Objectives Although ultrafine particles are suspected to contribute significantly to occupational exposure to crystalline silica, they have not yet been definitively identified in workplaces or human ...

Occupational lung cancers represent a major health burden due to their increasing prevalence and poor long-term outcomes. While wood dust is a confirmed human carcinogen, its association with lung ...

Objectives Asbestos is an inflammatory agent, and there is evidence that inflammatory processes are involved in the development of cardiovascular disease. Whether asbestos is a risk factor for ...

1 Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, School of Public Health, Seattle, Washington, USA 2 Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of ...

a The Medical Centre, Mount Isa Mines, Mount Isa, Queensland 4825, Australia, b School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia Dr A Michael Donoghue, Senior ...

3 Centre for Prevention and Health Services Research, Public Health and Health Services Division, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands 4 Institute for ...

2 Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health, Population-Based Epidemiological Cohorts Research Platform, Occupational Health Unit, Université de Versailles St-Quentin-Inserm, UMRS 1018 ...

2 Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, USA 3 Department of Biostatistics and Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of ...

Objectives This study examined predictors of lung cancer mortality, beyond age and smoking, among construction workers employed at US Department of Energy (DOE) sites to better define eligibility for ...

Objectives This study provides a detailed analysis of the global and regional burden of cancer due to occupational carcinogens from the Global Burden of Disease 2016 study. Methods The burden of ...

Correspondence to Xiaoke Zeng, Occupational and Environmental Health Division, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S, Canada; xiaok.zeng{at}gmail.com Objectives We examined employment in mining ...

Introduction The current definition of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) associates persistent airflow limitation and chronic respiratory symptoms. Agricultural work has been associated ...