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Open AccessMethodological considerations in injury burden of disease studies across Europe: a systematic literature review
Calculating the disease burden due to injury is complex, as it requires many methodological choices. Until now, an overview of the methodological design choices that have been made in burden of disease (BoD) s...
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Open AccessSynthesis and investigation of SiO2-MgO coated MWCNTs and their potential application
In the present publication, multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) coated with SiO2–MgO nanoparticles were successfully fabricated via sol–gel method to facilitate their incorporation into polymer matrices. Magnesi...
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Open AccessHeavy metal content of herbal health supplement products in Dubai – UAE: a cross-sectional study
Lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium, and arsenic intoxication have been associated with the use of health supplement (HS) products. The aim of this study is to estimate the concentration of heavy metals in HS pro...
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Open AccessPrevalence of, and factors associated with health supplement use in Dubai, United Arab Emirates: a population-based cross-sectional study
Health supplement (HS) products that are available in the Emirate of Dubai (United Arab Emirates; UAE) contain chemicals that may adversely affect human health. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence o...
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Open AccessDiagnosis, monitoring and prevention of exposure-related non-communicable diseases in the living and working environment: DiMoPEx-project is designed to determine the impacts of environmental exposure on human health
The WHO has ranked environmental hazardous exposures in the living and working environment among the top risk factors for chronic disease mortality. Worldwide, about 40 million people die each year from noncom...
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Open AccessUse of an audience response system to maximise response rates and expedite a modified Delphi process for consensus on occupational health
Different methods have attempted to obtain consensus on occupational health issues. The objective of this paper is to describe a modified three-stage Delphi process that uses a wireless audience response syste...
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Open AccessOccupational accidents in the Danish merchant fleet and the nationality of seafarers
The aim of the study was to examine occupational accidents reported from non-passenger merchant ships registered in the Danish International Ship Register in 2010-2012, with a focus on analysing nationality di...
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Open AccessRegulation and practice of workers’ protection from chemical exposures during container handling
Fumigation of freight containers to prevent spread of pests and off-gassing of freight are sources of volatile chemicals that may constitute significant health risks when released. The aim of the study was to ...
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Bottom-Up Policy Risk Assessment
The top-down risk assessment that fits the classical HIA method and its application on policy was in depth presented in the previous chapter. Many public health experts find large policies difficult to assess ...
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Top-Down Policy Risk Assessment
The primary aim of the Risk Assessment from Policy to Impact Dimension (RAPID) 2009–2012 EU project was to develop a methodological guidance for policy risk assessment. The main idea was that the systematic an...
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Quantification of Health Risks
Health, health determinants, and also the consequences of (ill) health: all these items imply considerable complexity. When trying to define and operationalize these concepts, especially in quantitative terms,...
