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Does obesity modify the relationship between exposure to occupational factors and musculoskeletal pain in men? Results from the GAZEL cohort study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
OBJECTIVE:To analyze relationships between physical occupational exposures, post-retirement shoulder/knee pain, and obesity. METHODS:9 415 male participants (aged 63-73 in 2012) from the French GAZEL cohort answered self-administered questionnaires in ...
Anastasia Evanoff, Erika L Sabbath, Matthieu Carton, Sebastien Czernichow, Marie Zins, Annette Leclerc, Alexis Descatha   +6 more
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The impact of occupational exposures on chronic rhinosinusitis: a scoping review [PDF]

Exploration of Asthma & Allergy
Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a prevalent and burdensome condition worldwide, characterized by inflammation of the paranasal sinuses. Ideally, instead of treating CRS, we would identify ways to prevent the development of this chronic condition ...
Aurelia S. Monk, Cameron P. Worden, Ezer H. Benaim, Cristine Klatt-Cromwell, Brian D. Thorp, Charles S. Ebert Jr, Brent A. Senior, Adam J. Kimple   +7 more
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Mapping dynamic working life patterns and the impact of occupational exposures: a scoping review [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background An ageing population and increasing life expectancy has intensified pressure to prolong working lives among high-income countries. Emerging research has sought to characterise dynamic working life patterns (how labour market participation ...
Rachel Louise Hasting, Karen Marieke Oude Hengel, Taina Leinonen, Ute Bültmann, Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum, Alex Burdorf, Michelle C Turner, Laura Salonen, Damien M McElvenny, Svetlana Solovieva   +9 more
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Occupational exposures and coronary heart disease in the Hamburg City Health Study (HCHS) – a cross-sectional study [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death among adults in Germany. There is evidence that occupational exposure to particulate matter, noise, psychosocial stressors, shift work and high physical workload are associated with ...
Franziska Labe, Raphael Twerenbold, Betül Toprak, Peter Koch, Birgit-Christiane Zyriax, Sarah Affolderbach, Lukas Damerau, Hanno Hoven, Hajo Zeeb, Robert Herold, Volker Harth   +10 more
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The Prevalence of Occupational Risk Factors and Occupational Diseases in Kerman, Iran [PDF]

International Journal of Epidemiologic Research, 2019
Background and aims: Many workers face significant hazardous workplace exposures, especially in developing countries. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of occupational risk factors and common occupational diseases in Kerman ...
Maysam Rezapour, Zahra Khorrami, Raheleh Tabe, Narges Khanjani   +3 more
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Constructing and validating an Occupational Mechanical Job Exposure Index based on five Norwegian nationwide Surveys of Living Conditions on work environment

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background The overall aim of this study was to examine essential aspects of reliability and validity of a constructed Occupational Mechanical Job Exposure Index for use in analyses of Norwegian register data.  Methods We utilized data from the Norwegian
Åsmund Hermansen, Espen Dahl
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Exposures Moved from Work to Home as a Public Health Hazard

İstanbul Medical Journal, 2021
There are numerous occupational pollutants originating from a wide variety of industrial areas and working environments. These pollutants can be brought inadvertently from workplace to home in various ways and may negatively affect the health of ...
İsmail Bulgur, Birgül Piyal
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Occupational exposure to gases/fumes and mineral dust affect DNA methylation levels of genes regulating expression [PDF]

, 2019
Many workers are daily exposed to occupational agents like gases/fumes, mineral dust or biological dust, which could induce adverse health effects. Epigenetic mechanisms, such as DNA methylation, have been suggested to play a role.
't Hoen, Peter-Bram, Amin, Najaf, Arindrarto, Wibowo, Beekman, Marian, Boezen, H Marike, Bonder, Marc Jan, Boomsma,, Dorret I, Bot, Jan, Brusselle, Guy, de Jong, Kim, de Vries, Maaike, Deelen, Joris, Deelen, Patrick, Franke, Lude, Heijmans, Bastiaan T, Hoen, Peter ACT, Hofman, Bert A, Hottenga, Jouke J, Isaacs, Aaron, Jansen, Rick, Jhamai, P Mila, Kielbasa, Szymon M, Kromhout, Hans, La Bastide-van Gemert, Sacha, Lahousse, Lies, Lakenberg, Nico, Luijk, Rene, Mei, Hailiang, Moed, Matthijs, Nedeljkovic, Ivana, Nooren, Irene, Pool, Rene, Postma, Dirkje S, Schalkwijk, Casper G, Slagboom, P Eline, Stehouwer, Coen DA, Suchiman, H Eka D, Swertz, Morris A, Terzikhan, Natalie, Tigchelaar, Ettje E, Uitterlinden, Andre G, van den Berg, Leonard H, van Der Breggen, Ruud, van Der Kallen, Carla JH, van Der Plaat, Diana, van Diemen, Cleo C, van Dijk, Freerk, van Dongen, Jenny, van Duijn, Cornelia M, van Galen, Michiel, van Greevenbroek, Marleen MJ, van Heemst, Diana, van Iterson, Maarten, van Meurs, Joyce, van Rooij, Jeroen, van Zwet, Erik W, Vant Hof, Peter, Veldink, Jan H, Verbiest, Michael, Verkerk, Marijn, Vermaat, Martijn, Vermeulen, Roel CH, Vonk, Judith M, Wijmenga, Cisca, Zhernakova, Dasha V, Zhernakova, Sasha   +65 more
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The influence of multiple occupational exposures on absence from work in pregnancy: a prospective cohort study

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2020
OBJECTIVES: Many women experience absence periods from work during pregnancy. Several single risk factors for absence are identified, whereas the impact of multiple concurrent exposures has been sparsely studied.
Camilla Sandal Sejbaek, Jacob Pedersen, Vivi Schlünssen, Luise Mølenberg Begtrup, Mette Juhl, Jens Peter Bonde, Petter Kristensen, Hans Bay, Cecilia Høst Ramlau-Hansen, Karin Sørig Hougaard   +9 more
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Occupational Radiation Exposures in Aviation: Air Traffic Safety Systems Considerations

International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace, 2020
Radiation from both natural and artificial sources is an inescapable and undeniable reality of human existence. Aside from exposure to radiation from a wide variety of natural sources including background ionizing radiation and electromagnetic fields ...
Adeyinka Olumuyiwa Osunwusi
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