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

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

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 ...

Statistics Branch (Epidemiology Group), Health and Safety Executive, Bootle, United Kingdom Correspondence to John T Hodgson, Statistics Branch (Epidemiology Group), Health and Safety; Executive, ...

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 ...

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.

J Bos, P P F M Kuijer, M H W Frings-Dresen, Coronel Institute for Occupational and Environmental Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Correspondence to: Drs ...

Objectives: To investigate the frequency, circumstances, and causes of occupational accidents aboard merchant ships in international trade, and to identify risk factors for the occurrence of ...

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

Correspondence to Dr Jeremy Tang Hua, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO 80206, USA; huaj{at}njhealth.org Objectives To investigate ...