ISSN:0096-1736    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1980

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0096-1736    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1980

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0096-1736    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1980

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0096-1736    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1980

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0096-1736    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1980

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

A method has been developed for monitoring male and female industrial workers and other persons exposed to environmental agents which may impair fertility. The essential feature of the method is its ability to distinguish the potential effects of occupational exposure from a multitude of other factors known to affect fertility. Information is collected primarily through use of a questionnaire which takes less than three minutes to complete and can be administered to persons of either sex. The advantages and limitations of the method are considered in the context of pilot studies at two small chemical plants and of a review of attempts to assess occupational effects on fertility from interviews or health records.

ISSN:0096-1736    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1980

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

A case control study was conducted to test Fabia and Thuy's observation that there was an excess of fathers in hydrocarbon-related occupations among children who died of childhood cancer compared to their controls. The study comprised 692 children who were born and died in Massachusetts for the years 1947–1957, and 1963–1967 and a control group of 1,384. No significant association was found between the four major groups of childhood cancer and the three hydrocarbon-related occupations: (1) mechanics and gas station attendants; (2) machinists; and (3) painters, cleaners, and dyers. However, there were two significant associations: (a) paternal employment as a paper or pulp mill worker was associated with tumors of the brain and other parts of the nervous system (relative odds of 2.8); and (b) paternal employment as a mechanic or machinist was associated with tumors of the urinary tract (relative odds of 2.5). Without strong supporting evidence from other studies, the authors are reluctant to conclude that these associations are causal. A weak association between childhood leukemia-lymphoma and parents' ages was observed.

ISSN:0096-1736    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1980

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

A cost analysis of hypertension treatment at the workplace indicates that average patient cost in 1978 was $194.77. The distribution of cost is: clinical personnel, 26.7%; administrative personnel, 26.7%; drugs, 23.9%; laboratory, 3.4%; clinical supplies, 1.1%; general supplies and other operating expenses, 8.7%; equipment use, 1.0%; and rent, 2.6%. This aggregate cost is well below that reported for care provided in private practice and hospital outpatient department settings. The study further indicates that the constant dollar cost of care declines over the first three or four years and begins to stabilize at the fourth year. During the initial three-year period drug costs rise, but fewer revisits are required to attain and maintain blood pressure control. Drug utilization and the number of revisits per year stabilize at the fourth year.

ISSN:0096-1736    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1980

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

This article describes a study of relationships between Type A coronary-prone behavior patterns, as measured by the Bortner and Rosenman scale, and stress levels, coping ability and psychological stress-related symptoms of a group of 148 senior female managers and administrators. The results indicate that the majority of the sample were categorized as Type A individuals, and that Type A behavior was related to age. A relationship was found between Type A behavior and subjects perceiving themselves as having higher stress levels compared to the female and male peers with whom they worked. Type A individuals perceived that their “ability to cope with stress” was worse compared to that of their female peers and female superiors, but saw themselves as better “copers” compared to their female subordinates. Type A individuals did not see themselves as a source of stress to their subordinates. A relationship was also found between Type A behavior and symptoms of anxiety, frustration and irritation. Results are compared to those of previous relevant research, and the implications of the findings are discussed.

ISSN:0096-1736    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1980

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0096-1736    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1980

数据来源: OVID