Occupational Exposure

"Occupational Exposure" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents that occurs as a result of one's occupation.

Descriptor ID	D016273
MeSH Number(s)	N06.850.460.350.600
Concept/Terms	Occupational Exposure Occupational Exposure Exposure, Occupational Exposures, Occupational Occupational Exposures

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Occupational Exposure".

Health Care [N]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Environmental Pollution [N06.850.460]
Environmental Exposure [N06.850.460.350]
Occupational Exposure [N06.850.460.350.600]

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Bar chart showing 238 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 16 publications in 2016 and 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1997	4	2	6
1998	3	0	3
1999	2	0	2
2000	3	0	3
2001	6	0	6
2002	6	1	7
2003	3	2	5
2004	6	3	9
2005	9	3	12
2006	8	2	10
2007	7	1	8
2008	8	4	12
2009	12	2	14
2010	11	2	13
2011	8	2	10
2012	7	2	9
2013	6	1	7
2014	3	0	3
2015	9	1	10
2016	15	1	16
2017	5	2	7
2018	8	1	9
2019	9	3	12
2020	13	3	16
2021	10	0	10
2022	3	0	3
2024	3	0	3
2025	7	1	8
2026	4	0	4

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Richmond BW, Alahmad B, Baird CP, Blanc PD, Ciminera P, Falvo MJ, Fan VS, Franklin M, Gutor SS, Hart JE, Hines SE, Hoisington AJ, Jaspers I, Jones KD, Kheradmand F, Krefft SD, Lewin-Smith MR, Maccarone JR, Osterholzer JJ, Polosukhin VV, Rabin AS, Redlich CA, Rose C, Savitz DA, Saers J, Sotolongo AM, Surolia R, Woskie SR, Zell-Baran L, Garshick E. Deployment-related respiratory health: bridging the gap between clinical and epidemiological associations and disease mechanisms: an official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Sep 01; 23(9):1235-1256.

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Rizik DG, Sutton NR, Lansky AJ, Alasnag M, Bartal G, Brady MB, Coylewright M, Goldstein JA, Firestone SM, Goldsweig AM, Kereiakes DJ, Kirkwood M, Madder RD, Mehran R, Nicholson WJ, Paulo G, Rao SV, Rosenfield K, Schultz CC, Tamirisa KP, Tuozzo KA, Velagapudi P, Vora AN, Yong CM, Hermiller JB. SCAI/ASE/HRS/SIR/SVS Expert Consensus Statement on Enhanced Radiation Protection: Time for Mandatory and Urgent Action. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2026 Sep 14; 19(17):2295-2310.

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Patel P, Bello A, Palacios N, Bello D. Urinary biomarkers of oxidative stress and their association with isocyanate and epoxy exposure in industrial painters. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2026 Jul; 276:114854.

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Ojo A, Heavner K, Bello D, Li W, Bello A. Occupation and serum concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: data from the 2013 to 2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Ann Work Expo Health. 2026 Jun 03; 70(5).

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Wu D, Mundt KA, Qian J. Using threshold Cox models to estimate change points in exposure-response relationships in an occupational epidemiological study of respirable crystalline silica and silicosis risk. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1628965.

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Stjernbrandt A, Liv P, Jackson JA, Pettersson H, Lewis C, Punnett L, Wahlström J. Occupational biomechanical risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome surgery: a prospective cohort study on 203 866 Swedish male construction workers followed for 19 years. Occup Environ Med. 2025 08 25; 82(6):263-269.

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Ivan FX, Mac Aogáin M, Ali NABM, Tiew PY, Poh TY, Setyawati MI, Bello D, Demokritou P, Ng KW, Chotirmall SH. Occupational exposure to printer toner-emitted nanoparticles at printing facilities influences air and airway microbiomes. NanoImpact. 2025 Jul; 39:100575.

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Hoover C, Trivedi AN, Bello A, Culpepper WJ, Hoover GG, Gasper J, Gaither R, Jiang L, Rennix C, Schneiderman A, Wellenius GA, Woskie SR, Savitz DA. Deployment to Military Bases With Open Burn Pits and Mental Health Conditions and Injury Mortality Among US Veterans. J Occup Environ Med. 2025 Nov 01; 67(11):e783-e790.

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Hawkins D, Pare J, Pontus C, DeMaria A, Punnett L, Rosen JD. Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Workers in Massachusetts in 2020. New Solut. 2025 08; 35(2):226-236.

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Nourmohammadi M, Rahimi Moghadam S, Jalalian Moghadam A, Yari S. Assessment of Cancer Rate in Mine Workers Exposed to Crystalline Silica. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2025 Apr 01; 26(4):1173-1179.

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