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Occupational COPD—The most under‐recognized occupational lung disease?

open access: yesRespirology (Carlton South. Print), 2022
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is caused by exposure to noxious particles and gases. Smoking is the main risk factor, but other factors are also associated with COPD.
N. Murgia, A. Gambelunghe
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Socio-professional stigmatization among healthcare workers with COVID-19

open access: yesEuropean Psychiatry, 2023
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic had deeply altered the social and professional lives of people with SARS-COV2. The anxiety of being contaminated by the virus during the first waves had created avoidance behaviors and established a climate of ...
M. N. Fendri   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigating the Relationship between Coupling Forces and Hand-Transmitted Vibration under Varying Excitation Levels

open access: yesVibration, 2022
In this study, the vibration total value of the acceleration transmitted to the wrist and elbow was measured in the laboratory with a group of 13 male subjects holding a cylindrical handle while modifying the coupling force under varying levels of ...
Hansheng Lin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of hand-transmitted vibration on upper limbs of workers: A meta-analysis

open access: yes环境与职业医学, 2022
BackgroundHand arm vibration disease (HAVD) is one of the legal occupational diseases in China, and its pathogenesis is not clear. Operators exposed to electric vibration tools for a long time have an increased risk of HAVD.ObjectiveTo conduct a ...
Yanxia JIA   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Physical activity at work may not be health enhancing. A systematic review with meta-analysis on the association between occupational physical activity and cardiovascular disease mortality covering 23 studies with 655 892 participants

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, 2021
Objectives Emerging evidence suggests contrasting health effects for leisure-time and occupational physical activity. In this systematic review, we synthesized and described the epidemiological evidence regarding the association between occupational ...
Bart Cillekens   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Occupational lung disease [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 2013
Occupational medicine represents the interface between work and health. As such, its breadth encompasses issues of clinical medicine, epidemiology, occupational hygiene, toxicology, ethics, and the law. The diagnosis of an occupational lung disease has implications not only for the health of the worker, but also in some circumstances for the health of
P T Reid, P A Reid
openaire   +2 more sources

Occupational asthma: a review. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
Occupational asthma is the most common form of occupational lung disease in the developed world at the present time. In this review, the epidemiology, pathogenesis/mechanisms, clinical presentations, management, and prevention of occupational asthma are ...
Axon EJ   +13 more
core   +2 more sources

Perception Factors, Intentions and Attitudes with Market Community Participation to Prevent Occupational Diseases [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
An Occupational Disease was a disease caused by work or work environment. One of the efficient and effective strategies for controlling Occupational Disease was the empowerment and participation of the community called Occupational Health Unit (Pos UKK ...
Adnani, H. (Hariza)   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Occupational Therapy Interventions for Instrumental Activities of Daily Living for Adults With Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2021
Importance: Instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) are important for independence, safety, and productivity, and people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) can experience IADL limitations.
Erin R. Foster   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Health study of 11,800 workers under occupational noise in Xinjiang

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2021
Background We investigated the health status of some workers exposed to occupational noise in Xinjiang, and explored the influencing factors of their health level. We aimed to determine the key protection groups of occupational noise hazards, which might
Shiyu Zhao   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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