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Open Access 17.04.2024 | Original Article

Perinatal exposure to traffic related air pollutants and the risk of infection in the first six months of life: a cohort study from a low-middle income country

Air pollution related health problems have substantially contributed to the global burden of diseases over the past 25 years (Cohen et al. 2017 ; World Health Organization 2016 , 2021 ; Chen and Hoek 2020 ). This increase is partially due to …

verfasst von:
Frida Soesanti, Gerard Hoek, Bert Brunekreef, Kees Meliefste, Jie Chen, Nikmah S. Idris, Nina D. Putri, Cuno S. P. M. Uiterwaal, Diederick E. Grobbee, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch

Open Access 15.04.2024 | Original Article

Leaders as the targets of workplace bullying - prevalence and outcomes

As described in the abovementioned definition of workplace bullying, a perceived power imbalance between the bullied and the bully is highlighted as a key definitional criterion. That is, to label an event as bullying, the targets need to consider …

verfasst von:
Morten Birkeland Nielsen, Mariama Cham Evensen, Sana Parveen, Live Bakke Finne

Open Access 15.04.2024 | Original Article

The overall fractions of coronary heart diseases and depression attributable to multiple dependent psychosocial work factors in Europe

Psychosocial work factors were found to be associated with various health outcomes and especially with mental health and cardiovascular outcomes (Niedhammer et al. 2021 ). Although the etiological effects of these factors have been explored …

verfasst von:
Isabelle Niedhammer, Hélène Sultan-Taïeb, Jean-François Chastang

11.04.2024 | Original Article

Effects of ambient air pollution on the risk of small- and large-for-gestational-age births: an analysis using national birth data in Japan

Air pollutants are risk factors for the incidence and mortality of many diseases. In particular, particulate matter 2.5 (PM 2.5 ), sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ), and ozone are representative air pollutants that affect various …

verfasst von:
Tasuku Okui, Naoki Nakashima

02.04.2024 | Original Article

Association between sickness presenteeism and depressive symptoms: a cross-sectional study using the 6th Korean working conditions survey

Sickness presenteeism has various definitions depending on the research; however, the term is generally defined as the act of going to work despite feeling unhealthy (Karanika-Murray and Cooper 2018 ; Ruhle et al. 2020 ). Previous studies have …

verfasst von:
Myeong-Hun Lim, Min-Seok Kim, Seong-Uk Baek, Tae-Yeon Kim, Jong-Uk Won, Jin-Ha Yoon

Open Access 28.03.2024 | Original Article

Exposure to benzotriazoles and benzothiazoles in Czech male population and its associations with biomarkers of liver function, serum lipids and oxidative stress

Benzotriazoles (BTRs) and benzothiazoles (BTHs) are nitrogen-containing benzo-heterocyclic compounds (collectively called BTs) classified as high-production volume chemicals and emerging pollutants, currently applied in a variety of industrial …

verfasst von:
Nina Pálešová, Lucie Bláhová, Tomáš Janoš, Katarína Řiháčková, Aleš Pindur, Ludmila Šebejová, Pavel Čupr