Conclusions This study suggests that a decrease in positive leadership behaviours has a hazardous effect on workers’ level of ...

Objective We assessed upper-aero digestive tract disorders in World Trade Center (WTC) patients seen in the Otolaryngology – ...

Objectives Despite reducing exposures to wood dust, woodworkers remain at increased risk of asthma. There have been no recent studies of wood dust exposure, respiratory symptoms or asthma in British ...

Chest X-ray (CXR) is widely used for silicosis diagnosis, despite concerns regarding sensitivity. We investigated the diagnostic accuracy of CXR for silicosis screening compared with CT, ...

Correspondence to Dr Esther T Maas, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z3, Canada; esther.maas{at}ubc.ca Objective This study investigates if ...

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Questionnaires are frequently used in the exposure assessment of occupational and environmental epidemiological studies. Questionnaires may be the method of choice for assessing exposure because no ...

Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA Dr M Medina-Ramón, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 401 Park Drive, Landmark Center, ...

Associations of cold spells and heat waves with frailty trajectory among older adults: a longitudinal study from the JAGES Study ...

Correspondence to Dr Ryan F Hoy, Monash Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash ...

There is growing concern over the detrimental health effects to firefighters produced by exposure to combustion byproducts of burning materials. To assess the types and levels of exposure encountered ...

Objectives In order to make recommendations to protect wildland firefighters (WLFFs) from heat-related illness, the role physical exertion plays on core body temperature (Tc) in the work environment ...