OBJECTIVE To determine which proposed risk factor, work activity (industrial v clerical), body mass index (BMI), or other demographic factors had the most influence on the prevalence of median mononeuropathy at the wrist, and if there was an interaction between the risk factors. METHODS This was a cross sectional study of active workers at five different worksites; four were industrial sites ...

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BACKGROUND This study investigated the relationship between job type and the risk for spontaneous abortion to assess the reproductive toxicity of female workers in the semiconductor industry. METHODS A questionnaire survey was administered to current female workers of two semiconductor manufacturing plants in Korea. We included female workers who became pregnant at least 6 months after the st...

The aim of the present study was to identify relations between occupational stress and occupational class in Japanese civil servants, using two occupational stress models-the Effort-Reward Imbalance (ERI) Model and the Job Demand-Control (JDC) Model. The subjects were employees of three local public organizations. We distributed self-administered questionnaires and assessed occupational stress ...

Strategies of Cooperation and Punishment among Students and Clerical Workers We study the individual behavior of students and workers in an experiment where they repeatedly face the same cooperative task. The data show that clerical workers differ from college students in overall cooperation rates, strategy adoption and use of punishment opportunities. Students cooperate more than workers. Coop...

A major reason for the low take-up rate of telecommuting is that companies are not convinced of the economic benefits of telecommuting. They believe most of the benefits accrue to the workers but not the company. This paper presents the findings of a cost benefit analysis. Four categories of costs and benefits are identified. The analysis considers three categories of workers: managers, profess...

This exploratory study of clerical aptitudes was undertaken for the principal purpose of discovering the structure of clerical aptitudes. The clerical field embraces a large group of occupations, and consequently the measurement of clerical aptitudes has received intense study. This is fortunate, since tests to help in the estimation of success hi these occupations are among the most necessary ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between whole body vibration (WBV) induced helicopter flights and degenerative changes of the cervical and lumbar spine. METHODS We examined 186 helicopter pilots who were exposed to WBV and 94 military clerical workers at a military hospital. Questionnaires and interviews were completed for 164 of the 186 pilots (response rate, 88.2%) and 88 of the 94 ...