Objectives Firefighters face a range of hazards, including strenuous tasks in high-temperature environments and exposure to ...

Objectives There is a lack of knowledge about whether occupational exposures increase the risk of emphysema, especially in ...

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There is consistent evidence of increased respiratory symptoms in occupational cleaners; however, uncertainty remains on type of respiratory health effects, underlying causal agents, mechanisms and ...

Correspondence to Professor Lygia T Budnik, Occupational Toxicology and Immunology Unit, Institute for Occupational and Maritime Medicine (ZfAM), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, ...

Carl Fredrik Fagernæs, Hans Thore Smedbold, Pål Richard Romundstad, Marte Renate Thomassen, Anje Christina Höper, Gro Tjalvin, Anna Beathe Overn Nordhammer, Hilde Brun Lauritzen, Erlend Hassel, Kaja ...

Academic Medical Center, Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, Research Center for Insurance Medicine, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Dr Patricia Dekkers-Sánchez, Academic ...

1 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Erasmus University, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, Netherlands 2 Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, ...

The aim of the study was to evaluate the evidence for an association between hip osteoarthritis (OA) and physical work demands. Systematic searches were made and epidemiological studies on hip OA and ...

1 Department of Public Health Sciences, UNC Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA 2 Division of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas School of Public ...

Association of maternal exposure to trace elements and toxic metals with repeated measurements of foetal and early-childhood growth: a systematic review ...

Introduction Some studies have suggested increased lung cancer risks among bakers, however the results overall were inconsistent. The authors studied lung cancer risks among bakers and baking-related ...