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Silicosis, Sarcoidosis, and Silicosarcoidosis Are Overlapping Diagnoses and Difficult to Differentiate

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We evaluated 12 workers with documented exposure to respirable crystalline silica who were referred to a tertiary care center due to clinical suspicion of silicosis, sarcoidosis, or silicosarcoidosis. Although silica exposure is a well‐established risk factor for silicosis and has been associated with autoimmune diseases, mycobacterial ...
Guilherme Ward Leite   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inflation, Race, and Legislation—The Erosion in the Real Value of Monetary Compensation for Miners' Occupational Lung Disease in South Africa, 1973–2024

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background For much of the 20th century, the South African mining industry had a statutory compensation system for pneumoconiosis and tuberculosis characterized by gross racial inequality. This study examines the impact of inflation over the period 1973–2024 on the real value of miners' lung disease compensation, including the effect of the ...
Martin Nicol   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Infertility Risk and Employment History Among US Women: Findings From National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013–2014

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction It is well established that exposure to chemical, radiological, and biological hazards in the workplace are infertility risk factors. Although workplace‐specific infertility risks have been documented, the associations between employment history and infertility risk remain largely unexplored.
Cerine Benomar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Work Disability, Early Retirement, and Loss of a Loved One in the World Trade Center Health Registry Cohort

open access: yesAmerican 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   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A multi-level explanatory-sequential mixed-methods study of perinatal toxicology practices in New York State: Protocol. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS One
Choi S   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Association of Sleeping Duration and Sleep Problems With All‐Cause Mortality Among a Cohort of Industrial Workers Followed Up for 36 Years

open access: yesAmerican 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
wiley   +1 more source

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