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Leukemia risk in caprolactam workers exposed to benzeneGerard M H Swaen
Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Ann Epidemiol 15:21-8. 2005..To investigate the leukemia risk in a group of benzene exposed workers...
Strengthening the reliability and credibility of observational epidemiology studies by creating an Observational Studies RegisterGerard M H Swaen
Epidemiology, Health Services, The Dow Chemical Company, P O Box 444, 4530 AK Terneuzen, The Netherlands
J Clin Epidemiol 64:481-6. 2011..To evaluate the need for the creation of a system in which observational epidemiology studies are registered; an Observational Studies Register (OSR)...- Low level occupational benzene exposure and hematological parametersGerard M H Swaen
Epidemiology, Health Services, The Dow Chemical Company, The Netherlands Epidemiology, Health Services, The Dow Chemical Company, United States
Chem Biol Interact 184:94-100. 2010..The analysis modeling the continuous exposure effect relationship showed similar findings. This study does not indicate that workers exposed to low benzene concentrations are at an increased risk for hematological effects... 
Mortality study update of acrylamide workersGerard M H Swaen
Epidemiology Department, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, USA
Occup Environ Med 64:396-401. 2007..The authors examined the long-term health effects of occupational exposure to acrylamide among production and polymerisation workers...- A weight of evidence approach to causal inferenceGerard Swaen
Epidemiology Department, The Dow Chemical Company, Zeeland, The Netherlands
J Clin Epidemiol 62:270-7. 2009..Our objective is to provide an empirical basis for weighing the Bradford Hill criteria and to develop a transparent method to estimate the probability for causality... - Mortality study update of ethylene oxide workers in chemical manufacturing: a 15 year updateGerard M H Swaen
Department of Epidemiology, Health Services, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Mich, USA
J Occup Environ Med 51:714-23. 2009..To investigate the long-term mortality patterns of workers with past exposure to ethylene oxide (EO)... - Mortality update of workers exposed to acrylonitrile in The NetherlandsGerard M H Swaen
Department of Epidemiology, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
J Occup Environ Med 46:691-8. 2004.... - Cancer incidence of 2,4-D production workersCarol Burns
The Dow Chemical Company, Epidemiology, 1803 Building, Midland, MI 48674, USA
Int J Environ Res Public Health 8:3579-90. 2011..79, 95% CI 1.22-8.84; 4 of 5 cases were mesotheliomas). Overall, we observed fewer cancer cases than expected, and a non statistically significant increase in the number of NHL cases... - Mortality rates among workers exposed to dioxins in the manufacture of pentachlorophenolJames J Collins
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan 48674, USA
J Occup Environ Med 51:1212-9. 2009..We sought to determine if workers exposed to dioxins in pentachlorophenol (PCP) manufacturing were at increased risk of death from specific causes... - Cancer mortality in workers exposed to dieldrin and aldrin: an updateGerard M H Swaen
Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
Toxicol Ind Health 18:63-70. 2002..This study reinforces the earlier findings that occupational exposure of workers to significant amounts of dieldrin and aldrin has not led to a higher cancer mortality than would be found in an unexposed population... - Cancer mortality in a cohort of licensed herbicide applicatorsGerard M H Swaen
Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, P O Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Int Arch Occup Environ Health 77:293-5. 2004..The earlier report indicated that there might be an increased risk for multiple myeloma in this group. Although that finding was statistically significant, the result was based on a small number of cases... - Screening questionnaire Balansmeter proved successful in predicting future long-term sickness absence in office workersI Jmert Kant
Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, Care and Public Health Research Institute, P O Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
J Clin Epidemiol 62:408-414.e2. 2009..To develop and validate a screening instrument to identify employees at high risk for future long-term sickness absence... - An update on the relationship between occupational factors and osteoarthritis of the hip and kneeJan S A G Schouten
Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Curr Opin Rheumatol 14:89-92. 2002..Within these constraints the studies gave further evidence to support the role of jobs and occupational physical activities on the occurrence of OA... - Advantages and disadvantages of an objective selection process for early intervention in employees at risk for sickness absenceSaskia F A Duijts
Maastricht University, Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht, The Netherlands
BMC Public Health 7:67. 2007..We hypothesize that objectively selected employees are 'at risk' for sickness absence and eligible to participate in the intervention program... - The effect of non-random loss to follow-up on group mean estimates in a longitudinal studyLudovic G P M van Amelsvoort
Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Eur J Epidemiol 19:15-23. 2004..We therefore conclude that bias due to selective non-response needs serious attention. Next to making vigorous attempts to minimize longitudinal non-response, the use of statistical adjustment is also recommended... - Common infections and the role of burnout in a Dutch working populationDanielle C L Mohren
Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
J Psychosom Res 55:201-8. 2003..Taking into account that burnout or its subscales are not primary etiological agents for these common infections, the observed effects are large... - Prevalence of common infections among employees in different work schedulesDanielle C L Mohren
Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, P O Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
J Occup Environ Med 44:1003-11. 2002.... - Impact of worktime arrangements on work-home interference among Dutch employeesNicole W H Jansen
Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
Scand J Work Environ Health 30:139-48. 2004.... - A meta-analysis of observational studies identifies predictors of sickness absenceSaskia F A Duijts
Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
J Clin Epidemiol 60:1105-15. 2007..To implement preventive measures, it is necessary to identify predictors for this type of sickness absence... - Lifestyle factors as risk factors for fatigue and psychological distress in the working population: prospective results from the Maastricht Cohort StudyUte Bültmann
Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
J Occup Environ Med 44:116-24. 2002..Certainly, these modifiable factors can be targeted in interventions, either on an individual or group level, to prevent or at least reduce the risk of developing fatigue and psychological distress in the working population... - Direction of shift rotation among three-shift workers in relation to psychological health and work-family conflictLudovic G P M van Amelsvoort
Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
Scand J Work Environ Health 30:149-56. 2004..The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the direction of shift rotation was related to the need for recovery, fatigue, sleep quality, work-family conflict, and leisure time among three-shift workers... - Leisure time physical activity and sickness absenteeism; a prospective studyLudovic G P M van Amelsvoort
Department of Epidemiology, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Occup Med (Lond) 56:210-2. 2006..To establish whether workers with frequent leisure time physical activities are at higher or lower risk of sickness absence compared to inactive workers... - Fatigue and job stress as predictors for sickness absence during common infectionsDanielle C L Mohren
Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Int J Behav Med 12:11-20. 2005..Insight in factors related to absenteeism are important as a start for preventive measures to reduce sickness absence... - Effectiveness of a preventive coaching intervention for employees at risk for sickness absence due to psychosocial health complaints: results of a randomized controlled trialSaskia F A Duijts
Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
J Occup Environ Med 50:765-76. 2008..To assess the effectiveness of a preventive coaching intervention on sickness absence due to psychosocial health complaints and on general well being of employees... - Epidemiologic evidence for the carcinogenicity of vinyl chloride monomerGerard M H Swaen
Scand J Work Environ Health 31:233-5; author reply 236. 2005 - Authors' response to commentaries on Outcomes in Occupational Cancer EpidemiologyGerard M H Swaen
Int J Epidemiol 31:513-4. 2002 - Mobile phones and children: is precaution warranted?Eric van Rongen
The Electromagnetic Fields Committee, Health Council of The Netherlands, The Hague, The Netherlands
Bioelectromagnetics 25:142-4. 2004..The Health Council therefore sees no reason to recommend limiting the use of mobile phones by children... - Changes in serum markers indicative of health effects in vineyard workers following exposure to the fungicide mancozeb: an Italian studyClaudio Colosio
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health of the University of Milan, S Paolo Hospital Unit, Milan, Italy
Biomarkers 12:574-88. 2007..Altogether the differences between exposed and controls were not consistently correlated to any clinical impairment and suggest that the seasonal application of mancozeb does not pose a significant health risk to exposed subjects... - Development of the chronic fatigue syndrome in severely fatigued employees: predictors of outcome in the Maastricht cohort studyMarcus J H Huibers
Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, Netherlands
J Epidemiol Community Health 58:877-82. 2004..To identify risk factors of the development of the chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), the persistence or recurrence of fatigue, or recovery from fatigue in a large sample of fatigued employees... - Psychological distress and depressed mood in employees with asthma, chronic bronchitis or emphysema: a population-based observational study on prevalence and the relationship with smoking cigarettesEdwin J Wagena
Department of General Practice, Care and Public Health Research Institute Caphri, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Eur J Epidemiol 19:147-53. 2004..Above all, we wanted to examine the influence of smoking status on the relationship between chronic disease and psychological distress/depressed mood... - Psychological distress, fatigue and long-term sickness absence: prospective results from the Maastricht Cohort StudyUte Bültmann
National Institute of Occupational Health, Copenhagen, Denmark
J Occup Environ Med 47:941-7. 2005..Little is known about psychological distress as a risk factor for the onset of long-term sickness absence and even less about the influence of fatigue in this relationship... - Childhood infections and risk of wheezing and allergic sensitisation at age 7-8 yearsMonique Mommers
Institute for Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, R WTH Aachen, Germany
Eur J Epidemiol 19:945-51. 2004..Aim of this study was to investigate the association between childhood infections and the occurrence of wheeze and allergic sensitisation in 7-8-year-old Dutch and German children... - Risk of depression and anxiety in employees with chronic bronchitis: the modifying effect of cigarette smokingEdwin J Wagena
Department of General Practice, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Psychosom Med 66:729-34. 2004..Furthermore, we tested whether these associations are different in people without any respiratory complaints and those with asthma... - Predicting the two-year course of unexplained fatigue and the onset of long-term sickness absence in fatigued employees: results from the Maastricht Cohort StudyMarcus J H Huibers
Department of Medical, Clinical and Experimental Psychology, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
J Occup Environ Med 46:1041-7. 2004..Our findings underscore the notion that prevention and treatment of fatigue should be aimed at health perception and emotional well-being...