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Publikováno v:
Journal of environmental health. 79(9)
Cosmetologists face a variety of occupational health and safety challenges. To gather information on respiratory issues related to work as a cosmetologist, licensed cosmetologists were invited by e-mail to participate in a short online survey. The su
Publikováno v:
Cancer Causes & Control
Background The study of the geographical distribution of disease has expanded greatly with GIS technology and its application to increasingly available public health data. The emergence of this technology has increased the challenges for public healt
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American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 23:161-169
Worker notification can involve a broad range of activities including medical screening, personal and mass communications, cohort identification and tracing, and even litigation. The inclusion or exclusion of various supporting activities in a worker
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Cancer Causes and Control. 3:69-75
Several methods have been used to estimate the lifetime probability of cancer, such as simple cumulative incidence or competing risk models. These methods are characterized by either simplistic assumptions or detailed computations. The standard perso
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American Journal of Epidemiology. 132:48-52
Between 1981 and 1988, the Minnesota Department of Health actively responded to over 400 reports from persons concerned about disease occurrence in their community, school, or workplace. Almost all of these reports involved perceived excesses of case
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Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP. 52
A 70% excess of mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer, has been reported among men in northeastern Minnesota, where iron mining has been the major industry. The Minnesota Department of Health has studied iron miners who developed mesothelioma to i
Publikováno v:
American journal of epidemiology. 132
In spite of their limitations, mortality data are used in many epidemiologic and public health settings. In this investigation, the authors examined the extent to which community cancer mortality rates were affected by incorrect reporting or coding o
Autor:
Robert S. Banks, Allan N. Williams
Publikováno v:
IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems. :2640-2648
There are presently four high-voltage direct-current (HVdc) transmission systems operational in North America. A 1980 health perceptions survey concerning the Minnesota segment of one of these lines has indicated that a substantial minority of respon
Autor:
Allan N. Williams, Marian C. Marbury, Rebecca A. Johnson, Wendy K. Scharber, Alan P. Bender, Jack S. Mandel, David L. Parker
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 15:531-543
In 1984, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) began a cohort mortality study of 4,849 workers to follow up concerns with the health and safety of highway maintenance workers (HMWs). A total of 1,530 deaths had occurred, resulting in a standardize
Autor:
Jack S. Mandel, Marian C. Marbury, Wendy K. Scharber, Allan N. Williams, David L. Parker, Rebecca A. Johnson, Alan P. Bender
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 15:545-556
Highway maintenance workers (HMWs) have been exposed to a broad range of potentially toxic substances, including diesel fuels and exhaust, asphalts and tars, herbicides, gasoline, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, benzene, and lead. The number of cu