Occupational Diseases
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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...

Squatting, sitting on the floor, or cycling: are life-long daily activities risk factors for clinical knee osteoarthritis? Stage III results of a community-based study.

13 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between occupations, sports, life-long daily activities, and knee osteoarthritis. METHODS: In this case-control study, we randomly recruited 480 subjects with knee osteoarthritis, who had participated in the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Occupational Diseases'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• A national survey of support and counselling after maternal death. 30 Oct 2009
• Highlights from the 49th ICAAC. 30 Oct 2009
• Risk factors for upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders in the working population. 13 Oct 2009
• Squatting, sitting on the floor, or cycling: are life-long daily activities risk factors for clinical knee osteoarthritis? Stage III results of a community-based study. 13 Oct 2009
• Exposure of treating physician to radiation during prostate brachytherapy using iodine-125 seeds: dose measurements on both hands with thermoluminescence dosimeters. 4 Oct 2009
• Surgical mask vs N95 respirator for preventing influenza among health care workers: a randomized trial. 29 Sep 2009
• Respiratory protection against influenza. 29 Sep 2009
• Unilateral optic disc swelling in a fighter pilot. 29 Sep 2009
• Motion sickness in pilot trainees: management to keep them flying. 29 Sep 2009
• Hearing loss in civilian airline and helicopter pilots compared to air traffic control personnel. 29 Sep 2009
• Routine work environment stress and PTSD symptoms in police officers. 29 Sep 2009
• Using ergonomics to enhance safe production at a surface coal mine--a case study with powder crews. 29 Sep 2009
• [Neuroenhancement: doping for the brain] 27 Sep 2009
• Expert opinion: what to do when there is Coccidioides exposure in a laboratory. 13 Sep 2009
• Sodium fluoroacetate (1080): assessment of occupational exposures and selection of a provisional biological exposure index. 9 Sep 2009
• Tennis elbow. 31 Aug 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
• "Harpist's finger: case report of a trauma-induced blister in a beginner harpist and review of string instrument-assocaited skin problems in musicians". 30 Aug 2009
• Safety devices help prevent needle-stick injuries. 30 Aug 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