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Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

Ausgabe 1/2015

Inhalt (47 Artikel)

Open Access Methodology

Medical work assessment in German hospitals: a study protocol of a movement sequence analysis (MAGRO-MSA)

Daniela Ohlendorf, Mario Schwarzer, Julia Rey, Ingo Hermanns, Albert Nienhaus, Rolf Ellegast, Dirk Ditchen, Stefanie Mache, David A Groneberg

Open Access Review

Tuberculin skin test and Quantiferon test agreement and influencing factors in tuberculosis screening of healthcare workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Monica Lamberti, Rossella Uccello, Maria Grazia Lourdes Monaco, Mariarosaria Muoio, Daniela Feola, Nicola Sannolo, Albert Nienhaus, Paolo Chiodini

Open Access Reviewer acknowledgement

Annual acknowledgement of manuscript reviewers

Axel Fischer, David A Groneberg

Open Access Short report

Lead toxicity among traffic wardens: a high risk group exposed to atmospheric lead, is it still a cause for concern?

Benedict Samuel Sebastiampillai, Mitrakrishnan Rayno Navinan, Sahan Indeewara Talpe Guruge, Dilushi Rowena Wijayaratne, Buddini Samanthi Dissanayake, Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Sushrutha Vajira Dissanayake, Manisha Samithri Perera, Sulakshi Manurika Thelikorala, Hasith Dhanajaya Wijayasurendra, Don Lasitha Naveen Wickramaratne, Carukshi Arambepola, Ravindra Fernando

Open Access Research

Tobacco smoke particles and indoor air quality (ToPIQ-II) – a modified study protocol and first results

Alexander Gerber, Alexander V Hofen-Hohloch, Johannes Schulze, David A Groneberg

Open Access Case report

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis induced by hydrofluoric acid exposure during fire extinguisher testing

YuJin Kim, JiYoung Shin, ShinMyung Kang, SunYoung Kyung, Jeong-Woong Park, SangPyo Lee, SangMin Lee, Sung Hwan Jeong

Open Access Research

Hospital physicians’ work stressors in different medical specialities: a statistical group comparison

Grit Tanner, Eva Bamberg, Agnessa Kozak, Maren Kersten, Albert Nienhaus

Open Access Research

Respiratory symptoms, fractional exhaled nitric oxide & endotoxin exposure among female flower farm workers in Ethiopia

Amare W Nigatu, Magne Bråtveit, Wakgari Deressa, Bente E Moen

Open Access Research

Development of a self-management intervention for employees with complaints of the arm, neck and/or shoulder (CANS): a focus group study with experts

Nathan Hutting, Josephine A Engels, J Bart Staal, Yvonne F Heerkens, Maria W G Nijhuis-van der Sanden

Open Access Case report

Acute phosphine poisoning on board a bulk carrier: analysis of factors leading to a fatal case

Brice Loddé, David Lucas, Jean-Marie Letort, Dominique Jegaden, Richard Pougnet, Jean-Dominique Dewitte

Open Access Research

Assessment of hematological, biochemical effects and genotoxicity among pesticide sprayers in grape garden

Avinash Shivaji Gaikwad, Panjakumar Karunamoorthy, Shridhar Jagannath Kondhalkar, Mala Ambikapathy, Ravichandran Beerappa

Open Access Methodology

Multi-capillary column-ion mobility spectrometry (MCC-IMS) as a new method for the quantification of occupational exposure to sevoflurane in anaesthesia workplaces: an observational feasibility study

Nils Kunze, Cathrin Weigel, Wolfgang Vautz, Katrin Schwerdtfeger, Melanie Jünger, Michael Quintel, Thorsten Perl

Open Access Methodology

Spotlight on the diagnosis of extrinsic allergic alveolitis (hypersensitivity pneumonitis)

Xaver Baur, Axel Fischer, Lygia T Budnik

Open Access Research

A technical support tool for joint range of motion determination in functional diagnostics - an inter-rater study

Christoph Schiefer, Thomas Kraus, Rolf P Ellegast, Elke Ochsmann

Open Access Research

Bibliometric profile of the global scientific research on methanol poisoning (1902–2012)

Sa’ed H Zyoud, Samah W Al-Jabi, Waleed M Sweileh, Rahmat Awang, W Stephen Waring

Open Access Research

The legislative backgrounds of workplace health promotion in three European countries: a comparative analysis

Rasa Šidagytė, Maija Eglīte, Anne Salmi, Dovilė Šorytė, Ivars Vanadziņš, Leila Hopsu, Jaana Lerssi-Uskelin, Laima Bulotaitė, Lāsma Kozlova, Svetlana Lakiša, Sigita Vičaitė

Open Access Review

Health risks in international container and bulk cargo transport due to volatile toxic compounds

Xaver Baur, Lygia Therese Budnik, Zhiwei Zhao, Magne Bratveit, Rune Djurhuus, Louis Verschoor, Federico Maria Rubino, Claudio Colosio, Jorgen R Jepsen

Open Access Research

Resilience of health-care workers in the UK; a cross-sectional survey

Andeep Sull, Nicholas Harland, Andrew Moore

Open Access Research

Health status and health-related quality of life of municipal waste collection workers – a cross-sectional survey

Marcial Velasco Garrido, Cordula Bittner, Volker Harth, Alexandra Marita Preisser

Open Access Research

The global variability of diatomaceous earth toxicity: a physicochemical and in vitro investigation

C. Nattrass, C. J. Horwell, D. E. Damby, A. Kermanizadeh, D. M. Brown, V. Stone

Open Access Research

Cut-off values for the applied version of the Beck Depression Inventory in a general working population

Uwe Rose, Stefanie March, Melanie Ebener, Jean-Baptist du Prel

Open Access Research

New models for prediction of micronuclei formation in nuclear medicine department workers

Sanja Terzic, Aleksandar Milovanovic, Jelena Dotlic, Boban Rakic, Milan Terzic

Open Access Case report

A case of methyl ethyl ketone peroxide poisoning and a review of complications and their management

Isurujith K. Liyanage, Mitrakrishnan R. Navinan, A C A Pathirana, H R I S Herath, Jevon Yudhishdran, Nilesh Fernandopulle, Aruna Kulatunga

Open Access Research

Comet assay based DNA evaluation of fuel filling stations and automobile workshops workers from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan

Muhammad Khisroon, Aisha Gul, Ajmal Khan, Naheed Ali, Farah Zaidi, Syed Basit Rasheed, Ahmadullah, Huma Akbar

Open Access Research

Do overweight workers profit by workplace health promotion, more than their normal-weight peers? Evaluation of a worksite intervention

Stefanie Mache, Sarah Jensen, Stefan Linnig, Reimo Jahn, Mirco Steudtner, Elke Ochsmann, Geraldine Preuß

Open Access Case Report

Two cases of hard metal lung disease showing gradual improvement in pulmonary function after avoiding dust exposure

Hiroya Terui, Satoshi Konno, Kichizo Kaga, Yoshihiro Matsuno, Kanako C. Hatanaka, Hiromi Kanno, Hiroshi Moriyama, Motohiro Uo, Masaharu Nishimura

Open Access Research

Health of the corporate worker: health risk assessment among staff of a corporate organization in Ghana

Henry Aidoo, Akye Essuman, Phyllis Aidoo, Anita O. Yawson, Alfred E. Yawson

Open Access Research

Contamination of health care workers’ coats at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia: the nosocomial risk

Susan Mwamungule, Henry Mwelwa Chimana, Sydney Malama, Geoffrey Mainda, Geoffrey Kwenda, John Bwalya Muma

Open Access Research

The Arab world’s contribution to solid waste literature: a bibliometric analysis

Sa’ed H. Zyoud, Samah W. Al-Jabi, Waleed M. Sweileh, Suleiman Al-Khalil, Shaher H. Zyoud, Ansam F. Sawalha, Rahmat Awang

Open Access Research

What do healthcare workers in elderly care know about occupational health and safety? An explorative survey

Stefanie Schönrock, Anja Schablon, Albert Nienhaus, Claudia Peters

Open Access Research

Lung function and fractional exhaled nitric oxide among petroleum refinery workers

Sultan Ayoub Meo, Abdulrahman Hamad Alrashed, Abdulrahman Abdulaziz Almana, Yazeed Ibrahim Altheiban, Mohammed Saud Aldosari, Nawaf Faleh Almudarra, Sulaiman Ali Alwabel

Open Access Research

Telemedicine – a scientometric and density equalizing analysis

David A. Groneberg, Shaghayegh Rahimian, Matthias Bundschuh, Mario Schwarzer, Alexander Gerber, Beatrix Kloft

Open Access Research

Subjective stress, objective heart rate variability-based stress, and recovery on workdays among overweight and psychologically distressed individuals: a cross-sectional study

Tiina Föhr, Asko Tolvanen, Tero Myllymäki, Elina Järvelä-Reijonen, Sanni Rantala, Riitta Korpela, Katri Peuhkuri, Marjukka Kolehmainen, Sampsa Puttonen, Raimo Lappalainen, Heikki Rusko, Urho M. Kujala

Open Access Research

Chronic low back pain among French healthcare workers and prognostic factors of return to work (RTW): a non-randomized controlled trial

B. Cougot, A. Petit, C. Paget, C. Roedlich, G. Fleury-Bahi, M. Fouquet, P. Menu, C. Dubois, C. Geraut, Y. Roquelaure, D. Tripodi

Open Access Research

Vaccination against hepatitis b virus: are Italian medical students sufficiently protected after the public vaccination programme?

Monica Lamberti, Alfredo De Rosa, Elpidio Maria Garzillo, Anna Rita Corvino, Nicola Sannolo, Stefania De Pascalis, Eliana Di Fiore, Claudia Westermann, Antonio Arnese, Di Giuseppe Gabriella, Albert Nienhaus, Antônio Paulino Ribeiro Sobrinho, Nicola Coppola

Open Access Review

Paracetamol as a toxic substance for children: aspects of legislation in selected countries

Menen E. Mund, David Quarcoo, Christoph Gyo, Dörthe Brüggmann, David A. Groneberg

Open Access Commentary

The occupational health of Santa Claus

Sebastian Straube, Xiangning Fan

Open Access Research

Occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens among healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study of a registry in Colombia

Carlos Pérez-Diaz, Omar-Javier Calixto, Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez, Juan S. Bravo-Ojeda, Carlos A. Botero-García, Erika Uribe-Pardo, Yesid F. Mantilla-Florez, Fabian Benitez, Ada Duran, Johana Osorio

Open Access Research

Use of alcohol and drugs by employees in selected business areas in Norway: a study using oral fluid testing and questionnaires

Hilde Marie Erøy Edvardsen, Inger Synnøve Moan, Asbjørg S. Christophersen, Hallvard Gjerde

Open Access Research

Usage of gloves for hair shampooing in German hairdressing salons

Madeleine Dulon, Björn Kähler, Sandra Kirvel, Günter Schlanstedt, Albert Nienhaus