Prospective study of hepatic, renal, and haematological surveillance in hazardous materials firefighters.

Abstract

OBJECTIVES:

To evaluate possible health effects related to work with hazardous materials as measured by end organ effect markers in a large cohort over about 2 years, and in a subcohort over 5 years.

METHODS:

Posttraumatic stress and lifestyles are associated with natural killer cell activity in victims of the Hanshin-Awaji earthquake in Japan.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

The relationships among mental health status, lifestyle, and natural killer (NK) cell activity, which plays important roles in the immune surveillance of tumors and viral infections, were investigated in victims of the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.

METHODS:

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