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Regulatory and Ethical Considerations on Artificial Intelligence for Occupational Medicine. 人工智能用于职业医学的监管和伦理考虑。
IF 2.7 4区 医学
Medicina Del Lavoro Pub Date : 2024-04-24 DOI: 10.23749/mdl.v115i2.15881
Antonio Baldassarre, Martina Padovan
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Assessing Workplace Violence: Methodological Considerations. 评估工作场所暴力:方法考虑因素。
IF 2.7 4区 医学
Medicina Del Lavoro Pub Date : 2024-02-22 DOI: 10.23749/mdl.v115i1.15186
Nicola Magnavita, Francesca Larese Filon, Gabriele Giorgi, Igor Meraglia, Francesco Chirico
{"title":"Assessing Workplace Violence: Methodological Considerations.","authors":"Nicola Magnavita, Francesca Larese Filon, Gabriele Giorgi, Igor Meraglia, Francesco Chirico","doi":"10.23749/mdl.v115i1.15186","DOIUrl":"10.23749/mdl.v115i1.15186","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The risk of violence is present in all workplaces. It must be accurately assessed to establish prevention and protection measures tailored to the features of each situation. The risk management process requires compliance in a sequential order: 1) risk identification, 2) quantitative risk assessment, and 3) impact assessment. Gathering workers' experiences using lists, focus groups, or participatory ergonomics groups is necessary to identify the phenomenon. For risk assessment, spontaneous reporting of events is often insufficient. It may be complemented with two methods: systematic recording of violent events that occurred in the past year during periodic medical examinations of workers and targeted surveys. The epidemiological analysis of data from individual interviews and surveys provides the phenomenon's prevalence, incidence, and evolution. Moreover, reporting the harm suffered by victims of violence allows constructing impact matrices to allocate resources where they are most needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":49833,"journal":{"name":"Medicina Del Lavoro","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10915676/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139974233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Predictors of Job Satisfaction and Association with Psychological Distress Among Academic Medicine Faculty in Kazakhstan. 哈萨克斯坦医学学术界教师工作满意度的预测因素及其与心理压力的关系。
IF 2.7 4区 医学
Medicina Del Lavoro Pub Date : 2024-02-22 DOI: 10.23749/mdl.v115i1.15010
Assem Uristemova, Ayan Myssayev, Serik Meirmanov, Lyudmila Migina
{"title":"Predictors of Job Satisfaction and Association with Psychological Distress Among Academic Medicine Faculty in Kazakhstan.","authors":"Assem Uristemova, Ayan Myssayev, Serik Meirmanov, Lyudmila Migina","doi":"10.23749/mdl.v115i1.15010","DOIUrl":"10.23749/mdl.v115i1.15010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The growing concern for the faculty's well-being is allied with the emotionally demanding nature of teaching, which has an adverse effect on physical and mental health. There is abundant evidence that academic medicine faculty are subjected to high rates of dissatisfaction, distress, burnout, and turnover among medical educators. This study is dedicated to the exploration of the association between job satisfaction and psychological distress among academic medicine faculty in Kazakhstan.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The observational cross-sectional study was conducted among medical educators in Kazakhstan between 1 October and 25 December. The survey was completed by 715 representatives of academic medicine staff. The sample size was calculated by Epi Info Sample Size Calculator, version 7.0. Multinomial logistic regression analysis using the forced entry procedure was applied to identify the factors associated with job satisfaction.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The prevalence of job satisfaction, depression, anxiety, and stress was 19.2%, 40.6%, 41.3%, and 53%, respectively. Three variables were significantly associated with job satisfaction: having a partner (AOR=0.79; 95% CI 0.38-1.659), having work experience of 5-10 years (AOR=0.32; 95% CI 0.14-0.74), and holding a Ph.D. degree (AOR=0.40; 95% CI 0.18-0.91). Job satisfaction was significantly associated with depression (p=0.005) and stress (p<0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Compared to previous research in this area, our findings reported a higher prevalence of psychological distress and dissatisfaction. Potential reason for higher rates of dissatisfaction may be the global disruption due to COVID-19 pandemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":49833,"journal":{"name":"Medicina Del Lavoro","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10915675/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139974236","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Role of Physical Exercise in the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Manual Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. 体育锻炼在预防体力劳动者肌肉骨骼疾病中的作用:系统回顾与元分析》。
IF 2.4 4区 医学
Medicina Del Lavoro Pub Date : 2024-02-22 DOI: 10.23749/mdl.v115i1.15404
Valentina Bullo, Francesco Favro, Davide Pavan, Alessandro Bortoletto, Stefano Gobbo, Giuseppe De Palma, Stefano Mattioli, Emma Sala, Lucia Cugusi, Andrea Di Blasio, David C Cruz-Diaz, Danilo Sales Bocalini, Marco Bergamin
{"title":"The Role of Physical Exercise in the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Manual Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Valentina Bullo, Francesco Favro, Davide Pavan, Alessandro Bortoletto, Stefano Gobbo, Giuseppe De Palma, Stefano Mattioli, Emma Sala, Lucia Cugusi, Andrea Di Blasio, David C Cruz-Diaz, Danilo Sales Bocalini, Marco Bergamin","doi":"10.23749/mdl.v115i1.15404","DOIUrl":"10.23749/mdl.v115i1.15404","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are the most common occupational health problem in the European Union. Physical exercise interventions have been investigated in the prevention of WMSDs in many sectors. Therefore, our aim was to assess the effect of physical exercise in manual workers for the primary and secondary prevention of WMSDs. We conducted a systematic search of the literature and papers were included if: the participants were adult employees exclusively engaged in manual labor tasks; non-acute physical exercise intervention; pain, disability, physical functioning, or health-related quality of life outcome, with pre-post intervention measurements. We retrieved 10419 unique records and included 23 studies. A random effect meta-analysis was conducted on the studies with a control group design, using a three level model to estimate the pooled effect for pain outcomes (g = 0.4339, 95% CI : 0.1267 - 0.7412, p < 0.01), and a two-level model for disability outcomes (g = 0.6279, 95% CI : 0.3983 - 0.8575, p < 0.0001). Subset analysis revealed a moderate-to-large effect on the VAS outcome (g = 0.5866, 95% CI: 0.3102 - 0.8630, p < 0.0001). Meta-regression on pain outcomes revealed a significant effect for sex, age, study quality, and body segments tested. The analyses on all outcomes except VAS showed substantial heterogeneity (I2pain = 93%, of which 72% at the study level, I2disability = 78%, and I2vas = 56%, of which 44% at the study level). Physical exercise programs seem to have a positive effect on pain and disability stemming from WRMSDs in manual workers.</p>","PeriodicalId":49833,"journal":{"name":"Medicina Del Lavoro","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10915677/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139974238","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Outcome of the Compensation Process Initiated by an Occupational and Environmental Diseases Center. 职业与环境疾病中心启动的赔偿程序的结果。
IF 2.7 4区 医学
Medicina Del Lavoro Pub Date : 2024-02-22 DOI: 10.23749/mdl.v115i1.15517
Mathilde Scherer, Celine Lamouroux, Alizée Fiquemont, Jean-Baptiste Fassier, Laure Gautheron, Amélie Massardier-Pilonchéry, Barbara Charbotel
{"title":"Outcome of the Compensation Process Initiated by an Occupational and Environmental Diseases Center.","authors":"Mathilde Scherer, Celine Lamouroux, Alizée Fiquemont, Jean-Baptiste Fassier, Laure Gautheron, Amélie Massardier-Pilonchéry, Barbara Charbotel","doi":"10.23749/mdl.v115i1.15517","DOIUrl":"10.23749/mdl.v115i1.15517","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Regional Centers for Occupational and Environmental Pathologies (CRPPE) are responsible for identifying possible occupational etiologies of pathologies. When an occupational origin is determined, an Initial Medical Certificate (IMC) is given to the patient to allow him to initiate a procedure for recognition as an occupational disease (OD) by his health insurance organization.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The main aim of this study was to investigate the outcome of occupational disease claims in patients who received an IMC delivered by the CRPPE of Lyon.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A telephone interview was systematically conducted with patients who consulted the CRPPE for a claim for occupational disease recognition between 07/2020 and 06/2021, about six months after the consultation. It was conducted by a physician using a standardized questionnaire.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Out of 128 patients eligible for this study, 98 were included. Diseases of the respiratory system (34.7%) and cancers (28.6%) were the most common pathologies in our population. A process of OD compensation was initiated by 86 patients (87.8%). At the time of the study, the outcome was favorable for 63 patients (73.3%). Moreover, 18 patients (18.4%) wished for additional help from the CRPPE to carry out the procedures. Nine patients requested a new consultation, including five who still needed to complete the process.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study shows the benefit of a consultation by occupational disease consultants. However, difficulties still need to be solved in these procedures. Thus, the systematic follow-up of patients shows its advantages. The provision of support to carry out the process seems necessary.</p>","PeriodicalId":49833,"journal":{"name":"Medicina Del Lavoro","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10915680/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139974235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Determinants of COVID-19 Infection Among Employees of an Italian Financial Institution. 意大利金融机构员工感染 COVID-19 的决定因素。
IF 2.7 4区 医学
Medicina Del Lavoro Pub Date : 2024-02-22 DOI: 10.23749/mdl.v115i1.14690
Roberta De Vito, Martina Menzio, Pierluigi Laqua, Stefano Castellari, Alberto Colognese, Giulia Collatuzzo, Dario Russignaga, Paolo Boffetta
{"title":"Determinants of COVID-19 Infection Among Employees of an Italian Financial Institution.","authors":"Roberta De Vito, Martina Menzio, Pierluigi Laqua, Stefano Castellari, Alberto Colognese, Giulia Collatuzzo, Dario Russignaga, Paolo Boffetta","doi":"10.23749/mdl.v115i1.14690","DOIUrl":"10.23749/mdl.v115i1.14690","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Understanding the trend of the severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is becoming crucial. Previous studies focused on predicting COVID-19 trends, but few papers have considered models for disease estimation and progression based on large real-world data.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used de-identified data from 60,938 employees of a major financial institution in Italy with daily COVID-19 status information between 31 March 2020 and 31 August 2021. We consider six statuses: (i) concluded case, (ii) confirmed case, (iii) close contact, (iv) possible-probable contact, (v) possible contact, and (vi) no-COVID-19 or infection. We conducted a logistic regression to assess the odds ratio (OR) of transition to confirmed COVID-19 case at each time point. We also fitted a general model for disease progression via the multi-state transition probability model at each time point, with lags of 7 and 15 days.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Employment in a branch versus in a central office was the strongest predictor of case or contact status, while no association was detected with gender or age. The geographic prevalence of possible-probable contacts and close contacts was predictive of the subsequent risk of confirmed cases. The status with the highest probability of becoming a confirmed case was concluded case (12%) in April 2020, possible-probable contact (16%) in November 2020, and close contact (4%) in August 2021. The model based on transition probabilities predicted well the rate of confirmed cases observed 7 or 15 days later.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Data from industry-based surveillance systems may effectively predict the risk of subsequent infection.</p>","PeriodicalId":49833,"journal":{"name":"Medicina Del Lavoro","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10915679/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139974234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Sinonasal Cancer Cases in a Nationwide Hospital Cancer Registry in Brazil, 2007-2021. 2007-2021 年巴西全国医院癌症登记中的鼻窦癌病例。
IF 2.7 4区 医学
Medicina Del Lavoro Pub Date : 2024-02-22 DOI: 10.23749/mdl.v115i1.15066
Francisco Koller, Dario Consonni, Carolina Mensi, Luciana de Alcantara Nogueira, Cristiano de Oliveira Ribeiro, Paulo Ricardo Bittencourt Guimarães, Luciana Puchalski Kalinke
{"title":"Sinonasal Cancer Cases in a Nationwide Hospital Cancer Registry in Brazil, 2007-2021.","authors":"Francisco Koller, Dario Consonni, Carolina Mensi, Luciana de Alcantara Nogueira, Cristiano de Oliveira Ribeiro, Paulo Ricardo Bittencourt Guimarães, Luciana Puchalski Kalinke","doi":"10.23749/mdl.v115i1.15066","DOIUrl":"10.23749/mdl.v115i1.15066","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Sinonasal cancers (SNC) are rare cancers with a high proportion attributable to occupational carcinogens. This study aims to describe the sociodemographic, clinical, and occupational characteristics of subjects with SNC in Brazil.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Observational study conducted with secondary data from a network of Hospital Cancer Registries. We selected epithelial/unspecified SNC records with a year of diagnosis from 2007 to 2021. We performed descriptive statistics of SNC cases and calculated crude and age-standardized rates (ASR, standard: world population) by gender and Region of residence.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We identified 2,384 cases, 1,553 (65.1%) in men and 831 (34.9%) in women. The mean age at diagnosis was 59 years for both. Most SNC (50.7% in men and 53.2% in women) originated from the maxillary sinus. Most (65.5% in men and 54.5% in women) were squamous cell carcinomas. Information on occupation was missing in the years 2019-2021. Most male SNC patients (44.8%) were employed in group 6 (Agricultural, forestry, and fishing workers), while women had been mainly (34.6%) working in groups 8 (Workers in the production of industrial goods and services, machine operators) and in group 6 (27.6%). Crude SNC incidence rates were 1.0 per million person-years in men and 0.5 in women, while ASR were 1.0 and 0.4, respectively. In both genders, the highest ASR was in Minas Gerais (men: 1.9; women: 0.7).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Establishing the profile of Brazilians with sinonasal cancer can stimulate epidemiologic research for monitoring this group of cancers with a high association with occupational exposures.</p>","PeriodicalId":49833,"journal":{"name":"Medicina Del Lavoro","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10915678/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139974237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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COVID-19 Marked a Change in the Scope of Occupational Medicine from Occupational to Work-Related Diseases and Total Worker Health®. 2019冠状病毒病标志着职业医学范围从职业病到与工作有关的疾病和劳动者总体健康的变化。
IF 2.7 4区 医学
Medicina Del Lavoro Pub Date : 2023-12-07 DOI: 10.23749/mdl.v114i6.15429
Massimo Corradi, Silvia Ranzieri
{"title":"COVID-19 Marked a Change in the Scope of Occupational Medicine from Occupational to Work-Related Diseases and Total Worker Health®.","authors":"Massimo Corradi, Silvia Ranzieri","doi":"10.23749/mdl.v114i6.15429","DOIUrl":"10.23749/mdl.v114i6.15429","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic challenged occupational medicine, while its focus had already shifted from occupational diseases to work-related illnesses. Such a broader scope allowed the inclusion of transmissible diseases among the causes for concern in working settings. COVID-19 has had a profound impact globally, resulting in millions of infections, often lethal. From its appearance, COVID-19 was found to affect specific groups of workers at higher risk of contracting the virus due to their occupation or workplace conditions, which accounts for its consideration as a potential work-related disease. This overview examines various aspects of COVID-19 based on articles published in our journal. Specifically, the epidemiology of COVID-19 is discussed, including mortality rates and groups at higher risk. The diagnosis, measures to prevent contagion, vaccination efforts, long-term effects, and psychosocial factors are also summarized. The emerging picture is that COVID-19 has been a trigger accelerating the change of paradigm of occupational medicine, which is more and more concerned with prevention. Occupational Health contributes to health promotion and Total Worker Health®.</p>","PeriodicalId":49833,"journal":{"name":"Medicina Del Lavoro","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10731568/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138499992","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Quantitative Assessment of Asbestos Fibers in Abdominal Organs: A Scoping Review. 石棉纤维在腹部器官中的定量评估:范围综述。
IF 2.7 4区 医学
Medicina Del Lavoro Pub Date : 2023-12-07 DOI: 10.23749/mdl.v114i6.14946
Yohama Caraballo-Arias, Francesco Roccuzzo, Francesca Graziosi, Nataliia Danilevskaia, Samantha Rota, Carlotta Zunarellli, Paola Caffaro, Paolo Boffetta, Mattia Bonetti, Francesco Saverio Violante
{"title":"Quantitative Assessment of Asbestos Fibers in Abdominal Organs: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Yohama Caraballo-Arias, Francesco Roccuzzo, Francesca Graziosi, Nataliia Danilevskaia, Samantha Rota, Carlotta Zunarellli, Paola Caffaro, Paolo Boffetta, Mattia Bonetti, Francesco Saverio Violante","doi":"10.23749/mdl.v114i6.14946","DOIUrl":"10.23749/mdl.v114i6.14946","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Quantification of asbestos fibers has been mainly performed in the lung but rarely in other organs. However, this may be relevant to understanding better translocation pathways and the oncogenic effects of asbestos on the human body. Electron microscopy is the best technology available to assess the type of fiber, dimensions, and distribution of asbestos fibers in different tissues and as a biomarker of cumulative dose.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This scoping review aims to summarize the findings of the studies in which asbestos fibers have been quantified by electron microscopy, occasionally associated with X-ray microanalysis, in normal and pathological tissue of ten abdominal organs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A scoping review has been performed by searching articles that quantified asbestos fibers in abdominal organs by electron microscopy (Scanning- SEM or Transmission- TEM).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The 12 selected studies included 204 cases, and 325 samples were analyzed. The colon and rectum, kidney, bladder, and abdominal lymph nodes were the organs with at least ten samples available with quantification of asbestos fibers. Asbestos fibers were detected in all the abdominal organs considered: the highest value (152,32 million fibers per gram of dry tissue) was found in the colon and was identified using STEM with EDS.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The studies included were heterogeneous in terms of exposure and cases, type of samples, as well as analytical techniques, therefore we cannot confirm a specific pattern of distribution in any organ, based on the low homogeneity of the exposure status. The colon is the organ in which the number of fibers is the highest, probably because of exposure arising from both internal distribution of inhaled fibers and ingestion. Additional studies of the number of asbestos fibers in abdominal organs should be made to achieve better representativity.</p>","PeriodicalId":49833,"journal":{"name":"Medicina Del Lavoro","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10731569/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138499997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Cross-Sectional Study of the Psychological Well-Being of Healthcare Workers in a Large European University Hospital after the COVID-19 Initial Wave. 欧洲某大型大学医院新冠肺炎疫情初期医护人员心理健康状况的横断面研究
IF 2.7 4区 医学
Medicina Del Lavoro Pub Date : 2023-12-07 DOI: 10.23749/mdl.v114i6.14849
Emma Sala, Emilio Paraggio, Maria Angela Abrami, Cesare Tomasi, Emanuela Tomasini, Emanuele Sansone, Stefano Barlati, Antonio Vita, Giuseppe De Palma
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