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A survey of bloodborne occupational exposure protection behavior among qualified Chinese midwives: A cross-sectional study

Heliyon, 2023
Background: Bloodborne occupational exposure is a major public health concern of the China Health Commission, especially among midwives who are at high risk among healthcare workers. Knowledge of occupational exposure and appropriate protective behaviors
Yanhua Zhang, Haixia Zhang, Li Li, Jing Li   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

In vitro toxicological evaluation of surgical smoke from human tissue

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 2018
Background Operating room personnel have the potential to be exposed to surgical smoke, the by-product of using electrocautery or laser surgical device, on a daily basis.
Jennifer D. Sisler, Justine Shaffer, Jhy-Charm Soo, Ryan F. LeBouf, Martin Harper, Yong Qian, Taekhee Lee   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Differential occupational risk for COVID‐19 and other infection exposure according to race and ethnicity

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 2020
Background There are racial and ethnic disparities in the risk of contracting COVID‐19. This study sought to assess how occupational segregation according to race and ethnicity may contribute to the risk of COVID‐19. Methods Data about employment in 2019
Devan Hawkins
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Incident Ischemic Heart Disease After Long-Term Occupational Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter: Accounting for 2 Forms of Survivor Bias. [PDF]

, 2016
Little is known about the heart disease risks associated with occupational, rather than traffic-related, exposure to particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 µm or less (PM2.5).
Brown, Daniel M, Costello, Sadie, Cullen, Mark R, Eisen, Ellen A, Hammond, S Katharine, Neophytou, Andreas M, Noth, Elizabeth M   +6 more
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A Case of Bowen’s Disease and Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma: Long-Term Consequences of Chronic Arsenic Exposure in Chinese Traditional Medicine [PDF]

, 2004
Chronic arsenic toxicity occurs primarily through inadvertent ingestion of contaminated water and food or occupational exposure, but it can also occur through medicinal ingestion.
Castren K, Gwyn Bebb, Hutchison J, Jaeger AB, Linda Lee, Mazumder DN, Tay CH, Tseng WP, Wong ST   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

Interventions to Reduce Exposures in the Workplace: A Systematic Review of Intervention Studies Over Six Decades, 1960–2019

Frontiers in Public Health, 2020
Background: Reducing occupational ill-health from chemical and biological agents is realized primarily through the mitigation and elimination of hazardous exposures.
Johan Ohlander, Hans Kromhout, Martie van Tongeren   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association of Occupational Exposure to Disinfectants With Incidence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among US Female Nurses

JAMA Network Open, 2019
This cohort study evaluates data from the Nurses’ Health Study II to investigate the association of occupational exposure to disinfectants and other cleaning products with the incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among female US ...
O. Dumas, R. Varraso, K. Boggs, C. Quinot, J. Zock, P. Henneberger, F. Speizer, N. Le Moual, C. Camargo   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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.
openaire   +3 more sources

Occupational exposure to radio frequencies in the development of head and neck cancer: a systematic review of cohort studies

Senses and Sciences, 2014
This systematic review aimed to summarize published data on cohort studies investigating the association between the occupational exposure to radio frequencies and clinical outcome of head and neck cancers.We retrieved the relevant articles from PubMed ...
Alice Mannocci, Guglielmo Giraldi, Alberto De Biase, Fabrizio Guerra, Giuseppe La Torre   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health effects associated with occupational exposure to hand-arm or whole body vibration

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Part B, Critical Reviews, 2018
Workers in a number of different occupational sectors are exposed to workplace vibration on a daily basis. This exposure may arise through the use of powered-hand tools or hand-transmitted vibration (HTV).
K. Krajnak
semanticscholar   +1 more source