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Content type: Research article
| 19 April 2018

Female non-smokers’ environmental tobacco smoking exposure by public transportation mode

Authors: Seyoung Kim, Jin-Soo Park, Minkyu Park, Yeji Kim, Sinye Lim and Hye-Eun Lee
Content type: Research article
| 18 April 2018

Relationship between residence characteristics and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure in housewives: second Korean National Environmental Health Survey (2012–2014)

Authors: Hyung-Gue Park, Na-Young Ha, Dae Hwan Kim, Jeong-Ho Kim, Chae-Kwan Lee, Kunhyung Kim and Ji Young Ryu
Content type: Research article
| 17 April 2018

Environmental exposure of heavy metal (lead and cadmium) and hearing loss: data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES 2010–2013)

Authors: Gu Hyeok Kang, Jun Young Uhm, Young Gon Choi, Eun Kye Kang, Soo Young Kim, Won Oh Choo and Seong Sil Chang
Content type: Research article
| 10 April 2018

Increased risk of thyroid cancer in female residents nearby nuclear power plants in Korea: was it due to detection bias?

Authors: Bong-Kyu Kim, Jung-Min Kim, Myoung-Hee Kim, Do-Myung Paek, Seung-Sik Hwang, Mi-Na Ha and Young-Su Ju
Content type: Case Report
| 28 March 2018

HCFC-123-induced toxic hepatitis and death at a Korean fire extinguisher manufacturing facility: a case series

Authors: Mu Young Shin, Jong Soo Park, Hae Dong Park and Jihye Lee

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Content type: Review
| 5 August 2013

Historical review of the List of Occupational Diseases recommended by the International Labour organization (ILO)

Authors: Eun-A Kim and Seong-Kyu Kang
Content type: Case report
| 22 October 2013

A Case of Occupational Asthma in a Plastic Injection Process Worker

Authors: Jong Suk Lee, Hyun Seok Kwak, Byung Soon Choi and So Young Park
Content type: Review
| 21 May 2013

Manganese Neurotoxicity: a Focus on Glutamate Transporters

Authors: Pratap Karki, Eunsook Lee and Michael Aschner
Content type: Research article
| 6 August 2014

Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Extremities Due to Extensive Usage of Hand Held Devices

Authors: Deepak Sharan, Mathankumar Mohandoss, Rameshkumar Ranganathan and Jeena Jose
Content type: Research article
| 21 May 2013

The Relationship of Liver Function Tests to Mixed Exposure to Lead and Organic Solvents

Authors: Won-Joon Chang, Kyu-Tak Joe, Hye-Young Park, Jong-Do Jeong and Duk-Hee Lee

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Aims and scope

Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (AOEM) is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers original contributions relevant to occupational and environmental medicine and related fields in the form of original articles, review articles, short letters and case reports.

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Sleepiness while driving and shiftwork patterns among Korean bus drivers

Seyoung Lee, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim, Junsu Byun and Taewon Jang

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AOEM, formerly Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, was founded in 1989 and re-launched at BioMed Central as an open access publication in 2013. A complete electronic archive of articles published between 1989 and 2012 can be found at the KSOEM website.

About the Editor-in-Chief

Sang Baek Ko is a Professor of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine. His research focuses on occupational epidemiology, job stress and work-related diseases.

Professor Ko also plays a major role in community- and industry-based job cohorts in South Korea.

About the Society

The Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (KSOEM) comprises more than 1,000 physicians and other health care professionals specializing in the field of occupational and environmental medicine. KSOEM is dedicated to promoting the health of workers by providing occupational medical examinations, fitness-for-work evaluations and assessing the degree to which workers' diseases are work-related, along with clinical care, research and education. KSOEM is also dedicated to improving the health of people exposed to environmental hazards by providing risk assessments, evaluating the links between environment and diseases, and supporting education. KSOEM holds scientific conferences twice a year and offers resident training in occupational and environmental medicine.

Members of KSOEM are entitled to a discounted article-processing charge when they publish in AOEM. To obtain the discount, members should contact the society through the Managing Editor Ji-Hyun Kim, before proceeding with submission of their article.

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Articles

Female non-smokers’ environmental tobacco smoking exposure by public transportation mode

Relationship between residence characteristics and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure in housewives: second Korean National Environmental Health Survey (2012–2014)

Environmental exposure of heavy metal (lead and cadmium) and hearing loss: data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES 2010–2013)

Increased risk of thyroid cancer in female residents nearby nuclear power plants in Korea: was it due to detection bias?

HCFC-123-induced toxic hepatitis and death at a Korean fire extinguisher manufacturing facility: a case series

Historical review of the List of Occupational Diseases recommended by the International Labour organization (ILO)

A Case of Occupational Asthma in a Plastic Injection Process Worker

Manganese Neurotoxicity: a Focus on Glutamate Transporters

Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Extremities Due to Extensive Usage of Hand Held Devices

The Relationship of Liver Function Tests to Mixed Exposure to Lead and Organic Solvents

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