International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

EDITORIAL / LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Letter to the Editor (April 4, 2018) concerning the paper “Histological findings and lung dust analysis as the basis for occupational disease compensation in asbestos-related lung cancer in Germany”

Philip J. Landrigan, Richard A. Lemen, on behalf of the Collegium Ramazzini

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01345

EDITORIAL / LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Letter to the Editor (August 24, 2017) concerning the paper “Occupational exposure to radon for underground tourist routes in Poland: Doses to lung and the risk of developing lung cancer”

S.M. Javad Mortazavi, Joseph John Bevelacqua, Krzysztof W. Fornalski, Charles W. Pennigton, James Welsh, Marek K. Janiak, Ludwik Dobrzyński, Mohan Doss

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2018;31(5):703–706

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01257

Abstract Article (PDF, 121.85 kB)

CASE REPORT

Increased sensibility to acute acoustic and blast trauma among patients with acoustic neuroma

Marzena Mielczarek, Jurek Olszewski

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2018;31(3):361–369

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01156

Abstract Article (PDF, 184.51 kB)

REVIEW PAPER

The risk of hearing loss associated with occupational exposure to organic solvents mixture with and without concurrent noise exposure: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Maryam Hormozi, Alireza Ansari-Moghaddam, Ramazan Mirzaei, Javid Dehghan Haghighi, Fatemeh Eftekharian

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2017;30(4):521–535

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01024

Abstract Article (PDF, 295.75 kB)

ORIGINAL PAPER

Screening survey of ocular, nasal, respiratory and skin symptoms in manicurists in Poland

Marta Kieć-Świerczyńska, Dominika Świerczyńska-Machura, Dorota Chomiczewska-Skóra, Beata Kręcisz, Jolanta Walusiak-Skorupa

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2017;30(6):887–896

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00961

Abstract Article (PDF, 206.01 kB)

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Did legal regulations change the reporting frequency of sharp injuries of medical personnel? Study from 36 hospitals in Łódź Province, Poland

Anna Garus-Pakowska, Mariusz Górajski, Franciszek Szatko

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2018;31(1):37–46

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01045

Abstract Article (PDF, 225.79 kB)

EDITORIAL / LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Response to the letter to editors concerning “Validity of mesothelin in occupational medicine practice”

Petra Smolková, Marie Nakládalová, Jana Zapletalová

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2016;29(6):881

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01101

Abstract Article (PDF, 69.9 kB)

EDITORIAL / LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Validity of mesothelin in occupational medicine practice

Dirk Taeger, Katarzyna Gawrych, Thomas Brüning

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2016;29(6):879–880

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01062

Abstract Article (PDF, 78.36 kB)

ORIGINAL PAPER

Occupational exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) in a plastic injection molding factory in Malaysia

Wided Kouidhi, Letchumi Thannimalay, Chen Sau Soon, Mustafa Ali Mohd

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2017;30(5):743–750

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00917

Abstract Article (PDF, 185.06 kB)

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Occupational exposure to radon for underground tourist routes in Poland: Doses to lung and the risk of developing lung cancer

Katarzyna Walczak, Jerzy Olszewski, Piotr Politański, Marek Zmyślony

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2017;30(5):687–694

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00987

Abstract Article (PDF, 185.63 kB)

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Occupational exposure to electromagnetic fields in the Polish Armed Forces

Jaromir Sobiech, Jarosław Kieliszek, Robert Puta, Dagmara Bartczak, Wanda Stankiewicz

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2017;30(4):565–577

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00696

Abstract Article (PDF, 1.97 MB)

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Exposure to self-reported occupational noise and diabetes – A cross-sectional relationship in 7th European Social Survey (ESS7, 2014)

Angel Mario Dzhambov

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2017;30(4):537–551

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00885

Abstract Article (PDF, 429.85 kB)

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Spatial and temporal variability of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis cases in Silesian Voivodeship in years 2006–2010

Ewa Niewiadomska, Małgorzata Kowalska, Jan E. Zejda

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2017;30(4):593–601

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00869

Abstract Article (PDF, 306.91 kB)

ORIGINAL PAPER

Faster health deterioration among nail technicians occupationally exposed to low levels of volatile organic compounds

Peter Grešner, Radosław Świercz, Wojciech Wąsowicz, Jolanta Gromadzińska

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2017;30(3):469–483

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00854

Abstract Article (PDF, 288.54 kB)

ORIGINAL PAPER

Exposure to diesel exhaust fumes in the context of exposure to ultrafine particles

Stella Bujak-Pietrek, Urszula Mikołajczyk, Irena Kamińska, Małgorzata Cieślak, Irena Szadkowska-Stańczyk

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2016;29(4):667–682

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00693

Abstract Article (PDF, 527.4 kB)

REVIEW PAPER

Risk agents related to work and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: An occupational medicine focus

Elpidio Maria Garzillo, Nadia Miraglia, Paola Pedata, Daniela Feola, Monica Lamberti

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2016;29(3):355–367

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00368

Abstract Article (PDF, 262.42 kB)

CASE REPORT

Pleural mesothelioma: Case-report of uncommon occupational asbestos exposure in a small furniture industry

Enrico Oddone, Marcello Imbriani

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2016;29(3):523–526

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00597

Abstract Article (PDF, 122.66 kB)

ORIGINAL PAPER

Validity of mesothelin in occupational medicine practice

Petra Smolková, Marie Nakládalová, Jana Zapletalová, Petr Jakubec, Helena Vildová, Vítězslav Kolek, Martin Petřek, Zdeněk Nakládal

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2016;29(3):395–404

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00637

Abstract Article (PDF, 225.56 kB)

ORIGINAL PAPER

Exposure to culturable and total microbiota in cultural heritage conservation laboratories

Rafał L. Górny, Aleksander S. Harkawy, Anna Ławniczek-Wałczyk, Joanna Karbowska-Berent, Agnieszka Wlazło, Anna Niesler, Małgorzata Gołofit-Szymczak, Marcin Cyprowski

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2016;29(2):255–275

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00630

Abstract Article (PDF, 787.89 kB)

ORIGINAL PAPER

Assessment of exposure to fungi in the heavily contaminated work environment (a solid waste sorting plant) based on the ergosterol analysis

Anna Iwona Kozajda, Karolina Jeżak, Małgorzata Sowiak, Beata Gutarowska, Irena Szadkowska-Stańczyk

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2015;28(5):813–821

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00455

Abstract Article (PDF, 222.4 kB)

ORIGINAL PAPER

Work environment factors and work sustainability in Norwegian cooks

Sindre Rabben Svedahl, Kristin Svendsen, Pål R. Romundstad, Torgunn Qvenild, Tonje Strømholm, Oddfrid Aas, Bjørn Hilt

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2016;29(1):41–53

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00446

Abstract Article (PDF, 720 kB)

REVIEW PAPER

Usefulness of biomarkers as intermediate endpoints in health risks posed by occupational lead exposure

Andrea Borghini, Emilio Antonio Gianicolo, Maria Grazia Andreassi

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2016;29(2):167–178

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00417

Abstract Article (PDF, 686.91 kB)

ORIGINAL PAPER

Molecular profile of sensitization in subjects with short occupational exposure to latex

Monica Lamberti, Rosaria Buonanno, Chiara Ritonnaro, Giancarlo Giovane, Vincenzo Crispino, Antonia Feola, Nicola Medici, Nicola Sannolo, Angelina Di Carlo, Marina Di Domenico

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2015;28(5):841–848

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00413

Abstract Article (PDF, 205.61 kB)

ORIGINAL PAPER

Estimate of radon exposure in geothermal SPAs in Poland

Katarzyna Walczak, Jerzy Olszewski, Marek Zmyślony

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2016;29(1):161–166

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00404

Abstract Article (PDF, 632.22 kB)

ORIGINAL PAPER

Blood lead determinants and the prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms in firearm users in Mexico

Guadalupe Aguilar Madrid, Liliana Téllez-Cárdenas, Cuauhtémoc Arturo Juárez-Pérez, Luis Cuauhtémoc Haro-García, Adriana Mercado-García, Rodrigo Gopar-Nieto, Alejandro Cabello-López

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2016;29(2):219–228

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00358

Abstract Article (PDF, 641.1 kB)

ORIGINAL PAPER

Occupational exposure to diisocyanates in polyurethane foam factory workers

Dominika Świerczyńska-Machura, Sławomir Brzeźnicki, Ewa Nowakowska-Świrta, Jolanta Walusiak-Skorupa, Tomasz Wittczak, Wojciech Dudek, Marzena Bonczarowska, Wiktor Wesolowski, Sławomir Czerczak, Cezary Pałczyński

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2015;28(6):985–998

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00284

Abstract Article (PDF, 701.61 kB)

CASE REPORT

Acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis after inhalation of a water repellent

David Bennett, Elena Bargagli, Rosa Metella Refini, Maria Grazia Pieroni, Antonella Fossi, Riccardo Romeo, Luca Volterrani, Maria Antonietta Mazzei, Paola Rottoli

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2015;28(4):775–779

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00462

Abstract Article (PDF, 245.11 kB)

ORIGINAL PAPER

Paternal occupational exposures and the risk of congenital malformations — A case-control study

Mohamed El-Helaly, Kamal Abdel-Elah, Ayman Haussein, Hend Shalaby

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2011;24(2):218–227

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13382-011-0019-x

Abstract Article (PDF, 265 kB)

ORIGINAL PAPER

Asbestos in Poland: Occupational health problems

Neonila Szeszenia-Dąbrowska, Beata Świątkowska, Zuzanna Szubert, Urszula Wilczyńska

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2011;24(2):142–152

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13382-011-0020-4

Abstract Article (PDF, 366 kB)

ORIGINAL PAPER

Occupational allergy to birds within the population of Polish bird keepers employed in zoo gardens

Sylwia Świderska-Kiełbik, Anna Krakowiak, Marta Wiszniewska, Ewa Nowakowska-Świrta, Jolanta Walusiak-Skorupa, Konrad Śliwkiewicz, Cezary Pałczyński

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2011;24(3):292–303

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13382-011-0027-x

Abstract Article (PDF, 283 kB)

CASE REPORT

Menometrorrhagia in magnetic resonance imaging operators with copper intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUDS): A case report

Fabriziomaria Gobba, Nadia Bianchi, Paolo Verga, Gian Marco Contessa, Paolo Rossi

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2012;25(1):97–102

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13382-012-0005-y

Abstract Article (PDF, 166 kB)

ORIGINAL PAPER

The variability of bacterial aerosol in poultry houses depending on selected factors

Karolina Bródka, Anna Kozajda, Alina Buczyńska, Irena Szadkowska-Stańczyk

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2012;25(3):281–293

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/S13382-012-0032-8

Abstract Article (PDF, 274 kB)

CASE REPORT

The relationship between manganism and the workplace environment in China

Yongyi Wang, Jian Xue, Shuqun Cheng, Yubin Ding, Junlin He, Xueqing Liu, Xuemei Chen, Yingxiong Wang, Xiangyu Feng, Yinyin Xia

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2012;25(4):501–505

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13382-012-0049-z

Abstract Article (PDF, 162 kB)

ORIGINAL PAPER

Night shift work characteristics and occupational co-exposures in industrial plants in Łódź, Poland

Beata Pepłońska, Weronika Burdelak, Agnieszka Bukowska, Jolanta Krysicka, Katarzyna Konieczko

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2013;26(4):522–534

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13382-013-0126-y

Abstract Article (PDF, 279 kB)

ORIGINAL PAPER

Total prohibition of smoking but not partial restriction effectively reduced exposure to tobacco smoke among restaurant workers in Finland

Jere Reijula, Tom Johnsson, Simo Kaleva, Tapani Tuomi, Kari Reijula

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2013;26(5):682–692

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13382-013-0145-8

Abstract Article (PDF, 269 kB)

ORIGINAL PAPER

Polymorphisms in the p53 pathway genes and micronucleus occurrence in Chinese vinyl chloride-exposed workers

Yong Li, Nan-Nan Feng, Guang-Hui Zhang, Qi Wang, Yan-Hui Hao, Ya Nanzhang, Changxu Long, Yongliang Li, Paul W. Brandt-Rauf, Zhao-Lin Xia

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2013;26(6):825–836

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13382-013-0155-6

Abstract Article (PDF, 215 kB)

ORIGINAL PAPER

Evaluation of exposure to electromagnetic radiofrequency radiation in the indoor workplace accessible to the public by the use of frequency-selective exposimeters

Krzysztof Gryz, Jolanta Karpowicz, Wiesław Leszko, Patryk Zradziński

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2014;27(6):1043–1054

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13382-014-0334-0

Abstract Article (PDF, 325 kB)

ORIGINAL PAPER

Neurological and neurophysiological examinations of workers exposed to arsenic levels exceeding hygiene standards

Halina Sińczuk-Walczak, Beata M. Janasik, Małgorzata Trzcinka-Ochocka, Magdalena Stanisławska, Maria Szymczak, Tadeusz Hałatek, Jolanta Walusiak-Skorupa

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2014;27(6):1013–1025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13382-014-0316-2

Abstract Article (PDF, 265 kB)

SHORT COMMUNICATION

Secondhand smoke exposure within semi-open air cafes and tobacco specific 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol (NNAL) concentrations among nonsmoking employees

Constantine I. Vardavas, Maria Karabela, Israel T. Agaku, Yuko Matsunaga, Antonis Myridakis, Antonis Kouvarakis, Euripides G. Stephanou, Maria Lymperi, Panagiotis K. Behrakis

Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2014;27(5):875–881

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13382-014-0294-4

Abstract Article (PDF, 166 kB)

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