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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Etiopathogenesis and management of high-degree myopia. Part I.

30 Aug 2009 High-degree myopia (HM) is defined as a refractive error above -6 D (-8 diopters). An axial eyeball length above 26 mm and is also connected with excessive myopisation. Mechanical stretching and thinning of the choroids may lead to the development ... Read more...

Collective work: a challenge for health management.

30 Jul 2009 Based on ergology and work process theorization, the study aims to contribute to reflections on health collective work, emphasizing its specificity and difficulties in building and managing groups of workers. It deals with work as a human activity ... Read more...

Occupational physical activity and risk of malignant melanoma: the Western Canada Melanoma Study.

30 Jul 2009 The relationship between physical activity and cutaneous malignant melanoma has not been fully investigated; in particular, many previous studies have not controlled for sunlight exposure, which is an important environmental risk factor for ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Work'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Etiopathogenesis and management of high-degree myopia. Part I. 30 Aug 2009
• Collective work: a challenge for health management. 30 Jul 2009
• Occupational physical activity and risk of malignant melanoma: the Western Canada Melanoma Study. 30 Jul 2009
• Managing work-life balance: we should heed our own good advice. 30 Jul 2009
• Muscular activity and thermal responses in men and women during repetitive work in cold environments. 30 Jul 2009
• Evaluating health-related quality of life, work ability, and disability in pulmonary arterial hypertension: an unmet need. 30 Jul 2009
• Determinants of work outcome in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder: role of cognitive function. 28 Jul 2009
• Balancing work and life: a conversation with Marella de Bruijn. Interviewed by Majlinda Lako and Susan Daher. 29 Jun 2009
• Balancing work and life: a conversation with George Daley. Interviewed by Majlinda Lako and Susan Daher. 29 Jun 2009
• The relationship between Chinese construction workers' HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviour: a structural equation model. 29 Jun 2009
• Reliability and validity testing of the SF-36 questionnaire for the evaluation of the quality of life of Chinese urban construction workers. 29 Jun 2009
• Economic productivity by age and sex: 2007 estimates for the United States. 29 Jun 2009
• Visual function in working-age adults: early life influences and associations with health and social outcomes. 25 Jun 2009
• Work life and mental wellbeing of single and non-single working mothers in Scandinavia. 23 Jun 2009
• Validity of self-reported occupational noise exposure. 17 Jun 2009
• Screening for elevated levels of fear-avoidance beliefs regarding work or physical activities in people receiving outpatient therapy. 16 Jun 2009
• Interrater reliability of posture observations. 30 May 2009
• [Emotional labour of nursing care: an evolutionary concept analysis] 30 May 2009
• My working day: Jim Thornton. 30 May 2009
• Physical work load factors and carpal tunnel syndrome: a population-based study. 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Work'

Definition: Productive or purposeful activities.

Descriptor UI: D014937

Alternative terms: Work;

Related Mesh Headings: Efficiency; Employment;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics; physiology;

Tree Number: I03.946;

History Note: 66; was see under EXERTION 1963-65

Technical Notes: purposeful activity: differentiate from PHYSICAL EXERTION; EMPLOYMENT; and ENERGY EXPENDITURE; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL is available