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Erratum to: Trends in research on indoor radon exposure and lung cancer in South Korea

Kang DR, Kang D, Min KB, Kim C, Oh SS, Koh SB

Acknowledgements section was missing. The publisher apologises for these errors.
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Trends in research on indoor radon exposure and lung cancer in South Korea

Kang DR, Kang D, Min KB, Kim C, Oh SS, Koh SB

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Erratum to: The relationship between quality of sleep and night shift rotation interval

Kim JY, Chae CH, Kim YO, Son JS, Kim JH, Kim CW, Park HO, Lee JH, Kwon S

There was an error in one of the author names in this article. The publisher apologises for any inconvenience caused.
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Tetryl exposure: forgotten hazards of antique munitions

Alfaraj WA, McMillan B, Ducatman A, Werntz CL

BACKGROUND: Older yet still abundant munitions such as tetryl present easily forgotten health hazards and associated needs for worker protection. CASE PRESENTATION: Symptoms and findings from 22 workers who were exposed...
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Factors related to heart rate variability among firefighters

Shin JH, Lee JY, Yang SH, Lee MY, Chung IS

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with heart rate variability in firefighters working in a metropolitan city in South Korea. METHODS: Self-administered questionnaires including Korean Occupational...
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The effect of aircraft noise on sleep disturbance among the residents near a civilian airport: a cross-sectional study

Kwak KM, Ju YS, Kwon YJ, Chung YK, Kim BK, Kim H, Youn K

BACKGROUND: Aircraft noise is a major environmental noise problem. This study was conducted in order to investigate the relationship between sleep disturbance and exposure to aircraft noise on the residents...
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A case of laryngeal cancer induced by exposure to asbestos in a construction site supervisor

Roh S, Park S, Tae G, Song J

BACKGROUND: Construction site supervisors are exposed to many chemicals, dusts, and metals including asbestos. Asbestos is a hazardous chemical that is carcinogenic. Laryngeal cancer is not a rare disease in...
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Case series of keratitis in poultry abattoir workers induced by exposure to the ultraviolet disinfection lamp

Kwon DH, Moon JD, Park WJ, Kang WY, Kim SH, Lim HM, Ahn JS, Chae HJ

BACKGROUND: An outbreak of eye diseases occurred among workers at a poultry abattoir in South Korea from December 2012 to June 2013. An epidemiological investigation of the causative agent was...
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Evaluation of mercury exposure level, clinical diagnosis and treatment for mercury intoxication

Ye BJ, Kim BG, Jeon MJ, Kim SY, Kim HC, Jang TW, Chae HJ, Choi WJ, Ha MN, Hong YS

Mercury occurs in various chemical forms, and it is different to health effects according to chemical forms. In consideration of the point, the evaluation of the mercury exposure to human...
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Radon exposure and lung cancer: risk in nonsmokers among cohort studies

Oh SS, Koh S, Kang H, Lee J

Eleven cohorts of miners occupationally exposed to relatively high concentrations of radon showed a statistically significantly high risk of lung cancer, while three cohorts from the general population showed a...
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Health care strategy for ensuring work ability in an aging Korea

Park J, Park JT, Kim SG, Yoo CI, Son J, Yim J, Kim DS, Rhee KY, Kim Y

The rapid aging trend in South Korea will cause a growing shortage of labor and decreasing quality of the labor force. The purpose of this commentary is to recommend a...
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Factors associated with suicide ideation among subway drivers in Korea

Byun J, Kim HR, Lee HE, Kim SE, Lee J

BACKGROUND: There were several suicide events of subway drivers in Korea. The aim of this study is to explore work-related factors associated with suicide ideation among subway drivers. METHODS: We analyzed data...
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The association between perceived discrimination and depression/anxiety disorders among Korean workers: analysis of the third Korean Working Conditions Survey

Lee SH, Lee HS, Kim GH, Lee JH, Lee KJ, Kim JJ

BACKGROUND: Discrimination is a long-standing social problem, and interest in the health effects of discrimination has been increasing. Unfortunately, Korean workers experience various types and combinations of discrimination. This study...
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Descriptive study of claims for occupational mental disorders or suicide

Lee J, Kim I, Roh S

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to identify the characteristics of claimed mental disorders. Because the workers believed the cause of the mental disorders was work-related stress or a specific event, we...
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A review on mathematical models for estimating indoor radon concentrations

Park JH, Kang DR, Kim J

Radiation from natural sources is one of causes of the environmental diseases. Radon is the leading environmental cause of lung cancer next to smoking. To investigate the relationship between indoor...
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IgA nephropathy in a laboratory worker that progressed to end-stage renal disease: a case report

Min B, Kim G, Kang T, Yoon C, Cho SI, Paek D

BACKGROUND: IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common form of glomerulonephritis, a principal cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) worldwide. The mechanisms of onset and progression of IgAN have not...
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Erratum to: An updated review of case–control studies of lung cancer and indoor radon-Is indoor radon the risk factor for lung cancer?

Sheen S, Lee KS, Chung WY, Nam S, Kang DR

Acknowledgements section was missing. The publisher apologises for these errors.
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Association between employment status and self-rated health: Korean working conditions survey

Kwon K, Park JB, Lee KJ, Cho YS

BACKGROUND: This research was conducted with an aim of determining the association between employment status and self-rated health. METHODS: Using the data from the Third Korean Working Conditions Survey conducted in...
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Morbidity patterns among the welders of eastern Nepal: a cross-sectional study

Budhathoki SS, Singh SB, Niraula SR, Pokharel P

BACKGROUND: Welding process has many hazards that the welders are exposed to resulting in numbers of health effects and diseases. Safety measures and practices among welders are important ways of...
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Environmental health centers for asbestos and their health impact surveys and activities

Kang DM, Kim JE, Lee YJ, Lee HH, Lee CY, Moon SJ, Kang MS

In 2009, Korea banned the import, transport, and use of asbestos, and the Asbestos Injury Relief Act (AIRA) was promulgated in 2011. Two environmental health centers for asbestos (EHCA), including...
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