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Daniela Mokra, Romana Barosova and Juraj Mokry
Sex-based differences in bronchial asthma can already be observed in childhood, at which time allergic atopic asthma is more frequently found in boys than in girls. In adulthood, higher prevalence of asthma is reported in women, especially for the more s...
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Maasago Mercy Sepadi and Vusumuzi Nkosi
According to the best of our knowledge, there are no critical studies to date about associations between the work environment and prevalence of respiratory diseases and their symptoms among urban informal vendors in South Africa. This study followed a ri...
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Leif Berglund, Jan Johansson, Maria Johansson, Magnus Nygren, Björn Samuelson and Magnus Stenberg
The EU directive 92/57/EEC focuses on ensuring that health and safety-related matters are taken into consideration during every stage of construction-related work and has been introduced into the regulations of the member countries. In 2006, Sweden was t...
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Perpetua Modjadji, Morongwa Bokaba, Kebogile Elizabeth Mokwena, Tshimangadzo Selina Mudau, Kotsedi Daniel Monyeki and Peter Modupi Mphekgwana
Despite the occupational nature of truckers predisposing them to cardiovascular diseases and risk factors, data is scarce on their prevalence of obesity and its association with developing hypertension (HBP) and diabetes in South Africa. Extracted from t...
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Saleh A. Almatroodi, Amjad Ali Khan, Abdulaziz A. Aloliqi, Mansoor Ali Syed and Arshad Husain Rahmani
Chronic respiratory diseases are a leading cause of lung-related death worldwide. The vital factors causing lung pathogenesis include consistent exposure to tobacco smoke, air pollution, and occupational risks. Regarding the significant morbidity and mor...
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Manuel Javier Martínez Carrillo,Nuria Mateo Lorente,Antonio Espínola Jiménez
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According to data published by the International Labor Organization (ILO, 2019), it is estimated that worldwide, one worker dies every 15 seconds due to work-related accidents or diseases, and that in the same period of time, 153 workers suffer an occupa...
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Matthew Soeberg, Deborah A. Vallance, Victoria Keena, Ken Takahashi and James Leigh
The most effective way of reducing the global burden of asbestos-related diseases is through the implementation of asbestos bans and minimising occupational and non-occupational exposure to respirable asbestos fibres. Australia?s asbestos consumption pea...
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Gonçalo Marques, Cristina Roque Ferreira and Rui Pitarma
Occupational health can be strongly influenced by the indoor environment as people spend 90% of their time indoors. Although indoor air quality (IAQ) is not typically monitored, IAQ parameters could be in many instances very different from those defined ...
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Francesco Neri, Andrea Laschi, Cristiano Foderi, Fabio Fabiano, Lucia Bertuzzi and Enrico Marchi
In many activities, chainsaw users are exposed to the risk of injuries and several other hazard factors that may cause health problems. In fact, environmental and working conditions when using chainsaws result in workers’ exposure to hazards such a...
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Marco Quarato, Luigi De Maria, Maria Franca Gatti, Antonio Caputi, Francesca Mansi, Pietro Lorusso, Francesco Birtolo and Luigi Vimercati
(1) Background: Particulate matter increases the risk of respiratory, allergic and oncological diseases in both exposed workers and the general population due to its toxic compounds (e.g., PAHs, gases, heavy metals, microorganisms). The aim of this revie...
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