Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM)

Parental occupational exposure to pesticides at birth and risk of adult testicular germ cell tumours in offspring: a French nationwide case-control study

Objective To assess the association between parental occupational pesticide exposures at birth and adult testicular germ cell ...
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Principal component analysis of pre-sleep artificial light at night exposure patterns and the associations with sleep disturbances in Hong Kong shift-working nurses and daytime office workers ...
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Lower limb venous and arterial peripheral diseases and work conditions: systematic review

Objectives The individual peripheral vascular disease risk factors are well documented, but the role of work conditions remains equivocal. This systematic review aims to assess relationships between ...
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The prevalence and effects of adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) on the performance of workers: results from the WHO World Mental Health Survey Initiative

Institute for Development, Research, Advocacy and Applied Care (IDRAAC), Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, St. George Hospital University Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, ...
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Work shift duration: a review comparing eight hour and 12 hour shift systems.

Shiftwork and Safety Research Group, School of Psychology, University of Leeds, UK. OBJECTIVES: Shiftwork is now a major feature of working life across a broad range of industries. The features of the ...
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Health effects of shift work and extended hours of work

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Benzene exposure and risk of lung cancer in the Norwegian Offshore Petroleum Worker cohort: a prospective case-cohort study

Objective The objective of our study was to examine whether occupational exposure to benzene is associated with lung cancer among males in the Norwegian Offshore Petroleum Workers cohort. Methods ...
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Doctors’ perceived working conditions, psychological health and patient care: a meta-analysis of longitudinal studies

Objectives Studies have demonstrated an association between doctors’ perceived working conditions, and their psychological well-being and patient care. However, few have examined inter-relationships ...
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Temperature, temperature extremes, and mortality: a study of acclimatisation and effect modification in 50 US cities

Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA Dr M Medina-Ramón, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 401 Park Drive, Landmark Center, ...
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Quantitative silica dust exposure and lung cancer incidence in hard rock miners: 1.6 million person-years of follow-up in the Mining Master File cohort study

Objective Inhalation of crystalline silica dust causes lung cancer, although evidence assessing risk at low levels of exposure is needed. We sought to estimate the association between cumulative ...
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The impact of components of fine particulate matter on cardiovascular mortality in susceptible subpopulations

Background: Several studies have demonstrated associations between daily mortality and ambient particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in diameter (fine particles or PM2.5). Few, however, have ...