Occupational medicine
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The risk of falls and injuries in horseracing varies with sex and experience of the jockey. ⋯ The economic costs of jockey injuries sustained in race-day falls are considerable. Identification of differences in incidence and costs of insurance claims between jockey characteristics will assist decision makers in the development and assessment of targeted safety strategies.
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Accompanied consultations are often reported as difficult by occupational physicians but have not been studied in the occupational health setting. ⋯ Accompanied consultations are likely to be more challenging in terms of the reason for referral, the presenting medical problems, the complexity of the case and the duration of the consultation. However, the companion is more likely to be of benefit than cause difficulty. Occupational health practitioners may benefit from better understanding of accompanied consultations and guidance on their management.
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Occupational medicine · Apr 2016
Cause-specific mortality in Finnish ferrochromium and stainless steel production workers.
Although stainless steel has been produced for more than a hundred years, exposure-related mortality data for production workers are limited. ⋯ Working in the Finnish ferrochromium and stainless steel industry appears not to be associated with increased mortality.