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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and occupational exposure to silica by Rushton, Lesley

“…Prolonged exposure to high levels of silica has long been known to cause silicosis This paper evaluates the evidence for an increased risk of chronic…”
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Carbon in Airway Macrophages and Lung Function in Children by Kulkarni, Neeta, Pierse, Nevil, Rushton, Lesley, Grigg, Jonathan

“…Exposure to air pollution has been associated with the loss of lung function in epidemiologic studies. In this study, exposures of individual children were…”
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Performance of the trim and fill method in the presence of publication bias and between-study heterogeneity by Peters, Jaime L., Sutton, Alex J., Jones, David R., Abrams, Keith R., Rushton, Lesley

“…The trim and fill method allows estimation of an adjusted meta‐analysis estimate in the presence of publication bias. To date, the performance of the trim and…”
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Cancers related to lifestyle and environmental factors in France in 2015 by Soerjomataram, Isabelle, Shield, Kevin, Marant-Micallef, Claire, Vignat, Jerome, Hill, Catherine, Rogel, Agnes, Menvielle, Gwenn, Dossus, Laure, Ormsby, Jean-Nicolas, Rehm, Jurgen, Rushton, Lesley, Vineis, Paolo, Parkin, Max, Bray, Freddie

“…Cancer is a major cause of premature illness and death in France. To quantify how cancer prevention could reduce the burden, we present estimates of the…”
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UK health performance: findings of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 by Murray, Christopher JL, Prof, Richards, Michael A, Prof, Newton, John N, Prof, Fenton, Kevin A, Prof, Anderson, H Ross, Prof, Atkinson, Charles, BS, Bennett, Derrick, PhD, Bernabé, Eduardo, PhD, Blencowe, Hannah, MBChB, Bourne, Rupert, Prof, Braithwaite, Tasanee, MPH, Brayne, Carol, Prof, Bruce, Nigel G, Prof, Brugha, Traolach S, Prof, Burney, Peter, Prof, Dherani, Mukesh, PhD, Dolk, Helen, Prof, Edmond, Karen, Prof, Ezzati, Majid, Prof, Flaxman, Abraham D, PhD, Fleming, Tom D, BS, Freedman, Greg, BA, Gunnell, David, Prof, Hay, Roderick J, Prof, Hutchings, Sally J, BSc, Ohno, Summer Lockett, BA, Lozano, Rafael, Prof, Lyons, Ronan A, Prof, Marcenes, Wagner, Prof, Naghavi, Mohsen, PhD, Newton, Charles R, Prof, Pearce, Neil, Prof, Pope, Dan, PhD, Rushton, Lesley, PhD, Salomon, Joshua A, Prof, Shibuya, Kenji, Prof, Vos, Theo, Prof, Wang, Haidong, PhD, Williams, Hywel C, Prof, Woolf, Anthony D, Prof, Lopez, Alan D, Prof, Davis, Adrian, Prof

“…Summary Background The UK has had universal free health care and public health programmes for more than six decades. Several policy initiatives and structural…”
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The proportion of cancer attributable to occupational exposures by Purdue, Mark P., PhD, Hutchings, Sally J., BSc, Rushton, Lesley, PhD, Silverman, Debra T., ScD

“…Abstract Purpose To review the literature on the estimation of the population attributable fraction (PAF) of cancer due to occupational exposures and to…”
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Occupational causes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Rushton, Lesley

“…The relation between Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema (CBE), and exposure to coal dust is well…”
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Cancers in France in 2015 attributable to occupational exposures by Marant Micallef, Claire, Shield, Kevin D., Vignat, Jérôme, Baldi, Isabelle, Charbotel, Barbara, Fervers, Béatrice, Gilg Soit Ilg, Anabelle, Guénel, Pascal, Olsson, Ann, Rushton, Lesley, Hutchings, Sally J., Cléro, Enora, Laurier, Dominique, Scanff, Pascale, Bray, Freddie, Straif, Kurt, Soerjomataram, Isabelle

“…Recent and comprehensive estimates for the number of new cancer cases in France attributable to occupational exposures are lacking. To estimate the number of…”
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Toward Risk Reduction: Predicting the Future Burden of Occupational Cancer by HUTCHINGS, Sally, RUSHTON, Lesley

“…Interventions to reduce cancers related to certain occupations should be evidence-based. The authors have developed a method for forecasting the future burden…”
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Occupational self-coding automatic recording (OSCAR): a novel web-based tool to collect and code lifetime job histories in large population-based studies by De Matteis, Sara, Jarvis, Deborah, Young, Heather, Young, Alan, Allen, Naomi, Potts, James, Darnton, Andrew, Rushton, Lesley, Cullinan, Paul

“…Objectives The standard approach to the assessment of occupational exposures is through the manual collection and coding of job histories. This method is…”
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The safety of medical devices containing DEHP plasticized PVC or other plasticizers on neonates and other groups possibly at risk (2015 update) by Testai, Emanuela, Testai, Emanuela, Epstein, Michelle, Emri, Igor, Hartemann, Philippe, Hartemann, Philippe, Hoet, Peter, Leitgeb, Norbert, Martínez Martinez, Luis, Proykova, Ana, Rizzo, Luigi, Rodriguez-Farré, Eduardo, Rushton, Lesley, Rydzynski, Konrad, Samaras, Theodoros, Vermeire, Theodorus, Rastogi, Suresh Chandra, Bernauer, Ulrike, Piersma, Aldert, De Jong, Wim, Gulliksson, Hans, Sharpe, Richard, Schubert, Dirk, Rodríguez-Farre, Eduardo

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A behaviour change package to prevent hand dermatitis in nurses working in health care: the SCIN cluster RCT by Madan, Ira, Parsons, Vaughan, Ntani, Georgia, Wright, Alison, English, John, Coggon, David, McCrone, Paul, Smedley, Julia, Rushton, Lesley, Murphy, Caroline, Cookson, Barry, Lavender, Tina, Williams, Hywel

“…Although strategies have been developed to minimise the risk of occupational hand dermatitis in nurses, their clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness…”
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Lessons Learned From Presumptive Condition Lists in Veteran Compensation Systems by Hall, Amy L, Demers, Paul A, VanTil, Linda, MacLean, Mary Beth, Dalton, Maria E, Batchelor, Trish, Rushton, Lesley, Driscoll, Tim R

“…Presumptive condition lists formally accept connections between military factors and veteran health conditions. An environmental scan of such lists and their…”
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Interpretation of the margin of exposure for genotoxic carcinogens – Elicitation of expert knowledge about the form of the dose response curve at human relevant exposures by Boobis, Alan, Flari, Villie, Gosling, John Paul, Hart, Andy, Craig, Peter, Rushton, Lesley, Idahosa-Taylor, Ehi

“…•Experts are reluctant to express views on the dose–response curve for genotoxic carcinogens.•The POD can be extrapolated first from high to low dose in…”
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The Global Burden of Occupational Disease by Rushton, Lesley

“…Purpose of Review Burden of occupational disease estimation contributes to understanding of both magnitude and relative importance of different occupational…”
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Pesticide-related illness reported to and diagnosed in primary care: implications for surveillance of environmental causes of ill-health by Rushton, Lesley, Mann, Vera

“…In Great Britain (GB), data collected on pesticide associated illness focuses on acute episodes such as poisonings caused by misuse or abuse. This study aimed…”
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O2C.1 Worker compensation: are epidemiological studies fit for purpose? by Rushton, Lesley

“…IntroductionEvery year, large numbers of workers have an injury at work or develop a work-related disease. A range of worker compensation systems exist across…”
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0126 Occupational burden estimation: is it having any impact? by Rushton, Lesley

“…IntroductionSeveral recent occupational burden estimation studies have identifyed major risk factors contributing to important morbidity burdens. This paper…”
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Occupational cancer: recent developments in research and legislation by Rushton, Lesley

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Estimating the burden of occupational cancer: assessing bias and uncertainty by Hutchings, Sally, Rushton, Lesley

“…Background and objectivesWe aimed to estimate credibility intervals for the British occupational cancer burden to account for bias uncertainty, using a method…”
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