15 Result(s)

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Cognitive function in elderly marathon runners: Cross-sectional data from the marathon trial (apsoem)

HINTERGRUND: Die kognitive Beeinträchtigung von älteren Menschen trägt zur Morbidität, Verlust der Lebensqualität und Beeinträchtigung der Arbeitsfähigkeit in alternden westlichen Gesellschaften bei. Strategie...

Robert Winker, Ina Lukas, Thomas Perkmann… in Wiener klinische Wochenschrift (2010)

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Effectiveness of skin protection creams in the prevention of occupational dermatitis: results of a randomized, controlled trial

The aim of the trial was to investigate whether the publicized effects of skin protection creams can be replicated in a real occupational setting during activities that expose the skin.

Robert Winker, Bayda Salameh… in International Archives of Occupational and… (2009)

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Effect of occupational safety measures on micronucleus frequency in semiconductor workers

To examine whether semiconductor workers exposed to complex mixtures of chemical waste show an increase in genotoxic effects, and, if so, whether occupational safety measures protect these workers.

Robert Winker, Gerhard Roos… in International Archives of Occupational and… (2008)

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Economic growth and the incidence of occupational injuries in Austria

ZIEL: Das Ziel der vorliegenden Studie bestand darin, den möglichen Einfluss des Wirtschaftswachstums gemessen durch das Bruttoinlandsprodukt auf die Inzidenz von Arbeitsunfällen in Österreich zu untersuchen. ...

Alfred Barth, Robert Winker, Elisabeth Ponocny-Seliger… in Wiener klinische Wochenschrift (2007)

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Why Life Oscillates – from a Topographical Towards a Functional Chronobiology

Chronobiology has identified a multitude of rhythms within our body as well as within each living cell. Some of these rhythms, such as the circadian and circannual, interact with our environment, while others ...

Maximilian Moser, Matthias Frühwirth, Reiner Penter… in Cancer Causes & Control (2006)

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Effects of short- and long-term unemployment on physical work capacity and on serum cortisol

Aim: To investigate whether a decrease in physical working capacity occurs during the first year of unemployment and if this is accompanied by a deterioration in mental health. Methods: In a longitudinal study, 7...

Richard Maier, Andrea Egger, Alfred Barth… in International Archives of Occupational and… (2006)

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No cognitive deficits in men formerly exposed to lead

OBJECTIVES: The objective of the study was to investigate long-term cognitive effects resulting from low to moderate lead exposure below current threshold values. Executive functions, attention, visuospatial a...

Robert Winker, Alfred Barth, Elisabeth Ponocny-Seliger… in Wiener klinische Wochenschrift (2005)

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Welder’s maculopathy?

Objective: The aim of this study was to verify or to disprove whether the term ‘Welder’s maculopathy’ or ‘Welding arc maculopathy’ has to be considered being a justifiable occupational ha...

Richard Maier, Peter Heilig, Robert Winker… in International Archives of Occupational and… (2005)

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Schellong test in orthostatic dysregulation: a comparison with tilt-table testing

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of the Schellong test (ST) in forms of orthostatic dysregulation in comparison with the tilt-table test (TT). METHODS: 67 young males (mean age, 22 ± 4 years) from the military ...

Robert Winker, Walter Prager, Arthur Haider… in Wiener klinische Wochenschrift (2005)

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Transient increase in micronucleus frequency and DNA effects in the comet assay in two patients after intoxication with 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin

The genotoxic effects in two patients with 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) intoxication were measured; an association with the workplace was suspected.

Eva Valic, Oswald Jahn, Olaf Päpke… in International Archives of Occupational and… (2004)

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Reduced cognitive abilities in lead-exposed men

Alfred Barth, Andreas W. Schaffer… in International Archives of Occupational and… (2002)