Objectives Asbestos is an inflammatory agent, and there is evidence that inflammatory processes are involved in the development of cardiovascular disease. Whether asbestos is a risk factor for ...

Correspondence to Professor Duncan McVicar, Queen's Management School, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 5EE, UK; d.mcvicar{at}qub.ac.uk Objectives This paper assessed the impact of working in ...

is a peer-reviewed journal covering hazards in the workplace and their health effects.

Correspondence to Professor Margaret M Quinn, Department of Public Health, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA; margaret_quinn{at}uml.edu Objective Violence from care recipients ...

Objectives Occupational exposure to soft paper dust is associated with impaired lung function. Whether there is an increased risk for asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is unclear.

OBJECTIVES To investigate the relation between different types of exposure to noise and a classic sign of noise induced hearing loss (NIHL), the audiometric notch. METHODS The study sample had ...

Correspondence to Dr Melanie Carder, Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK; melanie.carder{at}manchester.ac.uk Objectives Exposure to ...

Frigihashi Clinic, Department of Community and Family Medicine, Jichi Medical School, 644–10 Higashi-Yokoyana, Frigihashi, Ibi, Gifu, SO1–0801, Japan Dr Masatoshi Matsumoto, Frigihashi Clinic, ...

Objectives To provide systematically evaluated evidence of prospective associations between exposure to physical, psychological and gender-based violence and health among healthcare, social care and ...

Drug utilisation across occupations among pregnant women working in the healthcare and social assistance sector in France: a nationwide population-based study ...

A simple experimental model was used to study the influence of organic solvents and solvent mixtures on the integrity of biological membranes. Radiolabelled membranes were prepared biosynthetically by ...

2 Center for Environmental Health Research, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands 3 Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University ...