Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM)

Associations between maternal occupational history and autism spectrum disorder diagnosis in offspring in Denmark

Objectives We investigated associations between maternal occupations and a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in ...
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An incidence density sampling program for nested case-control analyses

Background: The nested case-control design can be a very efficient approach to an epidemiological investigation. In order to obtain unbiased estimates of relative risk, controls should be selected by ...
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Working hours and the onset of depressive disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to examine whether working beyond the standard working hours was associated with a greater risk of depressive disorder among workers included in ...
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Parental occupational exposure to pesticides at birth and risk of adult testicular germ cell tumours in offspring: a French nationwide case-control study ...
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Post-traumatic growth and influencing factors among frontline nurses fighting against COVID-19

Objective To explore the level and influencing factors of frontline nurses’ post-traumatic growth (PTG) during COVID-19 epidemic. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted in February 2020 in ...
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Shift work and sickness absence at a Norwegian hospital: a longitudinal multilevel study

Objective Shift work is known to be related to several negative health consequences and sickness absence. Research results regarding the relationship between types of shift schedules and sickness ...
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Environmental tobacco smoke and the risk of pancreatic cancer among non-smokers: a meta-analysis

1 Department of Epidemiology, Brown Public Health Program, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA 2 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College ...
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Airborne occupational exposures associated with pulmonary sarcoidosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The aetiology and pathophysiology of sarcoidosis is ill defined—current hypotheses centre on complex genetic–immune–environmental interactions in an individual, triggering a granulomatous process. The ...
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Prognosis of shoulder tendonitis in repetitive work: a follow up study in a cohort of Danish industrial and service workers

2 Department of Occupational Medicine, Copenhagen County Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark 3 Department of Occupational Medicine, Herning Hospital, Denmark 4 National Institute of Occupational Health, ...
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Under the microscope: formaldehyde exposure in National Health Service pathology departments in the United Kingdom

Objectives The US Environmental Protection Agency has determined that formaldehyde presents an ‘unreasonable risk of injury to human health’. Occupational inhalation exposure is associated with short- ...
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Influence of poor health on exit from paid employment: a systematic review

1 Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2 Department of Health Sciences, Community and Occupational Medicine, University Medical ...
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Correspondence on: Neurocognitive impairment in night and shift workers: a meta-analysis of observational studies by Vlasak et al

When considering the impact of shiftwork on cognitive performance, there is an important distinction to be drawn between acute temporary effects and chronic impairments. Acute effects are typically ...