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Green E, Courage C, Rushton L, 2003, Reducing domestic exposure to environmental tobacco smoke: a review of attitudes and behaviours, JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH, Vol: 123, Pages: 46-51, ISSN: 1466-4240
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- Citations: 23
Rushton L, 2003, How much does the environment contribute to cancer?, OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE, Vol: 60, Pages: 150-156, ISSN: 1351-0711
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Rushton L, Elliott P, 2003, Evaluating evidence on environmental health risks, BRITISH MEDICAL BULLETIN, Vol: 68, Pages: 113-128, ISSN: 0007-1420
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Rushton L, 2003, Health hazards and waste management, BRITISH MEDICAL BULLETIN, Vol: 68, Pages: 183-197, ISSN: 0007-1420
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Brown T, Rushton L, 2002, Assessment of exposure to respirable crystalline silica dust in a cohort of UK industrial silica sand workers, EPIDEMIOLOGY, Vol: 13, Pages: S228-S228, ISSN: 1044-3983
Peters JL, Rushton L, Jones DR, et al., 2002, Setting environmental exposure standards: Sensitivity analyses for the synthesis of epidemiological and toxicological evidence, EPIDEMIOLOGY, Vol: 13, Pages: S255-S255, ISSN: 1044-3983
Livesley EJ, Rushton L, English JS, et al., 2002, The prevalence of occupational dermatitis in the UK printing industry, OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE, Vol: 59, Pages: 487-492, ISSN: 1351-0711
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Livesley EJ, Rushton L, English JSC, et al., 2002, Clinical examinations to validate self-completion questionnaires: dermatitis in the UK printing industry, CONTACT DERMATITIS, Vol: 47, Pages: 7-13, ISSN: 0105-1873
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Brown TP, Rushton L, Mugglestone MA, et al., 2002, An investigation into the potential health effects of a sulphur dioxide air pollution episode, EPIDEMIOLOGY, Vol: 13, Pages: S149-S149, ISSN: 1044-3983
Williams B, Whatmough P, McGill J, et al., 2001, Impact of private funding on access to elective hospital treatment in the regions of England and Wales - National records survey, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, Vol: 11, Pages: 402-406, ISSN: 1101-1262
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Capleton AC, Short SD, Rushton L, 2001, Assessing exposures in the United Kingdom's Armed Forces--a review of systems that collect data useful for exposure assessment., J R Army Med Corps, Vol: 147, Pages: 301-308, ISSN: 0035-8665
The ability to assess the exposure of individuals or groups is a critical element in any effective health surveillance system, as it provides the opportunity to identify the causes of ill health, the levels of exposure resulting in ill health and, through controlling exposures, to protect the health of Service personnel. As part of a wider programme to enhance the health surveillance capabilities of the Defence Medical Services, a project was undertaken to assess the collection and retention of data for exposure assessment in the United Kingdom's Armed Forces. The systems investigated include those for health, safety and environment policy, personnel and pay, medical records, environmental and occupational monitoring and historical records. It was found that the use of many systems for exposure assessment would be hampered by inconsistencies in the data collected, poor accessibility and linkage, and variability in the retention of the data. This paper highlights some of the problems that limit the usefulness of the record systems for exposure assessment and summarizes the principal recommendations made for enhancing the systems to better facilitate health surveillance.
Brown TP, Shuker LK, Rushton L, et al., 2001, The possible effects on health, comfort and safety of aircraft cabin environments, JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH, Vol: 121, Pages: 177-184, ISSN: 1466-4240
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- Citations: 19
Peters JL, Rushton L, Jones DR, et al., 2001, Statistical methods for the synthesis of epidemiological and toxicological research: Chlorinated by-products and adverse reproductive outcomes, EPIDEMIOLOGY, Vol: 12, Pages: S52-S52, ISSN: 1044-3983
Rushton L, Betts DS, 2001, Exposure information in European industry: implications for future occupational research., Appl Occup Environ Hyg, Vol: 16, Pages: 178-181, ISSN: 1047-322X
A survey has been carried out among European industry to investigate the collection and retention of records which might be used for epidemiological research. Exposure information results are reported. Approximately 1,000 questionnaires focusing on exposure information were sent to seven countries, with a 42 percent response rate. Eighty-two percent of companies reported that exposure measurements were taken to comply with legal requirements. Measurements were most often made for noise (84%), with 48% of companies measuring chemicals, 48 percent particulates but only 10 percent vibration. Measurements were most often taken for specific locations (73%), rather than for particular jobs (54%) or individual workers (50%). Eighty percent recorded location, sampling date, agents measured, and units of measurement, with about 70 percent recording job being sampled, sampling method, and duration and plant process, but less than 60 percent recording environmental conditions or worker details. Overall, only 10 percent of companies kept their exposure information forever, and 71 percent kept it for 10 years or less. Legislative requirements were most often cited as the reason for retention of records. The variation in the quantity and quality of measurements and the early destruction of records poses considerable problems for European research. Inaccuracy and misclassification of exposure limits the ability to establish causal relationships between effect and disease. Records should uniquely identify an individual worker and facilitate linkage to exposure and health effects information. Their format should be accessible, linkable, and secure. Data should be kept by an identifiable organization and there should be a secure chain of custody if a company goes out of business. Unless industry can be motivated to follow these guidelines the future of research into occupational causes of ill health, and in particular, the evaluation of exposure, will be limited.
Duarte-Davidson R, Courage C, Rushton L, et al., 2001, Benzene in the environment: an assessment of the potential risks to the health of the population, OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE, Vol: 58, Pages: 2-13, ISSN: 1351-0711
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Rushton L, 2001, Reporting of occupational and environmental research: use and misuse of statistical and epidemiological methods - Reply, OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE, Vol: 58, Pages: 63-63, ISSN: 1351-0711
Mugglestone MA, Stutt ED, Rushton L, 2001, Setting microbiological water quality standards for sea bathing - a critical evaluation, WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Vol: 43, Pages: 9-18, ISSN: 0273-1223
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Manning G, Rushton L, Donnelly R, et al., 2001, Role of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in the assessment and prognosis of patients with borderline hypertension, BLOOD PRESSURE, Vol: 10, Pages: 33-36, ISSN: 0803-7051
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Manning G, Rushton L, Donnelly R, et al., 2000, Variability of diurnal changes in ambulatory blood pressure and nocturnal dipping status in untreated hypertensive and normotensive subjects, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION, Vol: 13, Pages: 1035-1038, ISSN: 0895-7061
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Rushton L, Betts D, 2000, Collection of data for occupational epidemiologic research - results from a survey of European industry, SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH, Vol: 26, Pages: 317-321, ISSN: 0355-3140
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Stutt E, Mugglestone MA, Rushton L, 2000, Setting bacterial water quality standards for sea bathing - A critical evaluation, EPIDEMIOLOGY, Vol: 11, Pages: S74-S74, ISSN: 1044-3983
Williams B, Whatmough P, McGill J, et al., 2000, Private funding of elective hospital treatment in England and Wales, 1997-8: national survey, BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, Vol: 320, Pages: 904-905, ISSN: 0959-8138
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Williams B, Whatmough P, McGill J, et al., 2000, Patients and procedures in short-stay independent hospitals in England and Wales, 1997-1998, JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MEDICINE, Vol: 22, Pages: 68-73, ISSN: 0957-4832
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- Citations: 17
Rushton L, 2000, Reporting of occupational and environmental research: use and misuse of statistical and epidemiological methods, OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE, Vol: 57, Pages: 1-9, ISSN: 1351-0711
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Manning G, Rushton L, Millar-Craig MW, 1999, Clinical implications of white coat hypertension: an ambulatory blood pressure monitoring study, JOURNAL OF HUMAN HYPERTENSION, Vol: 13, Pages: 817-822, ISSN: 0950-9240
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Benn T, Betts D, Grime LP, et al., 1999, Guidelines for the compilation of occupational health-related records to facilitate future epidemiological studies of chemical exposure. Working Party of the Human Toxicology Section of the British Toxicology Society., Occup Med (Lond), Vol: 49, Pages: 439-442, ISSN: 0962-7480
Cooke MA, Benn T, Betts D, et al., 1999, Guidelines for the compilation of occupational health-related records to facilitate future epidemiological studies of chemical exposure, OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE-OXFORD, Vol: 49, Pages: 439-442, ISSN: 0962-7480
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Douglas E, Rushton L, Williams HC, 1999, Is occupational dermatitis being taken seriously by UK industries, OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE-OXFORD, Vol: 49, Pages: 85-91, ISSN: 0962-7480
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Betts D, Rushton L, 1998, The feasibility of conducting occupational epidemiology in the UK, OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE-OXFORD, Vol: 48, Pages: 433-439, ISSN: 0962-7480
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Manning G, Rushton L, Millar-Craig MW, 1998, Cardiovascular risk, office and ambulatory blood pressure in normotension, borderline and sustained hypertension, JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION, Vol: 16, Pages: S208-S208, ISSN: 0263-6352
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