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Prevalence and risk factors analysis for low back pain among occupational groups in key industries of China

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background With the acceleration of industrialization and population aging, low back pain (LBP) has become the leading cause of life loss years caused by disability.
Ning Jia, Meibian Zhang, Huadong Zhang, Ruijie Ling, Yimin Liu, Gang Li, Yan Yin, Hua Shao, Hengdong Zhang, Bing Qiu, Dongxia Li, Dayu Wang, Qiang Zeng, Rugang Wang, Jianchao Chen, Danying Zhang, Liangying Mei, Xinglin Fang, Yongquan Liu, Jixiang Liu, Chengyun Zhang, Tianlai Li, Qing Xu, Ying Qu, Xueyan Zhang, Xin Sun, Zhongxu Wang   +26 more
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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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Occupational safety and health practice: a study at rubber manufacturing industry by using hirarc [PDF]

, 2020
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) is a discipline with broad scope involving many specialized fields. The definition of safety is the state of being ‘safe’, condition of being protected against physical, social, spiritual, financial, political ...
Ahmad Jais, Mohamad Harizat, Jaat, Norrizam, Khalid, Amir, Manshoor, Bukhari, Noranai, Zamri, Ramli, Mohamad Najmi   +5 more
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Occupational health risk assessment of workplace solvents and noise in the electronics industry using three comprehensive risk assessment models

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundOccupational hazards such as solvents and noise in the electronics industry are serious. Although various occupational health risk assessment models have been applied in the electronics industry, they have only been used to assess the risks of ...
Qifan Huang, Qifan Huang, Shibiao Su, Xiaoshun Zhang, Xiang Li, Jiawei Zhu, Tianjian Wang, Cuiju Wen   +7 more
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PromOTing Quality of Life for Individuals with Huntington’s Disease [PDF]

, 2015
Objectives of Presentation: Describe the symptoms of Huntington’s disease and their impact on functional performance. Recognize the role of occupational therapy in improving quality of life for individuals with Huntington’s disease.
Gentile, OTS, Lyndsay, Koch, OTS, Mallory, McCabe, OTS, Elyse, Royal, OTS, Jessica, Sadofsky, OTS, Sarah   +4 more
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The utility of information collected by occupational disease surveillance systems.

Occupational Medicine, 2015
BACKGROUND The Health and Occupation Research (THOR) network in the UK and the Republic of Ireland (ROI) is an integrated system of surveillance schemes collecting work-related ill-health (WRIH) data since 1989. In addition to providing information about
A. Money, M. Carder, L. Hussey, R. Agius
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Surface display of PbrR on Escherichia coli and evaluation of the bioavailability of lead associated with engineered cells in mice

Scientific Reports, 2018
Human exposure to lead mainly occurs by ingestion of contaminated food, water and soil. Blocking lead uptake in the gastrointestinal tract is a novel prevention strategy.
Changye Hui, Yan Guo, Wen Zhang, Chaoxian Gao, Xueqin Yang, Yuting Chen, Limei Li, Xianqing Huang   +7 more
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Frequency of Pneumoconiosis and Related Factors in Ceramic Workers Admitted between 2016 - 2018 to the Occupational Diseases Clinic of a University Hospital in Turkey

Iranian Journal of Health, Safety and Environment, 2021
Accumulation of metals and dust may lead to pneumoconiosis in long-term workers in the ceramic industry. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of pneumoconiosis and the affecting individual, occupational, medical, and socioeconomic factors in ...
Seher Kurtul, Funda Kaya AK, Meral Turk
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Causation in Occupational Disease: Balancing Epidemiology, Law and Manufacturer Conduct [PDF]

, 1998
Drs. Lynch & Henefin examine evolution of disease causation theory and its impact on public health, as well as how these relate to the courtroom admissibility of expert opinion ...
Henifin, Mary S., Lynch, Richard M.
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Socioeconomic status as a risk factor for dementia death:individual participant meta-analysis of 86 508 men and women from the UK [PDF]

, 2013
Background Life-course socioeconomic factors may have a role in dementia aetiology but there is a current paucity of studies. Meta-analyses of individual participant data would considerably strengthen this evidence base.
Cox, Emmanuel Stamatakis, Ferri, G. David Batty, John M. Starr, Mark Hamer, Marmot, Mika Kivimäki, MRC, Norton, Snowdon, Tom C. Russ, von Elm   +12 more
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