ISSN:0096-1736    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1983

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0096-1736    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1983

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0096-1736    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1983

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

The Occupational Medical Forum presents questions of general interest received by the AOMA Committee on Occupational Medical Practice. Answers usually are prepared by the Committee, representing the composite best judgment of its members. Such replies do not necessarily represent an official position of the American Occupational Medical Association. In some cases, the responses will he prepared at the Committee's request by consultants with special qualifications in specific fields. Questioners are not named. Readers who wish to submit questions to the Committee should address inquiries to; Committee on Occupational Medical Practice, American Occupational Medical Association, 2340 S. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights. II. 60005.

ISSN:0096-1736    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1983

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0096-1736    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1983

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0096-1736    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1983

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0096-1736    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1983

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Occupational asthma from exposure to laboratory animals has recently been recognized as a compensable prescribed disease in Britain. Current American employer attitudes and policies regarding laboratory animal allergy were surveyed by questionnaire and the findings compiled from 755 institutions. Laboratory animal allergy was reported as a workplace disease of animal house employees by I OS facilities (70%), with rat and rabbit exposure the most frequent cause. While 103 of 155 animal research facilities required a prcemployment medical examination, only six of these included hypersensitivity screening. Applicants for jobs involving animal contact were rarely disqualified because of an allergic history. A uniform policy regarding the problem of allergy to laboratory animals in U.S. animal facilities is not presently apparent.

ISSN:0096-1736    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1983

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

A plant-based case-control study was undertaken to investigate a possible excess of brain tumor mortality identified at a Texas Chemical plant from a sample-based cohort study. Work histories and presumptive exposures of 28 former employees who had died of primary intracranial neoplasms were contrasted with those of two matched comparison groups in an effort to identify a possible dialogic agent. Because the sample-based cohort study suggested they might be at increased risk, those employees hired prior to 1945, those employed from one to four years and those employed for 20 or more years were studied separately. No statistically significant associations were found, although an elevated risk was suggested for employment in the machine shop prior to 1945 based on three exposed cases.

ISSN:0096-1736    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1983

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Using a modification of the traditional cohort mortality methodology, risk estimates of death due to brain tumors were calculated for production and nonproduction employees of Dow Chemical U.S.A., Texas Division. A total of 25 malignant, benign and unspecified brain tumors were identified using a geographically limited record-linkage process. Expected deaths were extrapolated from 1,666 white males in a 5% sample of the 1940 through 1977 total workforce. The resulting sample-based standardized mortality ratios (which were not evaluated for statistical significance) suggest, at most, only a slight increased risk of mortality from brain tumors for the overall time period. There was, however, a probable elevated risk associated with first employment prior to 1945. To date, diminished risk has been noted for those hired during subsequent years.

ISSN:0096-1736    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1983

数据来源: OVID