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  1. The WHO has ranked environmental hazardous exposures in the living and working environment among the top risk factors for chronic disease mortality. Worldwide, about 40 million people die each year from noncom...

    Authors: Lygia Therese Budnik, Balazs Adam, Maria Albin, Barbara Banelli, Xaver Baur, Fiorella Belpoggi, Claudia Bolognesi, Karin Broberg, Per Gustavsson, Thomas Göen, Axel Fischer, Dorota Jarosinska, Fabiana Manservisi, Richard O’Kennedy, Johan Øvrevik, Elizabet Paunovic…
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2018 13:6
  2. Inhalation exposure to fine and ultrafine particles (UFPs) has been associated with respiratory diseases. However, little is known on the quality, threshold levels and concentration of these particles causing ...

    Authors: G. Jordakieva, I. Grabovac, E. Valic, K. E. Schmidt, A. Graff, A. Schuster, K. Hoffmann-Sommergruber, C. Oberhuber, O. Scheiner, A. Goll and J. Godnic-Cvar
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2018 13:5
  3. The aim of the study was to determine the physical effort and energy expenditure needed over a working period of 45–60 min, specifically for the occupational activity of cleaning. The effort was demonstrated i...

    Authors: M. J. Fröhlich, R. F. Kroidl and T. Welte
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2018 13:4
  4. At the interface of the occupational setting and rehabilitation, normative values for functional ability are desirable and worthwhile. The Norwegian Function Assessment Scale (NFAS) is a 39 item self-report in...

    Authors: Sylvia Jankowiak, Uwe Rose and Norbert Kersten
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2018 13:3
  5. Recent epidemiological evidence connects ambient air pollutants to adverse neurobehavioural effects in adults. In animal models, subchronic controlled exposures to diesel exhaust (DE) have also showed evidence...

    Authors: Jason Curran, Rachel Cliff, Nadine Sinnen, Michael Koehle and Chris Carlsten
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2018 13:2
  6. Formic acid (formate) is the main reason for toxicity and death through methanol poisoning. The simultaneous determination of methanol, ethanol, and formate in the body can help to discover the cause of death ...

    Authors: Hamideh Ghorbani, Alireza Nezami, Behjat Sheikholeslami, Arya Hedjazi and Mahnaz Ahmadimanesh
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2018 13:1
  7. Despite the particular demands inherent to offshore work, little is known about the working conditions of employees in the German offshore wind industry. To date, neither offshore employees’ job demands and re...

    Authors: Janika Mette, Marcial Velasco Garrido, Volker Harth, Alexandra M. Preisser and Stefanie Mache
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:35
  8. Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common compression neuropathy, but there is no gold standard for establishing the diagnosis. The ability to feel vibrations in the fingertips is dependent on the functi...

    Authors: Magnus Flondell, Birgitta Rosén, Gert Andersson, Tommy Schyman, Lars B. Dahlin and Anders Björkman
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:34
  9. In most reported cases of lung trauma with water proofing products, volatile organic compounds (VOC) have a prominent role. Here we report on a case involving ten workers exposed to a sprayed product containin...

    Authors: Paul T. J. Scheepers, Lucie Masen-Poos, Frits G. B. G. J. van Rooy, Arné Oerlemans, Eline van Daalen, Robbert Cremers, Hera Lichtenbeld, Bonne Biesma, Jorid B. Sørli, Ismo K. Koponen, Søren Thor Larsen, Peder Wolkoff and Asger W. Nørgaard
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:33
  10. Breast cancer is the most frequent localization of malignant process in American women and women of European countries. To date it is not possible to control the morbidity growth due to lack of effective ways ...

    Authors: А. Romaniuk, M. Lyndin, V. Sikora, Y. Lyndina, S. Romaniuk and K. Sikora
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:32
  11. Occupational exposure is known to play a role in the aetiology of lymphomas. The aim of the present work was to explore the occupational risk of the major B-cell lymphoma subtypes using a case–control study de...

    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 Guadio, Caterina Spinosa, Carla Minoia, Lucia D’Onghia, Michela Strusi…
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:31

    The Correction to this article has been published in Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2020 15:6

  12. The occupation of waste-picking characterised as 3Ds – dangerous, drudgery and demanding. In this context, the study aimed to assess occupational morbidities among the waste-pickers and attempts to identify po...

    Authors: Praveen Chokhandre, Shrikant Singh and Gyan Chandra Kashyap
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:30
  13. In 1950, landmark epidemiology studies by Wynder & Graham and Doll & Hill contributed to identifying smoking as a potent carcinogen. In 2007, IARC classified shiftwork involving circadian disruption (CD) as pr...

    Authors: Thomas C. Erren and Philip Lewis
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:29
  14. Chronic low back pain (LBP) is a common health problem, with a large potential for primary prevention. Health utilities (HU) reflect which proportion of their expected remaining life time individuals would hyp...

    Authors: Anna Lene Seidler, Constanze Rethberg, Jochen Schmitt, Albert Nienhaus and Andreas Seidler
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:28
  15. Musculoskeletal disorders are the main complaints for visiting a physical therapist (PT) in primary health care; they have a negative effect on an individual’s quality of life and result in a major cost to soc...

    Authors: Wiebke Oswald, Nathan Hutting, Josephine A. Engels, J. Bart Staal, Maria W. G. Nijhuis-van der Sanden and Yvonne F. Heerkens
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:27
  16. Preservation of museum objects with inorganic arsenic compounds and contamination of the surroundings has previously been documented. The present study addresses the exposure of museum staff by measuring arsen...

    Authors: Amanda Mithander, Thomas Göen, Gitte Felding and Peter Jacobsen
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:26
  17. Health surveillance of formerly asbestos exposed individuals focus on early detection of asbestos related diseases, such as lung fibrosis (asbestosis), pleural plaques, mesothelioma and lung cancer in particul...

    Authors: Christian Eisenhawer, Michael K. Felten, Thomas Hager, Mikhail Gronostayskiy, Philipp Bruners, Andrea Tannapfel and Thomas Kraus
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:25
  18. 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 ...

    Authors: Susel Rosário, Luís F. Azevedo, João A. Fonseca, Albert Nienhaus, Matthias Nübling and José Torres da Costa
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:24
  19. No etiological prediction model incorporating biomarkers is available to predict bladder cancer risk associated with occupational exposure to aromatic amines.

    Authors: Giuseppe Mastrangelo, Angela Carta, Cecilia Arici, Sofia Pavanello and Stefano Porru
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:23
  20. 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...

    Authors: Solomon Tesfa Tezera, Daniel Haile Chercos and Awrajaw Dessie
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:22
  21. 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...

    Authors: Stephan Fuchs, Katrin Parthier, Andreas Wienke, Wilfried Mau and Andreas Klement
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:21
  22. 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...

    Authors: Brankica Juranić, Željko Rakošec, Jelena Jakab, Štefica Mikšić, Suzana Vuletić, Marul Ivandić and Ivka Blažević
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:20
  23. 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...

    Authors: Dörthe Brüggmann and David A. Groneberg
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:18
  24. 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...

    Authors: Peter Koch, Jan Felix Kersten, Johanna Stranzinger and Albert Nienhaus
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:16
  25. 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 ...

    Authors: Xiali Zhong, Ming Zeng, Huanfeng Bian, Caigao Zhong and Fang Xiao
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:15
  26. 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...

    Authors: Eileen M. Wanke, Mike Schmidt, Doris Klingelhöfer, Jeremy Leslie-Spinks, Daniela Ohlendorf and David A. Groneberg
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:14
  27. 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...

    Authors: Vanessa Neuhaus, Dirk Schaudien, Tatiana Golovina, Ulla-Angela Temann, Carolann Thompson, Torsten Lippmann, Claus Bersch, Olaf Pfennig, Danny Jonigk, Peter Braubach, Hans-Gerd Fieguth, Gregor Warnecke, Vidadi Yusibov, Katherina Sewald and Armin Braun
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:13
  28. 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...

    Authors: Elia Noemi Gallegos Morales, Johannes Knierer, Anja Schablon, Albert Nienhaus and Jan Felix Kersten
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:12
  29. 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...

    Authors: Patricia Appel, Michael Schuler, Heiner Vogel, Amina Oezelsel and Hermann Faller
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:11
  30. 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...

    Authors: Chaturaka Rodrigo, Selvanayagam Kirushanthan and Ariaranee Gnanathasan
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:10
  31. 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...

    Authors: David Schneberger, Jane M. DeVasure, Kristina L. Bailey, Debra J. Romberger and Todd A. Wyatt
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:9
  32. 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...

    Authors: Thomas C. Erren, David M. Shaw, Ursula Wild and J. Valérie Groß
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:8
  33. 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...

    Authors: Daniel Haile Chercos and Demeke Berhanu
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:7
  34. 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...

    Authors: Jessica Bengtsson, Pernille Søgaard Thygesen, Linda Kaerlev, Lisbeth E. Knudsen and Jens Peter Bonde
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:6
  35. 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...

    Authors: Daniela Ohlendorf, Eileen M Wanke, Natalie Filmann, David A Groneberg and Alexander Gerber
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:5
  36. 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.

    Authors: B. Loddé, P. Cros, A. M. Roguedas-Contios, R. Pougnet, D. Lucas, JD. Dewitte and L. Misery
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:4
  37. 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...

    Authors: Jürgen Becker and Roland Diel
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:3
  38. 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...

    Authors: Maria Girbig, Alice Freiberg, Stefanie Deckert, Diana Druschke, Christian Kopkow, Albert Nienhaus and Andreas Seidler
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:2
  39. Currently available Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) show a considerable variability in serial testing for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI).

    Authors: J. Knierer, E. N. Gallegos Morales, A. Schablon, A. Nienhaus and J. F. Kersten
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2017 12:1
  40. 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...

    Authors: Steven E. Mischler, Emanuele G. Cauda, Michelangelo Di Giuseppe, Linda J. McWilliams, Claudette St. Croix, Ming Sun, Jonathan Franks and Luis A. Ortiz
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2016 11:57
  41. The elemental composition of bones and teeth can allow exposure to heavy metals in the environment to be estimated. The aim of this study was to determine whether impacted mandibular teeth and the surrounding ...

    Authors: Piotr Malara, Agnieszka Fischer and Beata Malara
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2016 11:56
  42. Chemical burns caused by hydrofluoric acid (HF) frequently occur in the Western Zhejiang Province. This study aimed to investigate the epidemiological characteristics of HF burns within this region.

    Authors: Yuanhai Zhang, Jianfen Zhang, Xinhua Jiang, Liangfang Ni, Chunjiang Ye, Chunmao Han, Komal Sharma and Xingang Wang
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2016 11:55
  43. In 2009, a working group of the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified formaldehyde as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1) and concluded that formaldehyde causes cancer of the nasopharynx (NPC) an...

    Authors: Matthias Möhner and Andrea Wendt
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2016 11:54
  44. Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at higher risk than the general population of contracting tuberculosis (TB). Moreover, although subjects with latent TB infection (LTBI) are asymptomatic and are not infectious, t...

    Authors: Monica Lamberti, Mariarosaria Muoio, Antonio Arnese, Sharon Borrelli, Teresa Di Lorenzo, Elpidio Maria Garzillo, Giuseppe Signoriello, Stefania De Pascalis, Nicola Coppola and Albert Nienhaus
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2016 11:53
  45. Hepatitis C infection is a global public health issue. Chronic hepatitis C infection is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is to describe the costs for occupationally-ca...

    Authors: Claudia Westermann, Madeleine Dulon, Dana Wendeler and Albert Nienhaus
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2016 11:52
  46. Fishermen work in a physically challenging work environment. The aim of this analysis was to estimate the prevalence and predictors of musculoskeletal pain among Danish fishermen.

    Authors: Gabriele Berg-Beckhoff, Helle Østergaard and Jørgen Riis Jepsen
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2016 11:51
  47. With increases in globalization, cultural remedies from Chinese, Ayurvedic, Arab and other traditions have become more available to international consumers, offering unfamiliar “Natural Health Products” (NHP),...

    Authors: Lygia Therese Budnik, Xaver Baur, Volker Harth and Axel Hahn
    Citation: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2016 11:49