Objectives Night work disrupts sleep, which may increase inflammatory processes, pain sensitivity and pain perception. We ...

This systematic review examined the impact of unemployment and re-employment on mental health problems (depression, anxiety ...

Objectives Shift work disrupts hormonal rhythms, but evidence linking specific shift patterns to cortisol/melatonin ...

Objective While work provides a crucial source of income and purpose, pain can be a significant limiting factor. Yet robust empirical evidence on the factors underlying the link between pain and being ...

Background: The nested case-control design can be a very efficient approach to an epidemiological investigation. In order to obtain unbiased estimates of relative risk, controls should be selected by ...

1 Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA 2 Health Effects Laboratory Division, National ...

Correspondence to Dr Melanie Carder, Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK; melanie.carder{at}manchester.ac.uk Objectives Exposure to ...

Aims: This study examined the relation between months on the job and lost-time claim rates, with a particular focus on age related differences. Methods: Workers’ compensation records and labour force ...

Aims: To analyse the impact of overtime and extended working hours on the risk of occupational injuries and illnesses among a nationally representative sample of working adults from the United States.

3 Danish Cancer Research Centre, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark. Correspondence to Dr Zorana J Andersen, Department of Public Health, Center for Epidemiology and Screening, University of ...

Carel T J Hulshof, Academic Medical Center, Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, Amsterdam; c.t.hulshof{at}amc.uva.nl If you wish to reuse any or all of this ...

Correspondence to Professor Kjell Torén, Occupational and Environmental medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; ...