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Toxicity of Cyanoacrylate Adhesives and Their Occupational Impacts for Dental Staff by LEGGAT, Peter A., KEDJARUNE, Ureporn, SMITH, Derek Richard

“…Cyanoacrylate (CA) and its homologues have a variety of medical, dental and commercial applications as adhesives. The increasing use of CA in dentistry,…”
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Prevalence of skin disease among nursing home patients in southern Taiwan by Derek Richard, Smith, Hamm-Ming, Sheu, Fu-Sen, Hsieh, Yung-Ling, Lee, Suh-Jen, Chang, Yueliang Leon, Guo

“…Background Continuing advances in medical care and nutrition have prolonged the lifespan and expanded the elderly demographic world‐wide. Despite increasing…”
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Musculoskeletal Disorders among Staff in South Korea's Largest Nursing Home by Smith, Derek Richard, Choi, Jae-Wook, Ki, Myung, Kim, Jae-Young, Yamagata, Zentaro

“…Objectives: Although musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) represent a significant occupational issue for most nursing home staff, few epidemiological studies have…”
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Skin Disease among Staff in a Japanese Nursing Home by Smith, Derek Richard, Kubo, Hiroyoshi, Tang, Sa, Yamagata, Zentaro

“…Skin disease is one of the most important occupational disorders for workers of industrialised nations1). Among them, health care staff are a particularly…”
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A Survey of Skin Disease among Patients in an Australian Nursing Home by Smith, Derek Richard, Atkinson, Ron, Tang, Sa, Yamagata, Zentaro

“…Although the number of nursing homes is increasing in Australia, few studies have investigated the der- matologic condition of their patients.To address this…”
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Prevalence of Skin Disease among Nursing Home Staff in Southern Taiwan by SMITH, Derek Richard, GUO, Yue-Liang Leon, LEE, Yung-Ling, HSIEH, Fu-Sen, CHANG, Suh-Jen, SHEU, Hamm-Ming

“…To establish the prevalence of skin disease among nursing home workers in southern Taiwan, dermatological examination was performed on 75 nursing home staff…”
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Skin Disease Among Staff in a Large Korean Nursing Home by SMITH, DEREK RICHARD, CHOI, JAE-WOOK, YU, DONG-SOO, KI, MYUNG, OH, CHUN-HWA, YAMAGATA, ZENTARO

“…Although previous studies have documented reasonably high rates of skin disease among nursing home staff, the prevalence among Korean workers is not well…”
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Musculoskeletal disorders among female nurses in a rural Japanese hospital by Smith, Derek Richard, Ohmura, Kumeko, Yamagata, Zentaro, Minai, Junko

“…The present research investigated the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) among a previously understudied group of Asian nursing professionals in a…”
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Prevalence and correlates of hand dermatitis among nurses in a Japanese teaching hospital by Smith, Derek Richard, Ohmura, Kumeko, Yamagata, Zentaro

“…Although hand dermatitis represents a common occupational disease among hospital nurses, epidemiologic studies of this nature are comparatively rare in Japan…”
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Musculoskeletal disorders and skin disease among workers in a Japanese CD manufacturing plant by Smith, Derek Richard, Takeda, Yasuhisa, Mizutani, Takashi, Yamagata, Zentaro

“…We investigated the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) and skin disease within a Japanese compact disk (CD) manufacturing plant. For this study, a…”
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Musculoskeletal Disorders among Staff in South Korea's Largest Nursing Home by Smith, Derek Richard, Choi, Jae-Wook, Ki, Myung, Kim, Jae-Young, Yamagata, Zentaro

“…Objectives: Although musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) represent a significant occupational issue for most nursing home staff, few epidemiological studies have…”
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Ergonomic and demographic issues reported by palliative care workers in southern Taiwan by Smith, Derek Richard, Guo, Yueliang Leon, Lee, Yung-Ling, Chang, Suh-Jen

“…Aim: To investigate ergonomic and demographic issues reported by palliative care workers in southern Taiwan. Method: A structured questionnaire was completed…”
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An overview of occupational health and safety in Australia by Smith, Derek Richard, Yamagata, Zentaro

“…Australia is a developed country with a high standard of living, small population and large land area. Manufacturing is currently the largest economic…”
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Hand dermatitis among medical students from north Queensland, Australia by Leggat, Peter Adrian, Smith, Derek Richard

“…Although hand dermatitis (HD) is a frequent occurrence for many health professionals, little is known about the prevalence of HD among medical students,…”
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Musculoskeletal disorders self-reported by female nursing students in central Japan: a complete cross-sectional survey by Smith, Derek Richard, Sato, Mitsuko, Miyajima, Taeko, Mizutani, Takashi, Yamagata, Zentaro

“…We conducted an epidemiological investigation of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) among a complete cohort of 222 female nursing students in Yamanashi…”
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Musculoskeletal disorders self-reported by female nursing students incentral Japan: a complete cross-sectional survey by Miyajima, Taeko, Mizutani, Takashi, Sato, Mitsuko, Smith, Derek Richard, Yamagata, Zentaro

“…We conducted an epidemiological investigation of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) among a complete cohort of 222 female nursing students in Yamanashi…”
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Musculoskeletal disorders among staff in South Korea's largest nursing home by SMITH, Derek Richard, CHOI, Jae-Wook, KI, Myung, KIM, Jae-Young, YAMAGATA, Zentaro

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Nursing in Taiwan by Smith, D R, Shiao, J S

“…Although 10 years ago there was a crucial nursing shortage, Taiwan is currently experiencing an oversupply due to recent education reforms. Many new junior…”
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Nursing in Japan by Smith, D R, Inoue, T, Ushikubo, M, Amano, S

“…The following aspects of nursing in Japan are discussed: historical perspectives; education and accreditation; contemporary nursing structure; problem areas;…”
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