Objective To assess personal exposure to respirable and inhalable dust and its components endotoxin, black carbon and crystalline silica among sugarcane workers in Nicaragua. Methods Individual ...

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Correspondence to Dr Anita Koushik, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada; anita.koushik{at}umontreal.ca Objectives To investigate ...

Objectives Chronic bronchitis (CB) is an important chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)-related phenotype, with distinct clinical features and prognostic implications. Occupational exposures ...

Background: Evidence has accumulated concerning the adverse effects of smoking on hearing acuity, but it is not clear whether smoking modifies the association between exposure to noise and hearing ...

Impact of sedentary behaviour reduction on desk-worker workplace satisfaction, productivity, mood and health-related quality of life: a randomised trial ...

Correspondence to Professor Malcolm R Sim, School of Public Health and and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia; malcolm.sim{at}monash.edu Since the first cluster of ...

Aims: To investigate the lagged effects of cold temperature on cardiorespiratory mortality and to determine whether “wind chill” is a better predictor of these effects than “dry bulb” temperature.

Background: Mechanisms for potential effects of extremely low frequency (ELF) magnetic fields on carcinogenesis have not been identified. A potential pathway could be an interaction with the endocrine ...

Introduction Operating Management System (OMS) is a universally validated framework that provides a systematic and consistent approach by managing four risks – People, Plant, Process and Performance ...

Introduction Occupational environment plays an important role in health of the exposed population. Traffic police personnel (TPP) are more vulnerable to this situation. Work-related Musculoskeletal ...