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Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2019 Background Under-reporting and recognition of occupational diseases is a problem in countries with workers’ compensation schemes. Aims To describe the role of a public hospital Occupational Disease Unit (ODU) in Barcelona that resulted in improved ...
FG Benavides +7 more
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Predicting occupational diseases
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2009 Prediction research is relatively new in the occupational health field,1 2 3 4 although it is well established in clinical medicine.5 6 Prediction models are developed to estimate the individual probability of the presence (diagnostic model) or future occurrence (prognostic model) of an outcome (ie, disease). As an example from clinical practice, Wells
Suarthana, E. +3 more
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Occupational diseases in the Republic of Srpska from 2011-2020 [PDF]
Scripta Medica, 2023 Background/Aim: The importance of occupational diseases is due to their influence on workers' quality of life and significant socioeconomic problems for the health sector, employers and the state.
Marić Nada +2 more
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Dermatology Research and Practice, 2016 Background and Aim. Contact dermatitis (CD) is the most prevalent occupational skin disease with a significant impact on quality of life. Patch testing is used for the identification of responsible allergens which may improve protective and preventive ...
Özge Gündüz +3 more
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Mannitol vs. methacholine in the evaluation of airway responsiveness in bakers’ asthma
International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2020 Objectives Various indirect or direct airway challenge tests are used to measure nonspecific bronchial hyper-responsiveness (NSBHR). The evaluation of NSBHR in diagnosing occupational asthma (OA) is performed, e.g., to monitor the specific inhalation ...
Ewa Nowakowska-Świrta +3 more
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THE ROLE OF THE BIOFACTOR IN THE FORMATION OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES IN HEALTHCARE WORKERS
Hygiene and Sanitation, 2018 This article presents data on the leading role of the biological factor in the formation of occupational diseases among health workers for an 18-year period of the work at the North-West Scientific Center for Hygiene and Public Health. The purpose of the
N. N. Petrukhin +4 more
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Consensus of Chinese experts on pneumoconiosis treatment (2024)
环境与职业医学Pneumoconiosis is the most serious occupational disease in China, and the prevention and treatment of pneumoconiosis attracts extensive social concerns.
Occupational Lung Disease Group of Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases Branch of Chinese Preventive Medicine Association
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PLoS ONE, 2016 Objective Silicosis is an untreatable but preventable occupational disease, caused by exposure to silica. It can progressively evolve to lung impairment, respiratory failure and death, even after exposure has ceased.
N. Bragazzi +4 more
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The Diseases of Occupations [PDF]
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1979 This book was first published in 1955 and represents a monumental compendium of worldwide information on occupational diseases. Through the process of regularly updating the contents, the author has made it a viable reference source. Those who are interested in this special field or desire more definitive information will need to pursue more detailed ...
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