Objectives To explore the association between occupational noise exposure the preceding year and myocardial infarction (MI) and cumulatively. Methods Data came from the Swedish National Cohort on Work ...

Objectives Despite declining incidence rates for some cancers, the ageing workforce and improved survival have increased the number of workers with a history of cancer. Cancer treatment can affect ...

is a peer-reviewed journal covering hazards in the workplace and their health effects.

Objectives Research on the association between occupational noise and incident depression is limited. We investigated whether ...

Objectives The US Environmental Protection Agency has determined that formaldehyde presents an ‘unreasonable risk of injury to human health’. Occupational inhalation exposure is associated with short- ...

Objectives To prospectively determine the association between occupational biomechanical exposures and the incidence of surgically treated carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in Swedish male construction ...

Cadmium (Cd), a group 1 carcinogen, is linked to the development of pancreatic cancer. Not well-defined is the dose-response relationship between Cd and cancer development. This study investigated the ...

Objectives We investigated whether crowded workplaces, sharing surfaces and exposure to infections were factors associated with a positive test for influenza virus. Methods We studied 11 300 cases ...

Correspondence to Clara Miguel, Department of Clinical, Neuro and Developmental Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1081 HV, The Netherlands; clara.miguelsanz{at}vu.nl The current ...

Correspondence to Dr Ryan F Hoy, Monash Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash ...

Objective Firefighters and police often work in high-stress, complex environments with known and suspected carcinogenic exposures. We aimed to characterise cancer incidence among firefighters and ...

Correspondence to Dr Luoping Zhang, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; luoping{at}berkeley.edu Objective ...