1 Centre for Public Health Forecasting, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands 2 Centre for Prevention and Health Services Research, National Institute ...

Lore De Raeve, Maastricht University, Department of Epidemiology, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, the Netherlands; lore.deraeve{at}epid.unimaas.nl Objectives: The aim of this prospective study was ...

OBJECTIVES To compare the relative effects on performance of sleep deprivation and alcohol. METHODS Performance effects were studied in the same subjects over a period of 28 hours of sleep deprivation ...

Correspondence to: Dr IJ Kant, Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, Netherlands; IJ.Kant{at}epid.unimaas.nl In 1998, a large scale prospective cohort ...

Background: The nested case-control design can be a very efficient approach to an epidemiological investigation. In order to obtain unbiased estimates of relative risk, controls should be selected by ...

Background: Potential health effects of the indoor environment in office buildings and aircraft have generated considerable concern in recent years. Aims: To analyse the prevalence of self reported ...

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 Evidence for effects of environmental contaminants on pregnancy outcomes remains inconclusive. We investigated the associations between multiple, correlated exposures and related pregnancy ...

Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. CAMM, Region Stockholm, Sweden. The University of Manchester, UK. Inserm, France. The National Research Center for Work Environment ...

Department of Occupational Medicine, Herning Hospital, DK-7400 Herning, Denmark Correspondence to: Dr J P Haahr, Department of Occupational Medicine, Herning Hospital, DK-7400 Herning, Denmark; hecjph ...

Objective Women constitute the majority of the workforce in the tea plantation industry and face distinct occupational and social challenges affecting their mental health. This study evaluates the ...

Objective (Occupational) physicians are increasingly confronted with questions surrounding (early) pregnancy and work. This systematic review aims to summarize current evidence on occupational risks ...