Objectives Asbestos bodies (AB) in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) can be detected by light microscopy and their concentration is indicative of past cumulative asbestos exposure. We assessed clinical and ...
If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will take you to the Copyright Clearance Center’s RightsLink service. You will be ...
Methods: Meta-analysis and review of 14 occupational cohort and four case-control studies of workers exposed to trichloroethylene (TCE) to investigate the relation between TCE exposure and the risk of ...
1 Area of Occupational Health, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil, and Jundiai School of Medicine, Jundiai, SP, Brazil 2 Pulmonary Function and Clinical Exercise Physiology ...
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 ...
Objective This work aims to review the scientific literature dealing with the exposure to incidental metal nanoparticles (IMNPs) in work environments, by analyzing the specific emission patterns and ...
Objectives Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Exposure to occupational hazards is an important preventable risk factor but the ...
1 Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA 2 Health Effects Laboratory Division, National ...
Correspondence to Dr Ying Li, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Gothenburg, SE 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden; ying.li{at}gu.se Background Municipal drinking water contaminated with ...
1 Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California Environmental Protection Agency, Oakland, California, USA 2 Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California Environmental ...
Correspondence to Dr David H Wegman, Emeritus Professor University of Massachusetts Lowell, 7 Camden Place, Cambridge 02138, MA, USA; david_wegman{at}uml.edu Background Chronic heat stress and ...
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 ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback