2016 Scientific Publications
Classification of neck/shoulder pain in epidemiological research: A comparison of personal and occupational characteristics, disability and prognosis among 12195 workers in 18 countries
Authors: Sarqui LM, Coggon D, Nyantumbu B Et Al. Source: Pain 2016, Jan 5 Summary: To inform case definition for neck/shoulder pain in epidemiological research, we compared levels of disability, patterns of association, and prognosis for pain [...]
Global, regional, national, and selected subnational levels of stillbirths, neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
Authors: GBD 2015 Child Mortality Collaborators Source: The Lancet Volume 388, Issue 10053, 8–14 October 2016, Pages 1725–1774 Summary: Background: Established in 2000, Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG4) catalysed extraordinary political, financial, and social commitments to reduce under-5 [...]
Preserve the environment to boost development and provide jobs! world environment day – 5 June 2016
This year, World Environment Day 2016 comes at a significant moment, as it is the first to follow the historic adoption of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for sustainable development and the Paris Agreement on [...]
Nanotoxicology at the NIOH and its relevance to particle toxicology and occupational health
Authors: Gulumian M, Andraos C, Boodhia K, Sanabria N, Utembe W, Vetten M Source: Occupational Health Southern Africa 22(4): 15-19 Summary: Nanotechnology offers a wide array of potential applications in the biomedical, industrial and environmental sectors. However, [...]
Improving the recording of clinical medicolegal findings in South Africa
Authors: Jina R, Kotze JM. Source: S Afr Med J. 2016 Aug 2; 106(9): 872-3 Summary: Background: The accurate recording of findings in clinical medicolegal cases is important, yet the current J88 form used for [...]