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Psychosocial risks are now widely recognised as one of the biggest challenges for occupational safety and health (OSH) and a major public health concern. The aim of this paper is to investigate the Portuguese ...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:24
Published on: 9 August 2017
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No etiological prediction model incorporating biomarkers is available to predict bladder cancer risk associated with occupational exposure to aromatic amines.
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:23
Published on: 8 August 2017
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According to International Labor Organization (ILO), occupational accidents and work-related diseases are the causes for millions of deaths of workers every year. In addition, many millions of workers suffer n...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:22
Published on: 4 August 2017
Study protocol
Studies show that endangered work ability (EWA) can be maintained or restored through medical rehabilitation (MR). For patients, general practitioners (GP) represent an important point of access to MR in outpa...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:21
Published on: 4 August 2017
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Tobacco use is the second major cause of morbidity and the 4th most common health risk factor in the world. Medical professionals have a critical role in the process of smoking cessation both as advisers and b...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:20
Published on: 26 July 2017
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This study aims to elucidate factors that among adults with asthma are associated with working full-time.
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:19
Published on: 24 July 2017
Methodology
Imbalances in female career promotion are a key factor of gender disparities at the workplace. They may lead to stress and stress-related diseases including burnout, depression or cardiovascular diseases. Sinc...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:18
Published on: 21 July 2017
Retraction Note
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:17
Published on: 29 June 2017
The original article was published in Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2012 7:12
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The prevalence of effort-reward imbalance (ERI) among qualified childcare workers in Germany is currently estimated at around 65%. High rates of burnout and musculoskeletal symptoms (MS) have also been reporte...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:16
Published on: 26 June 2017
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Drinking water contamination with hexavalent chromium [Cr (VI)] has become one of the most serious public health problems, thus the investigation of Cr (VI)-induced hepatotoxicity has attracted much attention ...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:15
Published on: 15 June 2017
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An adequate dance floor is said to prevent injuries. On the basis of scientific research, numerous recommendations regarding an adequate dance floor have been developed. Up to the present, however, studies hav...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:14
Published on: 7 June 2017
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Investigation of basic chronic inflammatory mechanisms and development of new therapeutics targeting the respiratory tract requires appropriate testing systems, including those to monitor long- persistence. Hu...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:13
Published on: 26 May 2017
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The tuberculosis (TB) incidence rate in foreign-born individuals has been increasing in Germany in recent years. Foreign students may be an important source of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in low-incid...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:12
Published on: 25 May 2017
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In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in psychosocial workplace risk assessments in Germany. One of the questionnaires commonly employed for this purpose is the Short Questionnaire for Workpla...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:11
Published on: 12 May 2017
Short report
Neurotoxic envenoming following the bites of kraits (Bungarus spp.) is a common cause of death in the dry zone of Sri Lanka and elsewhere in South Asia. Most of these bites occur at night and are inflicted on peo...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:10
Published on: 27 March 2017
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Organic hog barn dust (HDE) exposure induces lung inflammation and long-term decreases in lung function in agricultural workers. While concentrations of common gasses in confined animal facilities are well cha...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:9
Published on: 24 March 2017
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Work injury is an important cause of morbidity and mortality, much of these work injuries burden can be found in industry required heavy manual work such as, agriculture and fishers. Hence; agriculture is cons...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:7
Published on: 16 March 2017
Commentary
A thought experiment places Henry Ford and Thomas Alva Edison in a modern regulatory environment. In a utopian occupational world devoid of night-shifts or artificial light, Ford wants to experiment with “work...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:8
Published on: 16 March 2017
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Experimental evidence indicates that fetal exposure to xenobiotics with the potential to interfere with the endogenous steroid hormone regulation of fetal development may reduce birth weight. However, epidemio...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:6
Published on: 9 March 2017
Methodology
Musical performance-associated musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) are a common health problem among professional musicians. Considering the manifold consequences arising for the musicians, they can be seen as a t...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:5
Published on: 1 March 2017
Case report
Protein contact dermatitis has frequently been reported in case studies (usually in cases involving contact with seafood products), but there are very few descriptive series.
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:4
Published on: 10 February 2017
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Since many hospitals report high MRSA colonization rates among elderly patients, and because it has been shown that S. aureus colonization increases with advancing age, there are concerns about the introduction o...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:3
Published on: 3 February 2017
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According to international study results, physical therapists are afflicted with work-related musculoskeletal, psychosocial and dermal disorders as well as infections. The few existing studies in German-speaki...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:2
Published on: 7 January 2017
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Currently available Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) show a considerable variability in serial testing for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI).
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:1
Published on: 5 January 2017
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Occupational exposure to crystalline silica is a well-established occupational hazard. Once in the lung, crystalline silica particles can result in the activation of alveolar macrophages (AM), potentially lead...
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2016 11:57
Published on: 15 December 2016
