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Occupational Fluoride Exposure
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 1977 Effects of airborne fluoride on industrial health are discussed with regard to acute and chronic effects. Injuries to lungs and skin from acute exposures are described. Chronic effects are discussed with regard to industrial sources of fluoride and air concentrations vs. urinary concentrations of fluoride. An extensive literature review is presented in
Harold C. Hodge, Frank A. Smith
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War journalism: an occupational exposure [PDF]
BMJ Case Reports, 2021 Apart from the risk of accidents, war theatres present a hazard related to numerous long-lasting toxic agents. For 10 years, a >60-year-old male journalist worked in war theatres in the Far and Near East where he was exposed to asbestos and other toxic substances (metals, silica, clays, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and other organic substances ...
Angela Iuliano +6 more
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Occupational exposure to manganese. [PDF]
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 1977 The relationship between the degree of exposure and biological effects of manganese was studied in a group of 369 workers employed in the production of ferroalloys. Two other groups of workers, from an electrode plant and from an aluminium rolling mill, served as controls.
Marko Šarić +2 more
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Scleroderma and occupational exposure
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 1995 A case-referent study was conducted in the province of Trento, Italy, to investigate the possible association between occupational exposure and scleroderma (systemic and localized variants).Twenty-one cases of scleroderma were ascertained from the computerized admission files of all of the local hospitals from 1976 to 1991.
BOVENZI, MASSIMO +4 more
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Environmental and occupational exposure to lead [PDF]
East African Medical Journal, 2008 To determine the status of environmental and occupational lead exposure in selected areas in Nairobi, Kenya.Cross sectional study.Kariobangi North, Babadogo, Waithaka and Pumwani for assessment of environmental exposure to lead (Pb) and Ziwani Jua Kali works for assessment of occupational lead exposure.
Njoroge, GK +4 more
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Occupational exposure in MRI [PDF]
The British Journal of Radiology, 2012 This article reviews occupational exposure in clinical MRI; it specifically considers units of exposure, basic physical interactions, health effects, guideline limits, dosimetry, results of exposure surveys, calculation of induced fields and the status of the European Physical Agents Directive.
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Biomarkers for occupational manganese exposure
Critical Reviews in Toxicology, 2022 Long-term inhalation exposure to manganese (Mn) metal or its inorganic compounds can result in manganism or subclinical neurofunctional deficits. Studies have described affected workers in Mn dioxide mining, Mn-containing ore crushing and milling facilities, manufacturing of dry-cell batteries, Mn steel and alloy production plants, and in welders.
Nataliya A. Karyakina +9 more
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Monkeypox (Mpox) and Occupational Exposure
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023 Recently, there has been a significant increase in interest in biological risk factors, which are increasingly perceived as an important problem in occupational medicine. Exposure to harmful biological agents may be associated with the deliberate use of microorganisms in the work process or with unintentional exposure resulting from the presence of ...
Marta Szkiela +2 more
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Exposure to nanoparticles and occupational allergy
Current Opinion in Allergy & Clinical Immunology, 2022 Purpose of review To provide an update on the possible role of nanoparticles as sensitizing occupational agents and on the influence of nanoparticles-exposure on the appearance/exacerbation of occupational allergy. Recent findings Recent case reports, epidemiological studies, and ...
Di Gioacchino M. +4 more
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Occupation, occupational exposures and mammographic density in Spanish women
Environmental Research, 2021 Mammographic density (MD), the proportion of radiologically dense breast tissue, is a strong risk factor for breast cancer. Our objective is to investigate the influence of occupations and occupational exposure to physical, chemical, and microbiological agents on MD in Spanish premenopausal women.This is a cross-sectional study based on 1362 ...
Tamara Jiménez +16 more
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