Sökning: "job-exposure matrix"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 10 avhandlingar innehållade orden job-exposure matrix.
1. The impact of airway-irritating exposure and wet work on subjects with allergy or other sensitivity : epidemiology and mechanisms
Sammanfattning : The prevalence of asthma and allergies is increasing, which means that the proportion of workers on the labour market with allergy or other sensitivity also increases. It is as of yet not known to what extent these persons with an elevated sensitivity in the airways or the skin are affected by exposure to irritating substances at work. LÄS MER
2. Extremly low frequency magnetic fields and breast cancer
Sammanfattning : Extremely low frequency magnetic fields (ELF EMF) arise around all electrical leaders and equipment that is ran by electricity. In our modem society basically everyone is therefore to some extent exposed to magnetic fields. LÄS MER
3. Risk factors and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis : an epidemiologic approach
Sammanfattning : Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a debilitating and rare disorder; progressively the patient’s muscles go into paralyses limiting their ability to walk, do day-to-day tasks, and eat. This thesis covers risk factors related to ALS. LÄS MER
4. Case-control studies on risk factors for myeloid leukemias and myelodysplastic syndromes
Sammanfattning : Case-control studies comprising telephone interviews for 333 cases of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), 226 cases of Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia (Ph+ CML), 330 cases of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), and matched controls were conducted. Information had to be obtained from next-of-kin much more often for cases (85%) than for controls (18%). LÄS MER
5. Health effects from occupational hand-arm vibration
Sammanfattning : Hand-arm vibration (HAV) is a common occupational exposure in Sweden and worldwide that causes both acute transient effects and persistent hand-arm symptoms. The health effects include vibration-induced Raynaud’s phenomenon, neuropathic symptoms, carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), and musculoskeletal disorders. LÄS MER