This is a selection of articles from the June 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Occupational Health headlines.
U.K. Mesothelioma Ruling May Deny Compensation to Thousands
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Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - June 30, 2008 Authors: asbestos-post Tags: Asbestos Exposure Source Type: news
Asbestos found in Illinois Firehouse
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Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - June 30, 2008 Authors: asbestos-post Tags: Asbestos Exposure Asbestos Abatement Source Type: news
SiO2 Aerosol Nanoparticle Reactor for Occupational Health and Safety Studies
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Source: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene - June 28, 2008 Authors: Ostraat, MicheleSwain, KeithKrajewski, James Source Type: news
Phenyl Mercuric Acetate (PMA): Mercury-Bearing Flexible Gymnasium Floors in Schools - Evaluation of Hazards and Controlled Abatement
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Source: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene - June 28, 2008 Authors: Beaulieu, HarryBeaulieu, SerritaBrown, Chris Source Type: news
Low-Level Lead Exposure Among South Korean Lead Workers, and Estimates of Associated Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases
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Source: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene - June 28, 2008 Authors: Kim, Kyeong-RanLee, Sang-WonPaik, Nam WonChoi, Kyungho Source Type: news
Continuing Education - "The Action Level"
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Source: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene - June 28, 2008 Authors: Pierce, J. Thomas Source Type: news
A Study Quantifying the Hand-to-Face Contact Rate and Its Potential Application to Predicting Respiratory Tract Infection
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Source: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene - June 28, 2008 Authors: Nicas, MarkBest, Daniel Source Type: news
Engineering Case Reports
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Source: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene - June 28, 2008 Authors: Old, LeoMethner, Mark Source Type: news
Evaluation of the pDR-1200 Real-Time Aerosol Monitor
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Source: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene - June 28, 2008 Authors: Benton-Vitz, KailaVolckens, John Source Type: news
Results of Inspections in Health Hazard Industries in a Region of the State of Washington
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Source: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene - June 28, 2008 Authors: Lofgren, Don Source Type: news
Measurement of the Physical Properties of Aerosols in a Fullerene Factory for Inhalation Exposure Assessment
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Source: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene - June 28, 2008 Authors: Fujitani, YujiKobayashi, TakahiroArashidani, KeiichiKunugita, NaokiSuemura, Kouji Source Type: news
Errata
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Source: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene - June 28, 2008 Source Type: news
The Tree Theme Method as an intervention in psychosocial occupational therapy: Client acceptability and outcomes
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Source: Australian Occupational Therapy Journal - June 28, 2008 Authors: A. Birgitta Gunnarsson, Mona Eklund Source Type: news
Comparison of time use, role participation and life satisfaction of older people after stroke with a sample without stroke
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Source: Australian Occupational Therapy Journal - June 28, 2008 Authors: Kryss McKenna, Jacki Liddle, Alysha Brown, Katherine Lee, Louise Gustafsson Source Type: news
Coaching parents to enable children's participation: An approach for working with parents and their children
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Source: Australian Occupational Therapy Journal - June 28, 2008 Authors: Fiona Graham, Sylvia Rodger, Jenny Ziviani Source Type: news
Clinical reasoning in neurology: Use of the repertory grid technique to investigate the reasoning of an experienced occupational therapist
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Source: Australian Occupational Therapy Journal - June 28, 2008 Authors: Kathy Kuipers, James W. Grice Source Type: news
Inflammatory and allergic responses to airborne office dust in five human provocation experiments
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Source: Indoor Air - June 28, 2008 Authors: L. Mølhave Source Type: news
Prevalence of workplace bullying and risk groups: a representative population study
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Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health - June 27, 2008 Tags: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Source Type: news
Prevalence and issues in non-use of safety belts and child restraints in a high-income developing country: lessons for the future.
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Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - June 25, 2008 Authors: Barss P, Al-Obthani M, Al-Hammadi A, Al-Shamsi H, El-Sadig M, Grivna M Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: news
Injury severity, vehicle safety features, and intersection crashes.
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Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - June 25, 2008 Authors: Obeng K Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: news
Load limiting behavior in CRS tether anchors as a method to mitigate head and neck injuries sustained by children in frontal crash.
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Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - June 25, 2008 Authors: Kapoor T, Altenhof W, Tot M, Zhang W, Howard A, Rasico J, Zhu F, Mizuno K Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: news
Driving behavior under the influence of cannabis or cocaine.
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Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - June 25, 2008 Authors: MacDonald S, Mann R, Chipman M, Pakula B, Erickson P, Hathaway A, MacIntyre P Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: news
Attitudes of teenagers and their parents to Pennsylvania's graduated driver licensing system.
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Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - June 25, 2008 Authors: McKay MP, Coben JH, Larkin GL, Shaffer A Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: news
Observational failures/distraction and disease attack/incapacity as cause(s) of fatal road crashes in Finland.
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Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - June 25, 2008 Authors: Tervo TM, Neira W, Kivioja A, Sulander P, Parkkari K, Holopainen JM Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: news
Fatalities of children 0-7 years old in the second row.
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Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - June 25, 2008 Authors: Viano DC, Parenteau CS Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: news
Environmental and psychosocial factors affecting seat belt use among Turkish front-seat occupants in Ankara: two observation studies.
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Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - June 25, 2008 Authors: Simşekoğlu O, Lajunen T Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: news
Do older drivers pose a risk to other road users?
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Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - June 25, 2008 Authors: Langford J, Bohensky M, Koppel S, Newstead S Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: news
Fatal drink-driving accidents of young adult and middle-aged males--a risky driving style or risky lifestyle?
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Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - June 25, 2008 Authors: Laapotti S, Keskinen E Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: news
Booster seat use in an inner-city day care center population.
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Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - June 25, 2008 Authors: Brixey S, Guse CE, Meurer J Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: news
Parent attitudes toward integrating parent involvement into teenage driver education courses.
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Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - June 25, 2008 Authors: Hartos J, Huff DC Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: news
Work schedules of long-distance truck drivers before and after 2004 hours-of-service rule change.
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Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - June 25, 2008 Authors: McCartt AT, Hellinga LA, Solomon MG Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: news
The moderating role of goal orientation in the workload-frustration relationship.
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Source: Journal of Occupational Health Psychology - June 25, 2008 Authors: Whinghter, L. Jean; Cunningham, Christopher J. L.; Wang, Mo; Burnfield, Jennifer L. Source Type: news
The interactive effects of proactive personality and work-family interference on well-being.
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Source: Journal of Occupational Health Psychology - June 25, 2008 Authors: Cunningham, Christopher J. L.; De La Rosa, Gabriel M. Source Type: news
Does personal initiative training work as a stress management intervention?
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Source: Journal of Occupational Health Psychology - June 25, 2008 Authors: Searle, Ben J. Source Type: news
The double meaning of control: Three-way interactions between internal resources, job control, and stressors at work.
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Source: Journal of Occupational Health Psychology - June 25, 2008 Authors: Meier, Laurenz L.; Semmer, Norbert K.; Elfering, Achim; Jacobshagen, Nicola Source Type: news
Individual and group cognitive-behavioral treatment for work-related stress complaints and sickness absence: A randomized controlled trial.
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Source: Journal of Occupational Health Psychology - June 25, 2008 Authors: De Vente, Wieke; Kamphuis, Jan H.; Emmelkamp, Paul M. G.; Blonk, Roland W. B. Source Type: news
Too stressed out to participate? Examining the relation between stressors and survey response behavior.
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Source: Journal of Occupational Health Psychology - June 25, 2008 Authors: Barr, Christopher D.; Spitzmüller, Christiane; Stuebing, Karla K. Source Type: news
Workplace health friendliness: A cross level model for predicting workers' health.
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Source: Journal of Occupational Health Psychology - June 25, 2008 Authors: Drach-Zahavy, Anat Source Type: news
Illinois Shopping Center Closed after Possible Asbestos Exposure
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Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - June 23, 2008 Authors: asbestos-post Tags: Asbestos Exposure Source Type: news
The burden of silicosis, pulmonary tuberculosis and COPD among former Basotho goldminers
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Source: American Journal of Industrial Medicine - June 21, 2008 Authors: Brendan V. Girdler-Brown, Neil W. White, Rodney I. Ehrlich, Gavin J. Churchyard Source Type: news
The Tree Theme Method as an intervention in psychosocial occupational therapy: Client acceptability and outcomes
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Source: Australian Occupational Therapy Journal - June 20, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Use of the Perceive, Recall, Plan and Perform System of Task Analysis for persons with schizophrenia: A preliminary study
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Source: Australian Occupational Therapy Journal - June 20, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Clinical reasoning in neurology: Use of the repertory grid technique to investigate the reasoning of an experienced occupational therapist
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Source: Australian Occupational Therapy Journal - June 20, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Coaching parents to enable children's participation: An approach for working with parents and their children
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Source: Australian Occupational Therapy Journal - June 20, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Comparison of time use, role participation and life satisfaction of older people after stroke with a sample without stroke
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Source: Australian Occupational Therapy Journal - June 20, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: news
Is there a need for special preventive medical check-ups in employees exposed to experimental animal dust?
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Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health - June 20, 2008 Tags: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Source Type: news
Low back load reduction using mecanical lift during transfer of patients - A validation study designed to the acquired skill for caregivers -
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Source: Sangyo Eiseigaku Zasshi : Journal of Occupational Health - June 20, 2008 Authors: Tomioka K, Sakae K, Yasuda J Tags: Sangyo Eiseigaku Zasshi Source Type: news
Approach to easing occupational stress for high-stress workers: applying the Brief Job Stress Questionnaire to workplace mental health promotion.
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Source: Sangyo Eiseigaku Zasshi : Journal of Occupational Health - June 20, 2008 Authors: Hase Y, Hori H, Nakayasu I, Matsushita Y, Inagaki M, Unno A, Nishigaya E, Nishijima C, Enta K, Sashihara S Tags: Sangyo Eiseigaku Zasshi Source Type: news
Asbestos causes Demolition Problems for Building Owner
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Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - June 19, 2008 Authors: asbestos-post Tags: Asbestos Exposure Source Type: news
Bellrive Fire Victims will be able to Retrieve Possessions
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Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - June 18, 2008 Authors: asbestos-post Tags: Asbestos Exposure Asbestos Abatement Source Type: news
[PostScript] The IARC Monographs: a resource for precaution and prevention? The new Preamble does not fit
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Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - June 18, 2008 Authors: Crosignani, P Tags: PostScript Source Type: news
[Original articles] Developing common metrics of mechanical exposures across aetiological studies of low back pain in working populations for use in meta-analysis
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Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - June 18, 2008 Authors: Griffith, L E, Wells, R P, Shannon, H S, Walter, S D, Cole, D C, Hogg-Johnson, S, on behalf of the Meta-Analysis of Pain in the Lower Back and Work Exposures (MAPLE) Collaborative Group Tags: Original articles Source Type: news
[Original articles] Effects of PCBs, p,p'-DDT, p,p'-DDE, HCB and {beta}-HCH on thyroid function in preschool children
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Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - June 18, 2008 Authors: Alvarez-Pedrerol, M, Ribas-Fito, N, Torrent, M, Carrizo, D, Grimalt, J O, Sunyer, J Tags: Original articles Source Type: news
[Original articles] Frequent and long-term absence as a risk factor for work disability and job termination among employees in the private sector
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Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - June 18, 2008 Authors: Koopmans, P C, Roelen, C A M, Groothoff, J W Tags: Original articles Source Type: news
[Work in Brief] Work in Brief
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Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - June 18, 2008 Authors: Palmer, K. Tags: Work in Brief Source Type: news
[Education] Approaches for estimating prevalence ratios
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Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - June 18, 2008 Authors: Deddens, J A, Petersen, M R Tags: Education Source Type: news
[PostScript] Author's reply
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Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - June 18, 2008 Authors: Cogliano, V Tags: PostScript Source Type: news
[Original articles] Moulds, bacteria and cancer among Finns: an occupational cohort study
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Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - June 18, 2008 Authors: Laakkonen, A, Verkasalo, P K, Nevalainen, A, Kauppinen, T, Kyyronen, P, Pukkala, E I Tags: Original articles Source Type: news
[Guidelines for practice] Hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus and other blood-borne infections in healthcare workers: guidelines for prevention and management in industrialised countries
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Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - June 18, 2008 Authors: FitzSimons, D, Francois, G, De Carli, G, Shouval, D, Pruss-Ustun, A, Puro, V, Williams, I, Lavanchy, D, De Schryver, A, Kopka, A, Ncube, F, Ippolito, G, Van Damme, P Tags: Guidelines for practice Source Type: news
[Editorial] Organochlorine compounds and thyroid dysfunction in children: is there a link with neurotoxicity?
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Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - June 18, 2008 Authors: Chatzi, L. Tags: Editorial Source Type: news
[Original articles] Size distribution and total number concentration of ultrafine and accumulation mode particles and hospital admissions in children and the elderly in Copenhagen, Denmark
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Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - June 18, 2008 Authors: Andersen, Z J, Wahlin, P, Raaschou-Nielsen, O, Ketzel, M, Scheike, T, Loft, S Tags: Original articles Source Type: news
Characteristics of US workers whose blood lead levels trigger the medical removal protection provision, and conformity with biological monitoring requirements, 2003-2005
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Source: American Journal of Industrial Medicine - June 18, 2008 Authors: SangWoo Tak, Robert J. Roscoe, Walter Alarcon, Jun Ju, John P. Sestito, Aaron L. Sussell, Geoffrey M. Calvert Source Type: news
[Original articles] Low organic solvent exposure and combined maternal-infant gene polymorphisms affect gestational age
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Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - June 18, 2008 Authors: Qin, X, Wu, Y, Wang, W, Liu, T, Wang, L, Hu, Y, Chen, D Tags: Original articles Source Type: news
[Review] Psychosocial factors at work and risk of depression: a systematic review of the epidemiological evidence
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Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - June 18, 2008 Authors: Bonde, J P E Tags: Review Source Type: news
[Education] Answers to the questions on Approaches for estimating prevalence ratios by J A Deddens and M R Petersen, on pages 501-6.
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Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - June 18, 2008 Tags: Education Source Type: news
Biological tolerance values: change in a paradigm concept from assessment of a single value to use of an average
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Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health - June 17, 2008 Tags: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Source Type: news
Sanitation Company Warns of Dangers of Dumpster Diving
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Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - June 16, 2008 Authors: asbestos-post Tags: Asbestos Exposure Source Type: news
Incidence of Raynaud's phenomenon in relation to hand-arm vibration exposure among male workers at an engineering plant a cohort study
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Source: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - June 16, 2008 Authors: Mats Hagberg, Lage Burström, Ronnie Lundström and Tohr Nilsson Source Type: news
Occupational exposure to solvents and gasoline and risk of cancers in the urinary tract among Finnish workers
