u27Olympio, Carolyn
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A grounded theory analysis of the occupational impact of caring for a partner who has multiple sclerosis [PDF]

, 2006
Chronic progressive conditions such as multiple sclerosis impact engagement in and orchestration of daily occupations by people with the condition, and their family members.
Gough, B, Heward, K, Molineaux, M
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Association between long-term exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation and metabolic syndrome among medical radiologists

环境与职业医学
BackgroundIn recent years, the increasingly widespread application of nuclear and medical radiation technologies has resulted in a large number of occupational populations exposed to low-dose ionizing radiation (LDIR).
Changyong WEN, Xiaoman ZHOU, Xiaolian LIU, Yiqing LIAN, Weizhen GUO, Yanting CHEN, Xin LAN, Mingfang LI, Sufen ZHANG, Weixu HUANG, Jianming ZOU, Huifeng CHEN   +11 more
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On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
wiley   +1 more source

Noninvasive tests for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in a multi‐ethnic population: The HELIUS study

Hepatology Communications, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasing in prevalence and severity globally, prompting noninvasive testing, yet limited data exist on noninvasive liver tests (NITs) including transient elastography (TE) in ethnically diverse populations.
Anne‐Marieke van Dijk, Yasaman Vali, Anne Linde Mak, Henrike Galenkamp, Max Nieuwdorp, Bert‐Jan van den Born, Adriaan Georgius Holleboom   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source