Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
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J. Occup. Environ. Med. · Jul 2017
Workplace Bullying as a Predictor of Disability Retirement: A Prospective Registry Study of Norwegian Employees.
The aim of this study was to determine 1) whether bullying is related to all-cause disability retirement, 2) whether bullying contributes to the variance in disability retirement above high job demands and lack of job control, and 3) to establish gender differences in the relationship. ⋯ Bullying is a risk factor for disability retirement. Measures taken to prevent bullying may be beneficial for reducing both health problems and disability retirement.
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J. Occup. Environ. Med. · Apr 2017
Paresthesias Among Community Members Exposed to the World Trade Center Disaster.
Paresthesias can result from metabolic disorders, nerve entrapment following repetitive motions, hyperventilation pursuant to anxiety, or exposure to neurotoxins. We analyzed data from community members exposed to the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster of September 11, 2001, to evaluate whether exposure to the disaster was associated with paresthesias. ⋯ This study suggests that paresthesias were commonly associated with WTC-related exposures or post-WTC cleaning work. Further studies should objectively characterize these paresthesias and seek to identify relevant neurotoxins or paresthesia-inducing activities.
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J. Occup. Environ. Med. · Mar 2017
Work-Related Burn Injuries Hospitalized in US Burn Centers: 2002 to 2011.
To develop a comprehensive definition to identify work-related burns in the National Burn Repository (NBR) based on multiple fields and describes injuries by occupation. ⋯ The NBR dataset should be further utilized for occupational burn injury investigations and multiple fields should be considered for case ascertainment.