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Agricultural Injuries With Dementia: Double Whammy?

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Nearly 40% of US farmers are over 65 years old. Some emerging evidence links agricultural occupational exposure to increased dementia risk. However, little is known about dementia and injury outcomes in agricultural settings. Methods We employed data from the American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Programs Participant Use File (
Kanika Arora, Jonathan Davis, Lila B. Basnet, Julie Bobitt   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Civilian Occupational Exposure to Vapors, Gas, Dust, or Fumes and Respiratory Health Among United States Military Veterans

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background We investigated associations of self‐reported and job exposure matrix (JEM) assigned civilian occupational exposure to vapors, gas, dust, or fumes (VGDF) with respiratory symptoms among previously deployed US Veterans. Methods An interviewer‐administered questionnaire ascertained self‐reported civilian occupational VGDF exposure.
Sahra Mohazzab‐Hosseinian, Carrie A. Redlich, Anna M. Korpak, Andrew K. I. Timmons, Nicholas L. Smith, Karen S. Nakayama, Farrah Kheradmand, Vincent S. Fan, Michael Jerrett, Philippe R. Montgrain, Christine H. Wendt, Ware G. Kuschner, Emily S. Wan, Eric Garshick, Paul D. Blanc   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Review of the Links Between Work and Heart Disease in the 21st Century

Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal
This review explores the multifaceted exposures in the workplace that contribute to cardiovascular diseases (CVD), including physical, ergonomics, chemical, biological, psychosocial, and emerging occupational hazards.
Andrew Makar, Ali Al-Hemoud, Haitham Khraishah, Jacob Berry, Barrak Alahmad   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

An inquiry into the theory, causes and consequences of monitoring indicators of health and safety at work [PDF]

, 2010
This paper engages in an interdisciplinary survey of the current state of knowledge related to the theory, determinants and consequences of occupational safety and health (OSH).
Pouliakas, Konstantinos, Theodossiou, Ioannis   +1 more
core   +2 more sources

Serum PFAS in Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) Firefighters From Six U.S. Airport Fire Departments

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Use of aqueous film‐forming foam (AFFF) is a source of exposure to per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) for firefighters working in aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) settings. However, data characterizing the association between serum PFAS concentrations and exposure risk factors for ARFF firefighters are limited ...
Miriam M. Calkins, Yiwen Liu, Gavin Horn, Antonia M. Calafat, Judith M. Graber, Shawn C. Beitel, Alberto J. Caban‐Martinez, Julianne Cook Botelho, Randy Krause, Rob Mathis, Jeff Hughes, Casey Grant, Jaclyn M. Goodrich, Amy Nematollahi, Alesia M. Jung, Alissa D. Coleman, Sally Littau, Brooke A. Hawkes, Alexander C. Mayer, Jefferey L. Burgess   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Respirable Dust Exposure in Western Australian Mining: Trends, Variability, and Implications for Occupational Health

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Mining workers are exposed to a range of respiratory hazards, including respirable dust. While exposure to respirable crystalline silica in the mining industry has been found to be common, less is known about trends in measured levels of exposure to respirable dust overall.
Renee N. Carey, Susan Peters, Nicholas de Klerk, Fraser Brims, Peter Franklin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Occupational Hazards in Nursing [PDF]

, 2014
Masoudi Alavi, N.
core   +1 more source

Risk assessment for the installation and maintenance activities of a low-speed tidal energy converter [PDF]

, 2012
The study presented in this paper, is part of the Deep Green project, which includes the development of a power converter/device for employment in low-speed tidal currents. It mainly focuses on the initial steps to investigate the ways on how to minimize
Lazakis, Iraklis, Rosendahl, T., Turan, Osman   +2 more
core  

Swallowing and Communication in Cockayne Syndrome: Clinical Characteristics and Management

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cockayne syndrome (CS) is an ultrarare genetic disorder associated with genes encoding proteins involved in DNA repair. The clinical course of CS involves neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative features, including swallowing and communication impairments.
Abigail M. Spoden, Katlyn E. McGrattan, Peter B. Kang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Club Cells-A Guardian against Occupational Hazards. [PDF]

Biomedicines, 2023
Otelea MR, Oancea C, Reisz D, Vaida MA, Maftei A, Popescu FG.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source