• Acro-osteolysis 

      Botou A., Bangeas A., Alexiou I., Sakkas L.I. (2017)
      Acro-osteolysis is an osteolysis of the distal phalanges of the hands and feet and can affect the terminal tuft or the shaft of the distal phalanx (transverse or band acro-osteolysis). It is often associated with distal ...
    • Are municipal solid waste collectors at increased risk of Hepatitis A Virus infection? A Greek cross-sectional study 

      Rachiotis G., Tsovili E., Papagiannis D., Markaki A., Hadjichristodoulou C. (2016)
      Municipal solid waste collectors are reportedly at risk for Hepatitis A virus infection (HAV) as an occupational hazard. We aimed to investigate the prevalence and possible risk factors of HAV infection among solid waste ...
    • Comparison of Voice Handicap Index Scores Between Female Students of Speech Therapy and Other Health Professions 

      Tafiadis D., Chronopoulos S.K., Siafaka V., Drosos K., Kosma E.I., Toki E.I., Ziavra N. (2017)
      Students' groups (eg, teachers, speech language pathologists) are presumably at risk of developing a voice disorder due to misuse of their voice, which will affect their way of living. Multidisciplinary voice assessment ...
    • A free software to predict heat strain according to the ISO 7933:2018 

      Ioannou L.G., Tsoutsoubi L., Mantzios K., Flouris A.D. (2019)
      Our primary objective in this study was to design and implement the FAME Lab PHS Calculator software (PHSFL) (www.famelab.gr/research/downloads), a free tool to calculate the predicted heat strain of an individual based ...
    • Genetic variation in Wnt/β-catenin and ER signalling pathways in female and male elite dancers and its associations with low bone mineral density: a cross-section and longitudinal study 

      Amorim T., Durães C., Machado J.C., Metsios G.S., Wyon M., Maia J., Flouris A.D., Marques F., Nogueira L., Adubeiro N., Koutedakis Y. (2018)
      Summary: The association of genetic polymorphisms with low bone mineral density in elite athletes have not been considered previously. The present study found that bone mass phenotypes in elite and pre-elite dancers are ...
    • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 

      Stanaway J.D., Afshin A., Gakidou E., Lim S.S., Abate D., Abate K.H., Abbafati C., Abbasi N., Abbastabar H., Abd-Allah F., Abdela J., Abdelalim A., Abdollahpour I., Abdulkader R.S., Abebe M., Abebe Z., Abera S.F., Abil O.Z., Abraha H.N., Abrham A.R., Abu-Raddad L.J., Abu-Rmeileh N.M.E., Accrombessi M.M.K., Acharya D., Acharya P., Adamu A.A., Adane A.A., Adebayo O.M., Adedoyin R.A., Adekanmbi V., Ademi Z., Adetokunboh O.O., Adib M.G., Admasie A., Adsuar J.C., Afanvi K.A., Afarideh M., Agarwal G., Aggarwal A., Aghayan S.A., Agrawal A., Agrawal S., Ahmadi A., Ahmadi M., Ahmadieh H., Ahmed M.B., Aichour A.N., Aichour I., Aichour M.T.E., Akbari M.E., Akinyemiju T., Akseer N., Al-Aly Z., Al-Eyadhy A., Al-Mekhlafi H.M., Alahdab F., Alam K., Alam S., Alam T., Alashi A., Alavian S.M., Alene K.A., Ali K., Ali S.M., Alijanzadeh M., Alizadeh-Navaei R., Aljunid S.M., Alkerwi A., Alla F., Alsharif U., Altirkawi K., Alvis-Guzman N., Amare A.T., Ammar W., Anber N.H., Anderson J.A., Andrei C.L., Androudi S., Animut M.D., Anjomshoa M., Ansha M.G., Antó J.M., Antonio C.A.T., Anwari P., Appiah L.T., Appiah S.C.Y., Arabloo J., Aremu O., Ärnlöv J., Artaman A., Aryal K.K., Asayesh H., Ataro Z., Ausloos M., Avokpaho E.F.G.A., Awasthi A., Quintanilla B.P.A., Ayer R., Ayuk T.B., Azzopardi P.S., Babazadeh A., Badali H., Badawi A., Balakrishnan K., Bali A.G., Ball K., Ballew S.H., Banach M., Banoub J.A.M., Barac A., Barker-Collo S.L., Bärnighausen T.W., Barrero L.H., Basu S., Baune B.T., Bazargan-Hejazi S., Bedi N., Beghi E., Behzadifar M., Behzadifar M., Béjot Y., Bekele B.B., Bekru E.T., Belay E., Belay Y.A., Bell M.L., Bello A.K., Bennett D.A., Bensenor I.M., Bergeron G., Berhane A., Bernabe E., Bernstein R.S., Beuran M., Beyranvand T., Bhala N., Bhalla A., Bhattarai S., Bhutta Z.A., Biadgo B., Bijani A., Bikbov B., Bilano V., Bililign N., Sayeed M.S.B., Bisanzio D., Biswas T., Bjorge T., Blacker B.F., Bleyer A., Borschmann R., Bou-Orm I.R., Boufous S., Bourne R., Brady O.J., Brauer M., Brazinova A., Breitborde N.J.K., Brenner H., Briko A.N., Britton G., Brugha T., Buchbinder R., Burnett R.T., Busse R., Butt Z.A., Cahill L.E., Cahuana-Hurtado L., Campos-Nonato I.R., Cárdenas R., Carreras G., Carrero J.J., Carvalho F., Castaneda-Orjuela C.A., Rivas J.C., Castro F., Catalá-López F., Causey K., Cercy K.M., Cerin E., Chaiah Y., Chang H.-Y., Chang J.-C., Chang K.-L., Charlson F.J., Chattopadhyay A., Chattu V.K., Chee M.L., Cheng C.-Y., Chew A., Chiang P.P.-C., Chimed-Ochir O., Chin K.L., Chitheer A., Choi J.-Y.J., Chowdhury R., Christensen H., Christopher D.J., Chung S.-C., Cicuttini F.M., Cirillo M., Cohen A.J., Collado-Mateo D., Cooper C., Cooper O.R., Coresh J., Cornaby L., Cortesi P.A., Cortinovis M., Costa M., Cousin E., Criqui M.H., Cromwell E.A., Cundiff D.K., Daba A.K., Dachew B.A., Dadi A.F., Damasceno A.A.M., Dandona L., Dandona R., Darby S.C., Dargan P.I., Daryani A., Gupta R.D., Neves J.D., Dasa T.T., Dash A.P., Davitoiu D.V., Davletov K., De La Cruz-Góngora V., La Hoz F.P.D., Leo D.D., Neve J.-W.D., Degenhardt L., Deiparine S., Dellavalle R.P., Demoz G.T., Denova-Gutiérrez E., Deribe K., Dervenis N., Deshpande A., Jarlais D.C.D., Dessie G.A., Deveber G.A., Dey S., Dharmaratne S.D., Dhimal M., Dinberu M.T., Ding E.L., Diro H.D., Djalalinia S., Do H.P., Dokova K., Doku D.T., Doyle K.E., Driscoll T.R., Dubey M., Dubljanin E., Duken E.E., Duncan B.B., Duraes A.R., Ebert N., Ebrahimi H., Ebrahimpour S., Edvardsson D., Effiong A., Eggen A.E., Bcheraoui C.E., El-Khatib Z., Elyazar I.R., Enayati A., Endries A.Y., Er B., Erskine H.E., Eskandarieh S., Esteghamati A., Estep K., Fakhim H., Faramarzi M., Fareed M., Farid T.A., Farinha C.S.E., Farioli A., Faro A., Farvid M.S., Farzaei M.H., Fatima B., Fay K.A., Fazaeli A.A., Feigin V.L., Feigl A.B., Fereshtehnejad S.-M., Fernandes E., Fernandes J.C., Ferrara G., Ferrari A.J., Ferreira M.L., Filip I., Finger J.D., Fischer F., Foigt N.A., Foreman K.J., Fukumoto T., Fullman N., Fürst T., Furtado J.M., Futran N.D., Gall S., Gallus S., Gamkrelidze A., Ganji M., Garcia-Basteiro A.L., Gardner W.M., Gebre A.K., Gebremedhin A.T., Gebremichael T.G., Gelano T.F., Geleijnse J.M., Geramo Y.C.D., Gething P.W., Gezae K.E., Ghadimi R., Ghadiri K., Falavarjani K.G., Ghasemi-Kasman M., Ghimire M., Ghosh R., Ghoshal A.G., Giampaoli S., Gill P.S., Gill T.K., Gillum R.F., Ginawi I.A., Giussani G., Gnedovskaya E.V., Godwin W.W., Goli S., Gómez-Dantés H., Gona P.N., Gopalani S.V., Goulart A.C., Grada A., Grams M.E., Grosso G., Gugnani H.C., Guo Y., Gupta R., Gupta R., Gupta T., Gutiérrez R.A., Gutiérrez-Torres D.S., Haagsma J.A., Habtewold T.D., Hachinski V., Hafezi-Nejad N., Hagos T.B., Hailegiyorgis T.T., Hailu G.B., Haj-Mirzaian A., Haj-Mirzaian A., Hamadeh R.R., Hamidi S., Handal A.J., Hankey G.J., Hao Y., Harb H.L., Harikrishnan S., Haro J.M., Hassankhani H., Hassen H.Y., Havmoeller R., Hawley C.N., Hay S.I., Hedayatizadeh-Omran A., Heibati B., Heidari B., Heidari M., Hendrie D., Henok A., Heredia-Pi I., Herteliu C., Heydarpour F., Heydarpour S., Hibstu D.T., Higazi T.B., Hilawe E.H., Hoek H.W., Hoffman H.J., Hole M.K., Rad E.H., Hoogar P., Hosgood H.D., Hosseini S.M., Hosseinzadeh M., Hostiuc M., Hostiuc S., Hoy D.G., Hsairi M., Hsiao T., Hu G., Hu H., Huang J.J., Hussen M.A., Huynh C.K., Iburg K.M., Ikeda N., Ilesanmi O.S., Iqbal U., Irvani S.S.N., Irvine C.M.S., Islam S.M.S., Islami F., Jackson M.D., Jacobsen K.H., Jahangiry L., Jahanmehr N., Jain S.K., Jakovljevic M., James S.L., Jassal S.K., Jayatilleke A.U., Jeemon P., Jha R.P., Jha V., Ji J.S., Jonas J.B., Jonnagaddala J., Shushtari Z.J., Joshi A., Jozwiak J.J., Jürisson M., Kabir Z., Kahsay A., Kalani R., Kanchan T., Kant S., Kar C., Karami M., Matin B.K., Karch A., Karema C., Karimi N., Karimi S.M., Kasaeian A., Kassa D.H., Kassa G.M., Kassa T.D., Kassebaum N.J., Katikireddi S.V., Kaul A., Kawakami N., Kazemi Z., Karyani A.K., Kefale A.T., Keiyoro P.N., Kemp G.R., Kengne A.P., Keren A., Kesavachandran C.N., Khader Y.S., Khafaei B., Khafaie M.A., Khajavi A., Khalid N., Khalil I.A., Khan G., Khan M.S., Khan M.A., Khang Y.-H., Khater M.M., Khazaei M., Khazaie H., Khoja A.T., Khosravi A., Khosravi M.H., Kiadaliri A.A., Kiirithio D.N., Kim C.-I., Kim D., Kim Y.-E., Kim Y.J., Kimokoti R.W., Kinfu Y., Kisa A., Kissimova-Skarbek K., Kivimäki M., Knibbs L.D., Knudsen A.K.S., Kochhar S., Kokubo Y., Kolola T., Kopec J.A., Kosen S., Koul P.A., Koyanagi A., Kravchenko M.A., Krishan K., Krohn K.J., Kromhout H., Defo B.K., Bicer B.K., Kumar G.A., Kumar M., Kuzin I., Kyu H.H., Lachat C., Lad D.P., Lad S.D., Lafranconi A., Lalloo R., Lallukka T., Lami F.H., Lang J.J., Lansingh V.C., Larson S.L., Latifi A., Lazarus J.V., Lee P.H., Leigh J., Leili M., Leshargie C.T., Leung J., Levi M., Lewycka S., Li S., Li Y., Liang J., Liang X., Liao Y., Liben M.L., Lim L.-L., Linn S., Liu S., Lodha R., Logroscino G., Lopez A.D., Lorkowski S., Lotufo P.A., Lozano R., Lucas T.C.D., Lunevicius R., Ma S., Macarayan E.R.K., Machado Í.E., Madotto F., Mai H.T., Majdan M., Majdzadeh R., Majeed A., Malekzadeh R., Malta D.C., Mamun A.A., Manda A.-L., Manguerra H., Mansournia M.A., Mantovani L.G., Maravilla J.C., Marcenes W., Marks A., Martin R.V., Martins S.C.O., Martins-Melo F.R., März W., Marzan M.B., Massenburg B.B., Mathur M.R., Mathur P., Matsushita K., Maulik P.K., Mazidi M., Mcalinden C., Mcgrath J.J., Mckee M., Mehrotra R., Mehta K.M., Mehta V., Meier T., Mekonnen F.A., Melaku Y.A., Melese A., Melku M., Memiah P.T.N., Memish Z.A., Mendoza W., Mengistu D.T., Mensah G.A., Mensink G.B.M., Mereta S.T., Meretoja A., Meretoja T.J., Mestrovic T., Mezgebe H.B., Miazgowski B., Miazgowski T., Millear A.I., Miller T.R., Miller-Petrie M.K., Mini G.K., Mirarefin M., Mirica A., Mirrakhimov E.M., Misganaw A.T., Mitiku H., Moazen B., Mohajer B., Mohammad K.A., Mohammadi M., Mohammadifard N., Mohammadnia-Afrouzi M., Mohammed S., Mohebi F., Mokdad A.H., Molokhia M., Momeniha F., Monasta L., Moodley Y., Moradi G., Moradi-Lakeh M., Moradinazar M., Moraga P., Morawska L., Morgado-Da-costa J., Morrison S.D., Moschos M.M., Mouodi S., Mousavi S.M., Mozaffarian D., Mruts K.B., Muche A.A., Muchie K.F., Mueller U.O., Muhammed O.S., Mukhopadhyay S., Muller K., Musa K.I., Mustafa G., Nabhan A.F., Naghavi M., Naheed A., Nahvijou A., Naik G., Naik N., Najafi F., Nangia V., Nansseu J.R., Nascimento B.R., Neal B., Neamati N., Negoi I., Negoi R.I., Neupane S., Newton C.R.J., Ngunjiri J.W., Nguyen A.Q., Nguyen G., Nguyen H.T., Nguyen H.L.T., Nguyen H.T., Nguyen M., Nguyen N.B., Nichols E., Nie J., Ningrum D.N.A., Nirayo Y.L., Nishi N., Nixon M.R., Nojomi M., Nomura S., Norheim O.F., Noroozi M., Norrving B., Noubiap J.J., Nouri H.R., Shiadeh M.N., Nowroozi M.R., Nsoesie E.O., Nyasulu P.S., Obermeyer C.M., Odell C.M., Ofori-Asenso R., Ogbo F.A., Oh I.-H., Oladimeji O., Olagunju A.T., Olagunju T.O., Olivares P.R., Olsen H.E., Olusanya B.O., Olusanya J.O., Ong K.L., Ong S.K., Oren E., Orpana H.M., Ortiz A., Ota E., Otstavnov S.S., Overland S., Owolabi M.O., Mahesh P., Pacella R., Pakhare A.P., Pakpour A.H., Pana A., Panda-Jonas S., Park E.-K., Parry C.D.H., Parsian H., Patel S., Pati S., Patil S.T., Patle A., Patton G.C., Paudel D., Paulson K.R., Ballesteros W.C.P., Pearce N., Pereira A., Pereira D.M., Perico N., Pesudovs K., Petzold M., Pham H.Q., Phillips M.R., Pillay J.D., Piradov M.A., Pirsaheb M., Pischon T., Pishgar F., Plana-Ripoll O., Plass D., Polinder S., Polkinghorne K.R., Postma M.J., Poulton R., Pourshams A., Poustchi H., Prabhakaran D., Prakash S., Prasad N., Purcell C.A., Purwar M.B., Qorbani M., Radfar A., Rafay A., Rafiei A., Rahim F., Rahimi Z., Rahimi-Movaghar A., Rahimi-Movaghar V., Rahman M., Rahman M.H.U., Rahman M.A., Rai R.K., Rajati F., Rajsic S., Raju S.B., Ram U., Ranabhat C.L., Ranjan P., Rath G.K., Rawaf D.L., Rawaf S., Reddy K.S., Rehm C.D., Rehm J., Reiner R.C., Reitsma M.B., Remuzzi G., Renzaho A.M.N., Resnikoff S., Reynales-Shigematsu L.M., Rezaei S., Ribeiro A.L.P., Rivera J.A., Roba K.T., Rodríguez-Ramírez S., Roever L., Román Y., Ronfani L., Roshandel G., Rostami A., Roth G.A., Rothenbacher D., Roy A., Rubagotti E., Rushton L., Sabanayagam C., Sachdev P.S., Saddik B., Sadeghi E., Moghaddam S.S., Safari H., Safari Y., Safari-Faramani R., Safdarian M., Safi S., Safiri S., Sagar R., Sahebkar A., Sahraian M.A., Sajadi H.S., Salam N., Salamati P., Saleem Z., Salimi Y., Salimzadeh H., Salomon J.A., Salvi D.D., Salz I., Samy A.M., Sanabria J., Sanchez-Nino M.D., Sánchez-Pimienta T.G., Sanders T., Sang Y., Santomauro D.F., Santos I.S., Santos J.V., Milicevic M.M.S., Jose B.P.S., Sardana M., Sarker A.R., Sarmiento-Suárez R., Sarrafzadegan N., Sartorius B., Sarvi S., Sathian B., Satpathy M., Sawant A.R., Sawhney M., Saylan M., Sayyah M., Schaeffner E., Schmidt M.I., Schneider I.J.C., Schöttker B., Schutte A.E., Schwebel D.C., Schwendicke F., Scott J.G., Seedat S., Sekerija M., Sepanlou S.G., Serre M.L., Serván-Mori E., Seyedmousavi S., Shabaninejad H., Shaddick G., Shafieesabet A., Shahbazi M., Shaheen A.A., Shaikh M.A., Levy T.S., Shams-Beyranvand M., Shamsi M., Sharafi H., Sharafi K., Sharif M., Sharif-Alhoseini M., Sharifi H., Sharma J., Sharma M., Sharma R., She J., Sheikh A., Shi P., Shibuya K., Shiferaw M.S., Shigematsu M., Shin M.-J., Shiri R., Shirkoohi R., Shiue I., Shokraneh F., Shoman H., Shrime M.G., Shupler M.S., Si S., Siabani S., Sibai A.M., Siddiqi T.J., Sigfusdottir I.D., Sigurvinsdottir R., Silva D.A.S., Silva J.P., Silveira D.G.A., Singh J.A., Singh N.P., Singh V., Sinha D.N., Skiadaresi E., Skirbekk V., Smith D.L., Smith M., Sobaih B.H., Sobhani S., Somayaji R., Soofi M., Sorensen R.J.D., Soriano J.B., Soyiri I.N., Spinelli A., Sposato L.A., Sreeramareddy C.T., Srinivasan V., Starodubov V.I., Steckling N., Stein D.J., Stein M.B., Stevanovic G., Stockfelt L., Stokes M.A., Sturua L., Subart M.L., Sudaryanto A., Sufiyan M.B., Sulo G., Sunguya B.F., Sur P.J., Sykes B.L., Szoeke C.E.I., Tabarés-Seisdedos R., Tabuchi T., Tadakamadla S.K., Takahashi K., Tandon N., Tassew S.G., Tavakkoli M., Taveira N., Tehrani-Banihashemi A., Tekalign T.G., Tekelemedhin S.W., Tekle M.G., Temesgen H., Temsah M.-H., Temsah O., Terkawi A.S., Tessema B., Teweldemedhin M., Thankappan K.R., Theis A., Thirunavukkarasu S., Thomas H.J., Thomas M.L., Thomas N., Thurston G.D., Tilahun B., Tillmann T., To Q.G., Tobollik M., Tonelli M., Topor-Madry R., Torre A.E., Tortajada-Girbés M., Touvier M., Tovani-Palone M.R., Towbin J.A., Tran B.X., Tran K.B., Truelsen T.C., Truong N.T., Tsadik A.G., Car L.T., Tuzcu E.M., Tymeson H.D., Tyrovolas S., Ukwaja K.N., Ullah I., Updike R.L., Usman M.S., Uthman O.A., Vaduganathan M., Vaezi A., Valdez P.R., Van Donkelaar A., Varavikova E., Varughese S., Vasankari T.J., Venkateswaran V., Venketasubramanian N., Villafaina S., Violante F.S., Vladimirov S.K., Vlassov V., Vollset S.E., Vos T., Vosoughi K., Vu G.T., Vujcic I.S., Wagnew F.S., Waheed Y., Waller S.G., Walson J.L., Wang Y., Wang Y., Wang Y.-P., Weiderpass E., Weintraub R.G., Weldegebreal F., Werdecker A., Werkneh A.A., West J.J., Westerman R., Whiteford H.A., Widecka J., Wijeratne T., Winkler A.S., Wiyeh A.B., Wiysonge C.S., Wolfe C.D.A., Wong T.Y., Wu S., Xavier D., Xu G., Yadgir S., Yadollahpour A., Jabbari S.H.Y., Yamada T., Yan L.L., Yano Y., Yaseri M., Yasin Y.J., Yeshaneh A., Yimer E.M., Yip P., Yisma E., Yonemoto N., Yoon S.-J., Yotebieng M., Younis M.Z., Yousefifard M., Yu C., Zaidi Z., Zaman S.B., Zamani M., Zavala-Arciniega L., Zhang A.L., Zhang H., Zhang K., Zhou M., Zimsen S.R.M., Zodpey S., Murray C.J.L., GBD 2017 Risk Factor Collaborators (2018)
      Background The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2017 comparative risk assessment (CRA) is a comprehensive approach to risk factor quantification that offers a useful tool for synthesising ...
    • Heart rate variability in older workers during work under the Threshold Limit Values for heat exposure 

      Kaltsatou A., Flouris A.D., Herry C.L., Notley S.R., Macartney M.J., Seely A.J.E., Kenny G.P. (2020)
      Background: The Threshold Limit Values (TLV) of the American Conference of Governmental and Industrial Hygienists indicate the levels of heat stress that all workers may be repeatedly exposed to without adverse health ...
    • The HEAT-SHIELD project — Perspectives from an inter-sectoral approach to occupational heat stress 

      Morris N.B., Piil J.F., Morabito M., Messeri A., Levi M., Ioannou L.G., Ciuha U., Pogačar T., Kajfež Bogataj L., Kingma B., Casanueva A., Kotlarski S., Spirig C., Foster J., Havenith G., Sotto Mayor T., Flouris A.D., Nybo L. (2021)
      Objectives: To provide perspectives from the HEAT-SHIELD project (www.heat-shield.eu): a multi-national, inter-sectoral, and cross-disciplinary initiative, incorporating twenty European research institutions, as well as ...
    • Increased frequency of rheumatoid arthritis and allergic rhinitis among pesticide sprayers and associations with pesticide use 

      Koureas M., Rachiotis G., Tsakalof A., Hadjichristodoulou C. (2017)
      Objective: The aim of this study was to identify diseases linked with the pesticide sprayer occupation and explore possible associations with exposure history data. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among ...
    • Mesothelioma mortality rates in Greece for the period 2005–2015 is increased compared to previous decades 

      Gogou E., Hatzoglou C., Zarogiannis S.G., Malli F., Jagirdar R.M., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2019)
      Background and Objective: To present summary statistics regarding malignant mesothelioma (MM) mortality in Greece during the period 2005–2015 and compare it with previous decades, along with gender, age and geographical ...
    • A novel task-specific dystonia type: Hemifacial spasm in a photographer 

      Kargiotis O., Geka A., Tsivgoulis A., Veltsista D., Xiromerisiou G., Tsivgoulis G. (2021)
      A 67-year-old male photographer who used traditional cameras that necessitated monocular focusing developed intermittent blepharospasms, evident only during and shortly after the voluntary contraction of the left eyelids ...
    • Occupational heat stress management: Does one size fit all? 

      Notley S.R., Flouris A.D., Kenny G.P. (2019)
      Heat stress is a deadly occupational hazard that is projected to increase in severity with global warming. While upper limits for heat stress designed to protect all workers have been recommended by occupational safety ...
    • Occupational heat stress: Multi-country observations and interventions 

      Ioannou L.G., Mantzios K., Tsoutsoubi L., Nintou E., Vliora M., Gkiata P., Dallas C.N., Gkikas G., Agaliotis G., Sfakianakis K., Kapnia A.K., Testa D.J., Amorim T., Dinas P.C., Mayor T.S., Gao C., Nybo L., Flouris A.D. (2021)
      Background: Occupational heat exposure can provoke health problems that increase the risk of certain diseases and affect workers’ ability to maintain healthy and productive lives. This study investigates the effects of ...
    • On the use of wearable physiological monitors to assess heat strain during occupational heat stress 

      Notley S.R., Kenny G.P., Flouris A.D. (2018)
      Workers in many industries are required to perform arduous work in high heat-stress conditions, which can lead to rapid increases in body temperature that elevate the risk of heat-related illness and even death. Traditionally, ...
    • Postural ergonomics and work-related musculoskeletal disorders in neurosurgery: lessons from an international survey 

      Mavrovounis G., Meling T.R., Lafuente J., Fountas K.N., Demetriades A.K. (2021)
      Background: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) affect a significant percentage of the neurosurgical workforce. The aim of the current questionnaire-based study was to examine the prevalence of WMSDs amongst ...
    • Prevalence of lung function impairment among greek cement production workers: A cross-sectional study 

      Rachiotis G., Kostikas K., Pinotsi D., Hadjichristodoulou C., Drivas S. (2018)
      Greece is a significant cement producing country. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of lung function impairment among Greek cement workers. One hundred thirty- seven cement production ...
    • Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in professional symphony orchestra musicians in Greece 

      Fotiadis, D. G.; Fotiadou, E. G.; Kokaridas, D. G.; Mylonas, A. C. (2013)
      This study was designed to investigate the frequency of musculoskeletal disorders among musicians in a professional-level symphony orchestra in Greece. The sample consisted of 147 musicians (97 men, 50 women) of the Athens ...
    • Work-related respiratory symptoms and airway disease in hairdressers 

      Skoufi, G. I.; Nena, E.; Kostikas, K.; Lialios, G. A.; Constantinidis, T. C.; Daniil, Z.; Gourgoulianis, K. (2013)
      Background: Hairdressers are occupationally exposed to a number of agents in their workplace that result in respiratory symptoms and changes in pulmonary function. Objective: To evaluate associations between occupational ...
    • Workers' health and productivity under occupational heat strain: a systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Flouris A.D., Dinas P.C., Ioannou L.G., Nybo L., Havenith G., Kenny G.P., Kjellstrom T. (2018)
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