Open AccessIllness Absences Among Beryllium Sensitized Workers
Author(s) -
Janice P. Watkins,
Elizabeth D. Ellis,
David J. Girardi,
Donna L. Cragle,
Brent Richter
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2014.302132
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , odds ratio , absenteeism , logistic regression , beryllium , occupational medicine , environmental health , occupational exposure , psychology , chemistry , social psychology , organic chemistry
This study examined absence rates among US Department of Energy workers who had beryllium sensitization (BeS) or were diagnosed with chronic beryllium disease (CBD) compared with those of other workers.