COEH Publications

  • 2015

    Article

    • De Vocht, F., Batistatou, E., Molter, A., Kromhout, H., Schaap, K., Van Tongeren, M., ... Keevil, S. (2015). Transient health symptoms of MRI staff working with 1.5 and 3.0 Tesla scanners in the UK. European Radiology, [10.1007/s00330-015-3629-z]. DOI: 10.1007/s00330-015-3629-z. Publication link: b17e4845-9101-433c-a11c-5b3d79b4bc4a
    • Money, A., Carder, M., Noone, P., Bourke, J., Hayes, J., Turner, S., & Agius, R. (2015). Work-related ill-health: Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Great Britain 2005-2012.Occupational medicine (Oxford, England), 65(1). DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqu137. Publication link: cea2aa8b-303e-457b-8fe1-8eacee508dbc | PubMed:25324486
    • Povey, A. C., Gomez-Martin, A., Altakroni, B., Lozano-Paniagua, D., Margison, G. P., de Vocht, F., & Hernandez, A. F. (2015). Increased N7-methyldeoxyguanosine DNA adducts after occupational exposure to pesticides and influence of genetic polymorphisms of paraoxonase-1 and glutathione S-transferase M1 and T1. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis, 56(5), 437-445. DOI: 10.1002/em.21929. Publication link: 05f926c8-6248-41ca-841c-60b718e040bc
    • Stocks, S. J., McNamee, R., van der Molen, H. F., Paris, C., Urban, P., Campo, G., ... Agius, R. (2015). Trends in incidence of occupational asthma, contact dermatitis, noise-induced hearing loss, carpal tunnel syndrome and upper limb musculoskeletal disorders in European countries from 2000 to 2012.Occupational and environmental medicine, 72(4). DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2014-102534. Publication link: f3c10ca5-895c-4280-9e75-a567ed635be7 | PubMed:25575531
    • Turner, S., Forman, S. D., McNamee, R., Wilkinson, S. M., & Agius, R. (2015). Investigating work-related neoplasia associated with solar radiation.Occupational medicine (Oxford, England), 65(1). DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqu156. Publication link: 05e20146-bb49-4837-846a-f1e261ae94f5 | PubMed:25421392

    Comment/debate

    • Altakroni, B., Stocks, J., Brison, D., & Povey, A. C. (2015). Lifestyle and occupational and environmental exposure and DNA damage in human sperm. Mutagenesis, 29(6), 548-549. . Publication link: 0f9e5bd8-44ad-4034-a6cf-56c09ac83844
    • Povey, A., Altakroni, B., Stocks, J., & Brison, B. (2015). Associations between DNA double strand breaks and N7-methyldeoxyguanosine in human sperm and IVF/ICSI outcomes. Human Reproduction, 30(Suppl. 1), 174-174. . Publication link: 1659286f-2742-4244-9aee-7a1356450a81
    • Povey, A., Nevin, C., Altakroni, B., Murgatroyd, C., Brison, D. R., & Carroll, M. (2015). Environmental and lifestyle factors associated with sperm DNA methylation. Human Reproduction, 30(Suppl. 1), 172-172. . Publication link: 1a71bae7-daaf-45a8-9050-79ab7c4f9da6

  • 2014

    Article

  • 2013

    Article

    • Bonello, N., Sampson, J., Burn, J., Wilson, I. J., McGrown, G., Margison, G. P., ... Crosbie, P. (2013). Bayesian inference supports a location and neighbour-dependent model of DNA methylation propagation at the MGMT gene promoter in lung tumours. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 336, 87-95. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2013.07.019. Publication link: 6008d0e6-5309-4ceb-8b1d-4698e697cf2b
    • Carder, M., McNamee, R., Turner, S., Hodgson, J. T., Holland, F., & Agius, R. M. (2013). Time trends in the incidence of work-related mental ill-health and musculoskeletal disorders in the UK.Occupational and environmental medicine, 70(5), 317-324. DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2012-100904. Publication link: cbaa2ce3-a38b-4115-aa54-de01745bcf59 | PubMed:23343862
    • De Vocht, F., Hannam, K., & Buchan, I. (2013). Environmental risk factors for cancers of the brain and nervous system: The use of ecological data to generate hypotheses. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 70(5), 349-356. DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2012-100954. Publication link: 77dbadf3-d3b8-4a42-8e9b-dbb168692718
    • De Vocht, F., Northage, C., Money, C., Cherrie, J. W., Rajan-Sithamparanadarajah, B., Egeghy, P., ... Van Tongeren, M. (2013). The future of exposure assessment: Perspectives from the X2012 conference. Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 57(3), 280-285. DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/met008. Publication link: 52fa25f4-068f-43a8-ad7f-e475d2e8e435
    • Hannam, K., McNamee, R., De Vocht, F., Baker, P., Sibley, C., & Agius, R. (2013). A comparison of population air pollution exposure estimation techniques with personal exposure estimates in a pregnant cohort.Environmental science. Processes & impacts, 15(8), 1562-1572. DOI: 10.1039/c3em00112a. Publication link: fdbfcc9b-1cdb-4372-ab6c-85262ec5b5bf | PubMed:23800727
    • Iszatt, N., Nieuwenhuijsen, M. J., Bennett, J., Best, N., Povey, A. C., Pacey, A. A., ... Toledano, M. B. (2013). Chlorination by-products in tap water and semen quality in England and Wales. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 70(11), 754-760. DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2012-101339. Publication link: 83e310a5-edc1-4370-a9fa-3791f463c0bb
    • Mölter, A., Agius, R. M., de Vocht, F., Lindley, S., Gerrard, W., Lowe, L., ... Simpson, A. (2013). Long-term exposure to PM10 and NO2 in association with lung volume and airway resistance in the MAAS birth cohort.Environmental Health Perspectives, 121(10), 1232-1238. DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1205961. Publication link: 23424e03-5dc3-43ac-b493-a1b82100914b | PubMed:23777813
    • Pralong, J. A., Seed, M. J., Yasri, R., Agius, R. M., Cartier, A., & Labrecque, M. (2013). A computer based asthma hazard prediction model and new molecular weight agents in occupational asthma. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 70(1), 70. DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2012-101189. Publication link: 14880468-e161-4ea9-8047-0de757a2a463
    • Senthong, P., Millington, C. L., Wilkinson, O. J., Marriott, A. S., Watson, A. J., Reamtong, O., ... Povey, A. C. (2013). The nitrosated bile acid DNA lesion O6-carboxymethylguanine is a substrate for the human DNA repair protein O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase. Nucleic acids research., 41(5), 3047-3055. DOI: 10.1093/nar/gks1476. Publication link: 83b3d785-5e36-4648-9746-13abf4ffb1f7
    • Stocks, S. J., McNamee, R., Turner, S., Carder, M., & Agius, R. M. (2013). Assessing the impact of national level interventions on workplace respiratory disease in the UK: part 2--regulatory activity by the Health and Safety Executive.Occupational and environmental medicine, 70(7), 483-490. DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2012-101124. Publication link: 6e7e1438-6b16-4999-afc1-15d716767839 | PubMed:23606324
    • Supapvanich, C., Povey, A. C., & de Vocht, F. (2013). Respiratory and dermal symptoms in Thai nurses using latex products. Occupational Medicine, 63(6), 425-428. DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqt068. Publication link: 8bf594c6-0595-4bae-97c5-2880a50f4176

    Chapter

    • Agius, R., Sim, M. R., Bonneterre, V., & Venables, K. M. (Ed.) (2013). What do surveillance schemes tell us about the epidemiology of occupational disease. In Current Topics in Occupational Epidemiology. (1 ed., pp. 131-141). Oxford University Press. . Publication link: 741b8510-64c7-4139-abaa-54cc79c48bf3

    Comment/debate

    • Oliver, K., De Vocht, F., Money, A., & Everett, M. (2013). Who runs public health? A mixed-methods study combining qualitative and network analyses. Journal of Public Health, 35(3), 453-459. DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdt039. Publication link: ad89d333-0506-46b2-918e-dce43b3582ec | PubMed:23564840
    • Promtong, P., O'Brien, P., & Povey, A. (2013). Toxicity of Different Silver Nanoparticle Sizes on DNA Repair-Proficient and -Deficient Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts Mediated by Intracellular Release of Silver Ions.ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS, 54(supp 1), S33-S33. . Publication link: a410e8ba-0822-4272-81c0-9c2e310a2ad6

  • 2012

    Article

    • Agius, R. (2012). Audit or assessment tools for occupational health letters or reports. Occupational Medicine, 62(6), 469-469. DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqs094. Publication link: 29b173e7-0ca3-4fb5-b728-41610b28835e
    • Bedada, G. B., Smith, C. J., Tyrrell, P. J., Hirst, A. A., & Agius, R. (2012). Short-term effects of ambient particulates and gaseous pollutants on the incidence of transient ischaemic attack and minor stroke: A case-crossover study. Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source, 11(1), [77]. DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-11-77. Publication link: eaff9c1a-ffa7-42d3-91a9-b00f55703f95 | PubMed:23067103
    • Beverland, I. J., Carder, M., Cohen, G. R., Heal, M. R., & Agius, R. M. (2012). Associations between short/medium-term variations in black smoke air pollution and mortality in the Glasgow conurbation, UK.Environment international, 50, 1-6. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2012.08.012. Publication link: f43dd353-a947-46a7-bdcf-89c4eb3417ec | PubMed:23026347
    • Crosbie, P., Crosbie, P. A. J., Watson, A. J., Agius, R., Barber, P. V., Margison, G. P., & Povey, A. C. (2012). Elevated N3-methylpurine-DNA glycosylase DNA repair activity is associated with lung cancer. Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis, 732(1-2), 43-46. DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2012.01.001. Publication link: 0c2934aa-5242-4b9b-a1c7-36481111a02e | PubMed:22266085
    • Dodman, J. M., Agius, R., & Turner, S. (2012). Safety critical work, ageing and cognitive decline. Occupational Medicine, 62(7), 480-482. DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqs138. Publication link: 0bf41123-6717-411e-bb75-17139349b38b
    • Enoch, S. J., Seed, M. J., Roberts, D. W., Cronin, M. T. D., Stocks, S. J., & Agius, R. M. (2012). Development of mechanism-based structural alerts for respiratory sensitization hazard identification. Chemical Research in Toxicology, 25(11), 2490-2498. DOI: 10.1021/tx3003092. Publication link: 7464e46f-ccb4-451d-904c-88ee789df354 | PubMed:23057518
    • Mölter, A., Lindley, S., de Vocht, F., Agius, R., Kerry, G., Johnson, K., ... Simpson, A. (2012). Performance of a microenviromental model for estimating personal NO 2 exposure in children. Atmospheric Environment, 51, 225-233. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.01.030. Publication link: 172d2c8a-381b-4df9-b232-9d2db97a6489
    • Povey, A. C., Clyma, J. A., McNamee, R., Moore, H. D., Baillie, H., Pacey, A. A., & Cherry, N. M. (2012). Modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for poor semen quality: A case-referent study. Human Reproduction, 27(9), 2799-2806. DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des183. Publication link: 10d795a6-e6a6-42c4-9033-3fd8cd135994
    • Pralong, J. A., Seed, M. J., Cartier, A., Agius, R. M., & Labrecque, M. (2012). Is there a place for a computer based asthma hazard prediction model in clinical practice?Occupational and Environmental Medicine. DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2012-100704. Publication link: 2eb9bda5-2c2a-4b3d-b37c-27721475a414
    • Stocks, S. J., McNamee, R., Turner, S., Carder, M., & Agius, R. M. (2012). Has European Union legislation to reduce exposure to chromate in cement been effective in reducing the incidence of allergic contact dermatitis attributed to chromate in the UK?Occupational and environmental medicine, 69(2), 150-152. DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2011-100220. Publication link: 86bd5691-d919-438e-afad-cb3f14c5396d | PubMed:21849347
    • Van Nierop, L. E., Slottje, P., Van Zandvoort, M. J. E., De Vocht, F., & Kromhout, H. (2012). Effects of magnetic stray fields from a 7 Tesla MRI scanner on neurocognition: A double-blind randomised crossover study. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 69(10), 759-766. DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2011-100468. Publication link: 4bda9371-17e0-4de3-94b6-69f67e267bfc
    • Vocht, F. D., & Kromhout, H. (2012). The Use of Benford’s Law for Evaluation of Quality of Occupational Hygiene Data. Annals of Occupational Hygiene, doi:10.1093/annhyg/mes067. . Publication link: 82b14c0f-eee5-412b-999e-ce3172df278c

    Comment/debate

    • Promtong, P., O'Brien, P., & Povey, A. (2012). Cytotoxic effects of silver nanoparticles on DNA repair proficient and deficient mouse embryonic fibroblasts. Mutagenesis, 27(6), 810-810. . Publication link: 6b6f68b6-9083-4797-87f4-6bcf062e3d20
    • Senthong, P., Williams, D. M., Wilkinson, O., Millington, C., Marriott, A., Watson, A. J., ... Povey, A. (2012). The Nitrosated Bile Acid DNA Lesion, O-6-carboxymethylguanine, Is a Substrate for Human O-6-alkylguanine DNA Alkyltransferase. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis, 53(s1), s36. . Publication link: 487995c4-f1ad-4233-8e94-7d4e4201295c

    Letter

    • De Vocht, F., Stevens, T., & Kromhout, H. (2012). Comment on: Effects of static magnetic fields on cognition, vital signs, and sensory perception: A meta-analysis. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 35(1), 235-236. DOI: 10.1002/jmri.22860. Publication link: 9148477e-9261-4a57-8657-a646fa331265

  • 2011

    Article

    Chapter

    • de Vocht, F., Vlaanderen, J., Povey, A. C., Balbo, S., & Vermeulen, R. (2011). Environmental and occupational toxicants. In IARC scientific publications|IARC Sci. Publ.. (pp. 163-174). Lyon, France: IARC Scientific Publication. . Publication link: 45190c3f-de3d-4643-a41d-677e325a468c

    Comment/debate

    • Bayomy, H., de Vocht, F., Rees, R., Thompson, J., Karalliedde, L., & Povey, A. (2011). Symptom reporting amongst farmers using pesticides to treat sheep. Occup. Env. Med., 68(Suppl 1), A14. . Publication link: 2d05293f-038a-4fdd-a941-e71ab209ed04
    • Hanchenlaksh, C., Povey, A., & de Vocht, F. (2011). Exposure to organophosphate pesticides in Thai farmers and their families. Occup. Env. Med., 68(Suppl. 1), A107. . Publication link: 28d690be-0506-4b6e-860c-f1c3f9517079
    • Povey, A., McNamee, R., Stocks, S. J., Watkins, G., Creed, F., Burns, A., ... Agius, R. (2011). Pesticide exposure and screen-identified neuropsychiatric disease in British sheep farmers. Occup. Env. Med., 68(Suppl 1), A14. . Publication link: cad982dc-9850-42c2-bf57-17e0aaf9b24e
    • Povey, A., Supapvanich, C., & de, V. F. (2011). Glove-related latex-allergy amongst nursing staff in governmental hospitals. Occup. Env. Med., 68(Suppl 1), A33. . Publication link: bed3ceef-31dd-43c6-8d4b-bd88f1d48afe
    • Rees, H., Povey, A., Thompson, J., & Karalliedde, L. (2011). Sheep dipping, related treatments and “dippers’ fluâ€�. Occup. Env. Med., 68(Suppl 1.), A120. . Publication link: 69abbbea-e458-40f8-a19a-f2ec51838356

    Letter

    • De Vocht, F., Burstyn, I., & Cherrie, J. W. (2011). Authors' reply to Kundi's comments on de Vocht et al. "time trends (1998-2007) in brain cancer incidence rates in relation to mobile phone use in England". Bioelectromagnetics; doi: 10.1002/bem.20678.. DOI: 10.1002/bem.20678. Publication link: 9f37e778-b339-4aa7-92d8-2408503e2a7d
    • De Vocht, F., Wilen, J., Mild, K. H., Nierop, L. E. V., Slottje, P., & Kromhout, H. (2011). Health effects and Safety of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Journal of Medical Systems, DOI 10.1007/s10916-010-9637-2. . Publication link: 30b841be-a179-42c9-aff7-c9ea3a65d5ea
    • Vocht, F. D. (2011). The influence of seeking god in the association between religiosity and prolonged survival in liver transplant recipients. Liver Transplantation, 17(2), 215-216. DOI: 10.1002/lt.22208. Publication link: ee0457d2-fba2-4358-bb27-4b8aed24e6a7

  • 2010

    Article

    Comment/debate

    • Carter, A., Saad, W. M. M., Dumax-Vorzet, A., Povey, A. C., & Elder, R. H. (2010). Characterisation of the NEIL1 knockout mouse phenotype. Eur. J. Cancer, Suppl. 8, 43-44. . Publication link: 4793a5ab-23d1-44a5-abbe-2d80848f835a
    • England, H., Herrick, A., Kumar, S., & Povey, A. (2010). Dermal fibroblasts from occupationally exposed scleroderma patients show a differential response to crystalline silica compared to unexposed. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, 28(suppl 58), S105-S106. . Publication link: 0b0acab9-8bde-4ba1-bec5-644ef5e6f6b4
    • Povey, A. C., Carter, A., Saad, M. M., Dumax-Vorzet, A., & Elder, R. H. (2010). Cytotoxicity of urban dust and diesel engine particulates in Neil1 and Ogg1 DNA repair deficient cells. Mutagenesis, 25, 641-641. . Publication link: 916398cd-f371-4e84-88df-6a0229adcceb

    Letter

  • 2009

    Article

    • Carder, M., Turner, S., McNamee, R., & Agius, R. (2009). Work-related mental ill-health and 'stress' in the UK (2002-05). Occupational Medicine, 59(8), 539-544. DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqp117. Publication link: 2b86821a-261e-4631-bbc8-66ffe54fb254 | PubMed:19696131
    • Carder, M., Van Tongeren, M., McNamee, R., Beverland, I., Elton, R., Cohen, G. R., ... Agius, R. (2009). Does socio-economic status modify the effect of particulate air pollution on cardiorespiratory mortality?Occupational and Environmental Medicine. . Publication link: f0e14c59-5ea2-45b6-b385-f4093fefd21f
    • de Vocht, F., Burstyn, I., Ferro, G., Olsson, A., Hashibe, M., Kromhout, H., & Boffetta, P. (2009). Sensitivity of the association between increased lung cancer risk and bitumen fume exposure to the assumptions in the assessment of exposure. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 82(6), 723-733. DOI: 10.1007/s00420-008-0373-6. Publication link: d11c0028-d058-4ca7-8994-1272676ba294
    • De Vocht, F., Hirst, A., & Gardner, A. (2009). Application of PUF foam inserts for respirable dust measurements in the brick-manufacturing industry. Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 53(1), 19-25. DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/men068. Publication link: 78a95fd7-f856-4756-a99a-e5acb44d8929
    • De Vocht, F., Kromhout, H., Ferro, G., Boffetta, P., & Burstyn, I. (2009). Bayesian modelling of lung cancer risk and bitumen fume exposure adjusted for unmeasured confounding by smoking. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 66(8), 502-508. DOI: 10.1136/oem.2008.042606. Publication link: 0adea42e-a126-44f5-8537-04e39c0ed9bc
    • De Vocht, F., Muller, F., Engels, H., & Kromhout, H. (2009). Personal exposure to static and time-varying magnetic fields during MRI system test procedures. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 30(5), 1223-1228. DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21952. Publication link: bc1ffad1-dcca-4aaf-bc3d-eb88d522c96e
    • de Vocht, F., Sobala, W., Wilczynska, U., Kromhout, H., Szeszenia-Dabrowska, N., & Peplonska, B. (2009). Cancer mortality and occupational exposure to aromatic amines and inhalable aerosols in rubber tire manufacturing in Poland. Cancer Epidemiology, 33(2), 94-102. DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2009.06.013. Publication link: 207ec8aa-fbff-4a32-ab30-297918782a7f
    • Seed, M., & Agius, R. (2009). Further validation of computer-based prediction of chemical asthma hazard. Occupational Medicine, 60(2), 115-120. [kqp168]. DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqp168. Publication link: bab105ab-313d-4b77-92fe-32b90b929820
    • Slovak, A., Carder, M., Money, A., Turner, S., & Agius, R. (2009). Work-related musculoskeletal conditions: Evidence from the THOR reporting system 2002-2005. Occupational Medicine, 59(7), 447-453. DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqp069. Publication link: c1a9f940-23fc-444a-b934-95b16eb89475 | PubMed:19491218

    Chapter

    • De Vocht, F., & Vocht, F. D. (2009). Challenges in visual perception research in strong magnetic fields. In Visual Perception: New Research. New York: Novapublishers. . Publication link: 09f4d66a-0c23-4d27-bf86-e96a53d4afca

    Commissioned report

    • Povey, A. C., Rees, H. H., Thompson, J. P., & Karalliedde, L. (2009). Prospective Cohort Study of Sheep Dip Exposure and "Dipper's Flu". HSE Books.. Publication link: 759d6e4d-b6ec-46bd-9323-1ad88d661980

    Editorial

  • 2008

    Article

    • Carder, M., McNamee, R., Beverland, I., Elton, R., Van Tongeren, M., Cohen, G. R., ... Agius, R. M. (2008). Interacting effects of particulate pollution and cold temperature on cardiorespiratory mortality in Scotland.Occupational and environmental medicine, 65(3), 197-204. DOI: 10.1136/oem.2007.032896. Publication link: 0d1770d5-2e7b-4ca9-84fb-59841265b454 | PubMed:17928391
    • De Vocht, F., & Kromhout, H. (2008). Human MRI above the FDA 8T guideline: Can we conclude that it is safe?Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 27(4), 938-939. DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21301. Publication link: b5292cbe-794d-46ff-a8fe-de9b192ce1ea
    • De Vocht, F., Sobala, W., Peplonska, B., Wilczynska, U., Gromiec, J., Szeszenia-Dabrowska, N., & Kromhout, H. (2008). Elaboration of a quantitative job-exposure matrix for historical exposure to airborne exposures in the Polish rubber industry. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 51(11), 852-860. DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20615. Publication link: ed139ab5-0540-4f93-8bab-58ddc227cdcc
    • De Vocht, F., Vermeulen, R., Burstyn, I., Sobala, W., Dost, A., Taeger, D., ... Kromhout, H. (2008). Exposure to inhalable dust and its cyclohexane soluble fraction since the 1970s in the rubber manufacturing industry in the European Union. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 65(6), 384-391. DOI: 10.1136/oem.2007.034470. Publication link: 9590cdd1-4089-46b2-9560-4f5b45603e34
    • Elder, R., Cooley, N., Md Saad, M., & Povey, A. C. (2008). Characterization of cells and mice lacking the NEIL2 DNA glycosylase. AACR Annual Meeting, 848. . Publication link: 3985f7b1-d16d-4661-b665-188e79b1aed3
    • McNamee, R., Carder, M., Chen, Y., & Agius, R. (2008). Measurement of trends in incidence of work-related skin and respiratory diseases, UK 1996-2005. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 65(12), 808-814. DOI: 10.1136/oem.2007.036731. Publication link: 2e8d3b45-bb60-4d62-b1cd-c022971caae7
    • Seed, M. J., Cullinan, P., & Agius, R. M. (2008). Methods for the prediction of low-molecular-weight occupational respiratory sensitizers.Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology, 8(2), 103-109. DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e3282f4cadd. Publication link: f59a87b1-cdda-4056-a570-00723ecb2f11 | PubMed:18317016
    • Seed, M., & Agius, R. M. (2008). Paradoxical asthma hazard of short-acting beta2-agonists. Allergy, 63(2). . Publication link: a147d9b1-9e1f-43f6-ab32-ef58f893f547
    • Turner, S., Carder, M., Mcnamee, R., & Agius, R. (2008). The incidence of work-related skin disease associated with rubber, latex and related agents as reported to The Health and Occupation Reporting (THOR) network (1996-2006). British Journal of Dermatology, 159, 81-82. . Publication link: f22dd061-bdc6-4d70-9cae-4b4936cb0adb
    • Walsh, L., Menzies, D., Chamberlain, K., Agius, R., & Gittins, M. (2008). Do occupational health assessments match guidelines for low back pain?Occupational Medicine, 58(7), 485-489. DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqn097. Publication link: 23e582b6-af10-4864-a7c0-34c9368b8297

  • 2007

    Article

    • Agius, R. (2007). Why I became an occupational physician ...Occupational Medicine-Oxford, 57(1), 77-77. DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kql137. Publication link: dfe8373e-d247-48f5-a038-fa16c291ddb3
    • De Vocht, F., & De, V. F. G. (2007). [Health complaints and cognitive effects caused by exposure to MRI scanner magnetic fields]. Tijdschr Diergeneeskd, 132( 2). . Publication link: 718890eb-f896-44cd-8944-9096d937ef59
    • De Vocht, F., Burstyn, I., Straif, K., Vermeulen, R., Jakobsson, K., Nichols, L., ... Kromhout, H. (2007). Occupational exposure to NDMA and NMor in the European rubber industry. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 9(3), 253-259. DOI: 10.1039/b615472g. Publication link: 0c705d6c-baea-43f3-905a-f4af1214cdfc
    • De Vocht, F., Glover, P., Engels, H., & Kromhout, H. (2007). Pooled analyses of effects on visual and visuomotor performance from exposure to magnetic stray fields from MRI scanners: Application of the Bayesian framework. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 26(5), 1255-1260. DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21142. Publication link: 0a8db06b-100a-40e2-89eb-c75d589cb981
    • De Vocht, F., Liket, L., De Vocht, A., Mistry, T., Glover, P., Gowland, P., & Kromhout, H. (2007). Exposure to alternating electromagnetic fields and effects on the visual and visuomotor systems. British Journal of Radiology, 80(958), 822-828. DOI: 10.1259/bjr/22263979. Publication link: 4bf0f44b-a0aa-46dc-a9ca-b3f4bfc92c90
    • De Vocht, F., Stevens, T., Glover, P., Sunderland, A., Gowland, P., & Kromhout, H. (2007). Cognitive effects of head-movements in stray fields generated by a 7 tesla whole-body MRI magnet. Bioelectromagnetics, 28(4), 247-255. DOI: 10.1002/bem.20311. Publication link: 3d0a3d8a-c444-4baa-83fe-ddc7a5527d0e
    • Lees, N. P., Harrison, K. L., Hall, C. N., Margison, G. P., & Povey, A. C. (2007). Human colorectal mucosal O6-alkylguanine DNA-alkyltransferase activity and DNA-N7-methylguanine levels in colorectal adenoma cases and matched referents. Gut, 56(3), 380-384. DOI: 10.1136/gut.2006.097899. Publication link: 4283dead-b8c5-4434-99a1-b44e5e778399 | PubMed:16891355
    • Povey, A. C., Jury, F., Dippnall, M., Smith, T., ThomsonS, . U., Mackness, B., ... Cherry, N. (2007). GST,CYP and PON1 Polymorphisms in farmers arrributing ill-health to organophosphate containing sheep-dip.Biomarkers. . Publication link: 0dc5fdee-9c9c-4052-aabf-7b48cbed1b68
    • Turner, S., Carder, M., Van Tongeren, M., McNamee, R., Lines, S., Hussey, L., ... Agius, R. (2007). The incidence of occupational skin disease as reported to the Health and Occupation Reporting (THOR) network between 2002 and 2005. British Journal of Dermatology, 157(4), 713-722. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08045.x. Publication link: 83831273-48f1-453a-a412-c676edc29e44

  • 2006

    Article

    • Carder, M., Agius, R., Mcnamee, R., Beverland, I., Elton, R., Van Tongeren, M., & Boyd, J. (2006). Does socioeconomic status modify the effect of particulate pollution on mortality?Epidemiology, 17(6), S249-S250. DOI: 10.1097/00001648-200611001-00644. Publication link: 13ebbf84-516f-48e4-9742-e4b18db7f815
    • de Vocht, F., Huizer, D., Prause, M., Jakobsson, K., Peplonska, B., Straif, K., & Kromhout, H. (2006). Field comparison of inhalable aerosol samplers applied in the european rubber manufacturing industry. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 79(8), 621-629. DOI: 10.1007/s00420-006-0087-6. Publication link: b854ca92-6647-4b98-990c-ef25c0981170
    • De Vocht, F., Stevens, T., Van Wendel-De-Joode, B., Engels, H., & Kromhout, H. (2006). Acute neurobehavioral effects of exposure to static magnetic fields? Analyses of exposure-response relations. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 23(3), 291-297. DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20510. Publication link: 07f9dae9-66cd-4edd-a82c-e5bf2dc48bcf
    • De Vocht, F., Van Drooge, H., Engels, H., & Kromhout, H. (2006). Exposure, health complaints and cognitive performance among employees of an MRI scanners manufacturing department. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 23(2), 197-204. DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20485. Publication link: 5c6de3c9-86a8-44db-81d9-70c09c9eb8af
    • Harrison, K. L., Khan, N. S., Dey, P., & Povey, A. C. (2006). N7-methyldeoxyguanosine levels in DNA isolated from cervical cytology samples are associated with smoking. International Journal of Cancer, 119(4), 961-963. DOI: 10.1002/ijc.21900. Publication link: 0363299e-e06b-4be6-867b-6912e24e88bb
    • Hepworth, S., Schoemaker, M., Muir, K., Swerdlow, A., Van Tongeren, M., & McKinney, P. (2006). Mobile phone use and risk of glioma in adults: case-control study.BMJ, 332( 7546). . Publication link: fb8e7fcd-dee2-4d0a-9046-13079f11fff1
    • Margison, G. P., Povey, A. C., & Santibáñez-Koref, M. (2006). Genetic variation at the human MGMT locus and its biological consequences. Current Pharmacogenomics, 4(2), 133-144. DOI: 10.2174/157016006776286873. Publication link: f3c04f05-e638-43ce-87bb-1a3b0483c8b3
    • Povey, A. C., Lees, N. P., Harrison, K. L., Hall, C. N., & Margison, G. P. (2006). N7-methyldeoxyguanosine (N7-MedG) levels in DNA from colorectal adenoma cases and matched referents.Eur. J. Gen. Mol. Toxicol, 20. . Publication link: 3f89fdd3-6ee8-4676-a08f-fbfddc6c081e
    • Povey, A. C., O'Donnell, P., Barber, P., Watson, M., Margison, G. P., & Santibáñez Koref, M. F. (2006). Smoking is associated with a decrease of O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase activity in bronchial epithelial cells. International Journal of Cancer, 119(2), 463-466. DOI: 10.1002/ijc.21790. Publication link: 211f38be-a143-4eab-9725-6146489ce912
    • Seed, M., & Agius, R. M. (2006). Prediction of asthma hazard of thiamine. Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 61(5), 648. DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2006.01040.x. Publication link: 2a8d4831-87e5-4b54-881d-1a5fb7b2adc5
    • Seed, M., Hussey, L. J., Lines, S. K., Turner, S., & Agius, R. M. (2006). Prediction of asthma hazard of glutaraldehyde substitutes. Occupational Medicine, 56(4), 284-285. DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kql017. Publication link: 3373433c-b1d9-4f2a-80ea-b7deb9a24869
    • Van Tongeren, M., Burstyn, I., Kromhout, H., & Gardiner, K. (2006). Are variance components of exposure heterogeneous between time periods and factories in the European carbon black industry?Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 50(1), 55-64. DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mei041. Publication link: 027f5679-06c5-4b48-9955-d55e3e758496
    • Van-Tongeren, M., Slovak, A., Hussey, L., Chen, Y., Turner, S., Carder, M., & Agius, R. (2006). Occupationally related ill-health amongst hairdressers and related occupations. British Journal of Dermatology, 155, 78-79. . Publication link: ec1762e3-9d13-4bc7-acf0-3231e982a854

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    • Agius, R., Adisesh, A., Duffus, J. H. (Ed.), & Worth, H. G. J. (Ed.) (2006). Respiratory Toxicology. In Fundamental Toxicology. (pp. 172-188). Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry. . Publication link: c6be8771-6bd9-4b9d-aa20-96868e35d2e4

  • 2005

    Article

    • Agius, R. (2005). Academic occupational medicine: Its role and its future. Occupational Medicine, 55(4), 247-249. DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqi101. Publication link: 140a111b-b2eb-4177-a441-aaaf3922c626
    • Chen, Y., Agius, R., McNamee, R., Turner, S., Taylor, S., Fulluck, L., ... Hussey, L. (2005). Physicians' beliefs in the assessment of work attribution when reporting musculoskeletal disorders. Occupational Medicine, 55(4), 298-307. DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqi116. Publication link: c9bc907e-c13d-44fd-aa20-79c280fe8920
    • Chen, Y., Turner, S., McNamee, R., Ramsay, C. N., & Agius, R. M. (2005). The reported incidence of work-related ill-health in Scotland (2002-2003). Occupational Medicine, 55(4), 252-261. DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqi108. Publication link: 22e6910f-2b77-4240-99a6-0b43fdd8433a | PubMed:15982973
    • De Vocht, F., Straif, K., Szeszenia-Dabrowska, N., Hagmar, L., Sorahan, T., Burstyn, I., ... Kromhout, H. (2005). A database of exposures in the rubber manufacturing industry: Design and quality control. Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 49(8), 691-701. DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mei035. Publication link: 52d50863-3b6a-4896-8200-a058882a4e70
    • De Vocht, F., Zock, J. P., Kromhout, H., Sunyer, J., Antó, J. M., Burney, P., & Kogevinas, M. (2005). Comparison of self-reported occupational exposure with a job exposure matrix in an international community-based study on asthma. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 47(5), 434-442. DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20154. Publication link: 23685f1e-1d02-4ebf-ac32-36649ed9d2b3
    • Raimondi, S., Boffetta, P., Anttila, S., Bröckmoller, J., Butkiewicz, D., Cascorbi, I., ... Taioli, E. (2005). Metabolic gene polymorphisms and lung cancer risk in non-smokers: An update of the GSEC study. Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis, 592(1-2), 45-57. DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2005.06.002. Publication link: b4133e6f-507a-4286-8e1c-1e19e065d3eb
    • Walsh, L., Turner, S., Lines, S., Hussey, L., Chen, Y., & Agius, R. (2005). The incidence of work-related illness in the UK health and social work sector: The Health and Occupation Reporting network 2002-2003. Occupational Medicine, 55(4), 262-267. DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqi127. Publication link: e1b99ef3-4f11-4cba-a680-efffafa4b6f8

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  • 2004

    Article

    • Lees, N. P., Harrison, K. L., Hall, C. N., Margison, G. P., & Povey, A. C. (2004). Reduced MGMT activity in human colorectal adenomas is associated with K-ras GC→AT transition mutations in a population exposed to methylating agents. Carcinogenesis, 25(7), 1243-1247. DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgh111. Publication link: e572c671-c206-43b7-af4e-01dab5a335b6
    • Lewis, S. J., Cherry, N. M., Niven, R. M., Barber, P. V., & Povey, A. C. (2004). Associations between smoking, GST genotypes and N7-methylguanine levels in DNA extracted from bronchial lavage cells. Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis, 559(1-2), 11-18. DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2003.11.011. Publication link: e3e71d22-aa26-4215-b544-61b51dbbe163
    • Raimondi, S., Benhamou, S., Coutelle, C., Garte, S., Hayes, R., Kiemeney, L., ... Taioli, E. (2004). Association of metabolic gene polymorphisms with alcohol consumption in controls. Biomarkers, 9(2), 180-189. DOI: 10.1080/13547500410001728381. Publication link: c5fab7fe-df6f-4a20-b0a8-94d40aa9292a
    • Rector, A. L., Chen, Y., Agius, R. M., Garwood, C., Hussey, L., Rogers, J., & Turner, S. (2004). Attitudes and access to electronic exchange of information on occupational disease. Occupational Medicine, 54(5), 316-321. DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqh094. Publication link: 9d58b26d-91e7-4bf9-bb8b-9eee751defe5 | PubMed:15289588
    • Van Tongeren, M., Cooper, T. G., Allen, S. G., Blackwell, R. P., Litchfield, I., Mann, S. M., ... van Tongeren, M. J. A. (2004). Assessment of occupational exposure to radiofrequency fields and radiation. Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 111(2), 191-203. . Publication link: 9c027406-dc9c-4a84-9eed-298a518408fc
    • Van Tongeren, M., van Tongeren, M., Mee, T., Whatmough, P., Broad, L., Mashlanyj, M., ... McKinney, P. (2004). Assessing occupational and domestic ELF magnetic field exposure in the UK Adult Brain Tumour Study: Results of a feasibility study. Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 108(3), 227-236. DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch030. Publication link: 179486f8-7036-4497-8d2f-6a4da9e9fd60

  • 2003

    Article

    • Agius, R., & Franco, G. (2003). [Assessment of appropriateness and verification of interventions in the professional practice of the occupational physician]. Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia , 25(3), 285-9. . Publication link: eb4d8387-8c6a-4142-8a0d-03f235db5464
    • De Vocht, F., Van-Wendel-de-Joode, B., Engels, H., & Kromhout, H. (2003). Neurobehavioral effects among subjects exposed to high static and gradient magnetic fields from a 1.5 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging system - A case-crossover pilot study. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 50(4), 670-674. DOI: 10.1002/mrm.10604. Publication link: 26c87445-8673-4b15-bff2-c0b52d22ad28
    • Kromhout, H., & Van Tongeren, M. (2003). How important is personal exposure assessment in the epidemiology of air pollutants? [2]. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 60(2), 143-144. DOI: 10.1136/oem.60.2.143. Publication link: 68dd8631-cdb0-44a5-9ca4-4d8181e990e6
    • Lewis, S. J., Cherry, N. M., McNiven, R., Barber, P. V., Wilde, K., & Povey, A. (2003). Cotinine levels and self-reported smoking status in lung cancer cases and controls attending a bronchoscopy clinic. Biomarkers. . Publication link: 6f44fd8d-07fb-4df2-8663-0f3832fbac8e
    • Margison, G. P., Povey, A. C., Kaina, B., & Santibáñez Koref, M. F. (2003). Variability and regulation of O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase. Carcinogenesis, 24(4), 625-635. DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgg005. Publication link: 873a69e4-310d-44bd-b9ed-2f32e82c72ec
    • Nahit, L., Fielder, A., Charlton, A., Mudde, A., & Povey, A. C. (2003). Smoking behaviour in year 8 pupils: baseline characterisics of the UK ESFA longitudinal study. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 41. . Publication link: 0049d731-498e-40dd-9ee5-ba6a12eae880
    • 'T Mannetje, A., Fevotte, J., Fletcher, T., Brennan, P., Legoza, J., Szeremi, M., ... Boffetta, P. (2003). Assessing exposure misclassification by expert assessment in multicenter occupational studies. Epidemiology, 14(5), 585-592. DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000072108.66723.0f. Publication link: 5e6d0d95-2ef5-43b9-8939-8e686e22114c
    • Vrijheid, M., Armstrong, B., Dolk, H., Van Tongeren, M., & Botting, B. (2003). Risk of hypospadias in relation to maternal occupational exposure to potential endocrine disrupting chemicals. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 60(8), 543-550. DOI: 10.1136/oem.60.8.543. Publication link: 92e31288-bc09-4943-a206-4a2618e6ef32

  • 2002

    Article

  • 2001

    Article

    • Povey, A. C., Hall, C. N., Badawi, A. F., Cooper, D. P., Guppy, M. J., Jackson, P. E., ... Margison, G. P. (2001). Host determinants of DNA alkylation and DNA repair activity in human colorectal tissue: O(6)-methylguanine levels are associated with GSTT1 genotype and O(6)-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase activity with CYP2D6 genotype. Mutation research, 495, 1-2. . Publication link: 3b2dad12-e4ed-45e1-beb9-5714a721ec40
    • Povey, A., Guppy, M. J., Wood, M., Knight, C., Black, C. M., & Silman, A. J. (2001). Cytochrome P2 polymorphisms and susceptibility to scleroderma following exposure to organic solvents. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 44(3), 662-665. DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(200103)44:3<662::AID-ANR115>3.0.CO;2-P. Publication link: 9caedbc2-b6c9-4abb-b0fd-1769363d5720

  • 2000

    Article

    • Agius, R. (2000). Ultrafine particles in workplace atmospheres - Discussion. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON SERIES A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES, 358(1775), 2682-2682. . Publication link: 3f317b99-ec30-428c-9102-89350906f27a
    • Agius, R. M. (2000). Why are some low-molecular-weight agents asthmagenic. Occup Med, 15(2), 369-84. . Publication link: feb92e6c-a04c-4239-999c-d02fb30db57a | PubMed:10769343
    • Clement, C. F., Cass, G. R., Agius, R., Bingley, M. S., & Costa, D. (2000). The chemical composition of atmospheric ultrafine particles - Discussion. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON SERIES A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES, 358(1775), 2592-2592. . Publication link: 701fa86e-3688-4caa-b628-7d1d6b5744d9
    • Povey, A. C., Hall, C. N., Badawi, A. F., Cooper, D. P., & O'Connor, P. J. (2000). Elevated levels of the pro-carcinogenic adduct, O(6)-methylguanine, in normal DNA from the cancer prone regions of the large bowel. Gut, 47, 3. . Publication link: 0f8f7e87-1089-4a32-8c0e-bcfa2162ec74

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    • Agius, R., Cohen, G., Lee, R., Prescott, G., Lee, A., Beverland, I., ... Elton, R. (2000). Health effects of urban air pollution, and susceptibility to them: Further evidence from a time series and a cohort study. In IEH (2000) Joint Research Programmes on Outdoor and Indoor Air Pollution (review of Progress, 1999). (pp. 79-81). Leicester, UK: MRC for Environment and Health. . Publication link: 58fb5212-43ab-4709-a9de-79a7c8cb23b8

  • 1999

    Chapter

    • Agius, R. M., Lee, R., Fletcher, G. M., Uttley, J., Westerholm, P. (Ed.), & Menckel, E. (Ed.) (1999). Quantitative methods in evaluation - the medical audit. In Evaluation in Occupational Health. (pp. 53-66). London: Butterworth-Heinemann. . Publication link: 2bc53ed7-c100-4dbe-a5f0-58bf374fd69b
    • Agius, R., Hasselhorn, H-M. (Ed.), Toomingas, A. (Ed.), & Lagerstrom, M. (Ed.) (1999). Quality assurance of occupational health services for health care workers. In Occupational Health Care Workers. (pp. 16-21). Amsterdam: Elsevier. . Publication link: 900b5fc8-409d-4ca0-b06e-21d054ed8537

  • 1998

    Article