Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
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J. Occup. Environ. Med. · Feb 2010
Assessing the relationship between compliance with antidepressant therapy and employer costs among employees in the United States.
To assess effects of antidepressant treatment compliance on health care and workplace costs. ⋯ Increased compliance with antidepressants is significantly associated with reduced absenteeism costs.
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J. Occup. Environ. Med. · Feb 2010
How clean is "clean"? Regulations and standards for workplace clothing and personal protective equipment.
To compile current regulations and advisory recommendations on cleanliness of worker clothing and personal protective equipment and to evaluate the adequacy of criteria for determining whether cleanliness has been achieved. ⋯ There is need to harmonize cleanliness-related terminology, establish best practices for equipment cleaning and sterilization, implement a signage systems to provide equipment-specific cleaning instructions, and adopt objective criteria for determining what is "clean."