The prevalence of and risk factors for neck and shoulder disorders among dental practitioners
(dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants) is reviewed. Dentists report 26–73% …

… Heather Bruneau, MPH, is a former graduate assistant with the ErgoCenter and is currently
a medical student at UConn Health Center. Nicholas Warren, ScD is an assistant professor …

Determines the relationship between musculoskeletal disorder symptoms and vibration in
dental hygiene students as a pilot for a larger scale study. Association between hours of use of …

Background Reports of occupational disease using the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)/OSHA
survey have shown increasing rates with larger establishment size. The literature is …

Background In a 1988 study of shipyard workers, a progressive association was observed
between cumulative exposure to vibration and the vascular and neurological symptoms of the …

In 1985, in a report titled" Idemification and Control of Work-Related Diseases", the World
Health Organization noted that work-related disease (WRD) is multifactorial in nature, and thus…

… Dillon 3 , Joe Weber 4 , and Heather Bruneau 1 . (1) Ergo Center MC6210, Farmington,
CT 06030, 8606784720, tmorse@nso.uchc.edu, (2) University of CT Health Center, (3) …

Quality problem Despite its success in other industries, process standardization in health
care has been slow to gain traction or to demonstrate a positive impact on the safety of care. …

Epilepsy-aphasia syndromes (EAS) are a group of rare, severe epileptic encephalopathies
of unknown etiology with a characteristic electroencephalogram (EEG) pattern and …

Background The angiotensin‐converting enzyme ( ACE ) insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism
(rs4340) ( ACE DIP ) accounts for half of the variability in plasma ACE concentrations. …