1 Reader in Clinical Health Psychology, Centre for Outcomes Research and Effectiveness, Department of Psychology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK 2 Consultant in ...

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 ...

Background Benzene, toluene and xylene (BTX) are aromatic hydrocarbons with inconclusive evidence of lung carcinogenicity. The aim of this research was to assess the associations between occupational ...

Objectives The risk of bladder cancer in persons occupationally exposed to tetrachloroethylene was summarised using a meta-analysis. Methods Studies were identified from a Pubmed literature search ...

Objective To document the demographic risk factors of workers reported to have silicosis in the UK. Methods All cases of silicosis reported to the Surveillance of Work-related and Occupational ...

Institute of Occupational Medicine, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy Correspondence to Antonio Pietroiusti, Department of Biopathology-Occupational Medicine, Tor Vergata University ...

Objectives: To alleviate traffic congestion in Central London, the Mayor introduced the Congestion Charging Scheme (CCS) in February 2003. We modelled the impact of the CCS on levels of traffic ...

Objectives Firefighters face a range of hazards, including strenuous tasks in high-temperature environments and exposure to ...

OBJECTIVES To measure the concentrations of particles less than 100 nm diameter and of oxides of nitrogen generated by cooking with gas and electricity, to comment on possible hazards to health in ...

Objectives There is a lack of knowledge about whether occupational exposures increase the risk of emphysema, especially in ...

Aims: To analyse the impact of overtime and extended working hours on the risk of occupational injuries and illnesses among a nationally representative sample of working adults from the United States.

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 ...