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Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2020 Background: Healthcare facilities in South Africa are confronted by several challenges arising from Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune diseases syndrome infection pandemic.
Melitah M. Rasweswe, Mmapheko D. Peu
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Occupational exposures and small airway obstruction in the UK Biobank Cohort
ERJ Open Research, 2023 Background Small airways obstruction (SAO) is a key feature of both COPD and asthma, which have been associated with workplace exposures. Whether SAO, which may occur early in the development of obstructive lung disease and without symptoms, also ...
Johanna Feary +6 more
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Chronic cough due to occupational factors
, 2006 Within the large variety of subtypes of chronic cough, either defined by their clinical or pathogenetic causes, occupational chronic cough may be regarded as one of the most preventable forms of the disease.
Fischer, Axel +3 more
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Assessment of public health impact of work-related asthma
BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2012 Background Asthma is among the most common chronic diseases in working-aged populations and occupational exposures are important causal agents. Our aims were to evaluate the best methods to assess occurrence, public health impact, and burden to society ...
Jaakkola Maritta S, Jaakkola Jouni JK
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The New Zealand workforce survey I: self-reported occupational exposures.
, 2010 INTRODUCTION: This study examines the prevalence of a range of occupational risk factors reported by a random sample of the New Zealand working population. METHODS: Men and women aged 20-64 were selected from the New Zealand Electoral Roll and invited to
Gander, Philippa +9 more
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Bias in occupational epidemiology studies. [PDF]
, 2007 The design of occupational epidemiology studies should be based on the need to minimise random and systematic error. The latter is the focus of this paper, and includes selection bias, information bias and confounding.
Pearce, Neil +2 more
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, 2023 Little is known about occupational SARS-CoV-2 exposures and COVID-19 outcomes. We established a Doctor’s First Reports of Occupational Injury or Illness (DFR)-based surveillance system to study cases of work-related COVID-19 exposures and disease ...
Claire Majka +8 more
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Occupational risky exposure in vitiliginous patients [PDF]
طب کار, 2012 Introduction: In previous studies the appearance of vitiligo following occupational exposure has been defined. This study evaluates high risk occupational exposures before the onset of disease among patients with vitiligo Methods: All vitiliginous ...
M Maghsoudipour, O Aminiam, P Mansouri
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Metals and Disease: A Global Primary Health Care Perspective
Journal of Toxicology, 2011 Metals are an important and essential part of our daily lives. Their ubiquitous presence and use has not been without significant consequences. Both industrial and nonindustrial exposures to metals are characterized by a variety of acute and chronic ...
Ravinder Mamtani +3 more
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The New Zealand workforce survey II: occupational risk factors for asthma.
, 2010 INTRODUCTION: We conducted a cross-sectional population-based survey in New Zealand that collected information on work history, current workplace exposures, and selected health outcomes. We report here the findings on occupational risk factors for asthma
Ellison-Loschmann, Lis +6 more
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