Search for dissertations about: "job-exposure matrix"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words job-exposure matrix.

2. 1. The impact of airway-irritating exposure and wet work on subjects with allergy or other sensitivity : epidemiology and mechanisms

   Author : Pernilla Wiebert; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Air pollution; allergic rhinitis; allergy; asthma; blood; carbonaceous; circulation; clearance; cohort; dermatitis; epidemiology; exposure assessment; Indium-111; inhalation; job-exposure matrix; lung; occupation; retention; Technegas generator; Technetium-99m; translocation; ultrafine particles;

   Abstract : The prevalence of asthma and allergies is increasing, which means that the proportion of workers on the labour market with allergy or other sensitivity also increases. It is as of yet not known to what extent these persons with an elevated sensitivity in the airways or the skin are affected by exposure to irritating substances at work. READ MORE

4. 2. Extremly low frequency magnetic fields and breast cancer

   Author : Ulla Forssén; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Extremely low frequency magnetic fields (ELF EMF) arise around all electrical leaders and equipment that is ran by electricity. In our modem society basically everyone is therefore to some extent exposed to magnetic fields. READ MORE

5. 3. Risk factors and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis : an epidemiologic approach

   Author : Tracy Peters; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a debilitating and rare disorder; progressively the patient’s muscles go into paralyses limiting their ability to walk, do day-to-day tasks, and eat. This thesis covers risk factors related to ALS. READ MORE

6. 4. Case-control studies on risk factors for myeloid leukemias and myelodysplastic syndromes

   Author : Jonas Björk; Avdelningen för arbets- och miljömedicin; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; epidemiologic methods; bias epidemiology ; attributable fraction; smoking; hobbies; occupational exposure; chromosome aberrations; epidemiology; cytogenetic; Occupational health; industrial medicine; Yrkesmedicin; arbetsmiljömedicin;

   Abstract : Case-control studies comprising telephone interviews for 333 cases of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), 226 cases of Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia (Ph+ CML), 330 cases of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), and matched controls were conducted. Information had to be obtained from next-of-kin much more often for cases (85%) than for controls (18%). READ MORE

7. 5. Health effects from occupational hand-arm vibration

   Author : Per Vihlborg; Pål Graff; Sverre Wikström; Karim Makdoumi; Magnus Svartengren; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Hand-arm vibration; Raynaud’s phenomenon; vibration white finger; carpal tunnel syndrome; acute vibration exposure; neuropathy;

   Abstract : Hand-arm vibration (HAV) is a common occupational exposure in Sweden and worldwide that causes both acute transient effects and persistent hand-arm symptoms. The health effects include vibration-induced Raynaud’s phenomenon, neuropathic symptoms, carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), and musculoskeletal disorders. READ MORE