Search Results - "British journal of industrial medicine"

Manganese encephalopathy: utility of early magnetic resonance imaging by Nelson, K, Golnick, J, Korn, T, Angle, C

“…The use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides visual evidence of cerebral deposits of paramagnetic metals. The usefulness of MRI is described in…”
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Assessment of the permissible exposure level to manganese in workers exposed to manganese dioxide dust by Roels, H A, Ghyselen, P, Buchet, J P, Ceulemans, E, Lauwerys, R R

“…The prevalence of neuropsychological and respiratory symptoms, lung ventilatory parameters, neurofunctional performances (visual reaction time, eye-hand…”
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Estimation of individual dermal and respiratory uptake of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in 12 coke oven workers by VanRooij, J G, Bodelier-Bade, M M, Jongeneelen, F J

“…Twelve workers from a coke plant in The Netherlands participated in an intensive skin monitoring programme combined with personal air sampling and biological…”
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Leukaemia and reproductive outcome among nurses handling antineoplastic drugs by Skov, T, Maarup, B, Olsen, J, Rørth, M, Winthereik, H, Lynge, E

“…During the past decades conclusive evidence has accumulated that alkylating antineoplastic drugs (ADs) can cause cancer, most notably acute non-lymphocytic…”
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Occupational respiratory disease in the United Kingdom 1989: a report to the British Thoracic Society and the Society of Occupational Medicine by the SWORD project group by Meredith, S K, Taylor, V M, McDonald, J C

“…A voluntary scheme for the surveillance of work related and occupational respiratory disease (SWORD) was established in January 1989 with help from the British…”
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Evaluation of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in a coke production and a graphite electrode manufacturing plant: assessment of urinary excretion of 1-hydroxypyrene as a biological indicator of exposure by Buchet, J P, Gennart, J P, Mercado-Calderon, F, Delavignette, J P, Cupers, L, Lauwerys, R

“…OBJECTIVES--Characterisation of the airborne concentration of 13 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) at various workplaces in a graphite electrode and a…”
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Estimation of prevalence rate ratios for cross sectional data: an example in occupational epidemiology by Lee, J, Chia, K S

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An examination of the time course from human dietary exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to urinary elimination of 1-hydroxypyrene by Buckley, T J, Lioy, P J

“…The significance of diet as an exposure route for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and the associated kinetics of urinary 1-hydroxypyrene (1-OHPY)…”
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Asthma, rhinitis, and dermatitis in workers exposed to reactive dyes by Nilsson, R, Nordlinder, R, Wass, U, Meding, B, Belin, L

“…A survey was conducted at 15 textile plants with dyehouses in western Sweden. Employees with a history of work related rhinitis, asthma, or skin symptoms were…”
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Ambient and biological monitoring of cokeoven workers: determinants of the internal dose of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by Jongeneelen, F J, van Leeuwen, F E, Oosterink, S, Anzion, R B, van der Loop, F, Bos, R P, van Veen, H G

“…Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) were measured in the breathing zone air of 56 battery workers at two cokeovens during three consecutive days. The…”
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Occupational asthma and extrinsic alveolitis due to isocyanates: current status and perspectives by Vandenplas, O, Malo, J L, Saetta, M, Mapp, C E, Fabbri, L M

“…Isocyanates are used for the large scale production of polyurethane polymers, which have an almost endless variety of applications in the manufacture of…”
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Environmental and health studies of farm workers in Swedish swine confinement buildings by Donham, K, Haglind, P, Peterson, Y, Rylander, R, Belin, L

“…The relation between the health of workers and the environment in swine confinement buildings was investigated in a study of 57 workers on 30 swine farms in…”
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Prevalence rates and odds ratios of shoulder-neck diseases in different occupational groups by Hagberg, M, Wegman, D H

“…The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association and impact of occupational exposure and diseases of the shoulder and neck. Prevalence rates, odds…”
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The 1891-1920 birth cohort of Quebec chrysotile miners and millers: mortality 1976-88 by McDonald, J C, Liddell, F D, Dufresne, A, McDonald, A D

“…A cohort of some 11,000 men born 1891-1920 and employed for at least one month in the chrysotile mines and mills of Quebec, was established in 1966 and has…”
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Hand wrist cumulative trauma disorders in industry by Silverstein, B A, Fine, L J, Armstrong, T J

“…A total of 574 active workers from six different industrial sites were categorised into four force repetitive exposure groups. Workers in low force-low…”
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Incidence of cancer in persons with occupational exposure to electromagnetic fields in Denmark by Guénel, P, Raskmark, P, Andersen, J B, Lynge, E

“…Several studies suggest that work in electrical occupations is associated with an increased risk of cancer, mainly leukaemia and brain tumours. These studies…”
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A case-control study of motor neurone disease: its relation to heritability, and occupational exposures, particularly to solvents by Gunnarsson, L G, Bodin, L, Söderfeldt, B, Axelson, O

“…Motor neurone disease (MND) was studied in relation to various determinants in a case-control study covering nine counties in southern Sweden. A questionnaire…”
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Markers of early renal changes induced by industrial pollutants. I. Application to workers exposed to mercury vapour by Cárdenas, A, Roels, H, Bernard, A M, Barbon, R, Buchet, J P, Lauwerys, R R, Roselló, J, Hotter, G, Mutti, A, Franchini, I

“…Several markers of renal changes have been measured in a cohort of 50 workers exposed to elemental mercury (Hg) and in 50 control workers. After application of…”
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The toxicity of benzene and its metabolism and molecular pathology in human risk assessment by Yardley-Jones, A, Anderson, D, Parke, D V

“…Benzene, a common industrial chemical and a component of gasoline, is radiomimetic and exposure may lead progressively to aplastic anaemia, leukaemia, and…”
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Chronic neurobehavioural effects of elemental mercury in dentists by Ngim, C H, Foo, S C, Boey, K W, Jeyaratnam, J

“…Neurobehavioural tests were performed by 98 dentists (mean age 32, range 24-49) exposed to elemental mercury vapour and 54 controls (mean age 34, range 23-50)…”
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