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[Health Surveillance Guide of workers using video display terminals: evaluation from a visual health perspective].

BACKGROUND Visual health surveillance is essential in the protection of workers who use video display terminals (VDT). In Spain, the most used is the Specific Health Surveillance Guide published in 1999 by the Ministry of Health. The increase of the scientific production upon computer related occupational visual hazards and the experience in its applicability during the last decade justify the ...

Thalidomide Embryopathy Report of a meeting of experts World Health Organization (WHO) Geneva, 2014

Diagnosis accuracy of two vision screeners for visual health surveillance of workers who use video display terminals

OBJECTIVE To compare the diagnostic accuracy of two vision screeners by a visual examination performed by an optometrist (gold standard) and to evaluate the concordance between both screeners and between each screener and the gold standard. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study that included computer workers who attended a routine yearly health examination. The study included administrativ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates

S outh Africa is performing well on certain selected maternal health process indicators; antenatal care attendance has remained over 90% since 1998; deliveries conducted by skilled health workers have increased from 84% in 1998 to 92% in 2003. Despite this, maternal mortality is on the increase, with the latest Saving Mothers Report showing that maternal mortality in the 2002-2004 triennium inc...

IZA Discussion Paper No. 206