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Inflation, Race, and Legislation—The Erosion in the Real Value of Monetary Compensation for Miners' Occupational Lung Disease in South Africa, 1973–2024

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background For much of the 20th century, the South African mining industry had a statutory compensation system for pneumoconiosis and tuberculosis characterized by gross racial inequality. This study examines the impact of inflation over the period 1973–2024 on the real value of miners' lung disease compensation, including the effect of the ...
Martin Nicol   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The influence of night shift work and associated factors on serum uric acid in aircraft maintenance workers

open access: yesBMC Public Health
Background and objective The prevalence of 12-hour shift work is increasing in various occupations. Shift work has been linked to circadian rhythm disruption, which may lead to hormonal changes and metabolic disorders, including alterations in glucose ...
Huahuang Dong   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Life events and hemodynamic stress reactivity in the middle-aged and elderly [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Recent versions of the reactivity hypothesis, which consider it to be the product of stress exposure and exaggerated haemodynamic reactions to stress that confers cardiovascular disease risk, assume that reactivity is independent of the experience of ...
Aiken L. S.   +25 more
core   +1 more source

Infertility Risk and Employment History Among US Women: Findings From National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013–2014

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction It is well established that exposure to chemical, radiological, and biological hazards in the workplace are infertility risk factors. Although workplace‐specific infertility risks have been documented, the associations between employment history and infertility risk remain largely unexplored.
Cerine Benomar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Work Disability, Early Retirement, and Loss of a Loved One in the World Trade Center Health Registry Cohort

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Existing research on the economic outcomes of 9/11 remains limited and has primarily focused on early retirement. Little is known about the prevalence of work disability and loss of a loved one and whether they are associated with survey attrition.
Jennifer Brite   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The influencing factors of hearing protection device usage among noise-exposed workers in Guangdong Province: a structural equation modeling-based survey

open access: yesBMC Public Health
Background There are numerous complex barriers and facilitators to continuously wearing hearing protection devices (HPDs) for noise-exposed workers.
Jianyu Guo   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Severe Occupational Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis: A Case Series of Four Patients Requiring Lung Transplantation

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an immune‐mediated interstitial lung disease triggered by repeated inhalation of organic or chemical antigens. Occupational exposures account for approximately 19% of all cases. Early diagnosis, identification of the responsible antigen(s), and immediate avoidance of exposure are crucial to prevent ...
Ludwig Frei‐Stuber   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Positive detection and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders among aircraft maintenance workers

open access: yes环境与职业医学
BackgroundThe job content of aircraft maintenance workers is complex, with high intensity and high requirements, and they are prone to work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs), but related research is relatively rare.ObjectiveTo investigate the ...
Mingli BI   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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