10 articles in this issue
Yadollah Fathi,Majid Barati,Mitra Zandiyeh,Saeed Bashirian
Background: Operating room personnel are at high risk of needlestick injuries (NSIs) and exposure to blood and body fluids.Objective: To investigate the predictors of NSIs preventive behaviors during surgery among operating room personnel based on a healt... see more
Fatemeh Farzaneh,Amir Houshang Mehrparvar,Mohammad Hassan Lotfi
Background: Bladder cancer is the most common cancer of the urinary tract, with known occupational causes. The most effective way to prevent occupational cancers of the urinary tract is to prevent exposure to known carcinogens.Objective: To examine the re... see more
Mohammad Azimi,Mohammad Reza Bahrami,Vida Rezaei Hachesu,Javad Zavar Reza,Hamideh Mihanpour,Mohammad Javad Zare Sakhvidi,Mehrdad Mostaghaci
Background: Perchloroethylene is a halogenated solvent widely used in dry cleaning. International agency of research on cancer classified this chemical as a probable human carcinogen.Objective: To evaluate the extent of primary DNA damage in dry cleaner w... see more
Masoud Neghab,Mahdieh Delikhoon,Abbas Norouzian Baghani,Jafar Hassanzadeh
Background: Being exposed to cooking fumes, kitchen workers are occupationally at risk of multiple respiratory hazards. No conclusive evidence exists as to whether occupational exposure to these fumes is associated with acute and chronic pulmonary effects... see more
Quentin Durand-Moreau,Matthieu Dezutter,Gilles Quéré,Gilles Robinet,Pierre-Yves Le Roux,Brice Loddé,Jean-Dominique Dewitte
Occupational exposure to certain substances would cause cancer. Herein, we report on a case of a 58-year-old former orthoprostethist who died from a lung adenocarcinoma. He had a 3 pack-year history of smoking and a single exposure to asbestos during his ... see more
Saed Nserat,Abdulhalim Al-Musa,Yousef S Khader,Ahmad Abu Slaih,Ibrahim Iblan
Background: Occupational studies investigating the association between blood pressure and noise exposure are almost lacking in the Eastern Mediterranean Region countries.Objective: To determine the association between occupational exposure to high level o... see more
Sevim Çelik,Nurten Tasdemir,Aylin Kurt,Ebru Ilgezdi,Özge Kubalas
Background: Fatigue negatively affects the performance of intensive care nurses. Factors contributing to the fatigue experienced by nurses include lifestyle, psychological status, work organization and sleep problems.Objective: To determine the level of f... see more
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In some points in the article, the “repetitive work” should have been read “opinions influential.” The current version of the article on the Journal Web site and the MEDLINE records are correct.