Journal of occupational health
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This study aimed to determine the level and factors contributing to burnout among doctors in Sana'a City, Yemen and to determine the relationship between burnout and psychological morbidity. ⋯ The prevalence of high degree of burnout as well as emotional exhaustion in Yemeni doctors was higher than those reported internationally and was associated with psychological morbidity and many important sources of job stress.
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To investigate the occupational and genetic risk factors inducing lumbar disc degeneration in a Chinese population, and to explore their synergistic interactions. ⋯ The results of this study suggest that gene-occupation interaction might play a certain role in exaggerating lumbar disc degeneration. There is a possibility that subjects who carry mutation alleles 5A of MMP-3 and/or A of VDR-Apa are more vulnerable to lumbar disc degeneration when they are exposed to whole-body vibration and/or bending/twisting under ergonomic loads.
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To estimate proportions of injuries that are attributable to the work environment (excess fractions) among economically active men and to identify industries associated with an elevated injury risk. ⋯ There are substantial industrial inequalities in injury rates among male workers in Denmark. The size of the inequalities differs between body regions.
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To investigate the relationships between the self-reported prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms in the neck, upper back and low back and certain individual, work-related physical and psychosocial factors. ⋯ Some biopsychosocial factors were associated with the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms in the spine among office workers. Further research should focus on these factors in order to develop specific strategies to reduce the occurrence of such symptoms in the office environment.
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Recent case reports and epidemiological studies suggest that inhalation of indium dust induces lung damage. ⋯ Dose-dependent lung effects due to indium exposure were shown, and a decrease of indium exposure reduced the lung effects. An In-S value of 3 ng/ml may be a cut-off value which could be used to prevent early effects on the lungs.