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The aim of the study was to evaluate the evidence for an association between hip osteoarthritis (OA) and physical work demands. Systematic searches were made and epidemiological studies on hip OA and ...
Aims: This study examined the relation between months on the job and lost-time claim rates, with a particular focus on age related differences. Methods: Workers’ compensation records and labour force ...
OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to estimate risk of bladder cancer associated with occupational exposures to paint components, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), diesel exhausts, and ...
Correspondence to Dr Maria Luiza Caires Comper, Masters and Doctoral Programs in Physical Therapy, Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, Rua Cesário Galeno 475, São Paulo 03071–000, Brazil; ...
Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA Dr M Medina-Ramón, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 401 Park Drive, Landmark Center, ...
Objective To report the effects of bleach use at home on the frequency of infections in 9102 school-age children participating in the HITEA project. Methods Parents of pupils aged 6–12 years from ...
2 Statistical Consulting Centre, The University of Melbourne Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Correspondence to Dr D C Glass, Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, Monash Centre ...
Introduction Job-exposure matrices (JEMs) are being used to assign (quantitative levels of) exposure to individuals based on their job history. In human observational studies, a group-based approach ...
Objectives To profile sleep duration and sleep efficiency in UK long-distance heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers and explore demographic, occupational and lifestyle predictors of sleep. Methods ...
Correspondence to Professor H Marike Boezen, Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen RB 9700, The Netherlands; h.m.boezen{at}umcg.nl ...