background carpal tunnel syndrome (cts) is common in the industrial setting. however,there is a controversy about the sole role of occupational ergonomic hazards in cts. conclusions although this article had limitations, our findings suggest that the level of occupational exposure is an indicator of cts development. objectives this study was conducted among assembling workers of a detergent fac...

introduction: active personal dosimeters (apds) are well accepted as useful and reliable instruments for individual dosimetry measurements. apds have many advantages compared with passive dosimeters for individual external radiation dose assessments. in routine monitoring, occupational exposure is carried out for verification and demonstration of compliance with the regulatory dose limits. so, ...

Academic journals in a specialist field provide an interesting historical record of its development and progression over time. This article describes the evolution of some major international journals of occupational medicine, including some historical background on their editorial board. As North America, the United Kingdom, and Northern Europe are known to have the highest contribution to sci...

1Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 704, Taiwan 2Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan 704, Taiwan 3Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Selangor, Malaysia 4Department of Occupational Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan 7...

Slovenia is a small, fast developing country in the EU with approximately 2,000,000 inhabitants and 700,000 employed. Occupational medicine has been present in Slovenia for as long as 500 yr. Today, 130 specialists of occupational medicine are in charge of health protection of the employed (including transport workers and athletes). There are also 1,100 safety engineers, who take care of the te...

The origins of the recorded history of occupational medicine are usually dated to the time of Hippocrates (c 460 BCE-c 370 BCE).' 2 Hippocrates's admonition to his followers to observe the environment of their patients was complemented by his descriptions of the diseases of certain occupations including those of metallurgists, fullers, tailors, horsemen, farmhands, and fishermen.' 2 Before Hipp...

OBJECTIVES The study aimed at assessment of the Polish occupational medicine service system after over ten years of functioning in the current shape, made by occupational nurses. The article focuses on the job satisfaction level among Polish occupational medicine nurses. MATERIALS AND METHODS The survey was performed among 600 randomly selected occupational medicine nurses, registered in the ...

OBJECTIVE Characterizing the technical quality of occupational medicine services being provided by occupational health supply providing institutions (OHSPI) in Colombia's main cities. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a national descriptive cross-sectional study (2009- 2010) in which a diagnostic survey was used for obtaining data regarding 192 OHSPI. RESULTS The study demonstrated that 76 % o...

BACKGROUND An estimated 3200 UK general practitioners (GPs) practise occupational medicine on a sessional basis. AIM To assess the educational needs of GPs practising occupational medicine and participating in The Health and Occupational Reporting (THOR) network. METHODS A questionnaire survey of GPs participating in a national reporting scheme, recording occupational ill-health from genera...

Center for Management of Occupational Injury and Disease, National Taiwan University Hospital, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, ChaoYang University of Technology, Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Council of Labor Affairs and Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial H...