This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to examine whether working beyond the standard working hours was associated with a greater risk of depressive disorder among workers included in ...

Introduction Worker Health Surveillance is a continuous and systematic process of gathering, analysis and dissemination of data on work-related events, focused on planning and implementation of ...

Environmental Epidemiology Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Lung function is a predictor of morbidity and mortality, and the chronic nature of lung function decline allows for preventive initiatives. Proinflammatory constituents of organic dust are considered ...

Objectives To measure air pollutant concentrations in Chinese restaurant kitchens using different stove types and assess their influence on workers' respiratory health. Methods 393 kitchen workers ...

Introduction Technologists working in nuclear medicine (NM) are exposed to higher radiation doses than most other occupationally exposed populations. The aim of this study was to estimate the risk of ...

The effects on health of prolonged but low level exposure to carbon monoxide (CO) are unclear. Studies of carbon monoxide exposure focus mainly on short term effects in experimental settings, or on ...

Objectives Person-related work requires workers to interact with individuals not employed at the workplace, such as clients ...

Objectives Person-related work requires workers to interact with individuals not employed at the workplace, such as clients and patients, and can cause emotional labour and conflict. These stressors ...

Economic downturns are, unfortunately, a recurring feature of public life. Whether driven by inflationary shocks, fiscal consolidation, political ideology or post-crisis recalibration, austerity ...