International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health
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Int J Occup Med Environ Health · Jan 2009
Aggression at the workplace--psychological consequences of abusive encounter with coworkers and clients.
The aim of the study was to evaluate the consequences of the exposure to workplace aggression from coworkers and clients. ⋯ We assume that aggression towards coworkers by peers and supervisors, as the phenomenon reflecting quality of long term interpersonal relationships, may affect health and functioning of workers stronger than a single incident in the short term contacts with clients. Aggression from clients usually results in compassion of peers, and it is perceived as the organisational problem that should be solved. On the contrary, dealing with an aggressive coworker usually is perceived as employee's own business and results in the sense of unfairness and isolation.
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A survey was conducted to estimate the prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics in Jordan and evaluate the factors associated with antibiotic misuse. ⋯ The prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics in Jordan is alarmingly high. Given the growing global resistance to antibiotics and the documented health problems related to their inappropriate use, our findings may have major public health policy implications in Jordan.
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Int J Occup Med Environ Health · Jan 2006
Use of generalized linear mixed models to examine the association between air pollution and health outcomes.
Time-series and case-crossover are two techniques that are widely used for assessing the short-term impact of ambient air pollution exposure on health. ⋯ The obtained results are consistent with those generated by a classical approach (for example the case-crossover technique). The GLMM technique is a valid alternative methodology for studying air health effects.
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Int J Occup Med Environ Health · Jan 2004
Multicenter StudyProspective epidemiologic study on respiratory diseases in children and immunization against measles.
A hypothesis that vaccination with live attenuated measles virus performed in early childhood may prevent allergic sensitization has been explored in the course of a 3-year follow-up study in Kraków (Poland) among 1005 school children. ⋯ Risk of allergy diagnosed by a physician in vaccinated children after adjustment to potential confounders was about half of that in the reference group (OR = 0.58 95% CI: 0.42-0.80), the same was found for asthma diagnosed by a physician (OR = 0.50 95% CI: 0.24-1.00), and for susceptibility to respiratory infections (OR = 0.51 95% CI: 0.36-0.72). Our data provide indirect evidence that infection with attenuated measles virus is able to alter immunological reactions being responsible for the manifestation of respiratory symptoms and allergy.
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Int J Occup Med Environ Health · Jan 2000
Concentrations of anaesthetic gases in hospital operating theatres.
Occupational exposure to anaesthetic gases (halothane, forane and nitrous oxide) was assessed in hospitals located in Lódź and its satellite towns. Individual dosimetry and stationary sampling methods were employed. ⋯ As Polish hygiene standards for forane and nitrous oxide are no available, the concentration values were compared with Swedish and German OELs. The comparison revealed that forane concentrations did not exceed Swedish OEL but nitrous oxide did exceed German maximum allowable levels.