Browsing Facultad de Ciencias de la Tierra y el Mar by Author "Heederik, Dick"
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Evaluation of two self-administered questionnaires to ascertain dermatitis among metal workers and its relation with exposure to metal working fluids
van Wendel de Joode, Berna; Vermeulen, Roel; Heederik, Dick; van Ginkel, Kees; Kromhout, Hans (Blackwell Publishing, Dinamarca., 2007)We performed an exploratory study to evaluate 2 self-administered questionnaires assessing hand dermatitis and to investigate a possible exposure-response relation between dermal exposure to semisynthetic metal working ... -
Pesticide Exposure and Respiratory Health of Indigenous Women in Costa Rica
Fieten, Karin; Kromhout, Hans; Heederik, Dick; van Wendel de Joode, Berna (Published by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and American Journal of EpidemiologyJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2009-02-18)A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2007 to evaluate the relation between pesticide exposure and respiratory health in a population of indigenous women in Costa Rica. Exposed women (n ¼ 69) all worked at plantain p ... -
Respiratory, allergy and eye problems in bagasse-exposed sugar cane workers in Costa Rica
Gascon, Mireia; Kromhout, Hans; Heederik, Dick; Eduard, Wijnand; van Wendel de Joode, Berna (BMJ Journals, 2012-01-22)Aims To evaluate bagasse (sugar cane fibres) and microbiological exposure among sugar cane refinery workers in Costa Rica and its relationships with respiratory, allergy and eye problems. Methods Ventilatory lung function ...