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  1. This study is aimed at finding out the relationship between long working hours, one of major job stress elements, and hearing impairment in unexposed workers to occupational and environmental noise.

    Authors: Jung-Woo Park, Jin-Soo Park, Seyoung Kim, Minkyu Park, Hyunrim Choi and Sinye Lim
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:55
  2. To identify adverse renal effects due to air pollution derived from a cement plant in Korea. Urinary n-acetyl-B-glucosaminidase (U-NAG) levels in residents living near a cement plant were compared to those in ...

    Authors: Min Soo Jung, Jae Yoon Kim, Hyun Seung Lee, Chul Gab Lee and Han Soo Song
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:52
  3. The purpose of this study was to investigate hearing threshold changes of workers with unilateral conductive hearing loss who were exposed to workplace noise for 8-years.

    Authors: Sang Jin Park, Joo Hyun Sung, Chang Sun Sim, Seok Hyeon Yun, Jeong Han Yeom, Joong-Keun Kwon and Jiho Lee
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:51
  4. It is common that physicians go to work while sick and therefore it is important to understand the reasons behind. Previous research has shown that women and men differ in health and health related behavior. I...

    Authors: Marie Gustafsson Sendén, Karin Schenck-Gustafsson and Ann Fridner
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:50
  5. Worldwide, exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) has been responsible for more than 0.6 million deaths and 10.9 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYS) lost in never smokers in 2004. The world health orga...

    Authors: Seong-Jin Kim, Dirga Kumar Lamichhane, Shin-Goo Park, Bum-Joon Lee, So-Hyun Moon, Sung-Min Park, Hyun-Suk Jang and Hwan-Cheol Kim
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:49
  6. This study aimed to determine the association between shift work and inflammatory markers, which are independent risk factors of cardiovascular diseases, in male manual workers at a display manufacturing company.

    Authors: Seong-Woo Kim, Eun-Chul Jang, Soon-Chan Kwon, Wook Han, Min-Sung Kang, Young-Hyeon Nam and Yong-Jin Lee
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:48
  7. The aim of this study was to investigate whether type of work is associated with anxiety and depression using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Additionally, we investigated the impact of numbe...

    Authors: WonYang Kang, Won-Ju Park, Keun-Ho Jang, Hyeong-Min Lim, Ji-Sung Ann, Seung-hyeon Cho and Jai-Dong Moon
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:47
  8. Sleep disorder is a disease that causes reduction in quality of life and work efficiency of workers. This study was performed to investigate the relationship between job-related stress factor and sleep disorde...

    Authors: Gyuree Kim, Bokki Min, Jaeyoup Jung, Domyung Paek and Sung-il Cho
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:46
  9. Harassment means systemic and repeated unethical acts. Research on workplace harassment have been conducted widely and the NAQ-R has been widely used for the researches. But this tool, however the limitations ...

    Authors: Myeongjun Lee, Hyunjung Kim, Donghee Shin and Sangyun Lee
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:45
  10. It is thought that computer familiarity has increased significantly since 2004 as well as the use of computers. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of computer familiarity and types of keyboard and comput...

    Authors: Nak Joon Baek, Gun Il Park, Young Seok Byun, Man Joong Jeon and Joon Sakong
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:44
  11. The rapid aging trend in South Korea will cause a growing shortage of labor and decreasing quality of the labor force. The purpose of this commentary is to recommend a health care strategy to maintain and prom...

    Authors: Jungsun Park, Jong-tae Park, Soo Geun Kim, Cheol-In Yoo, Junseok Son, Jun Yim, Dae-seong Kim, Kyung Young Rhee and Yangho Kim
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:42
  12. Presenteeism, a concept that has recently undergone active study, is the act of attending work while sick. This study investigates the association between presenteeism and various psychosocial factors within w...

    Authors: Yun-Sik Cho, Jae Bum Park, Kyung-Jong Lee, Kyoung-Bok Min and Chul-In Baek
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:41
  13. Water – related diseases are worldwide health concern. Microbial contamination and contaminant products in water are a source of disease outbreaks and development of cumulative toxic effects. Ensuring safe wat...

    Authors: Waleed M. Sweileh, Sa’ed H. Zyoud, Samah W. Al-Jabi, Ansam F. Sawalha and Naser Y. Shraim
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:40
  14. Previous studies have reported the effects of direction of shift rotation on sleep, however, the findings are inconsistent. In this study, we investigated sleep quality related to direction of shift rotation u...

    Authors: Youil Shon, Seungho Ryu, Byung-Seong Suh, Soo-Geun Kim, Won-Sool Kim, Hee-Seung Son, Hee-Yun Kim and Han-Seur Jeong
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:37
  15. Cleanroom air is extremely dry, as it is maintained within 1 % of relative humidity. Few studies have assessed the dermatologic life quality of workers in ultralow-humidity environments. Therefore, we aimed to...

    Authors: Jae Jung Cheon, Jun Young Uhm, Gu Hyeok Kang, Eun Gye Kang, Soo Young Kim and Seong Sil Chang
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:39
  16. Aircraft noise is a major environmental noise problem. This study was conducted in order to investigate the relationship between sleep disturbance and exposure to aircraft noise on the residents who are living...

    Authors: Kyeong Min Kwak, Young-Su Ju, Young-Jun Kwon, Yun Kyung Chung, Bong Kyu Kim, Hyunjoo Kim and Kanwoo Youn
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:38
  17. Previous studies have identified a link between gender and the various risk factors associated with obesity. We examined obesity risk factors in working adults to identify the effects of differences in body ma...

    Authors: Byung-Mi Kim, Bo-Eun Lee, Hye-Sook Park, Young-Ju Kim, Young-Ju Suh, Jeong-youn Kim, Ji-Young Shin and Eun-Hee Ha
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:36
  18. IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common form of glomerulonephritis, a principal cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) worldwide. The mechanisms of onset and progression of IgAN have not been fully revealed...

    Authors: Bokki Min, Gyuree Kim, Taesun Kang, Chungsik Yoon, Sung-il Cho and Domyung Paek
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:35
  19. Construction site supervisors are exposed to many chemicals, dusts, and metals including asbestos. Asbestos is a hazardous chemical that is carcinogenic. Laryngeal cancer is not a rare disease in Korea. The mo...

    Authors: Sooyong Roh, Soyong Park, Gyeong Tae and Jaechul Song
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:34
  20. Environmentally induced, occupational diseases are increasing worldwide, especially in rural agricultural communities. Poverty-associated malnutrition, environmental hazards and pollution, and lack of access t...

    Authors: Shehani A. Wimalawansa and Sunil J. Wimalawansa
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:33
  21. Discrimination is a long-standing social problem, and interest in the health effects of discrimination has been increasing. Unfortunately, Korean workers experience various types and combinations of discrimina...

    Authors: Sang Hyun Lee, Hee Sung Lee, Guang Hwi Kim, June-Hee Lee, Kyung-Jae Lee and Joo Ja Kim
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:32
  22. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has been used to compute nitrous oxide (N2O) levels within a room during the administration of an equimolar mix of N2O/oxygen (EMONO) in the clinical setting. This study modelle...

    Authors: Marine Pichelin, Catherine Billoet and Georges Caillibotte
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:30
  23. A study was performed on the accidental chlorine gas leakage that occurred in a factory of printed circuit boards manufactured without chlorine. Health examination was performed for all 52 workers suspected of...

    Authors: Sung-Woo Han, Won-Jun Choi, Min-Kee Yi, Seng-Ho Song, Dong-Hoon Lee and Sang-Hwan Han
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:29
  24. Recently, the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry has been growing rapidly in many countries in the world, including in Arab countries. Pharmaceuticals reach aquatic environments and are prevalent at small c...

    Authors: Sa’ed H. Zyoud, Shaher H. Zyoud, Samah W. Al-Jabi, Waleed M. Sweileh and Rahmat Awang
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:28
  25. The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with heart rate variability in firefighters working in a metropolitan city in South Korea.

    Authors: Jae-Hong Shin, Jung-Youb Lee, Seon-Hee Yang, Mi-Young Lee and In-Sung Chung
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:25
  26. Nicotine dependence and its severity are often determined by individuals’ psychosocial factors.This study purposed to analyze how Korean workers’ job stress is related with their nicotine dependence according ...

    Authors: Seung Rak Son, Byeong Moo Choe, Seong Hwan Kim, Young Seoub Hong and Byoung Gwon Kim
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:27
  27. Police officers are often required to undertake physically demanding tasks, like lifting, dragging and pursuing a suspect. Therefore, physical performance is a key requirement.

    Authors: James Jay Dawes, Robin Marc Orr, Claire Louise Siekaniec, Andrea Annie Vanderwoude and Rodney Pope
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:26
  28. There are few reports about work-related factors associated with Sjögren’s syndrome. We report a case of overlap syndrome with Sjögren’s syndrome and systemic sclerosis.

    Authors: Min-Kee Yi, Won-Jun Choi, Sung-Woo Han, Seng-Ho Song, Dong-Hoon Lee, Sun Young Kyung and Sang-Hwan Han
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:24
  29. Gejang (marinated crab) is a favorite traditional food and a main source of crab intake among Koreans. The present study aimed to identify the possibility of cadmium inflow to the body...

    Authors: Chang Yul Choi, Gun Il Park, Young Seok Byun, Man Joong Jeon, Kwang Hae Choi and Joon Sakong
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:23
  30. The present study investigated the prevalence of depressive symptoms in older Koreans and identified associations between depressive symptoms and occupational factors.

    Authors: Hyun Park, Young Hwangbo, Yong-Jin Lee, Eun-Chul Jang and Wook Han
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:22
  31. An association between silica exposure and autoimmune diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated v...

    Authors: Ji-Won Lee, Jun-Pyo Myong, Yeong-Jin Choi, Seyoung Lee, Bum Seak Jo and Jung-Wan Koo
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:21
  32. Older yet still abundant munitions such as tetryl present easily forgotten health hazards and associated needs for worker protection.

    Authors: Walla A. Alfaraj, Brian McMillan, Alan M. Ducatman and Charles L. Werntz III
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:20
  33. The aim of this study was to identify the relationships between borderline serum liver enzyme abnormalities and the incidence of impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and diabetes mellitus (DM) during a 7-year follow...

    Authors: Jin-Hyun Yu, Jin-Seok Kim, Mee-Ra Lee, Seong-Yong Yoon, Seong-Yong Cho, Seung-Hyun Yoo and Boo-Il Kim
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:18
  34. To identify adverse pulmonary health effects due to air pollution derived from a cement plant in Korea. The emphysema prevalence in residents around a cement plant was compared to that in the group who live fa...

    Authors: Hyun Seung Lee, Chul Gab Lee, Dong Hun Kim, Han Soo Song, Min Soo Jung, Jae Yoon Kim, Choong Hee Park, Seung Chul Ahn and Seung Do Yu
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:17
  35. Dengue fever is one of the most dominant vector-borne diseases, putting approximately 3.9 billion people at risk worldwide. While it is generally vector-borne, other routes of transmission such as needlestick ...

    Authors: Changhwan Lee, Eun Jung Jang, Donghyok Kwon, Heun Choi, Jung Wan Park and Geun-Ryang Bae
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:16
  36. Lung cancer has high mortality and incidence rates. The leading causes of lung cancer are smoking and radon exposure. Indeed, the World Health Organization (WHO) has categorized radon as a carcinogenic substan...

    Authors: Ji Young Yoon, Jung-Dong Lee, So Won Joo and Dae Ryong Kang
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:15
  37. Although the incidence and mortality for most cancers such as lung and colon are decreasing in several countries, they are increasing in several developed countries because of an unhealthy western lifestyles i...

    Authors: Jung Ran Choi, Seong Yong Park, O Kyu Noh, Young Wha Koh and Dae Ryong Kang
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:13
  38. Lung cancer was the second highest absolute cancer incidence globally and the first cause of cancer mortality in 2014. Indoor radon is the second leading risk factor of lung cancer after cigarette smoking amon...

    Authors: Juhwan Noh, Jungwoo Sohn, Jaelim Cho, Dae Ryong Kang, Sowon Joo, Changsoo Kim and Dong Chun Shin
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:12
  39. Eleven cohorts of miners occupationally exposed to relatively high concentrations of radon showed a statistically significantly high risk of lung cancer, while three cohorts from the general population showed ...

    Authors: Sung-Soo Oh, Sangbaek Koh, Heetae Kang and Jonggu Lee
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:11
  40. Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related death in the world. Smoking is definitely the most important risk factor for lung cancer. Radon (222Rn) is a natural gas produced from radium (226Ra) in the decay ...

    Authors: Seungsoo Sheen, Keu Sung Lee, Wou Young Chung, Saeil Nam and Dae Ryong Kang
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:9

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  41. Exposure to radon gas is the second most common cause of lung cancer after smoking. A large number of studies have reported that exposure to indoor radon, even at low concentrations, is associated with lung ca...

    Authors: Si-Heon Kim, Won Ju Hwang, Jeong-Sook Cho and Dae Ryong Kang
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:8
  42. Previous studies on the association between shift or night work and weight change have been focused on finding the risk of weight gain caused by shift or night work. In this study, we aimed to reveal the risk ...

    Authors: Jongho Kwon, Jung-Woo Park, Jin-Soo Park, Seyoung Kim, Hyunrim Choi and Sinye Lim
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:4
  43. Low Back Pain (LBP) is the commonest musculoskeletal disorder and an important occupational hazard among healthcare workers (HCWs) that peaks among Operating Room (OR) staff. This cross-sectional study aimed t...

    Authors: Moath Bin Homaid, Doaa Abdelmoety, Waleed Alshareef, Amer Alghamdi, Fareed Alhozali, Naif Alfahmi, Wael Hafiz, Abdulrahman Alzahrani and Soha Elmorsy
    Citation: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 28:1

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