Background Depressive symptoms are potential outcomes of poorly functioning work
environments. Such symptoms are frequent and cause considerable suffering for the …

Background Practitioners and decision makers in the medical and insurance systems need
knowledge on the relationship between work exposures and burnout. Many burnout studies …

The First International Research Workshop on Mesoamerican Nephropathy (MeN) met in
Costa Rica in November 2012 to discuss how to establish the extent and degree of MeN …

OBJECTIVES: This study examined the role of decision latitude and job strain in the etiology
of a first myocardial infarction. METHODS: Eligible case patients were all full-time working …

BACKGROUND: An epidemic of chronic kidney disease of unknown cause has emerged
along the Pacific coast of Central America, particularly in relatively young male sugarcane …

Large worker populations in the Third World are exposed to increasing amounts of
pesticides, including pesticides severely restricted and banned in industrialized countries …

Vingaård (Department of Occupational Medicine, Karolinska Hospital, S-10401, Stockholm,
Sweden), Alfredsson L, Goldie I and Hogstedt C. Occupation and osteoarthrosis of the hip …

OBJECTIVES The aim was to examine the relation between osteoarthrosis of the knee
leading to prosthetic surgery among men and women and overweight, smoking, and …

Objectives This study investigated the effect of lifelong physical load from work on the
development of knee osteoarthrosis (OA) leading to prosthetic surgery among men and …

Background. Professional drivers are at an increased risk of myocardial infarction but the
underlying causes for this increased risk are uncertain. Methods. We identified all first events …