Background: Stress, strain, and fatigue at the workplace have previously not been studied in relation to acoustic conditions. Aims: To examine the influence of different acoustic conditions on the ...

2 Départements de Médecine sociale et préventive et de Santé environnementale et santé au travail, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 3 Department of Medicine, McGill University, ...

Objectives Animal experiments indicate that exposure to particulate matter (PM) can induce hepatotoxic effects but epidemiological evidence is scarce. We aimed to investigate the associations between ...

3 Center for Ergonomics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA 4 Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (RMCOEH), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, ...

Correspondence to: Dr C M Espino, Human Resources, Latin America/Caribbean Region, The World Bank Group, 1818 H Street, Washington, DC 20433, USA; cespino{at}worldbank.org Objectives: Spouses and ...

Background Office computer workers are at increased risk for neck/upper extremity (UE) musculoskeletal pain. Methods A seven-month office ergonomic intervention study evaluated the effect of two ...

4 School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Objective To develop a job-exposure matrix (JEM) that estimates exposure to eight variables representing different ...

Objectives Previous analyses of cataract in radiation-exposed populations have assessed relative risk; radiogenic excess additive risk (EAR), arguably of more public health importance, has not been ...

Correspondence to Dr Matthias Möhner, Work and Health, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Berlin 10317, Germany; Moehner.Matthias{at}baua.bund.de Objectives The aim of this study is ...

1 Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea 2 Institute of Environmental Medicine, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, ...

OBJECTIVES To systematically evaluate the available evidence on occupational risk factors of shoulder pain. METHODS Relevant reports were identified by a systematic search of Medline, Embase, Psychlit ...