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Occupational Diseases - Epidemiology
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Definition of 'Occupational Diseases'Diseases due to factors involved in one's employment. (From Dorland, 28th ed) Common names: Occupational Diseases; Diseases, Occupational; Disease, Occupational; Occupational Disease |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
A national survey of support and counselling after maternal death.
30 Oct 2009 
The 2000-2002 Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health report highlighted several cases of maternal death where the staff who had been involved, were not offered support. The report recommended that 'Trusts must make provision for the ... Read more...
Risk factors for upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders in the working population.
13 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To assess the relative importance of personal and occupational risk factors for upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders in the working population. METHODS: A total of 3,710 workers (58% men) participating in a surveillance program of ... Read more...
Hearing loss in civilian airline and helicopter pilots compared to air traffic control personnel.
29 Sep 2009 INTRODUCTION: In order to investigate possible hearing loss as a consequence of aviation noise, a comparative analysis of audiometric data from Norwegian Air Traffic Control (ATC) personnel, airline (fixed-wing) pilots, and helicopter pilots was ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Occupational Diseases - Epidemiology'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- A national survey of support and counselling after maternal death. 30 Oct 2009
- Risk factors for upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders in the working population. 13 Oct 2009
- Hearing loss in civilian airline and helicopter pilots compared to air traffic control personnel. 29 Sep 2009
- Musculoskeletal disorders in main battle tank personnel. 30 Aug 2009
- Operational impact of health problems observed during a four-month military deployment in Ivory Coast. 30 Aug 2009
- Safety devices help prevent needle-stick injuries.
30 Aug 2009 - Health status, preventive behaviour and risk factors among female nurses. 30 Aug 2009
- Comment on "Response to 'More on the risk of cancer among nuclear workers'". 30 Aug 2009
- Occupation and risk of parkinsonism: a multicenter case-control study. 30 Aug 2009
- Workplace bullying and sleep disturbances: findings from a large scale cross-sectional survey in the French working population. 30 Aug 2009
- Losing sleep over work? Does it matter? 30 Aug 2009
- Occurrence of frostbite in the general population--work-related and individual factors. 30 Aug 2009
- Prospective assessment of neuropsychological functioning and mood in US Army National Guard personnel deployed as peacekeepers. 30 Aug 2009
- Changing to daylight saving time cuts into sleep and increases workplace injuries. 30 Aug 2009
- Radiation accidents over the last 60 years. 16 Aug 2009
- Working shifts and mental health--findings from the British Household Panel Survey (1995-2005). 16 Aug 2009
- [The requirements and difficulties of patient movement during medical nursing] 14 Aug 2009
- Symptoms prevalence among office workers of a sealed versus a non-sealed building: associations to indoor air quality. 6 Aug 2009
- The delay of preventive medicine for asbestos caused disease in the 20th century. 30 Jul 2009
- Prevalence and correlates of musculoskeletal disorders among Australian dental hygiene students. 30 Jul 2009
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Technical information about 'Occupational Diseases'
Definition: Diseases due to factors involved in one's employment. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
Descriptor UI: D009784
Alternative terms: Occupational Diseases; Diseases, Occupational; Disease, Occupational; Occupational Disease;
Related Mesh Headings: Accidents, Occupational;
Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;
Tree Number: C21.447;
Technical Notes: the patient or disease: differentiate from INDUSTRY (the realm of labor, capital & trade) & OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE (the med specialty): Manual 31.14, 31.16; coord IM with specific dis (IM); DF: OCCUP DIS