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Journal Article Am J Ind Med · November 2025 BACKGROUND: Age-related hearing loss is associated with increased dementia risk. We examined the association between hearing loss and dementia in a population at high risk for hearing loss from occupational noise exposures. METHODS: We conducted cross-sect ... Full text Link to item Cite

Hearing Loss Is Associated With Increased Mortality in a Cohort of Older Construction Trades Workers.

Journal Article American journal of industrial medicine · March 2025 BackgroundHearing loss has been associated with increased mortality, and there is evidence that regular use of hearing aids reduces the mortality risk. However, these associations have not been sufficiently studied in worker populations at high ri ... Full text Cite

Occupational asbestos exposure and gastrointestinal cancers: systematic review and meta-analyses.

Journal Article Occup Environ Med · February 12, 2025 OBJECTIVE: To conduct meta-analyses of occupational asbestos exposure and oesophageal, stomach and colorectal cancer risk, including a critical exposure assessment approach. METHODS: The search strategy was executed on MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus and W ... Full text Link to item Cite

Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening in Occupational Health Surveillance Exams Is Associated With Decreased CRC Mortality.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · February 2025 BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is recommended for adults aged 45 to 75. Using data from a national screening program, we examined the impact of CRC screening in a population with occupational exposures. METHODS: Since 1998, the Building Trad ... Full text Link to item Cite

Occupational lung cancer screening: A Collegium Ramazzini statement.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · April 2024 Full text Link to item Cite

Mortality of older construction and craft workers employed at Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear sites: Follow-up through 2021.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · March 2024 BACKGROUND: To determine if construction and trades workers formerly employed at US Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear weapons sites are at significant risk for occupational diseases, we studied the mortality experience of participants in the Building Trad ... Full text Link to item Cite

Evaluation of Early Lung Cancer Detection in a Population at High Risk Due to Occupation: Eligibility Criteria and Impact

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE · 2024 Cite

Manufactured doubt and the EPA 2020 chrysotile asbestos risk assessment.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · July 2023 While all forms of asbestos have been determined to be carcinogenic to humans by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as well as other authoritative bodies, the relative carcinogenic potency of chrysotile continues to be argued, largely i ... Full text Link to item Cite

Restrictive spirometry pattern among construction trade workers.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · June 2023 BACKGROUND: Spirometry-based studies of occupational lung disease have mostly focused on obstructive or mixed obstructive/restrictive outcomes. We wanted to determine if restrictive spirometry pattern (RSP) is associated with occupation and increased morta ... Full text Link to item Cite

How much have adverse occupational health outcomes among construction workers improved over time? Evidence from 25 years of medical screening.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · January 2023 BACKGROUND: Construction workers have always had a high risk of occupational illnesses. We used 25 years of data from a medical screening program serving older construction workers to determine how much health outcomes have improved over the past 60 years. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Beryllium disease among construction trade workers at Department of Energy nuclear sites: A follow-up.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · September 2022 BACKGROUND: Construction workers at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear weapons facilities are screened to identify DOE-related occupational illnesses, including beryllium sensitization (BeS) and chronic beryllium disease (CBD). The study objectives we ... Full text Link to item Cite

Hearing impairment and tinnitus among older construction workers employed at DOE facilities.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · August 2022 BACKGROUND: Few studies have defined the risk of hearing impairment and tinnitus after retirement. This report measures hearing impairment and tinnitus prevalence among older construction trades workers. METHODS: The study cohort included 21,340 participan ... Full text Link to item Cite

COPD risk among older construction workers-Updated analyses 2020.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · June 2021 BACKGROUND: A 2010 study of construction workers participating in medical screening programs at the Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear facilities demonstrated increased chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) risk. The current study of a larger worker ... Full text Link to item Cite

Lung cancer mortality among construction workers: implications for early detection.

Journal Article Occup Environ Med · April 2020 Featured Publication OBJECTIVES: This study examined predictors of lung cancer mortality, beyond age and smoking, among construction workers employed at US Department of Energy (DOE) sites to better define eligibility for low-dose CT (LDCT) lung cancer screening. METHODS: Pred ... Full text Link to item Cite

Risk Factors for Lung Cancer Death Among Former Department of Energy Construction Workers

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE · 2020 Cite

Mortality of older construction and craft workers employed at department of energy nuclear sites: Follow-up through 2016.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · September 2019 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: To determine if construction and trades workers employed at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear sites facilities are at significant risk for diseases associated with occupational exposures, we compared the mortality experience of participan ... Full text Link to item Cite

Early detection of lung cancer in a population at high risk due to occupation and smoking.

Journal Article Occup Environ Med · March 2019 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: The US National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) recommends two pathways for eligibility for Early Lung Cancer Detection (ELCD) programmes. Option 2 includes individuals with occupational exposures to lung carcinogens, in combination with a l ... Full text Link to item Cite

Work-Related Injury and Management Strategies Among Certified Athletic Trainers.

Journal Article J Athl Train · June 2018 Featured Publication CONTEXT: Health care workers have high rates of musculoskeletal injuries, but many of these injuries go unreported to workers' compensation and national surveillance systems. Little is known regarding the work-related injuries of certified athletic train ... Full text Link to item Cite

Asbestos standards: Impact of currently uncounted chrysotile asbestos fibers on lifetime lung cancer risk.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · May 2018 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Current regulations require that asbestos fibers are collected and examined using a light microscope. This method fails to enumerate fibers that are too short or thin to reliably count using a light microscope under normal conditions. METHODS: ... Full text Link to item Cite

Hearing loss among older construction workers: Updated analyses.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · April 2018 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: A prior study of this construction worker population found significant noise-associated hearing loss. This follow-up study included a much larger study population and consideration of additional risk factors. METHODS: Data included audiometry, ... Full text Link to item Cite

Letter to the editor.

Journal Article J Prof Nurs · 2018 Full text Link to item Cite

Longitudinal decline in lung function among older construction workers.

Journal Article Occup Environ Med · October 2017 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Occupational exposures to vapours, gasses, dusts and fumes (VGDF) and chest X-ray abnormalities by the International Labour Office (ILO) classification system are associated with reduced lung function, with the majority of published studies bei ... Full text Link to item Cite

Perceived Barriers to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Among Participants in a Workplace Obesity Intervention.

Journal Article J Occup Environ Med · August 2017 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: To characterize barriers to healthy eating (BHE) and physical activity (BPA) among participants in a workplace weight management intervention. METHODS: Steps to health participants completed a questionnaire to ascertain barriers to physical acti ... Full text Link to item Cite

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among construction workers in the United States from 1992 to 2014.

Journal Article Occup Environ Med · May 2017 Featured Publication OBJECTIVES: Examine trends and patterns of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) among construction workers in the USA, with an emphasis on older workers. METHODS: WMSDs were identified from the 1992-2014 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnes ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Relationship Between BMI and Work-Related Musculoskeletal (MSK) Injury Rates is Modified by Job-Associated Level of MSK Injury Risk.

Journal Article J Occup Environ Med · May 2017 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and occupational musculoskeletal (MSK) injury rates, and the statistical interaction between BMI and occupational exposure to MSK hazards (measured by level of M ... Full text Link to item Cite

Lung Cancer Risk Associated with Regulated and Unregulated Chrysotile Asbestos Fibers.

Journal Article Epidemiology · March 2017 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Regulation of asbestos fibers in the workplace is partly determined by which fibers can be visually counted. However, a majority of fibers are too short and thin to count this way and are, consequently, not subject to regulation. METHODS: We es ... Full text Link to item Cite

Impact of Secondary Prevention in an Occupational High-Risk Group.

Journal Article J Occup Environ Med · January 2017 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: A study of medical outcomes among 6857 elderly construction workers who received an initial and at least one periodic follow-up examination as a result of participating in a medical screening program was undertaken. METHODS: We compared results ... Full text Link to item Cite

Work-related illness and injury claims among nationally certified athletic trainers reported to Washington and California from 2001 to 2011.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · December 2016 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Little is known about the work-related injury and illnesses experienced by certified athletic trainers (AT). METHODS: The incidence and characteristics of injury/illness claims filed in two workers' compensation systems were described from 2001 ... Full text Link to item Cite

Association Between Exercise Frequency and Health Care Costs Among Employees at a Large University and Academic Medical Center.

Journal Article J Occup Environ Med · December 2016 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between exercise frequency and health care costs associated with medical and pharmacy claims among a 10-year employee cohort. METHODS: The relationship between self-reported exercise (days/w ... Full text Link to item Cite

Hospital workers bypass traditional occupational injury reporting systems when reporting patient and visitor perpetrated (type II) violence.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · October 2016 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Under-reporting of type II (patient/visitor-on-worker) violence by workers has been attributed to a lack of essential event details needed to inform prevention strategies. METHODS: Mixed methods including surveys and focus groups were used to e ... Full text Link to item Cite

Surgical Team Stability and Risk of Sharps-Related Blood and Body Fluid Exposures During Surgical Procedures.

Journal Article Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · May 2016 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: To explore whether surgical teams with greater stability among their members (ie, members have worked together more in the past) experience lower rates of sharps-related percutaneous blood and body fluid exposures (BBFE) during surgical procedur ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

The Effects of Two Workplace Weight Management Programs and Weight Loss on Health Care Utilization and Costs.

Journal Article J Occup Environ Med · February 2016 Featured Publication OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to compare the impact of two worksite weight management (WM [education] and WM+ [education plus counseling]) programs, on health care utilization and costs. Secondarily, compare the intervention groups to an observatio ... Full text Link to item Cite

Surgical Procedure Characteristics and Risk of Sharps-Related Blood and Body Fluid Exposure.

Journal Article Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · January 2016 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE To use a unique multicomponent administrative data set assembled at a large academic teaching hospital to examine the risk of percutaneous blood and body fluid (BBF) exposures occurring in operating rooms. DESIGN A 10-year retrospective cohort de ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

An urgent need to understand and address the safety and well-being of hospital "sitters".

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · December 2015 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Hospital sitters provide continuous observation of patients at risk of harming themselves or others. Little is known about sitters' occupational safety and well-being, including experiences with patient/visitor-perpetrated violence (type II). M ... Full text Link to item Cite

Impacts of Workplace Health Promotion and Wellness Programs on Health Care Utilization and Costs: Results From an Academic Workplace.

Journal Article J Occup Environ Med · November 2015 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the impacts of a long-standing workplace health promotion (HP) program on health care utilization and costs and estimated return on investment (ROI). METHODS: Analyses used a retrospective, observational cohort design based ... Full text Link to item Cite

A case-control study of airways obstruction among construction workers.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · October 2015 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: While smoking is the major cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), occupational exposures to vapors, gases, dusts, and fumes (VGDF) increase COPD risk. This case-control study estimated the risk of COPD attributable to occupation ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

IARC monographs: 40 years of evaluating carcinogenic hazards to humans.

Journal Article Environ Health Perspect · June 2015 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Recently, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Programme for the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans has been criticized for several of its evaluations, and also for the approach used to perform these evaluations. Some ... Full text Link to item Cite

Airborne fiber size characterization in exposure estimation: Evaluation of a modified transmission electron microcopy protocol for asbestos and potential use for carbon nanotubes and nanofibers.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · May 2015 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Airborne fiber size has been shown to be an important factor relative to adverse lung effects of asbestos and suggested in animal studies of carbon nanotubes and nanofibers (CNT/CNF). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The International Standards Organizat ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mortality among sheet metal workers participating in a respiratory screening program.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · April 2015 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: The Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT) established a screening program in 1985 to examine the health hazards of the sheet metal industry in the U.S. and Canada. METHODS: 17,345 individuals with over 20 years in the trade a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Revisiting Pneumatic Nail Gun Trigger Recommendations.

Journal Article Prof Saf · March 2015 Featured Publication Use of a pneumatic nail gun with a sequential actuation trigger (SAT) significantly diminishes the risk for acute traumatic injury compared to use of a contact actuation trigger (CAT) nail gun. A theoretically-based increased risk of work-related musculosk ... Link to item Cite

Steps to Health employee weight management randomized control trial: short-term follow-up results.

Journal Article J Occup Environ Med · February 2015 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: To present the short-term follow-up findings of the Steps to Health study, a randomized trial to evaluate the effectiveness of two employee weight management programs offered within Duke University and the Health System. METHODS: A total of 550 ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Mortality of older construction and craft workers employed at department of energy (DOE) nuclear sites: follow-up through 2011.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · February 2015 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: The Building Trades National Medical Screening Program (BTMed) was established in 1996 to provide occupational medicine screening examinations for construction workers who have worked at US Department of Energy nuclear sites. Workers participat ... Full text Link to item Cite

0413 Violence perpetrated by hospital patients and visitors (type II) against "sitters".

Journal Article Occup Environ Med · June 2014 Featured Publication OBJECTIVES: Hospital sitters provide continuous observation of patients at risk of harming themselves or others. This study examined violence perpetrated by patients/visitors (type II) against hospital sitters in two US healthcare systems. METHOD: Anonymou ... Full text Link to item Cite

0412 The Management of Patient/Visitor (Type II) Violence by the Hospital Unit Nurse Managers and Staff.

Journal Article Occup Environ Med · June 2014 Featured Publication OBJECTIVES: To examine the management of workplace violent events (type II) by hospital unit nurse managers and staff. METHOD: Cross-sectional surveys, telephone interviews, and semi-structured focus groups were employed among nurse managers and nursing un ... Full text Link to item Cite

Beryllium disease among construction trade workers at Department of Energy nuclear sites.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · October 2013 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: A medical surveillance program was developed to identify current and former construction workers at significant risk for beryllium related disease from work at the DOE nuclear weapons facilities, and to improve surveillance among beryllium expo ... Full text Link to item Cite

The steps to health employee weight management randomized control trial: rationale, design and baseline characteristics.

Journal Article Contemp Clin Trials · July 2013 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: The workplace can be an important setting for addressing obesity. An increasing number of employers offer weight management programs. PURPOSE: Present the design, rationale and baseline characteristics of the Steps to Health study (STH), a rand ... Full text Link to item Cite

Musculoskeletal injuries among hospital patient care staff before and after implementation of patient lift and transfer equipment.

Journal Article Scand J Work Environ Health · January 2013 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: Using an observational research design and robust surveillance data, we evaluated rates of musculoskeletal (MS) injuries, days away from work, and restricted work days among patient care staff at a medical center and community hospital in the Un ... Full text Link to item Cite

Increased lung cancer mortality among chrysotile asbestos textile workers is more strongly associated with exposure to long thin fibres.

Journal Article Occup Environ Med · August 2012 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Animal data and physical models suggest that the carcinogenicity of asbestos fibres is related to their size and shape. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the influence of fibre length and diameter on lung cancer risk in workers at asbestos textile mil ... Full text Link to item Cite

Lung cancer mortality in North Carolina and South Carolina chrysotile asbestos textile workers.

Journal Article Occup Environ Med · June 2012 Featured Publication OBJECTIVES: Studies of workers in two US cohorts of asbestos textile workers exposed to chrysotile (North Carolina (NC) and South Carolina (SC)) found increasing risk of lung cancer mortality with cumulative fibre exposure. However, the risk appeared to in ... Full text Link to item Cite

Evaluation of direct workers' compensation costs for musculoskeletal injuries surrounding interventions to reduce patient lifting.

Journal Article Occup Environ Med · May 2012 Featured Publication OBJECTIVES: We evaluated costs for workers' compensation (WC) injuries of a musculoskeletal (MS) nature in a large tertiary care hospital and an affiliated community hospital in the 13 years surrounding an institution-wide shift to a 'minimal manual patien ... Full text Link to item Cite

Estimates of historical exposures by phase contrast and transmission electron microscopy for pooled exposure--response analyses of North Carolina and South Carolina, USA asbestos textile cohorts.

Journal Article Occup Environ Med · August 2011 Featured Publication OBJECTIVES: To develop pooled size-specific asbestos fiber exposure estimates for North Carolina and South Carolina asbestos textile plants. METHODS: Airborne sample data and prior exposure estimates by phase-contrast microscopy (PCM) for the two cohorts w ... Full text Link to item Cite

Latex allergy symptoms among health care workers: results from a university health and safety surveillance system.

Journal Article Int J Occup Environ Health · 2011 Featured Publication We sought to describe risk factors for latex glove allergy symptoms among health care workers by combining data from an active clinical surveillance program and a comprehensive occupational health surveillance system. A total of 4,584 employers completed a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Asbestos fibre dimensions and lung cancer mortality among workers exposed to chrysotile.

Journal Article Occup Environ Med · September 2010 Featured Publication OBJECTIVES: To estimate exposures to asbestos fibres of specific sizes among asbestos textile manufacturing workers exposed to chrysotile using data from transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and to evaluate the extent to which the risk of lung cancer var ... Full text Link to item Cite

Letter to the editor: "Comparing milled fiber, Quebec ore, and textile factory dust: has another piece of the asbestos puzzle fallen into place?" by D. Wayne Berman.

Journal Article Crit Rev Toxicol · September 2010 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Continued progress in the prevention of nail gun injuries among apprentice carpenters: what will it take to see wider spread injury reductions?

Journal Article J Safety Res · June 2010 Featured Publication PROBLEM: Nail guns are a common source of acute, and potentially serious, injury in residential construction. METHOD: Data on nail gun injuries, hours worked and hours of tool use were collected in 2008 from union apprentice carpenters (n=464) through clas ... Full text Link to item Cite

Airways obstruction among older construction and trade workers at Department of Energy nuclear sites.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · March 2010 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: A study of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among 7,579 current and former workers participating in medical screening programs at Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear weapons facilities through September 2008 was undertaken. METHODS: ... Full text Link to item Cite

Physical assault among nursing staff employed in acute care.

Journal Article Work · 2010 Featured Publication Hospital workers are known to be at risk of physical assault. The objective of this study is to characterize injuries resulting from physical assault among hospital nursing staff and to identify associated risk factors. Workers' compensation reports linked ... Full text Link to item Cite

Scientists appeal to Quebec Premier Charest to stop exporting asbestos to the developing world.

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Surveillance of nail gun injuries by journeymen carpenters provides important insight into experiences of apprentices.

Journal Article New Solut · 2010 Featured Publication Experienced journeymen conducted detailed surveillance interviews with injured apprentice carpenters (n = 413). Nail gun injuries commonly occurred due to inadvertent discharge, ricocheting or projectile nails, and penetration of the wood surface. Framing ... Full text Link to item Cite

Predictors of lost time from work among nursing personnel who sought treatment for back pain.

Journal Article Work · 2010 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: To examine possible predictors of lost workdays among nurses and nurses' aides who sought treatment for work-related back pain. PARTICIPANTS: Nursing staff employed at a tertiary care medical center over a 13-year time period (1994 through 2006) ... Full text Link to item Cite

Occupational injuries among aides and nurses in acute care.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · December 2009 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Occupational injuries are common among nursing personnel. Most epidemiologic research on nursing aides comes from long-term care settings. Reports from acute care settings often combine data on nurses and aides even though their job requirement ... Full text Link to item Cite

Research on mesothelioma from brake exposure: Corporate influence remains relevant concern

Journal Article International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health · December 1, 2009 Cite

Who is paying the bills? Health care costs for musculoskeletal back disorders, Washington State Union Carpenters, 1989-2003.

Journal Article J Occup Environ Med · October 2009 OBJECTIVE: Factors associated with private health insurance payment rates for musculoskeletal back disorders were examined among a 15-year cohort of union carpenters. Payment patterns were contrasted with work-related back injury rates over time. METHODS: ... Full text Link to item Cite

Estimates of historical exposures by phase contrast and transmission electron microscopy in North Carolina USA asbestos textile plants.

Journal Article Occup Environ Med · September 2009 Featured Publication OBJECTIVES: To develop a job-exposure matrix (JEM) for fibre exposures in three asbestos textile plants and to develop estimates of fibre size-specific exposures. METHODS: Historical dust samples from three North Carolina, USA asbestos textile plants were ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mortality of older construction and craft workers employed at Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear sites.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · September 2009 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) established medical screening programs at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Oak Ridge Reservation, the Savannah River Site, and the Amchitka site starting in 1996. Workers participating in these programs have ... Full text Link to item Cite

Compensation costs of work-related back disorders among union carpenters, Washington State 1989-2003.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · August 2009 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: We measured resources used to provide medical care and to estimate lost productivity represented by payments for lost work time or impairment for work-related back injuries among a large cohort of union carpenters over 15 years. METHODS: Using ... Full text Link to item Cite

Lung cancer mortality and fibre exposures among North Carolina asbestos textile workers.

Journal Article Occup Environ Med · August 2009 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: To describe mortality among workers exposed to chrysotile asbestos and evaluate the relationship between lung cancer and asbestos fibre exposure. METHODS: Workers employed for at least 1 day between 1 January 1950 and 31 December 1973 in any of ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mortality among sheet metal workers participating in a medical screening program.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · August 2009 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: The Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT) was formed in 1985 to examine the health hazards of the sheet metal industry in the U.S. and Canada through an asbestos disease screening program. A study of mortality patterns among ... Full text Link to item Cite

Musculoskeletal injuries resulting from patient handling tasks among hospital workers.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · July 2009 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate musculoskeletal injuries and disorders resulting from patient handling prior to the implementation of a "minimal manual lift" policy at a large tertiary care medical center. We sought to define the circ ... Full text Link to item Cite

Health care utilization for musculoskeletal back disorders, Washington State union carpenters, 1989-2003.

Journal Article J Occup Environ Med · May 2009 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: Private health care utilization rates for musculoskeletal back disorders were contrasted to rates of work-related injuries or disorders for a large cohort of union carpenters over a 15-year period. METHODS: Yearly utilization rates were compared ... Full text Link to item Cite

A counterview on data quality and the systematic review process for occupational injury interventions: are we missing the forest for the trees?

Journal Article Am J Prev Med · April 2009 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Systematic reviews of workplace injury interventions: what are we missing?

Journal Article Med Lav · 2009 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: There are pitfalls associated with applying a biomedical model with its emphasis on experimental designs to the evaluation of workplace injury interventions. OBJECTIVES: Evaluation over enough time is essential in occupational safety when inter ... Link to item Cite

Demographic, clinical and occupational characteristics associated with early onset of delivery: findings from the Duke Health and Safety Surveillance System, 2001-2004.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · December 2008 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: This cross-sectional study explores associations between preterm delivery and demographic, clinical and occupational characteristics of women employed within a university and health system. METHODS: A comprehensive surveillance system linking i ... Full text Link to item Cite

Risk of sharp device-related blood and body fluid exposure in operating rooms.

Journal Article Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · December 2008 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: The risk of percutaneous blood and body fluid (BBF) exposures in operating rooms was analyzed with regard to various properties of surgical procedures. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: A single university hospital. METHODS: All surgi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prevention of traumatic nail gun injuries in apprentice carpenters: use of population-based measures to monitor intervention effectiveness.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · October 2008 Featured Publication INTRODUCTION: Nail guns are responsible for a significant injury burden in residential construction. Risk, based on hours of work, is particularly high among apprentice carpenters due in part to more frequent exposure to tool use. METHODS: Nail gun injurie ... Full text Link to item Cite

An epidemiological study of the role of chrysotile asbestos fibre dimensions in determining respiratory disease risk in exposed workers.

Journal Article Occup Environ Med · September 2008 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Evidence from toxicological studies indicates that the risk of respiratory diseases varies with asbestos fibre length and width. However, there is a total lack of epidemiological evidence concerning this question. METHODS: Data were obtained fr ... Full text Link to item Cite

Development of a fibre size-specific job-exposure matrix for airborne asbestos fibres.

Journal Article Occup Environ Med · September 2008 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: To develop a method for estimating fibre size-specific exposures to airborne asbestos dust for use in epidemiological investigations of exposure-response relations. METHODS: Archived membrane filter samples collected at a Charleston, South Carol ... Full text Link to item Cite

Surveillance of musculoskeletal injuries and disorders in a diverse cohort of workers at a tertiary care medical center.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · May 2008 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence of work-related musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries and disorders among a dynamic cohort of health care workers, including direct care providers and support services, employed at a tertiary ... Full text Link to item Cite

How much time is safety worth? A comparison of trigger configurations on pneumatic nail guns in residential framing.

Journal Article Public Health Rep · 2008 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: Nail gun injuries are among the most common in wood frame construction. Despite evidence that the majority of injuries from unintentional firings could be prevented with a sequential trigger mechanism on the tools, the safer trigger has not been ... Full text Link to item Cite

Upper extremity musculoskeletal symptoms and disorders among a cohort of women employed in poultry processing.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · January 2008 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: We evaluated musculoskeletal problems among women employed in poultry processing in rural northeastern North Carolina. Poultry processing is the largest single employer of women in this economically depressed region with a black majority popula ... Full text Link to item Cite

Follow-up study of chrysotile textile workers: cohort mortality and exposure-response.

Journal Article Occup Environ Med · September 2007 Featured Publication OBJECTIVES: This report provides an update of the mortality experience of a cohort of South Carolina asbestos textile workers. METHODS: A cohort of 3072 workers exposed to chrysotile in a South Carolina asbestos textile plant (1916-77) was followed up for ... Full text Link to item Cite

Are we failing vulnerable workers? The case of black women in poultry processing in rural north Carolina

Journal Article New Solutions · August 1, 2007 © 2007, Baywood Publishing Co., Inc. In 1989, North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspectors cited two poultry processing plants in northeastern North Carolina for serious repetitive motion problems. In 1990, investigators f ... Cite

Musculoskeletal symptoms among poultry processing workers and a community comparison group: Black women in low-wage jobs in the rural South.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · May 2007 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Poultry processing is characterized by rapid line speed and extreme division of labor. Morbidity associated with this work has been reported by scientists, journalists and workers in this fast growing industry. METHODS: Cross-sectional data fro ... Full text Link to item Cite

Obesity and workers' compensation: results from the Duke Health and Safety Surveillance System.

Journal Article Arch Intern Med · April 23, 2007 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Obese individuals have increased morbidity and use of health services. Less is known about the effect of obesity on workers' compensation. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) (calculated a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Change in prevalence of asbestos-related disease among sheet metal workers 1986 to 2004.

Journal Article Chest · March 2007 Featured Publication In 1985, the Sheet Metal Workers International Association and the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning National Association formed The Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust to examine the health hazards of the sheet metal industry in the United Stat ... Full text Link to item Cite

Asbestos exposure causes mesothelioma, but not this asbestos exposure: an amicus brief to the Michigan Supreme Court.

Journal Article Int J Occup Environ Health · 2007 Manufacturers of asbestos brakes, supported by many manufacturing and insurance industry amicus curie, requested the Michigan Supreme Court to dismiss testimony of an expert regarding the ability of asbestos dust from brakes to cause mesothelioma as "junk ... Full text Link to item Cite

Are we failing vulnerable workers? The case of black women in poultry processing in rural North Carolina.

Journal Article New Solut · 2007 Featured Publication In 1989, North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspectors cited two poultry processing plants in northeastern North Carolina for serious repetitive motion problems. In 1990, investigators from the National Institute for Occupa ... Full text Link to item Cite

Depressive symptoms among working women in rural North Carolina: a comparison of women in poultry processing and other low-wage jobs.

Journal Article Int J Law Psychiatry · 2007 Featured Publication We report on the prevalence of self-reported depressive symptoms and associated factors among women employed in a poultry processing plant and a community comparison group of other employed women in northeastern North Carolina in the southern United States ... Full text Link to item Cite

Message from the chair

Journal Article Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics · December 1, 2006 Cite

Frequency and quality of radiation monitoring of construction workers at two gaseous diffusion plants.

Journal Article Ann N Y Acad Sci · September 2006 Featured Publication Construction workers were and are considered temporary workers at many construction sites. Since World War II, large numbers of construction workers were employed at U.S. Department of Energy nuclear weapons sites for periods ranging from a few days to ove ... Full text Link to item Cite

Nail gun injuries in apprentice carpenters: risk factors and control measures.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · July 2006 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Nail guns increase residential construction productivity but their use is associated with risk of injury. METHODS: Active surveillance data from 772 apprentice carpenters were used to document the injury risk associated with the use of nail gun ... Full text Link to item Cite

Exploration of work and health disparities among black women employed in poultry processing in the rural south.

Journal Article Environ Health Perspect · December 2005 Featured Publication We describe an ongoing collaboration that developed as academic investigators responded to a specific request from community members to document health effects on black women of employment in poultry-processing plants in rural North Carolina. Primary outco ... Full text Link to item Cite

Principles of Industrial Hygiene

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Surveillance of hearing loss among older construction and trade workers at Department of Energy nuclear sites.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · November 2005 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Medical screening programs at three Departments of Energy (DOE) nuclear weapons facilities (Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Oak Ridge, and the Savannah River Site) have included audiometric testing since approximately 1996. This report summarizes ... Full text Link to item Cite

Increasing colorectal cancer screening among individuals in the carpentry trade: test of risk communication interventions.

Journal Article Prev Med · May 2005 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Individuals in the carpentry trade, due to lifestyle habits and occupational exposures, may be at above-average risk for colorectal cancer (CRC). Based on the literature which suggests that increasing perceived risk motivates behavior change, w ... Full text Link to item Cite

Blood and body fluid exposure risks among health care workers: results from the Duke Health and Safety Surveillance System.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · December 2004 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Health care workers (HCWs) are at risk of exposures to human blood and body fluids (BBF). Needlestick injuries and splashes place HCWs at risk for numerous blood-borne infections including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B (HBV), ... Full text Link to item Cite

Obesity and receipt of pap smear tests among women working in a medical center

Conference OBESITY RESEARCH · October 1, 2004 Link to item Cite

Screening for beryllium disease among construction trade workers at Department of Energy nuclear sites.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · September 2004 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: To determine whether current and former construction workers are at significant risk for occupational illnesses from work at the Department of Energy's (DOE) nuclear weapons facilities, screening programs were undertaken at the Hanford Nuclear ... Full text Link to item Cite

Comparing questionnaire-based methods to assess occupational silica exposure.

Journal Article Epidemiology · July 2004 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Epidemiologic assessment of occupational exposure to silica is typically limited to long-term work in the dusty trades, primarily in jobs held by men. We compared alternative questionnaire-based methods to assess silica exposure in a recent cas ... Full text Link to item Cite

An integrated comprehensive occupational surveillance system for health care workers.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · June 2004 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Workers in the health care industry may be exposed to a variety of work-related stressors including infectious, chemical, and physical agents; ergonomic hazards; psychological hazards; and workplace violence. Many of these hazards lack surveill ... Full text Link to item Cite

Erratum: Christine G. Parks, Glinda S. Cooper, Leena A. Nylander‐French, Wayne T. Sanderson, John M. Dement, Philip L. Cohen, Mary Anne Dooley, Edward L. Treadwell, E. William St.Clair, Gary S. Gilkeson, Jane A. Hoppin, David A. Savitz. Occupational exposure to crystalline silica and risk of systemic lupus erythematosus: A population‐based, case‐control study in the Southeastern United States, Arthritis & Rheumatism(2002) 46(7) (1840–1850)

Journal Article Arthritis & Rheumatism · May 2004 AbstractThe original article to which this Erratum refers was published in Arthritis & Rheumatism(2003)46(7) 1 ... Full text Cite

Modifying attributions of colorectal cancer risk.

Journal Article Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev · April 2004 Featured Publication We report how a four-group risk communication intervention targeted to individuals in the carpentry trade affected their perceived causes (i.e., attributions) for increased colorectal cancer (CRC) risk. The intervention varied the amount of information pre ... Link to item Cite

Accuracy of self-reports of fecal occult blood tests and test results among individuals in the carpentry trade.

Journal Article Prev Med · November 2003 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Inaccuracy in self-reports of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening procedures (e.g., over- or underreporting) may interfere with individuals adhering to appropriate screening intervals, and can blur the true effects of physician recommendations to ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cancer incidence among union carpenters in New Jersey.

Journal Article J Occup Environ Med · October 2003 Featured Publication A cohort of 13,354 male union carpenters in New Jersey was linked to cancer registry data to investigate cancer incidence during 1979 through 2000. Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results data were used to calculate standardized incidence ratios (SIRs). ... Full text Link to item Cite

Effects of age and risk information on colorectal cancer screenings of older adult carpenters

Journal Article GERONTOLOGIST · October 1, 2003 Link to item Cite

Falls in residential carpentry and drywall installation: findings from active injury surveillance with union carpenters.

Journal Article J Occup Environ Med · August 2003 Featured Publication Active injury surveillance was conducted with a large, unionized workforce of residential and drywall carpenters over a 3-year period. Injured carpenters were interviewed by trained carpenter investigators and sites were visited where falls occurred. Quali ... Full text Link to item Cite

Falls among union carpenters.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · August 2003 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Falls are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the construction trades. METHODS: We identified a cohort of 16,215 active union carpenters, hours worked, and their workers' compensation claims for a 10-year period. The data on this well ... Full text Link to item Cite

Direct costs and patterns of injuries among residential carpenters, 1995-2000.

Journal Article J Occup Environ Med · August 2003 Featured Publication Workers' compensation records for residential contractors were combined with hours worked provided by the union to examine injury rates and costs among union carpenters between 1995 and 2000. Brief text descriptions were reviewed to describe more costly in ... Full text Link to item Cite

Work-related falls among union carpenters in Washington State before and after the Vertical Fall Arrest Standard.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · August 2003 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Washington State enacted a change in their fall standard for the construction industry in 1991, preceding the Safety Standard for Fall Protection in the Construction Industry promulgated by Federal OSHA in 1994. METHODS: We evaluated changes in ... Full text Link to item Cite

Surveillance of respiratory diseases among construction and trade workers at Department of Energy nuclear sites.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · June 2003 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Medical screening programs were begun in 1996 and 1997 at three Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear weapons facilities (Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Oak Ridge, and the Savannah River Site) to evaluate whether current and former construction work ... Full text Link to item Cite

Work-related injuries in residential and drywall carpentry.

Journal Article Appl Occup Environ Hyg · June 2003 Featured Publication Findings are reported on the first two years of an active injury surveillance project designed to test the utility of active injury investigations in identifying causes of injury among a large cohort of carpenters who did residential building and drywall i ... Full text Link to item Cite

Nail gun injuries among construction workers.

Journal Article Appl Occup Environ Hyg · May 2003 Featured Publication Pneumatic nail guns greatly increase worker productivity and are extensively used in wood frame building construction, with especially high use in residential construction. One surveillance report of nail gun injuries in Washington State has been published ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pulmonary deposition modeling with airborne fiber exposure data: a study of workers manufacturing refractory ceramic fibers.

Journal Article Appl Occup Environ Hyg · April 2003 Featured Publication Increasing production of refractory ceramic fiber (RCF), a synthetic vitreous material with industrial applications (e.g., kiln insulation), has created interest in potential respiratory effects of exposure to airborne fibers during manufacturing. An ongoi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Health care utilization of families of carpenters with alcohol or substance abuse-related diagnoses.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · April 2003 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Patterns of health care utilization of families of carpenters with and without alcohol and/or substance abuse related diagnoses (ASRD) were compared. METHODS: Utilization data for families of 13,657 carpenters for a 10 year period were analyzed ... Full text Link to item Cite

Nail gun injuries in residential carpentry: lessons from active injury surveillance.

Journal Article Inj Prev · March 2003 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: To describe circumstances surrounding injuries involving nail guns among carpenters, calculate injury rates, identify high risk groups and preventive measures. METHODS: and setting: Active injury surveillance was used to identify causes of injur ... Full text Link to item Cite

Health care utilization of carpenters with substance abuse-related diagnoses.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · February 2003 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Persons in the construction trades in the US have high rates of alcohol and substance abuse. We had the unique opportunity to evaluate health care utilization through private insurance and workers' compensation for a group of carpenters at high ... Full text Link to item Cite

Occupational exposure to crystalline silica and risk of systemic lupus erythematosus: a population-based, case-control study in the southeastern United States.

Journal Article Arthritis Rheum · July 2002 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: Crystalline silica may act as an immune adjuvant to increase inflammation and antibody production, and findings of occupational cohort studies suggest that silica exposure may be a risk factor for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We undertook ... Full text Link to item Cite

Crystalline silica and risk of systemic lupus erythematosus: A population-based case-control study in the southeastern United States

Journal Article EPIDEMIOLOGY · July 1, 2001 Link to item Cite

Work-related injuries in drywall installation.

Journal Article Appl Occup Environ Hyg · October 2000 Featured Publication Administrative data sources were used to describe the work-related injuries of drywall carpenters, to calculate rates of occurrence, and to explore high risk sub-groups. Health insurance eligibility files were used to identify a cohort of active union carp ... Full text Link to item Cite

Deaths from external causes of injury among construction workers in North Carolina, 1988-1994.

Journal Article Appl Occup Environ Hyg · July 2000 Featured Publication Records from the Office of the North Carolina Chief Medical Examiner were used to describe 3955 deaths, both on and off the job, between 1988 and 1994 from external causes of injury (E-codes) among individuals whose usual occupation was in the construction ... Full text Link to item Cite

Open letter on the asbestos industry in India.

Journal Article Int J Occup Environ Health · 2000 Full text Link to item Cite

Work-related eye injuries among union carpenters.

Journal Article Appl Occup Environ Hyg · October 1999 Featured Publication Union administrative records were combined with workers' compensation data to identify a cohort of 12,958 active union carpenters, their person-time at risk, and their documented work-related eye injuries between 1989 and 1995 in the state of Washington. T ... Full text Link to item Cite

Workers' compensation experience of North Carolina residential construction workers, 1986-1994.

Journal Article Appl Occup Environ Hyg · February 1999 Featured Publication A total of 31,113 workers' compensation claims among 7,400 North Carolina Homebuilders Association (NCHA) members and their subcontractors for the period 1986-1994 were analyzed to calculate workers' compensation claim incidence density rates. For the 7 ye ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mortality among North Carolina construction workers, 1988-1994.

Journal Article Appl Occup Environ Hyg · January 1999 Featured Publication This study evaluated proportionate mortality patterns among all male construction workers in North Carolina who resided and died in North Carolina during the period 1988-1994. Proportionate Mortality Ratios (PMRs) and Proportionate Cancer Mortality Ratios ... Full text Link to item Cite

Re: Proportionate mortality among union members employed at three Texas refineries [2]

Journal Article American Journal of Industrial Medicine · January 1, 1999 Full text Cite

Proportionate mortality among union members employed at three Texas refineries.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · April 1998 Featured Publication The cause-specific mortality (1940-1993) of 2,985 male workers employed in three oil refineries was examined using a proportionate mortality study design. Separate analyses were undertaken by race, refinery, employment status (active and retired), and time ... Full text Link to item Cite

Respiratory diseases among union carpenters: cohort and case-control analyses.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · February 1998 Featured Publication Lung diseases, defined by ICD-9 diagnoses on medical insurance claims, were studied through the combined use of administrative records, private health insurance, and workers' compensation claims for a cohort of 10,938 active union carpenters between 1989 a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Salud ocupacional.

Journal Article Int J Occup Med Environ Health · 1998 Featured Publication Link to item Cite

Salud Ocupacional.

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Letter to the editor of Salud Ocupacional

Journal Article International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health · January 1, 1998 Cite

Cohort mortality and case-control studies of white male chrysotile asbestos textile workers

Journal Article Journal of Clean Technology Environmental Toxicology and Occupational Medicine · January 1, 1998 Cite

Carcinogenicity of gasoline: a review of epidemiological evidence.

Journal Article Ann N Y Acad Sci · December 26, 1997 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Surveillance of work-related musculoskeletal injuries among union carpenters.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · December 1997 Featured Publication Combined data sources, including union administrative records and workers' compensation claims, were used to construct event histories for a dynamic cohort of union carpenters from Washington State during the period 1989-1992. Person-time at risk and the e ... Full text Link to item Cite

Exposure-response analysis of risk of respiratory disease associated with occupational exposure to chrysotile asbestos.

Journal Article Occup Environ Med · September 1997 Featured Publication OBJECTIVES: To evaluate alternative models and estimate risk of mortality from lung cancer and asbestosis after occupational exposure to chrysotile asbestos. METHODS: Data were used from a recent update of a cohort mortality study of workers in a South Car ... Full text Link to item Cite

Exposure and mineralogical correlates of pulmonary fibrosis in chrysotile asbestos workers.

Journal Article Occup Environ Med · August 1997 Featured Publication OBJECTIVES: The relation between lifetime cumulative exposure to asbestos, pathological grade of pulmonary fibrosis, and lung burden of asbestos at death, was explored in a necropsy population of former workers in a chrysotile asbestos textile plant in Sou ... Full text Link to item Cite

Three perspectives on work-related injury surveillance systems.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · August 1997 Featured Publication This paper reviews surveillance approaches for occupational injuries and evaluates three emerging methodologies for the enhancement of work-related injury surveillance: (1) narrative data analysis, (2) data set linkage, and (3) comprehensive company-wide s ... Full text Link to item Cite

Asbestos, asbestosis, and cancer: the Helsinki criteria for diagnosis and attribution.

Journal Article Scand J Work Environ Health · August 1997 Link to item Cite

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Journal Article ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH · July 1, 1996 Link to item Cite

Simulated 1 ,1 ,1 trichloroethane exposure during brake repair

Journal Article Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene · January 1, 1996 Full text Cite

Workers’ compensation claims of union carpenters 1989-1992: Washington state

Journal Article Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene · January 1, 1996 Despite reports of high injury rates through the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), litde epidemiologic literature is available on work- related illness and injury among the construction trades, particularly among carpenters. By combining administrative dat ... Full text Cite

Message from the editor in chief: Status and future directions applied occupational and environmental hygiene

Journal Article Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene · January 1, 1995 Full text Cite

Applied occupational and environmental hygiene

Journal Article Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene · January 1, 1995 Full text Cite

Construction: Counting illness and injury in construction

Journal Article Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene · January 1, 1995 Full text Cite

Fibrous glass and cancer.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · October 1994 Featured Publication Some argue that fibrous glass (glass wool) should not be considered as a likely human carcinogen and hence should not be listed in the Seventh Annual Report on Carcinogens (ARC) prepared by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) and mandated by the U.S. Con ... Full text Link to item Cite

Follow-up study of chrysotile asbestos textile workers: cohort mortality and case-control analyses.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · October 1994 Featured Publication Previous studies of mortality among white males employed in a Charleston, South Carolina asbestos textile plant using chrysotile demonstrated significant excess mortality due to asbestos-related disease and a steep exposure-response relationship for lung c ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mortality patterns among female and male chrysotile asbestos textile workers.

Journal Article J Occup Med · August 1994 Featured Publication This study updates a retrospective cohort mortality analysis of workers from a South Carolina textile plant where chrysotile asbestos was the primary exposure. The update adds 15 years of observation to the original study, adds analyses of white women and ... Link to item Cite

Lung cancer mortality among asbestos textile workers: a review and update.

Journal Article Ann Occup Hyg · August 1994 Featured Publication In an update of the mortality of the cohort of 1200 South Carolina textile workers, of whom almost half died, there were 185 excess deaths (SMR = 1.44), which included 71 cardiovascular diseases (SMR = 1.37), 43 non-malignant respiratory diseases (SMR = 2. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Exposure assessment and gender differences.

Journal Article J Occup Med · August 1994 Featured Publication Exposure assessments for occupational epidemiological studies are typically conducted to (1) establish risk gradients with exposure, evaluating a potential causal relationship, or (2) estimate exposure-response dosimetry for quantitative risk calculations. ... Link to item Cite

Chrysotile asbestos exposure: cancer and lung disease risks.

Journal Article New Solut · July 1, 1994 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

A design and performance analysis of laboratory fume hoods

Journal Article Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene · 1994 The design and performance of typical laboratory hoods found in a large biomedical research facility are evaluated. The objective of the project is to examine specific design parameters and work practices which affect hood performance and result in worker ... Cite

Editorial review board

Journal Article Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene · January 1, 1994 Full text Cite

Editorial review board

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Editorials

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Cohort mortality and case-control studies of white male chrysotile asbestos textile workers

Journal Article International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology · December 1, 1993 Cite

Carcinogenic effects of wood dust: review and discussion.

Journal Article Am J Ind Med · November 1993 Featured Publication Occupational exposure to wood dust (alone or chemically treated) is associated with an increased risk of developing adenocarcinoma of the nasal cavity. The specific causative agents, i.e., wood dust alone (natural products), wood dust with additives used i ... Full text Link to item Cite

Message from the editor in chief. Future directions

Journal Article Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene · October 1, 1993 Cite

Editorial review board

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From Our Readers

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QUASIFOOD

Journal Article CHEMICAL & ENGINEERING NEWS · 1992 Cite

Cancer and Reproductive Risks Among Chemists and Laboratory Workers: A Review

Journal Article Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene · January 1, 1992 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration estimates that approximately one million persons work in 74, 000 United States laboratories. Personnel who work in biomedical and chemical laboratories have potential exposures to numerous occupational haza ... Full text Cite

Carcinogenicity of chrysotile asbestos: evidence from cohort studies.

Journal Article Ann N Y Acad Sci · December 31, 1991 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Improved Detection of Asbestos‐Related Pleural Plaques with Digital Radiography

Journal Article Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · December 1991 Full text Cite

Acgih confers four major awards saluting professional achievement

Journal Article Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene · January 1, 1991 Full text Cite

Carcinogenicity of chrysotile asbestos: a case control study of textile workers.

Journal Article Cell Biol Toxicol · January 1991 Featured Publication Chrysotile is the predominant type of asbestos used in the United States and thus represents the most important source of exposure to asbestos already in place. While the steepest exposure-response observed for lung cancer has been in workers exposed to ch ... Full text Link to item Cite

Workshop on fiber toxicology research needs.

Journal Article Environ Health Perspect · August 1990 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Message from the chair

Journal Article Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene · January 1, 1990 Full text Cite

Message from the Chair

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Latency analysis in occupational epidemiology.

Journal Article Arch Environ Health · 1990 Featured Publication Allowance for prolonged disease induction and latency times is an important consideration in occupational epidemiology studies of cancer and other delayed effects of exposure. Two useful approaches for assessing prolonged induction and latency periods are ... Full text Link to item Cite

What's in a name?

Journal Article Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene · January 1, 1990 Cite

Comparison of phase contrast and electron microscopic methods for evaluation of occupational asbestos exposures

Journal Article Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene · January 1, 1990 Historic air samples collected in the asbestos textile, the friction products, and the cement products industries using chry- sotile asbestos during 1964—1971 were analyzed by counting and sizing asbestos fibers by phase contrast optical microscopy and tra ... Full text Cite

Message from the Chair

Journal Article Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene · January 1, 1990 Full text Cite

Overview: Workshop on fiber toxicology research needs

Journal Article Environmental Health Perspectives · January 1, 1990 Full text Cite