MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK Correspondence to: Professor C Cooper Professor of Rheumatology, MRC Environmental ...

2 Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China 3 Xuzhou Mining Group Company Ltd., Xuzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China Aims: To ...

Objectives Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and silicosis are associated with exposure to crystalline silica. We determined the exposure to respirable crystalline silica and estimated ...

3 2nd Department of Pulmonary Medicine, “ATTIKON” University Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece 4 Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical ...

Trajectories of work ability and associated work unit characteristics from pre-COVID to post-COVID pandemic period ...

Aims: To determine the prevalence of proteinuira and enzymuria among a cohort of subjects exposed to hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD) in their homes and to determine whether there was a change in observed ...

Objectives To assess dermal exposure to 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in asphalt workers by applying polypropylene pads to six body sites (neck, shoulder, upper arm, wrist, groin, ankle), ...

Introduction Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men; however, little is known about its aetiology. Several studies have indicated that firefighters have an increased risk, but the results ...

2 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Department of Health and Human Services, Robert A Taft Laboratories, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 3 National Institute for Occupational Safety ...

Correspondence to: Dr M Lahtinen Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Uusimaa Regional Institute, Arinatie 3 a, FIN-00370 Helsinki, Finland; marjaana.lahtinenoccuphealth.fi Aims: To examine the ...