Parcourir par sujet "Occupational diseases"

Characteristics of Farm Injuries in Greece

Alexe, D. M.; Petridou, E.; Dessypris, N.; Skenderis, N.; Trichopoulos, D. (2003)

Methodology: During a five-year period (1996-2000), 4,326 unintentional farm injuries have been recorded by the Emergency Department Injury Surveillance System in Greece. Data concerning demographic variables, accident ...

Features of registered occupational diseases in Greece: a veil of ignorance

Rachiotis, G.; Alexopoulos, C. G.; Symvoulakis, E. K.; Hadjichristodoulou, C.; Drivas, S. (2012)

Introduction: Background: Under-registration of occupational diseases is a global problem. Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of the reported cases of occupational diseases, in the context ...

Measuring the effects of pesticides on occupationally exposed humans with the comet assay

Piperakis, S. M.; Kontogianni, K.; Siffel, C.; Piperakis, M. M. (2006)

In this study we examine the effects of a mixture of pesticides on occupationally exposed agricultural workers. The study was performed on 149 people, 84 agricultural workers and 65 healthy men from the same area, who ...

A survey of safety and health at work in Greece

Drakopoulos, S.; Economou, A.; Grimani, K. (2012)

Purpose - The subject of occupational safety and health (OSH) is increasingly gaining the interest of policy makers and researchers in European countries given that the economic and social losses from work-related injuries ...

Systemic Redox Imbalance in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review

Poulianiti K.P., Kaltsatou A., Mitrou G.I., Jamurtas A.Z., Koutedakis Y., Maridaki M., Stefanidis I., Sakkas G.K., Karatzaferi C. (2016)

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) experience imbalance between oxygen reactive species (ROS) production and antioxidant defenses leading to cell and tissue damage. However, it remains unclear at which stage of ...