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Application of the ICF based Norwegian function assessment scale to employees in Germany
At the interface of the occupational setting and rehabilitation, normative values for functional ability are desirable and worthwhile. The Norwegian Function Assessment Scale (NFAS) is a 39 item self-report in... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - January 11, 2018 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Sylvia Jankowiak, Uwe Rose and Norbert Kersten Tags: Research Source Type: research

Simultaneous measurement of formic acid, methanol and ethanol in vitreous and blood samples of postmortem by headspace GC-FID
Formic acid (formate) is the main reason for toxicity and death through methanol poisoning. The simultaneous determination of methanol, ethanol, and formate in the body can help to discover the cause of death ... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - January 8, 2018 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Hamideh Ghorbani, Alireza Nezami, Behjat Sheikholeslami, Arya Hedjazi and Mahnaz Ahmadimanesh Tags: Research Source Type: research

Acute diesel exhaust exposure and postural stability: a controlled crossover experiment
Recent epidemiological evidence connects ambient air pollutants to adverse neurobehavioural effects in adults. In animal models, subchronic controlled exposures to diesel exhaust (DE) have also showed evidence... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - January 8, 2018 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Jason Curran, Rachel Cliff, Nadine Sinnen, Michael Koehle and Chris Carlsten Tags: Short report Source Type: research

Vibration thresholds in carpal tunnel syndrome assessed by multiple frequency vibrometry: a case-control study
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common compression neuropathy, but there is no gold standard for establishing the diagnosis. The ability to feel vibrations in the fingertips is dependent on the functi... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - December 8, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Magnus Flondell, Birgitta Ros én, Gert Andersson, Tommy Schyman, Lars B. Dahlin and Anders Björkman Tags: Research Source Type: research

“It’s still a great adventure” – exploring offshore employees’ working conditions in a qualitative study
Despite the particular demands inherent to offshore work, little is known about the working conditions of employees in the German offshore wind industry. To date, neither offshore employees ’ job demands and re... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - December 8, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Janika Mette, Marcial Velasco Garrido, Volker Harth, Alexandra M. Preisser and Stefanie Mache Tags: Research Source Type: research

Pulmonary injury associated with spray of a water-based nano-sized waterproofing product: a case study
In most reported cases of lung trauma with water proofing products, volatile organic compounds (VOC) have a prominent role. Here we report on a case involving ten workers exposed to a sprayed product containin... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - December 8, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Paul T. J. Scheepers, Lucie Masen-Poos, Frits G. B. G. J. van Rooy, Arn é Oerlemans, Eline van Daalen, Robbert Cremers, Hera Lichtenbeld, Bonne Biesma, Jorid B. Sørli, Ismo K. Koponen, Søren Thor Larsen, Peder Wolkoff and Asger W. Nørgaard Tags: Case report Source Type: research

Heavy metals effect on breast cancer progression
Breast cancer is the most frequent localization of malignant process in American women and women of European countries. To date it is not possible to control the morbidity growth due to lack of effective ways ... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - November 28, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: А. Romaniuk, M. Lyndin, V. Sikora, Y. Lyndina, S. Romaniuk and K. Sikora Tags: Research Source Type: research

Risk of lymphoma subtypes by occupational exposure in Southern Italy
Occupational exposure is known to play a role in the aetiology of lymphomas. The aim of the present work was to explore the occupational risk of the major B-cell lymphoma subtypes using a case –control study de... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - November 23, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Giovanni Maria Ferri, Giorgina Specchia, Patrizio Mazza, Giuseppe Ingravallo, Graziana Intranuovo, Chiara Monica Guastadisegno, Maria Luisa Congedo, Gianfranco Lagioia, Maria Cristina Loparco, Annamaria Giordano, Tommasina Perrone, Francesco Guadio, Cater Tags: Research Source Type: research

Prevalence, predictors and economic burden of morbidities among waste-pickers of Mumbai, India: a cross-sectional study
The occupation of waste-picking characterised as 3Ds – dangerous, drudgery and demanding. In this context, the study aimed to assess occupational morbidities among the waste-pickers and attempts to identify po... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - October 10, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Praveen Chokhandre, Shrikant Singh and Gyan Chandra Kashyap Tags: Research Source Type: research

Can yesterday ’s smoking research inform today’s shiftwork research? Epistemological consequences for exposures and doses due to circadian disruption at and off work
In 1950, landmark epidemiology studies by Wynder& Graham and Doll& Hill contributed to identifying smoking as a potent carcinogen. In 2007, IARC classified shiftwork involving circadian disruption (CD) as pr... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - September 11, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Thomas C. Erren and Philip Lewis Tags: Hypothesis Source Type: research

Health utilities for chronic low back pain
Chronic low back pain (LBP) is a common health problem, with a large potential for primary prevention. Health utilities (HU) reflect which proportion of their expected remaining life time individuals would hyp... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - September 2, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Anna Lene Seidler, Constanze Rethberg, Jochen Schmitt, Albert Nienhaus and Andreas Seidler Tags: Research Source Type: research

Assessment of museum staff exposure to arsenic while handling contaminated exhibits by urinalysis of arsenic species
Preservation of museum objects with inorganic arsenic compounds and contamination of the surroundings has previously been documented. The present study addresses the exposure of museum staff by measuring arsen... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - August 25, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Amanda Mithander, Thomas G öen, Gitte Felding and Peter Jacobsen Tags: Short Report Source Type: research

Work participation of patients with musculoskeletal disorders: is this addressed in physical therapy practice?
Musculoskeletal disorders are the main complaints for visiting a physical therapist (PT) in primary health care; they have a negative effect on an individual ’s quality of life and result in a major cost to soc... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - August 25, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Wiebke Oswald, Nathan Hutting, Josephine A. Engels, J. Bart Staal, Maria W. G. Nijhuis-van der Sanden and Yvonne F. Heerkens Tags: Research Source Type: research

Migrating pleural plaque in a patient with asbestos induced pleural disease: a case report
Health surveillance of formerly asbestos exposed individuals focus on early detection of asbestos related diseases, such as lung fibrosis (asbestosis), pleural plaques, mesothelioma and lung cancer in particul... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - August 24, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Christian Eisenhawer, Michael K. Felten, Thomas Hager, Mikhail Gronostayskiy, Philipp Bruners, Andrea Tannapfel and Thomas Kraus Tags: Case report Source Type: research

The Portuguese long version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire II (COPSOQ II) – a validation study
Psychosocial risks are now widely recognised as one of the biggest challenges for occupational safety and health (OSH) and a major public health concern. The aim of this paper is to investigate the Portuguese ... (Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology)
Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - August 9, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Susel Ros ário, Luís F. Azevedo, João A. Fonseca, Albert Nienhaus, Matthias Nübling and José Torres da Costa Tags: Research Source Type: research