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 The aim of this study is to determine if parental occupational exposure to 16 agents is associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Methods Demographic, health and parental occupational ...

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1 Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California Environmental Protection Agency, Oakland, California, USA 2 Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California Environmental ...

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 ...

Aims: This study examined the relation between months on the job and lost-time claim rates, with a particular focus on age related differences. Methods: Workers’ compensation records and labour force ...

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 ...

Correspondence to: Dr Susan Michie, Royal Free and University College Medical School, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, UK; susan.michie{at}kcl.ac.uk Stress has been defined in different ways over the ...

Objective: To investigate the association between managerial leadership and ischaemic heart disease (IHD) among employees. Methods: Data on 3122 Swedish male employees were drawn from a prospective ...

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 ...