Objectives Night work disrupts sleep, which may increase inflammatory processes, pain sensitivity and pain perception. We ...

This systematic review examined the impact of unemployment and re-employment on mental health problems (depression, anxiety ...

Objectives Shift work disrupts hormonal rhythms, but evidence linking specific shift patterns to cortisol/melatonin ...

Objectives: To investigate the frequency, circumstances, and causes of occupational accidents aboard merchant ships in international trade, and to identify risk factors for the occurrence of ...

J Bos, P P F M Kuijer, M H W Frings-Dresen, Coronel Institute for Occupational and Environmental Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Correspondence to: Drs ...

3 Danish Cancer Research Centre, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark. Correspondence to Dr Zorana J Andersen, Department of Public Health, Center for Epidemiology and Screening, University of ...

Background: Recent studies suggest that prolonged standing at work is associated with the development of diseases of varicose veins (VV). Aims: To assess the risk of hospitalisation due to VV in the ...

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 ...

The study of occupational and environmental exposure to chemicals has traditionally focussed on the quantity of dust, aerosol, or vapour inhaled. This has been driven by the high historic prevalence ...

Correspondence to Professor Kjell Torén, Occupational and Environmental medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; ...

Correspondence to Dr Melanie Carder, Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK; melanie.carder{at}manchester.ac.uk Objectives Exposure to ...

Carel T J Hulshof, Academic Medical Center, Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, Amsterdam; c.t.hulshof{at}amc.uva.nl If you wish to reuse any or all of this ...