6 articles in this issue
Yu-Hao Wang,Hsing-Hao Su,Lan Hsu,Chung-Yang Wang,Pi-Hsiung Wu
Background: With a global rising trend in prevalence of allergic diseases, more attention has been paid to investigation of environmental risk factors. Many risk factors have so far been identified. However, novel risk factors specific to Taiwanese enviro... see more
Shabnam Abtahi,Mahyar Malekzadeh,Ghafour Nikravan,Abbas Ghaderi
Background: Occupational exposures to respirable synthetic vitreous fiber (SVF) and dust are associated with many lung diseases including lung cancer. Low-dose computed tomography is used for screening patients who are highly suspicious of having lung car... see more
Ahmed A Ismail,Mohammed Almalki,Ahmed Agag,Yahya M Solan,Ibrahim A Bani
Background: Pesticide applicators are at risk of developing neurological symptoms and neurobehavioral deficits. This risk may increase if the applicator chews stimulant plants like khat.Objective: To examine the sociodemographic and exposure determinants ... see more
Ramin Mehrdad,Gholamreza Pouryaghoub,Mahboubeh Moradi
Background: The occupation of the people can influence the development of metabolic syndrome.Objective: To determine the association between metabolic syndrome and its determinants with the job rank in workers of a large car factory in Iran.Methods: 3989 ... see more
Habibe Momeni,Seyyedeh Fatemeh Tabatabaei Fard,Aliye Arefinejad,Afsane Afzali,Farkhonde Talebi,Elham Rahmanpour Salmani
Background: The presence of toxic and pathogenic agents in the dental waste products has made it to be classified as “hazardous waste.”Objective: To assess dental waste production rate and composition and approaches used to manage these waste products in ... see more
Hamidreza Heidari,Farideh Golbabaei,Aliakbar Shamsipour,Abbas Rahimi Forushani,Abbasali Gaeini
Background: Heat stress is common among workers in arid and semi-arid areas. In order to take every preventive measure to protect exposed workers against heat-related disorders, it is crucial to choose an appropriate index that accurately relates environm... see more