ISSN:0271-3586    

DOI:10.1002/ajim.4700050502

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1984

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThe mortality experience of 10,322 men employed in woodworking industries was compared with that of 406,798 nonwoodworkers. All subjects were enrolled in an American Cancer Society study and followed prospectively from 1959 through 1972. Age‐adjusted rates of death from all causes and from all cancers were not higher in the woodworker group, but excess rates were observed for cancers of the lung, stomach, and bladder, as well as nonmelanoma skin cancer and possibly leukemia. Woodworkers experienced significantly decreased rates of colon‐rectum cancer and coronary heart disease. The elevated cancer rates could not be explained by cigarette smoking habits. If anything, there is evidence to suggest a possible interaction between employment in woodworking trades and heavy cigarette smoking, in increasing the risk of lung and bladder can

ISSN:0271-3586    

DOI:10.1002/ajim.4700050503

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1984

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThe effect on lung function of exposure in an asbestos cement plant was investigated in male workers, employed more than 10 years. The exposed group was selected to exclude subjects with pneumoconioses and ex‐smokers and consisted of 77 smokers and 48 never‐smokers. Referents were chosen from plants where asbestos had not been in use and restricted to those without X‐ray signs of chest disease. The primary type of asbestos used was chrysotile and the general dust level in the two decades 1950–1970 seems to have been around 10 mg/m3while the asbestos fiber concentration averaged 2 fibers/ml. The mean differences between exposed and referents were statistically significant for forced vital capacity and forced expiratory volume, ‐0.25 and ‐0.30 liters, respectively, after adjustment for age, height, tracheal area, and smoking category. No significant differences were detected between those with and without pleural plaques. Smokers and never‐smokers were similarly affected. In conclusion, the group exposed to dust with comparatively low asbestos fiber concentration had a minor impairment of lung function, mainly due to obstru

ISSN:0271-3586    

DOI:10.1002/ajim.4700050504

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1984

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractA sample population of owner/operators of swine confinement production facilities (21 subjects in 21 different facilities) were tested by spirometry immediately before and after a 4‐hr work period. These confinement workers had statistically significant decrements in flow rates ranging from 3.3% (mean FVC) to 11.9% (mean FEF25–75). The air within the work environment was sampled for particulates and gases during the exposure period. There was suggestive evidence for a dose–response association between environmental exposures to carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S). There was also some evidence for an additive relationship between smoking and work environment exposure on decline in lung function. The results of this study indicate that those working in swine confinement buildings experience irritation to the respiratory tract which is manifest by decreased flow rates. These findings suggest this exposure represents an emerging occupational health hazard. Further studies are warranted to assess the potential for chronic or irreversible damage to the respiratory

ISSN:0271-3586    

DOI:10.1002/ajim.4700050505

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年代:1984

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractLead intoxication has been reported to occur as a consequence of nonoccupational exposure, the source being mostly the leaching of lead from fluid containers in domestic use.Three such cases are described, for which the cause has been identified to be in the lining of the vat used to contain home‐made wine. All cases are members of the same famil

ISSN:0271-3586    

DOI:10.1002/ajim.4700050506

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1984

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractSeveral factors have been shown to influence return to work after chronic disability, but little is known about their independent effect. There is also some disagreement about what constitutes successful resettlement in work. To establish the predictors of an early return to stable employment, 1,565 rehabilitees discharged from two employment rehabilitation centers in England were followed for at least 1 year. Nineteen entry characteristics and six outcome measures were analyzed by the canonical correlation method. Results in the two groups of rehabilitees were fairly similar. Three variables contributed most to the outcome measure: getting a job, delay in starting work, and employment status at the time of follow‐up. Factors associated with a successful outcome were motivation, a low level of physical disability, short duration of unemployment before rehabilitation, completion of rehabilitation course, and a low level of general unemployment in the home area of the rehabilite

ISSN:0271-3586    

DOI:10.1002/ajim.4700050507

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1984

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0271-3586    

DOI:10.1002/ajim.4700050508

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1984

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0271-3586    

DOI:10.1002/ajim.4700050509

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1984

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0271-3586    

DOI:10.1002/ajim.4700050510

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1984

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0271-3586    

DOI:10.1002/ajim.4700050511

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1984

数据来源: WILEY