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American Journal of Industrial Medicine
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Thank You to Reviewers 2011
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Increased lung cancer risk among bricklayers in an Italian population-based case–control study
BackgroundBricklayers may be at increased risk of lung cancer, although a firm association has not been established. We examined this association within the EAGLE (Environment And Genetics in Lung cancer Etiology) study, a population-based case–control study conducted in Italy between...
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Respiratory health status of children from two different air pollution exposure settings of Sri Lanka: A cross-sectional study
BackgroundHealth effects due to air pollution is becoming a major public health problem with growing traffic congestion and establishment of small- to medium-scale industries with poor emission controls in urban cities of Sri Lanka.MethodsRespiratory health status of 7- to 10-year-old...
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Psychometric properties and differential explanation of a short measure of effort–reward imbalance at work: A study of industrial workers in Germany
BackgroundWe test the psychometric properties of a short version of the Effort–Reward Imbalance (ERI) questionnaire in addition to testing an interaction term of this model's main components on health functioning.MethodsA self-administered survey was conducted in a sample of 2,738 industrial...
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Piloting a personal protection equipment distribution program among Chicago day laborers
BackgroundOccupational injury rates among day laborers have been estimated to be as high as 31%, where lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) use is repeatedly noted as a contributor to occupational injuries.MethodsWe distributed duffel bags containing nine pieces of PPE...
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Response to Dr. Miller's letter
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Plasma fibrinogen: A possible link between job stress and cardiovascular disease among Chinese workers
BackgroundLittle is known about the effect of effort–reward imbalance (ERI) on fibrinogen. We aimed to examine the association between ERI and fibrinogen among Chinese workers.MethodsA total of 732 subjects without vascular diseases were analyzed. Associations between job stress evaluated by...
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Prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome among dairy workers
BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) among dairy workers.MethodsSixty-six dairy parlor workers and 58 non-parlor workers at dairies in Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado participated in structured interviews regarding demographics, work...
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Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among farmers: A systematic review
ObjectiveTo determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among farmers and to establish the most common regional MSDs reported.MethodsComprehensive electronic searches of Pubmed, Web of Science, CINAHL, SCOPUS, EMBASE, Agris Database, and Cochrane Library were carried out using keywords for...
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Predictors of early cessation of dairy farming in the French Doubs province: 12-year follow-up
BackgroundA healthy worker effect due to respiratory disability has been noted in the farming population, but other factors may also interfere. Little has been published about factors influencing the early cessation of work in self-employed dairy farmers.MethodsTwo hundred and nineteen...
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