2019
The associations of work style and physical exercise with the risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in nurses
Yao Y, Zhao S, An Z, Wang S, Li H, Lu L, Yao S. The associations of work style and physical exercise with the risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in nurses. International Journal Of Occupational Medicine And Environmental Health 2019, 32: 15-24. PMID: 30793708, DOI: 10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01331.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWork-related musculoskeletal disordersPhysical exerciseMusculoskeletal disordersPrevalence of WMSDsNight shiftsRisk of WMSDsLack of exerciseSymptoms of WMSDsHospital nursing staffRisk factorsHigh prevalenceMunicipal HospitalNursing staffElevated riskLogistic regressionNursesPrevalenceCross-sectional survey designWork shiftDisordersExerciseRiskProfessional groupsAssociationPrevious year
2012
High lead exposure is associated with telomere length shortening in Chinese battery manufacturing plant workers
Wu Y, Liu Y, Ni N, Bao B, Zhang C, Lu L. High lead exposure is associated with telomere length shortening in Chinese battery manufacturing plant workers. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2012, 69: 557. PMID: 22539657, DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2011-100478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLead exposurePlant workersLong-term lead exposureBody mass indexHigh lead exposureBattery plant workersTelomere length shorteningWeak positive associationInpatient workersMass indexAge-associated diseasesInverse associationBurden assessmentStrong inverse correlationMultivariate analysisOccupational pollutantsLength shorteningLead levelsInverse correlationTelomere lengthLead toxicityBLLPositive associationPublic healthQuantitative PCR