Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM)

Occupational exposures to inorganic dust are associated with emphysema: the SCAPIS cohort

Objectives There is a lack of knowledge about whether occupational exposures increase the risk of emphysema, especially in ...
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Non-malignant kidney diseases in Danish firefighters

Objectives Firefighters face a range of hazards, including strenuous tasks in high-temperature environments and exposure to ...
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Occupational and Environmental Medicine considers unsolicited submissions of a variety of article types, including original research, systematic reviews, and short reports. The Author Information ...
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Cleaning products and respiratory health outcomes in occupational cleaners: a systematic review and meta-analysis

There is consistent evidence of increased respiratory symptoms in occupational cleaners; however, uncertainty remains on type of respiratory health effects, underlying causal agents, mechanisms and ...
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Incidence of mesothelioma in young people and causal exposure to asbestos in the Italian national mesothelioma registry (ReNaM)

Introduction The epidemiological surveillance of mesothelioma incidence is a crucial key for investigating the occupational and environmental sources of asbestos exposure. The median age at diagnosis ...
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Sensitising effects of genetically modified enzymes used in flavour, fragrance, detergence and pharmaceutical production: cross-sectional study

Correspondence to Professor Lygia T Budnik, Occupational Toxicology and Immunology Unit, Institute for Occupational and Maritime Medicine (ZfAM), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, ...
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Occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica and incident idiopathic interstitial pneumonias and pulmonary sarcoidosis: a national prospective follow-up study

Correspondence to Dr Inge Brosbøl Iversen, Department of Occupational Medicine, Danish Ramazzini Centre, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; iniver{at}rm.dk Background Respirable crystalline ...
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Hip osteoarthritis: influence of work with heavy lifting, climbing stairs or ladders, or combining kneeling/squatting with heavy lifting

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 ...
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Association between cleaning-related chemicals and work-related asthma and asthma symptoms among healthcare professionals

1 Department of Public Health Sciences, UNC Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA 2 Division of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas School of Public ...
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Lung cancer risk among bakers, pastry cooks and confectionary makers: the SYNERGY study

Introduction Some studies have suggested increased lung cancer risks among bakers, however the results overall were inconsistent. The authors studied lung cancer risks among bakers and baking-related ...
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Benzene and naphthalene in air and breath as indicators of exposure to jet fuel

1 Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7431, USA 2 Office of the Assistant ...