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Environmental Risk Factors of Breast Cancer by Welp, Esther A, Weiderpass, Elisabete, Boffetta, Paolo, Vainio, Harri, Vasama-Neuvonen, Kaisa, Petralia, Sandra, Partanen, Timo J

“…Breast cancer is women's most ubiquitous cancer. The role of dietary factors is controversial, but there is limited evidence for such occupational risk factors…”
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CAREX Nicaragua and Panama: Worker exposures to carcinogenic substances and pesticides by Blanco-Romero, Luis Enrique, Vega, Luis E, Lozano-Chavarría, Luz M, Partanen, Timo J

“…This study provides data on numbers of workers exposed at work to selected carcinogens and pesticides in Nicaragua (35 substances) and Panama (31), based on a…”
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A program for the reduction of occupational injuries and changes in safety culture among stevedores at Port of Havana, Cuba by Robaina, Caristina, Partanen, Timo J, Avila, Ibis

“…This study describes the structure, process, and impact of a comprehensive sixteen-month safety enhancement program among stevedores at the Port of Havana,…”
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Epidemiology of Occupational and Environmental Risk Factors Related to Ovarian Cancer by Shen, Ningyan, Weiderpass, Elisabete, Anttila, Ahti, Goldberg, Mark S, Vasama-Neuvonen, Kaisa M, Boffetta, Paolo, Vainio, Harri U, Partanen, Timo J

“…This paper reviews articles published during 1970—1997 from 48 epidemiologic studies on occupational and environmental risk factors of ovarian cancer. Current…”
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Occupational exposures and pancreatic cancer: a meta-analysis by Ojajärvi, I Anneli, Partanen, Timo J, Ahlbom, Anders, Boffetta, Paolo, Hakulinen, Timo, Jourenkova, Nadia, Kauppinen, Timo P, Kogevinas, Manolis, Porta, Miquel, Vainio, Harri U, Weiderpass, Elisabete, Wesseling, Catharina H

“…OBJECTIVES Consolidation of epidemiological data on pancreatic cancer and worksite exposures. METHODS Publications during 1969–98 were surveyed. Studies…”
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Collaboration between Developing and Developed Countries and between Developing Countries in Occupational Health Research and Surveillance by Partanen, Timo J, Hogstedt, Christer, Ahasan, Rabiul, Aragón, Aurora, Arroyave, Maria E, Jeyaratnam, Jerry, Kurppa, Kari, Loewenson, René, Lundberg, Ingvar, Ngowi, A Vera F, Mbakaya, Charles FL, Stayner, Leslie, Steenland, Kyle, Weiderpass, Elisabete, Wesseling, Catharina

“…Collaborative occupational health and safety studies between counterparts in developing and developed countries and between developing countries have…”
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Acute health effects of organophosphorus pesticides on Tanzanian small-scale coffee growers by Ngowi, A V, Maeda, D N, Partanen, T J, Sanga, M P, Mbise, G

“…Acute health effects of organophosphorus (OP) pesticides on coffee farmworkers in 1991-1992 in Tanzania are reported to provide a basis for concern over…”
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Perspectives for workplace health promotion in Latin America and the Caribbean by Partanen, Timo J, Loría-Bolaños, Rocío, Wesseling, Catharina, Castillo, Carolina, Johansson, K Mauri

“…The Latin American and Caribbean region is witnessing the emergence of discussion on workplace health promotion (WHP). The authors propose WHP as an equitable…”
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Pancreas cancer, tobacco smoking and consumption of alcoholic beverages: a case-control study by Partanen, Timo J, Vainio, Harri U, Anneli Ojajärvi, I, Kauppinen, Timo P

“…A population-based case-control study investigated pancreas cancer in relation to consumption of alcoholic beverages, tobacco smoking and pancreatitis,…”
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Hazardous pesticides in Central America by Wesseling, C, Aragón, A, Castillo, L, Corriols, M, Chaverri, F, de la Cruz, E, Keifer, M, Monge, P, Partanen, T J, Ruepert, C, van Wendel de Joode, B

“…Pesticides are an extensively documented occupational and environmental hazard in Central America. Yet, severe problems persist. Toxic pesticide use in the…”
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Assessment of the ability of health care providers to treat and prevent adverse health effects of pesticides in agricultural areas of Tanzania by Ngowi, A V, Maeda, D N, Partanen, T J

“…A survey of Tanzanian health care providers in agricultural areas was undertaken in 1991-1994 to assess their knowledge of toxic effects of pesticides,…”
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Pesticide-handling practices in agriculture in Tanzania: observational data from 27 coffee and cotton farms by Ngowi, A V, Maeda, D N, Wesseling, C, Partanen, T J, Sanga, M P, Mbise, G

“…The practices of pesticide handling in agriculture were surveyed in 1991-1993 in Tanzania, to identify hazardous practices and farms where they occurred. The…”
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Cancer Risk for European Asphalt Workers by Partanen, Timo J, Boffetta, Paolo, Heikkilä, Pirjo R, Frentzel-Beyme, Rainer R, Heederik, Dick, Hours, Martine, Järvholm, Bengt G, Kauppinen, Timo P, Kromhout, Hans, Langård, Sverre, Svane, Ole B, Bernstein, Martine, Bertazzi, Pier A, Kogevinas, Manolis, Neuberger, Manfred A, Pannett, Brian, Sunyer, Jordi

“…Objectives The feasibility of a European epidemiologie study of cancer risk among asphalt workers was examined in Western Europe. The study was motivated by…”
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Some trace metals in particulates in the air of Helsinki and Turku, 1964—1969 by Laamanen, Arvo, Löfgren, Arvo, Partanen, Timo J.

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Estimation of Maximal Oxygen Uptake: A Comparison of Two Methods by Partanen, Timo J., Oja, Pekka, Teräslinna, Pentti

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Prognostic validity of pre-employment assessment of capacity for work by Gröndahl, Carl-Gustaf, Partanen, Timo J., Rovamo, Yrjö

“…A simple medical assessment procedure for evaluating capacity for work at the pre-employment examination did not show prognostic value in predicting later…”
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Subjective Symptoms Connected with Exposure of the Upper Limbs to Vibration by Partanen, Timo J., Kumlin, Torger, Karvonen, Martti J.

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