Retrospective assessment of occupational disease trends in Russian Arctic apatite miners
For many years in Russia, apatite ore mining has been associated with high levels of occupational morbidity. The aim of the study was to retrospectively assess occupational disease trends in Russian Arctic apatite miners. We analysed data from routine health screening of 2 649 underground apatite mi...
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ftntnutrondheimi:oai:ntnuopen.ntnu.no:11250/3045129 2023-05-15T14:57:15+02:00 Retrospective assessment of occupational disease trends in Russian Arctic apatite miners Syurin, Sergei A. Kovshov, Aleksandr A. Odland, Jon Øyvind Talykova, Lyudmila V. 2022 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3045129 https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2022.2059175 eng eng Informa UK Limited International Journal of Circumpolar Health. 2022, 81 (1), . urn:issn:1239-9736 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3045129 https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2022.2059175 cristin:2021484 Navngivelse-Ikkekommersiell 4.0 Internasjonal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.no CC-BY-NC 0 81 International Journal of Circumpolar Health 1 Peer reviewed Journal article 2022 ftntnutrondheimi https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2022.2059175 2023-01-25T23:43:06Z For many years in Russia, apatite ore mining has been associated with high levels of occupational morbidity. The aim of the study was to retrospectively assess occupational disease trends in Russian Arctic apatite miners. We analysed data from routine health screening of 2 649 underground apatite miners in 2007 and data of social-hygienic monitoring “Working conditions and occupational morbidity” in 2008–2020. In 2007, according to the results of routine health screening, 6 778 chronic diseases were diagnosed in 2 649 miners, the most prevalent being musculoskeletal (34.4%) and eye (16.0%) diseases. In the next 13 years, 572 occupational diseases were first diagnosed in 300 (11.3%) miners, most prevalent being musculoskeletal diseases (47.2%). The risk of developing occupational diseases in tunnellers exceeded that in all other miners, including timber-men (RR = 1.56; CI 1.06–2.30), vibration-loading machine operators (RR = 1.67; CI 0.99–2.80), drillers (RR = 1.51; CI 1.08–2.11) and blasters (RR = 2.12; CI 1.55–2.84). We conclude that ongoing modernisation of ore mining processes and medical preventive measures should include more effective health-improving interventions for underground apatite miners. Findings from the analysis of data can be used by health professionals and policy makers to address these problems. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health NTNU Open Archive (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) Arctic International Journal of Circumpolar Health 81 1 |
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For many years in Russia, apatite ore mining has been associated with high levels of occupational morbidity. The aim of the study was to retrospectively assess occupational disease trends in Russian Arctic apatite miners. We analysed data from routine health screening of 2 649 underground apatite miners in 2007 and data of social-hygienic monitoring “Working conditions and occupational morbidity” in 2008–2020. In 2007, according to the results of routine health screening, 6 778 chronic diseases were diagnosed in 2 649 miners, the most prevalent being musculoskeletal (34.4%) and eye (16.0%) diseases. In the next 13 years, 572 occupational diseases were first diagnosed in 300 (11.3%) miners, most prevalent being musculoskeletal diseases (47.2%). The risk of developing occupational diseases in tunnellers exceeded that in all other miners, including timber-men (RR = 1.56; CI 1.06–2.30), vibration-loading machine operators (RR = 1.67; CI 0.99–2.80), drillers (RR = 1.51; CI 1.08–2.11) and blasters (RR = 2.12; CI 1.55–2.84). We conclude that ongoing modernisation of ore mining processes and medical preventive measures should include more effective health-improving interventions for underground apatite miners. Findings from the analysis of data can be used by health professionals and policy makers to address these problems. publishedVersion |
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Retrospective assessment of occupational disease trends in Russian Arctic apatite miners |
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Retrospective assessment of occupational disease trends in Russian Arctic apatite miners |
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Retrospective assessment of occupational disease trends in Russian Arctic apatite miners |
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Retrospective assessment of occupational disease trends in Russian Arctic apatite miners |
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Retrospective assessment of occupational disease trends in Russian Arctic apatite miners |
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retrospective assessment of occupational disease trends in russian arctic apatite miners |
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