Acute health effects of accidental chlorine gas exposureAnnals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - Tập 26 - Trang 1-11 - 2014
Joo-An Kim, Seong-Yong Yoon, Seong-Yong Cho, Jin-Hyun Yu, Hwa-Sung Kim, Gune-Il Lim, Jin-Seok Kim
This study was conducted to report the course of an accidental release of chlorine gas that occurred in a factory in Gumi-si, South Korea, on March 5, 2013. We describe the analysis results of 2 patients hospitalized because of chlorine-induced acute health problems, as well as the clinical features of 209 non-hospitalized patients. We analyzed the medical records of the 2 hospitalized patients ad...... hiện toàn bộ
Blood cadmium and volume of uterine fibroids in premenopausal womenAnnals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - Tập 29 - Trang 1-8 - 2017
Shinhee Ye, Hye Won Chung, Kyungah Jeong, Yeon-Ah Sung, Hyejin Lee, So Yun Park, Hyunjoo Kim, Eun-Hee Ha
A number of studies have found associations between heavy metals and uterine fibroids, but the results are inconsistent. Here, we conducted this research to demonstrate the relationships between blood heavy metal concentrations and uterine fibroid volume as well as the rate of uterine fibroid presence. In a cross-sectional study, we collected data from 308 premenopausal women aged 30–49 years in S...... hiện toàn bộ
Two Cases of Lung Cancer in Foundry WorkersAnnals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - Tập 25 - Trang 1-5 - 2013
Inchul Jeong, Innshil Ryu, Boowook Kim, Inhyo Park, Jong-Uk Won, Eun-A Kim, Inah Kim, Jaehoon Roh
Iron and steel foundry workers are exposed to various toxic and carcinogenic substances including crystalline silica, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and arsenic. Studies have been conducted on lung cancer in iron and steel founding workers and the concentration of crystalline silica in foundries; however, the concentration of crystalline silica and cases of lung cancer in a single foundry has n...... hiện toàn bộ
Factors increasing the risk for psychosocial stress among Korean adults living in rural areas: using generalized estimating equations and mixed modelsAnnals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - Tập 29 - Trang 1-12 - 2017
Ju-Hyun Nam, Myeong-Seob Lim, Hyun-Kyeong Choi, Jae-Yeop Kim, Sung-Kyeong Kim, Sung-Soo Oh, Sang-Baek Koh, Hee-Tae Kang
This study was conducted to analyze the distribution of the psychosocial well-being index among adults living in two rural communities in Korea and to examine its correlation with lifestyle variables such as sleep duration, regular exercise, and sedentary time. Using the cohort data of the Atherosclerosis Risk of a Rural Area Korean General Population, this study examined 3631 participants living ...... hiện toàn bộ
Pesticide metabolite and oxidative stress in male farmers exposed to pesticideAnnals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - Tập 29 - Trang 1-7 - 2017
Kang Myoung Lee, Sang-Yoo Park, Kyungsuk Lee, Sung-Soo Oh, Sang Baek Ko
The objective of this study was to measure malondialdehyde (MDA) and isoprostane which has been used as an index of lipid injury, 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), which has been used as an index of DNA damage, and dialkyl-phosphate (DAP), which has been used to quantify pesticide exposure, and to investigate the relationship between pesticide exposure and oxidative stress. This study was a cr...... hiện toàn bộ
Association between working time quality and self-perceived health: analysis of the 3rd Korean working conditions survey (2011)Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - Tập 29 - Trang 1-8 - 2017
Jaeyoup Jung, Gyuree Kim, Kyusung Kim, Domyung Paek, Sung-il Cho
Self-perceived health, a subjective assessment of one’s health condition, is an important health indicator at the level of quality of life. In this study, working time quality refer to job factors with qualitative aspects of working time. This study was conducted to investigate the association between working time quality and self-perceived health in paid workers in Korea. In this study, 35,902 pa...... hiện toàn bộ
Review of domestic and international methods of measuring radon in residential buildingsAnnals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - Tập 28 - Trang 1-4 - 2016
Cheolmin Lee, Dajeong Lee
Radon, a source of natural background radiation, has been a subject of extensive studies as a major causative agent of lung cancer at the domestic and international levels. This study investigated and compared domestic and international methods of radon measurement. In the United States, radon is measured through primary and secondary testing, and a similar method is used in Canada. In the United ...... hiện toàn bộ