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Information Section British Journal ofIndustrial Medicine, 1979, 36, 159-174 Information section Grateful acknowledgement is made to the U.K. MEDLARS Centre and to the National Library of Medicine for their help with this project. The references cited below have not been checked by the publisher. 1 Historical, legislative and general Health and safety in agriculture. (English) mental Exposure, Leukaemia Mortality, Lymphoma Roy. Soc. Hlth. J., 98, 98, Jun. 78. Mortality, Mortality, Neoplasms Chemically Induced [Agriculture, Great Britain] Mortality, Urogenital Neoplasms Mortality, Sweden] Immunological pulmonary diseases. (German) Safety and Health Department, Royal Institute of Tech- Geisler, L. S., Med. Welt. 29, 994-8, 16 Jun. 78. nology, Stockholm, Sweden. [Human, Allergens, Alveolitis Extrinsic Allergic Immu- Testing the toxicity of new chemicals used in industry [news]. nology, Asthma Immunology, Autoimmune Diseases (English) Complications, Farmer's Lung Immunology, Good- WHO Chron., 32,320-1, Aug. 78. pasture's Syndrome Immunology, Immunological Defici- [Human, Poland] ency Syndromes Familial and Genetic, Lung Diseases Environmental epidemiological surveillance in Mexico. Immunology, Neoplasms Complications, Pulmonary (Spanish) Fibrosis Immunology, Review] Neri, R., Gonzalez Cort6s, A., Guzman Bahena, J., Medical confidentiality in the work environment. (English) GonzAlez Osuna, C., SPM, 19,773-8, Nov.-Dec. 77. Collings, G. H., Jr., J. occup. Med., 20,461-3, Jul. 78. [Human Environmental Pollutants Analysis, Food [Privileged Communication, New York Telephone, New Microbiology, Public Health, Water Microbiology, York] Mexico, English Abstract] Legislation and injury control. (English) Into Europe-5. West Germany. Occupational health services. Wigglesworth, E. C., Med. Sci. Law, 18, 191-9, Jul. 78. (English) [Human Accident Prevention, Legislation, Safety, Great Buck, V., Occup. Hlth. (Lond.), 30, 384-91, Aug. 78. Britain, United States] [Occupational Health Nursing, Occupational Health Industrial health in 1978: a perspective. (English) Services, Legislation and Jurisprudence, West Germany] Wands, R. C., Amer. industr. Hyg. Ass. J., 39, 603-7, Aug. Have unjustified claims? Document workers health. (English) 78. Mod. Hlth. Care, 8, 41-2, Oct. 78. [Occupational Medicine Trends] [Employment, Medical Records, Occupational Health OHSA wants workers to have access to medical records Services Organization and Administration, Physical [news]. (English) Examination, Workmen's Compensation Economics, Occup. Hlth. Saf., 47, 1 1, Sep.-Oct. 78. United States] [Civil Rights, Government Agencies, Medical Records, The work of Enrico C. Vigliani in the 35 years of his direction Legislation and Jurisprudence, United States] ofthe Luigi Devoto Clinica del Lavoro. (Italian) The hazards of a chemical laboratory environment-a study Parmeggiani, L., Med. Lav., 69, (3 Suppl.), 273-80, Jun. 78. ofthe mortality in two cohorts of Swedish chemists. (English) [Historical Biography, Hospitals Teaching History, Italy. Olin, G. R., Amer. industr. Hyg. Ass. J., 39,557-62, Jul. 78. English Abstract] [Human Brain Neoplasms Mortality, Chemistry, Environ- 2 Organization of medical and nursing services and education Teaching occupational health to physicians. (English) Engineering, Internship and Residency, Occupational Wegman, D. H., Peters, J. M., Fine, 1.. J., Boden, L. I., Medicine Education, Statistics, Toxicology Education, Burgess, W. A., J. med. Educ. 53, 746-51, Sep. 78. United States Government Supported, Massachusetts, [Human Curriculum, Education Medical, Education Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Physio- Medical Continuing, Epidemiology Education, Human logy, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 3 Physiological, psychological, and organizational aspects of work and rehabilitation Prevention and coping with occupational stress. (English) Smith, M. J., Colligan, M. J., Hurrell, J. J., J. occup. Med., Cooper, C. L., Crump, J., J. occup. Med., 20,420-6, Jun. 78. 20, 399-400, Jun. 78. [Human Adaptation Psychological, Attitude to Health, [Human Case Report, Disease Outbreaks Occurrence, Coronary Disease Aetiology Prevention and Control, Environmental Exposure, Mass Behaviour, Psycho- Personality, Relaxation Techniques, Social Behaviour, physiological Disorders Aetiology, Sex Factors, Stress Social Environment, Stress Psychological] Psychological] University of Manchester, Institute of Science and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Technology, Manchester, England. Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Three incidents of industrial mass psychogenic illness: a A methodological approach for evaluating outbreaks of mass preliminary report. (English) psychogenic illness in industry. (English) 159 160 Information section Colligan, M. J., Smith, M. J., JOM. 20 (6), 401-2, Jun. 78. Subjective effort and physical abilities. (English) [Human Disease Outbreaks Occurrence, Evaluation Borg, G., Scand. J. rehabil. Med., 6, 105-13, 1978. Studies, Mass Behaviour, Psychological Tests, Psycho- [Human Disability Evaluation Methods, Exertion, physiological Disorders Aetiology, Sociometric Techniques, Work Capacity Evaluation Methods] Stress Psychological] The Institute of Applied Psychology, University of Stock- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, holm, Sweden. Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Principles of anthropometric design of work places. (German) Economical safety measures in factories with changing shift Springer, E., Grosse, G., Kochanova, N. A., Schardakova, work. (German) E. F., Volkova, I. M., Z. ges. Hyg., 24, 429-31, Jun. 78. Muller-Seitz, P., Zbl. Arbeitsmed. Arbeitsschutz. Prophyl., [Human Anthropometry, East Germany, USSR, English 28,202-6, Jul. 78. Abstract] [Accident Prevention, Economics, Employment, Safety, Appearance of degenerative changes in the cervical vertebrae in Time Factors] workers with sedentary occupations. (Serbocroat) Industrial physician and shiftwork. (German) Kapor, M., Reumatizam, 25, 124-7, 1978. Muller-Seitz, P., Zbl. Arbeitsmed. Arbeitsschutz. Prophyl., [Human Cervical Vertebrae, Posture, Spinal Diseases 28, 187-97, Jul. 78. Aetiology, Yugoslavia] [Human Employment, Occupational Diseases Occurrence, Does job stress alone cause health problems? (English) Time Factors, West Germany] Modlin, H. C., Occup. Hlth. Saf., 47, 38-9, Sep.-Oct. 78. Studies of back load, tolerance limits during lifting of burdens. [Human, Life Change Events, Stress Psychological (English) Aetiology] Poulsen, E., Scand. J. rehabil. Med., 6, 169-72, 1978. The Menninger Foundation, Topeka, Kansas, USA. [Human Age Factors, Body Height, Disability Evaluation, Occupational stress. (English) Muscles Physiology, Sex Factors, Spine Physiology, Work Brook, A., Occup. Hlth. Saf., 47, 22, Sep.-Oct. 78. Capacity Evaluation] [Human, Occupational Diseases Psychology, Role, Stress Polioinstitute, Hellerup, Denmark. Psychological Aetiology] Testing the back and lifting capacity. (English) Tavistock Clinic, London, WI, England. Carlsod, S., Scand. J. rehabil. Med., 6, 164-8, 1978. Rotating shift work causes many problems [news]. (English) [Human Back Physiology, Disability Evaluation, Muscles Occup. Hith. Saf., 47, 21, Sep.-Oct. 78. Physiology, Work Capacity Evaluation] [Human Circadian Rhythm, Time Factors, Work] Ergonomics Unit,Stockholm Municipal Service, Stockholm, Increased absenteeism from work after detection and labeling Sweden. ofhypertensive patients. (English) Principles for work requirement analysis. (English) Haynes, R. E., Sackett, D. L., Taylor, D. W., Gibson, E. S., Hansson, J. E., Scand. J. rehabil. Med., 6, Suppl. 7-15, Johnson, A. L., New. Engi. J. Med., 299, 741-4, 5 Oct. 78. 1978. [Human, Absenteeism, Attitude to Health, Hypertension [Human Adaptation Physiological, Disability Evaluation, Diagnosis Prevention and Control Therapy, Patient Exertion, Man-Machine Systems, Models Biological, Compliance, Regression Analysis] Work Capacity Evaluation] Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatics, National Board of Occupational Safety and Health, McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Ontario, Stockholm, Sweden. Canada. 4 Traumatic conditions, accidents, and accident prevention Hand injuries caused by high pressure injections. (Swedish) tion, Finger Injuries Aetiology Surgery, Hand Injuries Niechajev, I. A., Lakartidningen, 75, 2966-8, 30 Aug. 78. Aetiology Surgery, English Abstract] [Human Accidents Occupational, Air Pressure, Amputa- 5 Effects of inorganic substances and minerals Demyelinating peripheral neuropathy in a guinea hen associated Basis for exposure standards for amorphous silica dusts. with subacute lead intoxication. (English) (English) Hunter, B., Haigh, J. C., Avian. Dis. 22, 344-9, Apr.-Jun. Bell, Z. G., Jr., Dunnom, D. D., Lott, H., Amer. industr. 78. Hyg. Ass.J., 39, 418-21, May78. [Animal, Poultry Case Report, Demyelination Chemically [Dust, Maximum Permissible Exposure Level, Silica, Induced Pathology Veterinary, Lead Poisoning Compli- X-Ray Diffraction] cations Pathology Veterinary, Peripheral Nerve Diseases PPG Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Chemically Induced Pathology Veterinary, Poultry Hypercalciuria related to cadmium exposure. (English) Diseases Chemically Induced Pathology] Scott, R., Patterson, P. J., Burns, R., Ottoway, J. M., Department of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Hussain, F. E., Fell, G. S., Dumbuya, S., Iqbal, M., Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Urology, 11, 462-5, May 78. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. [Human, Cadmium Poisoning Blood Complications Urine,
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