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Hazards to worker’s health: a literature review

Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing, 2006
Worker’s Health, a new field in Public Health, requires professionals capable of dealing with the hazards workers are exposed to in their environment. These professionals in the health area, mainly nurses, need to understand the meaning of the concept of
Jorgana Fernanda Soares, Marta Regina Cezar-Vaz   +1 more
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Work Disability, Early Retirement, and Loss of a Loved One in the World Trade Center Health Registry Cohort

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Existing research on the economic outcomes of 9/11 remains limited and has primarily focused on early retirement. Little is known about the prevalence of work disability and loss of a loved one and whether they are associated with survey attrition.
Jennifer Brite, Matthew Di Vitto, Janna Metzler   +2 more
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Occupational risks [PDF]

Nature, 1992
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Severe Occupational Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis: A Case Series of Four Patients Requiring Lung Transplantation

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an immune‐mediated interstitial lung disease triggered by repeated inhalation of organic or chemical antigens. Occupational exposures account for approximately 19% of all cases. Early diagnosis, identification of the responsible antigen(s), and immediate avoidance of exposure are crucial to prevent ...
Ludwig Frei‐Stuber, Judith Mohren, Ester Mau, Bernhard Werner, Rudolf A. Hatz, Jürgen Barton, Dennis Nowak   +6 more
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The Association of Sleeping Duration and Sleep Problems With All‐Cause Mortality Among a Cohort of Industrial Workers Followed Up for 36 Years

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sleep duration is a well‐established factor associated with all‐cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality. Poor sleep quality was also suggested to affect all‐cause mortality risk among adults. The Cardiovascular Occupational Risk Factor determination in Israel Study (CORDIS) is a prospective cohort study of industrial workers ...
Gil Harari, Anat Gesser‐Edelsburg
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Riscos de contaminação ocasionados por acidentes de trabalho com material pérfuro-cortante entre trabalhadores de enfermagem

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
Esta pesquisa teve por objetivo identificar dentre os trabalhadores de enfermagem, de quatro hospitais da região de Ribeirão Preto-SP, aqueles que foram acometidos por acidente de trabalho com material pérfuro-cortante e encaminhados para avaliação a um ...
Maria Helena Palucci Marziale, Karina Yukari Namioka Nishimura, Mônica Miguel Ferreira   +2 more
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Editorial: Occupational risks of healthcare personnel. [PDF]

Front Public Health, 2022
Maltezou HC, Martínez-Jarreta B, Rapisarda V, Ledda C.   +3 more
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Assessment of Initial Stay Time and Work‐Rest Scheduling Over Consecutive Moderate‐Intensity Workdays in Hot Environments in Young and Older Males and Females

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Initial stay time (IST), the duration of continuous work before core temperature reaches 38.0°C, has been characterized in young and older adults but not across consecutive work periods or in conjunction with standard work‐rest cycles.
Glen P. Kenny, Katie E. Wagar, Roberto C. Harris‐Mostert, Kristina‐Marie T. Janetos, James J. McCormick, Kelli E. King, Leonidas G. Ioannou, Ronald J. Sigal, W. Shane Journeay, Fergus K. O'Connor   +9 more
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HIV surveillance in needlestick accidents with health workers [PDF]

Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde, 2010
Objective: To characterize the occurrence of needlestick accidents with health professionals submitted to rapid HIV tests. Methods: A descriptive, epidemiological study, carried out by notification of the occurrence of needlestick accidents in the ...
Janete Lane Amadei, Carina Ivatiuk
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Occupational Risks and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the Indian Subcontinent: A Critical Review. [PDF]

Cureus, 2023
Mishra J, Acharya S, Taksande AB, Prasad R, Munjewar PK, Wanjari MB.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source