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  1. Vaccination is the most effective prevention of seasonal influenza. Despite its recommendation and active promotion, vaccination coverage remains low among healthcare staff. The goal of the study was to test i...

    Authors: Michael Currat, Catherine Lazor-Blanchet and Giorgio Zanetti

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:34

    Content type: Research

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  2. Absence from work due to sickness impairs organizational productivity and performance. Even in organizations with perfect work conditions, some inevitable baseline sickness absence exists amongst working popul...

    Authors: Joachim E. Fischer, Bernd Genser, Peter Nauroth, David Litaker and Daniel Mauss

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:33

    Content type: Research

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  3. The region of La Cienega in Jalisco Mexico, is an important agricultural reference for the production of corn, sorghum and wheat, among other grains, so the use of pesticides for pest control is high. However,...

    Authors: Joel Salazar-Flores, Fermín P. Pacheco-Moisés, Genaro G. Ortiz, Juan H. Torres-Jasso, Odette Romero-Rentería, Ana L. Briones-Torres and Erandis D. Torres-Sánchez

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:32

    Content type: Research

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  4. Chlorine gas (Cl2) exposure remains a public health concern in household, occupational, and transportation accidents around the world. The death rate associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) cau...

    Authors: Yanlin Zhang, Jian Zhao, Li Guan, Lijun Mao, Shuqiang Li and Jinyuan Zhao

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:31

    Content type: Research

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  5. In the course of globalisation and digitalisation, new ways of work are becoming increasingly prevalent. To remain competitive as an organisation, cooperation across time, place, and organisational boundaries ...

    Authors: Elisabeth Rohwer, Ann-Christin Kordsmeyer, Volker Harth and Stefanie Mache

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:30

    Content type: Research

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  6. Occupational exposure to chemotherapeutic agents in hospitals is a critical issue. Here, we focused on occupational exposure to platinum-based anti-cancer drugs (PDs) by evaluating platinum concentrations in h...

    Authors: Ai Hori, Mari Shimura, Yutaka Iida, Kazuhiko Yamada, Kyoko Nohara, Takayuki Ichinose, Ai Yamashita, Junko Shirataki and Shotaro Hagiwara

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:29

    Content type: Research

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  7. A two-fold risk increase to develop basal cell carcinoma was seen in outdoor workers exposed to high solar UV radiation compared to controls. However, there is an ongoing discussion whether histopathological s...

    Authors: A. Bauer, E. Haufe, L. Heinrich, A. Seidler, H. J. Schulze, P. Elsner, H. Drexler, S. Letzel, S. M. John, M. Fartasch, T. Brüning, S. Dugas-Breit, M. Gina, W. Weistenhöfer, K. Bachmann, I. Bruhn…

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:28

    Content type: Research

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  8. Health professionals are especially affected by various stressors in their daily work, such as a high workload, physical and emotional challenges. The aim of this study was to develop and test the validity, re...

    Authors: Karin A. Peter, Esther Stadelmann, Jos M. G. A. Schols, Ruud J. G. Halfens and Sabine Hahn

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:27

    Content type: Research

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  9. In 2015, the WorkSafeMed study assessed, amongst others, perceived psychosocial working conditions in nurses (n = 567) and physicians (n = 381) from two German university hospitals using scales from the German st...

    Authors: Anke Wagner, Matthias Nübling, Antje Hammer, Tanja Manser and Monika A. Rieger

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:26

    Content type: Research

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  10. Measures aiming at containing the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) include isolation, social distancing, and quarantine. Quarantine and other lockdown instruments show promise in reducing the number of COVI...

    Authors: Eszter Füzéki, David A. Groneberg and Winfried Banzer

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:25

    Content type: Review

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  11. The use of fluoroscopically-guided interventional (FGI) procedures by orthopedic surgeons has been increasing. This study aimed to investigate the occupational radiation exposure among orthopedic surgeons in S...

    Authors: Seonghoon Kang, Eun Shil Cha, Ye Jin Bang, Teresa W. Na, Dalnim Lee, Sang Youn Song and Won Jin Lee

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:24

    Content type: Research

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  12. Burnout and compassion fatigue are closely related concepts. Burnout is thought to develop from occupational stress while compassion fatigue results from being in a caregiver role leading to inability to get e...

    Authors: Waleed M. Sweileh

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:23

    Content type: Research

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  13. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) are common among dental professionals. The most common areas affected are the trunk, neck, shoulders and wrists. Current evidence suggests that the causes of MSD can be found in...

    Authors: Daniela Ohlendorf, Laura Maltry, Jasmin Hänel, Werner Betz, Christina Erbe, Christian Maurer-Grubinger, Fabian Holzgreve, Eileen M. Wanke, Dörthe Brüggmann, Albert Nienhaus and David A. Groneberg

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:22

    Content type: Methodology

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  14. Asbestos-related lung diseases are one of the leading diagnoses of the recognized occupational diseases in Germany, both in terms of their number and their socio-economic costs. The aim of this study was to de...

    Authors: Alexandra Marita Preisser, Katja Schlemmer, Robert Herold, Azien Laqmani, Claudia Terschüren and Volker Harth

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:21

    Content type: Research

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  15. Intraoral matting sprays for chairside systems can release fine or ultrafine particles or nanoparticles at dentists’ workplaces and cause work-related health problems by inhalation exposure. Until now, little ...

    Authors: E. Ochsmann, P. Brand, T. Kraus and S. Reich

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:20

    Content type: Research

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  16. Social workers provide support for various groups of clients, such as refugees and homeless people. Refugees and homeless individuals represent particularly vulnerable groups in precarious living conditions. T...

    Authors: Janika Mette, Tanja Wirth, Albert Nienhaus, Volker Harth and Stefanie Mache

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:19

    Content type: Research

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  17. The risk of developing vibration white fingers and neurosensory symptoms increases with the duration and intensity of the exposure. The aim of this study was to investigate the risk of developing vibration whi...

    Authors: Lars Gerhardsson, Christina Ahlstrand, Per Ersson and Ewa Gustafsson

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:18

    Content type: Research

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  18. Exposure to chemical compounds occurs in numerous occupational settings, among which the research and healthcare laboratories have not been adequately investigated. These settings are characterized by an extreme ...

    Authors: Rosa Papadopoli, Carmelo Giuseppe Angelo Nobile, Alessandro Trovato, Claudia Pileggi and Maria Pavia

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:17

    Content type: Research

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  20. The aim of this study was to determine if there is an increased risk of incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) resulting from workplace mobbing measured with two mobbing instruments in the Gutenberg Health Study.

    Authors: Karla Romero Starke, Janice Hegewald, Andreas Schulz, Susan Garthus-Niegel, Matthias Nübling, Philipp S. Wild, Natalie Arnold, Ute Latza, Sylvia Jankowiak, Falk Liebers, Karin Rossnagel, Merle Riechmann-Wolf, Stephan Letzel, Manfred Beutel, Norbert Pfeiffer, Karl Lackner…

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:15

    Content type: Research

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  21. Occupation related fatality and mortality rate is becoming the devastating issue globally as reported by the International Labor Organization (ILO). Though there are reports about exposure and burden of occupa...

    Authors: Yoseph Merkeb Alamneh, Abriham Zegeye Wondifraw, Ayenew Negesse, Daniel Bekele Ketema and Tadesse Yirga Akalu

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:14

    Content type: Research

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  22. No prospective evaluation of surgical smoke evacuation systems has yet been conducted anywhere in the world. A prospective randomized study was conducted to clarify the usefulness of a surgical smoke evacuatio...

    Authors: Yutaka Tokuda, Takuho Okamura, Miki Maruta, Mutsuko Orita, Miyuki Noguchi, Toshiyasu Suzuki and Hideaki Matsuki

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:13

    Content type: Research

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  23. Flooding is an increasingly prevalent natural hazard worldwide and can have a profound impact on the mental health of those directly and indirectly affected. Little is known about the impact on business owners...

    Authors: Keersten Cordelia Fitzgerald, Sabrina Winona Pit, Margaret Rolfe, John McKenzie, Veronica Matthews, Jo Longman and Ross Bailie

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:12

    Content type: Research

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  24. Health behavior is presumed to be influenced by organizational factors. This study analyzes how workplace characteristics influence health behavior in terms of participation at health measures.

    Authors: Annika Reinhardt, Johanna Adams, Klaus Schöne, Dirk-Matthias Rose and Stefan Sammito

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:11

    Content type: Research

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  25. Failing to integrate all sources of a ubiquitous hazard candidate may explain inconsistent and/or null, and overall misleading, results in epidemiological studies such as those related to shift-work.

    Authors: Thomas C. Erren, Philip Lewis and Peter Morfeld

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:10

    Content type: Research

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  26. Carbon disulfide (CS2) exacerbates the effect of noise on hearing, and disrupts the vestibular system. The goal of this study was to determine whether these effects are also observed with intermittent CS2 exposur...

    Authors: Monique Chalansonnet, Maria Carreres-Pons, Thomas Venet, Aurélie Thomas, Lise Merlen, Stéphane Boucard, Frédéric Cosnier, Hervé Nunge, Elodie Bonfanti, Jordi Llorens, Pierre Campo and Benoît Pouyatos

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:9

    Content type: Research

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  27. To test the effects of guided endurance training on work ability in middle-aged female hospital workers of various occupations.

    Authors: Hedwig T. Stenner, Julian Eigendorf, Arno Kerling, Momme Kueck, Alexander A. Hanke, Johanna Boyen, Anne-Katrin Nelius, Anette Melk, Dietmar Boethig, Christoph Bara, Andres Hilfiker, Dominik Berliner, Johann Bauersachs, Denise Hilfiker-Kleiner, Jörg Eberhard, Meike Stiesch…

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:8

    Content type: Research

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  28. There have been only a limited number of studies available on the physical requirements in dance teachers (DT), who are responsible for the training of recreational and/or professional dancers and/or dance stu...

    Authors: Eileen M. Wanke, Mike Schmidt, Gerhard Oremek and David A. Groneberg

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:7

    Content type: Research

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  29. After publication of our article [1] we have been notified us that one of the author names have been incorrectly spelled.

    Authors: Giovanni Maria Ferri, Giorgina Specchia, Patrizio Mazza, Giuseppe Ingravallo, Graziana Intranuovo, Chiara Monica Guastadisegno, Maria Luisa Congedo, Gianfranco Lagioia, Maria Cristina Loparco, Annamaria Giordano, Tommasina Perrone, Francesco Gaudio, Caterina Spinosa, Carla Minoia, Lucia D’Onghia, Michela Strusi…

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:6

    Content type: Correction

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    The original article was published in Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:31

  30. The trend is going into the direction of flexible work arrangements in open workspaces in which employees can decide where and when to work. The aim of this study was to analyze effects of a transition to open...

    Authors: Stefanie Mache, Ricarda Servaty and Volker Harth

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:5

    Content type: Research

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  31. Exposure to airborne zinc oxide (ZnO) particles occurs in many industrial processes, especially in galvanizing and welding. Systemic inflammation after experimental inhalation of ZnO particles has been demonst...

    Authors: Assem Aweimer, Birger Jettkant, Christian Monsé, Olaf Hagemeyer, Vera van Kampen, Benjamin Kendzia, Vitali Gering, Eike-Maximilian Marek, Jürgen Bünger, Andreas Mügge, Thomas Brüning and Rolf Merget

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:4

    Content type: Research

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  32. Snakebites are emergent and life-threatening injuries that may require intensive care. Physicians face difficulties in dealing with snakebite injuries due to the knowledge gaps in the diagnosis and management ...

    Authors: Suha S. Sulaiman, Isra K. Kharusha, Ahmad M. Samara, Samah W. Al-Jabi and Sa’ed H. Zyoud

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:3

    Content type: Research

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  33. Workplace nutrition has been identified as a priority setting that can significantly reduce cardiovascular diseases (CVD) risk factors. This study was conducted as a part of the workplace education program to ...

    Authors: Bahar Hassani, Reza Amani, Mohammad Hussein Haghighizadeh and Marzieh Araban

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:2

    Content type: Research

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  34. Psychosocial stressors in the workplace can be detrimental to mental health. Conflicts at work, e.g. aggression, hostility or threats from coworkers, supervisors or customers, can be considered a psychosocial ...

    Authors: Andrea E. Zuelke, Susanne Roehr, Matthias L. Schroeter, A. Veronica Witte, Andreas Hinz, Christoph Engel, Cornelia Enzenbach, Joachim Thiery, Markus Loeffler, Arno Villringer and Steffi G. Riedel-Heller

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:1

    Content type: Research

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  35. Burnout syndrome is a work-related chronic stress that is described as emotional exhaustion, a decreased sense of personal accomplishment, and depersonalization. it has been considered an important problem esp...

    Authors: Bahaa Aldin Alhaffar, Ghadir Abbas and Alaa Aldin Alhaffar

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2019 14:31

    Content type: Research

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  36. In 2013 RheinMain University launched its bachelor’s degree program Health Care Economics requiring each student to participate in a mandatory two-month nursing internship. A preliminary risk assessment reveal...

    Authors: Reinhard Strametz, Thomas Schneider, Andreas Pitz and Matthias Raspe

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2019 14:30

    Content type: Research

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  37. In June of 2019, a working group convened by the International Agency for Research on Cancer [IARC] concluded that “night shift work” is probably carcinogenic to humans (a Group 2A carcinogen). This was based ...

    Authors: Thomas C. Erren, Peter Morfeld, J. Valérie Groß, Ursula Wild and Philip Lewis

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2019 14:29

    Content type: Commentary

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  40. A depressive episode is a frequent reason for production loss due to long periods of absence at work. To maintain work ability after depression, affected employees need to implement learned coping strategies f...

    Authors: Petra Maria Gaum, Franziska Brey, Thomas Kraus and Jessica Lang

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2019 14:26

    Content type: Research

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  41. Following publication of the original article [1], it has been brought to our attention that an error was slipped into the article’s title.

    Authors: Lars Gerhardsson and Mats Hagberg

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2019 14:25

    Content type: Correction

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    The original article was published in Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2019 14:21

  42. Hairdressers are exposed to various work-related biomechanical and organizational risk factors. To date, there has been no overview of the evidence for this occupational group. The purpose of this scoping revi...

    Authors: Agnessa Kozak, Tanja Wirth, Miet Verhamme and Albert Nienhaus

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2019 14:24

    Content type: Review

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  43. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between employee work schedule and failure in smoking cessation.

    Authors: Youn-Mo Cho, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim, Mo-Yeol Kang, Jun-Pyo Myong and Jung Wan Koo

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2019 14:23

    Content type: Research

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  44. The ubiquitous use of dental amalgam for over 180 years has resulted in the exposure of millions of dental workers to mercury. Dental amalgam contains approximately 50% mercury. Dental workers, including denti...

    Authors: David Warwick, Matt Young, Joe Palmer and Robin Warwick Ermel

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2019 14:22

    Content type: Research

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  45. Long-term vibration exposure may cause neurophysiological disturbances such as numbness and tingling, reduced grip strength and difficulties in handling small objects. The dominant hand will usually have a hig...

    Authors: Lars Gerhardsson and Mats Hagberg

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2019 14:21

    Content type: Research

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    The Correction to this article has been published in Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2019 14:25

  46. We are observing a growing trend towards the use of waste incineration in waste-to-energy (WTE) plants in Italy. Various authors started to investigate their potential health effects, but without univocal outc...

    Authors: L. Coppeta, A. Pietroiusti, S. Policardo, F. Mormone, O. Balbi, E. Tursi, S. Baldi, E. Plutoni, A. Torriero and A. Magrini

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2019 14:20

    Content type: Research

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  47. Nursing staff and care workers run an increased risk of work related musculoskeletal disorders such as low back pain. The Institution for Statutory Accident Insurance and Prevention in the Health and Welfare S...

    Authors: Bianca Kusma, Aki Pietsch, Helge Riepenhof, Sören Haß, Daniel Kuhn, Klaus Fischer and Albert Nienhaus

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2019 14:19

    Content type: Research

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  48. In outpatient care in Germany, medical assistants (MAs) are the contact persons for patients’ concerns and their working conditions are relevant to their own health and the provided quality of care. MAs workin...

    Authors: Jessica Scharf, Patricia Vu-Eickmann, Jian Li, Andreas Müller, Stefan Wilm, Peter Angerer and Adrian Loerbroks

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2019 14:18

    Content type: Research

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  49. The aim of the present study is to assess the extent to which seafarers had been affected by severe mental stress situations and what possible psychological effects they may have.

    Authors: Hans-Joachim Jensen and Marcus Oldenburg

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2019 14:17

    Content type: Research

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  50. With the current study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of back pain in employees of a German chemical company. We put a specific focus on disabling back pain and its association with sociodemographic, li...

    Authors: Matthias Claus, Michael Schuster, Stefan Webendörfer, David A. Groneberg, Jacqueline Jähner and Daniel Schiffmann

    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2019 14:16

    Content type: Research

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