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Fatigue as a risk factor for being injured in an occupational accident: results from the Maastricht Cohort Study by Swaen, G M H, van Amelsvoort, L G P M, Bültmann, U, Kant, IJ

“…Aims: To determine whether fatigue and need for recovery are risk factors for being injured in an occupational accident. Methods: These associations were…”
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Work–family conflict as a risk factor for sickness absence by Jansen, N W H, Kant, IJ, van Amelsvoort, L G P M, Kristensen, T S, Swaen, G M H, Nijhuis, F J N

“…Objectives: (1) To study both cross-sectional and prospective relationships between work–family conflict and sickness absence from work; (2) to explore the…”
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Fatigue as a predictor of sickness absence: results from the Maastricht cohort study on fatigue at work by Janssen, N, Kant, IJ, Swaen, G M H, Janssen, P P M, Schröer, C A P

“…Objectives: To investigate whether there is a relationship between fatigue and sickness absence. Two additional hypotheses were based on the theoretical…”
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An epidemiological approach to study fatigue in the working population: the Maastricht Cohort Study by Kant, IJ, Bültmann, U, Schröer, K A P, Beurskens, A J H M, van Amelsvoort, L G P M, Swaen, G M H

“…In 1998, a large scale prospective cohort study of prolonged fatigue in the working population was started in the Netherlands. The ultimate goal of this…”
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Occupational risk factors for male bladder cancer: results from a population based case cohort study in the Netherlands by Zeegers, M P A, Swaen, G M H, Kant, I, Goldbohm, R A, van den Brandt, P A

“…OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to estimate risk of bladder cancer associated with occupational exposures to paint components, polycyclic aromatic…”
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Selective citation in scientific literature on the human health effects of bisphenol A by Urlings, M J E, Duyx, B, Swaen, G M H, Bouter, L M, Zeegers, M P

“…Bisphenol A is highly debated and studied in relation to a variety of health outcomes. This large variation in the literature makes BPA a topic that is prone…”
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Fatigue among working people: validity of a questionnaire measure by Beurskens, Anna J H M, Bültmann, Ute, Kant, IJmert, Vercoulen, Jan H M M, Bleijenberg, Gijs, Swaen, Gerard M H

“…OBJECTIVES To evaluate the validity of the checklist individual strength questionnaire (CIS) in the working population. This 20 item self reported…”
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Prediction of sickness absence: development of a screening instrument by Duijts, S F A, Kant, I J, Landeweerd, J A, Swaen, G M H

“…Objectives: To develop a concise screening instrument for early identification of employees at risk for sickness absence due to psychosocial health complaints…”
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Trends in the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and treatment in Dutch children over a 12 year period: results of the fourth consecutive survey by Mommers, M, Gielkens-Sijstermans, C, Swaen, G M H, van Schayck, C P

“…Background: Although there is considerable evidence that the prevalence of childhood asthma has increased over the last decades, it is not clear if this trend…”
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Anxiety and depression in the working population using the HAD Scale: Psychometrics, prevalence and relationships with psychosocial work characteristics by ANDREA, H, BÜLTMANN, U, BEURSKENS, A. J. H. M, SWAEN, G. M. H, VAN SCHAYCK, C. P, KANT, I. J

“…The purposes of this study were: 1) to explore the psychometric properties of the HAD Scale in the working population, 2) to determine the prevalence of…”
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Need for recovery after work and the subsequent risk of cardiovascular disease in a working population by van Amelsvoort, L G P M, Kant, IJ, Bültmann, U, Swaen, G M H

“…Background: A high need for recovery after work can be regarded as a short term adverse effect of working day stressors and the person’s inability to cope and…”
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The influence of occupational exposure to pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, diesel exhaust, metal dust, metal fumes, and mineral oil on prostate cancer: a prospective cohort study by Boers, D, Zeegers, M P A, Swaen, G M, Kant, IJ, van den Brandt, P A

“…Aims: To investigate the relation between exposure to pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), diesel exhaust, metal dust, metal fumes, and mineral…”
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Does diisocyanate exposure result in neurotoxicity? by Hughes, M. A., Carson, M., Collins, M. A., Jolly, A. T., Molenaar, D. M., Steffens, W., Swaen, G. M. H.

“…Abstract Context. Diisocyanates have been associated with respiratory and dermal sensitization. Limited number of case reports, and a few case studies, media,…”
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Slips, trips and falls at a chemical manufacturing company by SWAEN, G, BURNS, C. J, COLLINS, J. J, BODNER, K. M, DIZOR, J. F, CRAUN, B. A, BONNER, E. M

“…Slips, trips and falls (STF) are a major cause of workplace injury. To examine risk factors for STF at a large US chemical manufacturing company. We conducted…”
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The healthy worker effect in US chemical industry workers by BURNS, C. J, BODNER, K. M, JAMMER, B. L, COLLINS, J. J, SWAEN, G. M. H

“…Occupational studies typically observe a 20% deficit in overall mortality, broadly characterized as the healthy worker effect (HWE). Components of the HWE may…”
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Meta-analysis on benzene exposure and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma by Swaen, G M H, Tsai, S P, Burns, C

“…[...]cohort studies were adjusted for the healthy worker effect (HWE) by considering the NHL deaths as cases and all other deaths as controls. [...]for Wong et…”
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Fatigue as a predictor of work disability by van Amelsvoort, L G P M, Kant, I J, Beurskens, A J H M, Schröer, C A P, Swaen, G M H

“…The objective of this study was to assess the predictive value of fatigue for work disability on medical grounds within the framework of a large prospective…”
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Prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome-like caseness in the working population: results from the Maastricht cohort study by Huibers, M J H, Kant, IJ, Swaen, G M H, Kasl, S V

“…Aim: To determine the prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)-like caseness in the working population. Methods: Using data from the prospective Maastricht…”
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Relation Between Sources of Particulate Air Pollution and Biological Effect Parameters in Samples from Four European Cities: An Exploratory Study by Steerenberg, Peter A., van Amelsvoort, Ludo, Lovik, Martinus, Hetland, Ragna B., Alberg, Torunn, Halatek, Tadeusz, Bloemen, Henk J. T., Rydzynski, Konrad, Swaen, Gerard, Schwarze, Per, Dybing, Erik, Cassee, Flemming R.

“…Given that there are widely different prevalence rates of respiratory allergies and asthma between the countries of Europe and that exposure to ambient…”
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A framework for using epidemiological data for risk assessment by Swaen, G M H

“…Data on health effects from human exposure to chemicals provide the most direct information for risk assessment. Despite their clear relevance for risk…”
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