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Open AccessPremenstrual syndrome incidence rate and risk factors among the working population in the Republic of Korea: a prospective cohort study
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is the most common disease of the genitourinary tract in women. Although a sizeable proportion of women have symptoms or diagnosed PMS, its etiology remains unclear. The purpose of ...
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Open AccessAssociation between occupational or environmental noise exposure and renal function among middle-aged and older Korean adults: a cross-sectional study
Exposure to occupational and environmental noise is closely linked to various auditory system diseases. Few studies have focused on the effect of noise exposure on the extra auditory system, especially the uri...
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Open AccessAssociation between breakfast skip** and metabolic outcomes by sex, age, and work status stratification
The association between breakfast skip** and abnormal metabolic outcomes remains controversial. A comprehensive study with various stratified data is required.
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Open AccessAssociation between serum ferritin and hypertension according to the working type in Korean men: the fifth Korean National Health and nutrition examination survey 2010–2012
Several studies suggest that serum ferritin concentrations reflect systemic inflammation, and high ferritin levels can increase the risk of hypertension in adult men. Shift work is also known to increase the r...
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Open AccessProbability of causation for occupational cancer after exposure to ionizing radiation
Probability of causation (PC) is a reasonable way to estimate causal relationships in radiation-related cancer. This study reviewed the international trend, usage, and critiques of the PC method. Because it ha...
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Open AccessReticulocytosis in screen-printing workers exposed to 2-butoxyethanol and 2-ethoxyethanol
Studies on the hematologic toxicity of ethylene glycol ethers in humans are limited. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the association between exposure to solvents (containing 2-butoxyethanol and...
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Open AccessJob Stress and Neuropeptide Response Contributing to Food Intake Regulation
The purpose of the present study is to investigate the correlations between food intake behavior and job stress level and neuropeptide hormone concentrations. Job strain and food intake behavior were first ide...
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Absorption kinetics of carbon dioxide into aqueous ammonia solution: Addition of hydroxyl groups for suppression of vaporization
Aqueous ammonia can act as an alternative absorbent for CO2 removal, but it has high volatility and reduces the ammonia concentration. We analyzed the hydroxyl additives 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP), ethylen...
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Open AccessHistorical review of the List of Occupational Diseases recommended by the International Labour organization (ILO)
The list of occupational diseases established in the international and national legal system has played important roles in both prevention of and compensation for workers’ diseases. This report reviewed the hi...
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Open AccessEffects of Beryllium on Human Serum Immunoglobulin and Lymphocyte Subpopulation
To investigate the effects of short-term exposure of beryllium on the human immune system, the proportion of T-lymphocytes such as CD3, CD4, CD8, CD95, and NK cells, and the proportion of B cells and TNFα leve...
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Korean analytical quality assurance (KAQUA) program for biological monitoring
The Korean analytical quality assurance (KAQUA) program on biological monitoring was performed by the Industrial Health Research Institute in Korea in spring, 1995. The object of the KAQUA program is to impro...
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Lead concentrations in blood among the general population of Korea
The purpose of this survey was to obtain information on the overall blood lead concentrations of the Korean population due to environmental exposure. Five hundred and twenty-five Korean adults from four provin...
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Biological exposure indices of organic solvents for Korean workers
Biological exposure indices (BEIs) of toluene, perchloroethylene (PCE) and methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) for Korean workers were studied respectively. Exposure in workplace to organic solvents were measured by per...
