The Reciprocal Relationship Between Art and Occupational Therapy Practice [PDF]
Susan Burwash, Ph.D., OTR/L, an occupational therapy professor and artist based in Washington State, provided the cover art for the Winter 2017 issue of the Open Journal of Occupational Therapy (OJOT).
Fortuna, Jennifer
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Trend towards multiple authorship in occupational medicine journals [PDF]
Background There is an established trend towards an increasing number of authors per article in prestigious journals for medicine and health sciences.
Aw, Tar-Ching, Shaban, Sami
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Risk assessment, and carcinogen mutagen for workers potentially exposed in the research laboratories of “Sapienza” University of Rome for Health Surveillance [PDF]
The following work is meant to represent the evaluation of risk factors for the health of exposed workers, arising from the management of carcinogenic and mutagenic substances, through the use of algorithms.
Altrudo, Paola+4 more
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A Universal Method to Generate Hyperpolarisation in Beams and Samples [PDF]
Sizable hyperpolarisation, i.e. an imbalance of the occupation numbers of nuclear spins in a sample deviating from thermal equilibrium, is needed in various fields of science. For example, hyperpolarised tracers are utilised in magnetic resonance imaging in medicine (MRI) and polarised beams and targets are employed in nuclear physics to study the spin
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Preventive medicine center and health care for students of medicine and health professions at the Sapienza University of Rome: a research protocol [PDF]
This project aims to develop a Center of Preventive Medicine and Health Care for the students of Medicine and Health profession at Sapienza University of Rome. At the beginning of the university career students, both residents and nonresident s, have to
Backhaus, Insa+16 more
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Professional activity, information demands, training and updating needs of occupational medicine physicians in Italy: National survey. [PDF]
Objectives: Occupational medicine is a discipline continually evolving in response to technological advances, changes in workplaces and production processes, emergence of new occupational risks and diseases and modifications in regulatory framework for ...
Benedetta Persechino+6 more
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The Attitudes of Physiotherapy Students Toward Occupational Medicine [PDF]
Diseases and work-related injuries make an important part in the global burden of disease. These are studied, prevented and treated by occupational professionals as well as other health care professionals.
Prendushi, Henrrik
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Development of Evidence Based Medical Surveillance Program Recommendations for At-Risk Employees [PDF]
Background: Nearly eight million United States healthcare workers are potentially exposed to hazardous drugs (HDs) in their workplace. This exposure puts staff at increased risk of acute myeloid leukemia, breast cancer, rectal cancer, and fetal anomalies.
Okrant, Jessica C
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Present status of Medical Physics practice in Mexico: an occupational analysis [PDF]
The clinical practice of Medical Physics in Mexico has not been subject of comprehensive occupational analyses. The absence of such studies not only arises radiation safety concerns, but also imposes challenges to work-policy making. This work presents an initial effort to overview the current occupational status of clinical Medical Physics in Mexico ...
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Government laboratory worker with lung cancer: comparing risks from beryllium, asbestos, and tobacco smoke. [PDF]
Occupational medicine physicians are frequently asked to establish cancer causation in patients with both workplace and non-workplace exposures. This is especially difficult in cases involving beryllium for which the data on human carcinogenicity are ...
Balmes, JR, Steinmaus, C
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