The aim of the study was to evaluate the evidence for an association between hip osteoarthritis (OA) and physical work demands. Systematic searches were made and epidemiological studies on hip OA and ...

Correspondence to Professor Stefano Landi, Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Via Derna, 1, 56126 Pisa, Italy; slandi{at}biologia.unipi.it ↵1 Respiratory Research Division, Department of ...

Aims: To study supervisory behaviour as a predictive factor for return to work of employees absent due to mental health problems; and to explore the association between conditional factors and ...

22 International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, Lyon, France Correspondence to Dr Richard G Stevens, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USA; bugs ...

Aims: To use national surveillance data in Canada to describe gender differences in the pattern of farm fatalities and severe injuries (those requiring hospitalisation). Methods: Data from the ...

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies (DSHEFS), Industrywide Studies Branch (IWSB), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA ...

Aims: To assess the significance of individual risk factors in the development of occupational asthma of aluminium smelting (OAAS). Methods: A matched case-control study nested in a cohort of 545 ...

Correspondence to Dr Laura Kurth, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Respiratory Health Division, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; vrz6{at}cdc.gov Objectives Mesothelioma is a rare, ...

1 Reader in Clinical Health Psychology, Centre for Outcomes Research and Effectiveness, Department of Psychology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK 2 Consultant in ...

Aim: To compare self-reported sickness absence days in the last 12 months with recorded absences from the employers’ registers for the same period. Methods: Self-reported sickness absence data over ...

3 School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Correspondence to Paul Rothmore, School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Mail Drop DX650 ...

Objectives Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death globally and the second most frequent cause of death in Denmark. Due to their unique occupational environment, seafarers are ...