Results 211 to 220 of about 142,613 (259)

Zoonoses as occupational risks

Veterinary Record, 2016
AS a third year veterinary student, I am currently carrying out a research project on veterinary perceptions of zoonotic diseases. It is often considered that …
openaire   +2 more sources

Occupational Risk

1996
Abstract The risk of acquisition of HIV by health care workers who sustain a needlestick injury or similar percutaneous injury involving HIV-infected blood is currently estimated to be approximately 0.3 percent. Thus, the magnitude of risk of acquiring HIV from a discrete percutaneous exposure is less than the risks associated with ...
W Conrad Liles, Waltere. Stamm
openaire   +1 more source

Occupation and the risk of malignant melanoma

Cancer, 1995
The incidence of malignant melanoma is increasing rapidly. The risk for development of malignant melanoma has been reported to be higher in persons of higher socioeconomic status.This case-control study explores the relation between occupation and malignant melanoma relative risk through analysis of data collected by the American Cancer Society.
I A, Pion, D S, Rigel, L, Garfinkel, M K, Silverman, A W, Kopf   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Occupational risk for hematological malignancies

American Journal of Hematology, 1991
AbstractA case‐control study was conducted in 620 cases of hematological malignancies and in 1,240 age‐ and sex‐matched controls in order to verify the possible association between occupation, toxic substances exposure, and the risk of hematological neoplasias.
P, Pasqualetti, R, Casale, D, Colantonio, A, Collacciani   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Occupational risk factors for hypertension

Journal of Hypertension, 2022
The identification and characterization of the modifiable risk factors of hypertension is of great value for public health and clinical medicine to achieve primary prevention. A large amount of literature on the effects of occupational factors on blood pressure and hypertension has been published.
openaire   +2 more sources

Occupational risk of building construction

Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2012
Abstract This paper presents the quantification of occupational risk of a building construction project. Risk assessment is based on the Occupational Risk Model (ORCA) developed under the Workgroup Occupational Risk Model project (WORM), in the Netherlands, for quantifying occupational risk.
Olga N. Aneziris, E. Topali, Ioannis A. Papazoglou   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Occupation and risk of cutaneous melanoma

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 1986
AbstractOccupational mortality from cutaneous malignant melanoma was evaluated for deaths occurring in British Columbia from 1950–1978 by using age standardised proportional mortality ratios (PMR). For males, significantly elevated PMRs for melanoma were seen in managers and owners, accountants, architects, chemical engineers, and gardeners and nursery
R P, Gallagher, J M, Elwood, W J, Threlfall, P R, Band, J J, Spinelli   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Occupational asthma: assessing the risk

Nursing Standard, 1995
Asthma caused by factors encountered at work can be overlooked. The author describes some of the risk factors and occupational groups involved and how nurses can help to detect cases of asthma caused by materials found at work.
openaire   +2 more sources

Risks of individual occupations in the Netherlands

Ergonomics, 1985
(1985). Risks of individual occupations in the Netherlands. Ergonomics: Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 45-49.
openaire   +2 more sources

Occupation and Bladder Cancer Risk

American Journal of Epidemiology, 1992
This study examines the estimated risk of bladder cancer associated with various occupations among 1,465 cases identified in Orange County, California, during 1984-1988. The annual age-adjusted incidence rate per 100,000 population in Orange County was similar to that of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program of the National Cancer ...
H, Anton-Culver, A, Lee-Feldstein, T H, Taylor   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources