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  • Occupational Disease Surveillance: Occupational Asthma

    An occupational health publication.
    Michigan — Journal Article — 2/23/1990 — 0 Views

  • Methyl Methacrylate (MMA)

    Factsheet describes how exposure occurs, in what industries, and the potential health effects of exposure. The factsheet also provides advice on minimizing exposure at the workplace, including use of safer alternatives (when available).
    California — Brochure — 2/1/1990 — 2 Views

  • Cancer Incidence among Massachusetts Fire Fighters

    Previous investigations of cancer among firefighters have been limited to mortality data and have yielded inconsistent results. Case-control analyses were conducted in the present surveillance study in order to examine associations between firefighting and cancer incidence in Massachusetts. Subjects were identified through the Massachusetts Cancer Registry files for 1982-1986. Exposure status (firefighting) was determined from the usual occupation reported to the Registry. More »
    Massachusetts — Journal Article — 1/1/1990 — 72 Views

  • Cancer Incidence among Massachusetts Fire Fighters

    Previous investigations of cancer among firefighters have been limited to mortality data and have yielded inconsistent results. Case-control analyses were conducted in the present surveillance study in order to examine associations between firefighting and cancer incidence in Massachusetts. Subjects were identified through the Massachusetts Cancer Registry files for 1982-1986. Exposure status (firefighting) was determined from the usual occupation reported to the Registry. More »
    Massachusetts — Journal Article — 1/1/1990 — 1 Views

  • Does silicosis still occur?

    An occupational health publication.
    Michigan — Journal Article — 12/1/1989 — 0 Views

  • Analysis of Pregnancy-Related Calls to an Occupational Hazard Hot Line

    Describes the analysis of pregnancy-related calls to workplace hazard helpline of HESIS (Hazard Evaluation System and Information Service). The inquiries were mainly related to workplace health hazards due to chemical agents and often concerning hazards to pregnancy.
    California — Journal Article — 12/1/1989 — 2 Views

  • The promises and problems of ergonomics application in the People's Republic of China.

    Ergonomics or human factors, as an applied science concerning the design of interfaces between man, machine and the working environment, has shown its great capacities and potentials for improving working conditions and efficiency during its applications in most industrially developed countries (IC). As a means of improving the economy, industrialisation has been initiated in many industrially developing countries (DC). More »
    Washington — Journal Article — 12/1/1989 — 0 Views

  • Physician-based Surveillance of Occupational Disease, Part II. Experience with a Broader Range of Diagnoses and Physicians

    We report on a second phase of a physician-based project on occupational disease surveillance based on both sentinel health events and sentinel physicians. We included participating physicians in seven specialties and incorporated a component to assess the feasibility of using physician reporting to target work site evaluations. We identified 36 patients whose illnesses were probably or possibly work-related. More »
    Massachusetts — Journal Article — 11/1/1989 — 41 Views

  • Physician-based Surveillance of Occupational Disease, Part II. Experience with a Broader Range of Diagnoses and Physicians

    We report on a second phase of a physician-based project on occupational disease surveillance based on both sentinel health events and sentinel physicians. We included participating physicians in seven specialties and incorporated a component to assess the feasibility of using physician reporting to target work site evaluations. We identified 36 patients whose illnesses were probably or possibly work-related. More »
    Massachusetts — Journal Article — 11/1/1989 — 0 Views

  • Xylene

    Factsheet describes how exposure occurs, in what industries, and the potential health effects of exposure. The factsheet also provides advice on minimizing exposure at the workplace, including use of safer alternatives (when available).
    California — Brochure — 10/1/1989 — 2 Views
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