Correspondence to Professor Hsien-Ho Lin, Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University, 17 Xu-Zhou Road, Rm706, Taipei 100, Taiwan; hsienho{at}ntu.edu.tw Objectives ...

Correspondence to Dr. Andrei Pyko, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm 171 77, Sweden; Andrei.pyko{at}ki.se Background There is limited evidence from longitudinal ...

Objective The US National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) recommends two pathways for eligibility for Early Lung Cancer Detection (ELCD) programmes. Option 2 includes individuals with occupational ...

Correspondence to Dr Xin Li, Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300211, China; lixinsci{at}126.com; Dr Sean X Leng, Division of Geriatric Medicine and ...

Aims: To analyse the impact of overtime and extended working hours on the risk of occupational injuries and illnesses among a nationally representative sample of working adults from the United States.

Correspondence to Dr Sergio Iavicoli, Occupational Medicine Department, Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome I-00040, Italy; s.iavicoli{at}inail.it Considering these data, it is clear ...

Correspondence to Dr Christine G Parks, Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA; parks1{at}niehs.nih.gov Objectives Farming has ...

Aims: To (1) evaluate the psychometric properties and (2) examine the ability to detect cases with anxiety disorder and depression in a population of employees absent from work because of mental ...

Work-related stress complaints are a growing societal problem. Occupational health professionals often play a key role in its prevention. However, studies providing an overview of preventive ...

Correspondence to Marie Vestergaard Vad, Occupational Medicine, Herning Hospital, Denmark and Occupational Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Danish Ramazzini Centre, Aarhus 8200, Denmark; ...

Objective Formaldehyde is a commonly used chemical in laboratories and has been regarded as a potential hazard to health. Researchers and students who work in medical laboratories have potentially a ...

Correspondence to Professor Yong-Long Xiao, Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 321 Zhongshan Rd. Nanjing 210008, China; ...