Long-term prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis by oestrogen: evidence for an increased bone mass after delayed onset of oestrogen treatment

…, JM Aitken, LB Anderson, DM Hart, EB MacDonald… - The Lancet, 1976 - Elsevier
Abstract Treatment of 63 oophorectomised women with œstrogen for five years prevented
the reduction in bone mineral content observed in 57 women treated with a placebo …

Occupation and risk of severe COVID-19: prospective cohort study of 120 075 UK Biobank participants

…, C Niedzwiedz, EB Macdonald… - Occupational and …, 2021 - oem.bmj.com
Objectives To investigate severe COVID-19 risk by occupational group. Methods Baseline
UK Biobank data (2006–10) for England were linked to SARS-CoV-2 test results from Public …

European Working Time Directive and doctors' health: a systematic review of the available epidemiological evidence

…, PG Reis, R Helimäki-Aro, EB Macdonald… - BMJ open, 2014 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To summarise the available scientific evidence on the health effects of exposure to
working beyond the limit number of hours established by the European Working Time …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of very early workplace interventions to reduce sickness absence: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis

…, K Freer, C Serra, EB Macdonald - … journal of work …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective “To investigate the effectiveness of workplace interventions for return to work
(RTW) delivered at very early stages (< 15 days) of sickness absence. Methods A systematic …

Health and neuropsychological functioning of dentists exposed to mercury

KA Ritchie, WH Gilmour, EB Macdonald… - Occupational and …, 2002 - oem.bmj.com
Objectives: A cross sectional survey of dentists in the west of Scotland and unmatched
controls was conducted to find the effect of chronic exposure to mercury on health and …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors for severe illness in hospitalized Covid-19 patients at a regional hospital

…, M West, J Rhule, SS Qureshi, EB MacDonald - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background The Covid-19 pandemic threatens to overwhelm scarce clinical resources. Risk
factors for severe illness must be identified to make efficient resource allocations. Objective …

Mercury vapour levels in dental practices and body mercury levels of dentists and controls

…, FJT Burke, WH Gilmour, EB Macdonald… - British Dental …, 2004 - nature.com
Aim A study of 180 dentists in the West of Scotland was conducted to determine their
exposure to mercury during the course of their work and the effects on their health and …

[HTML][HTML] Dental practitioners and ill health retirement: causes, outcomes and re-employment

J Brown, FJT Burke, EB Macdonald, H Gilmour… - British dental …, 2010 - nature.com
Aim The aim of this project was, by means of a questionnaire to ill health retirees, to
determine the factors which have contributed to the premature retirement of general dental …

Evaluating sickness absence duration by musculoskeletal and mental health issues: a retrospective cohort study of Scottish healthcare workers

…, J Brown, K Hunt, S Vargas-Prada, EB Macdonald - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Sickness absence (SA) among healthcare workers is associated with
occupational and non-occupational risk factors and impacts employee health, healthcare …

[HTML][HTML] Dental practitioners and ill health retirement: a qualitative investigation into the causes and effects

KB Hill, FJT Burke, J Brown, EB Macdonald… - British dental …, 2010 - nature.com
Introduction Data published in 1999 from the Government Actuary on the National Health
Service Pension Scheme (1989-1994) have indicated that the frequency of ill health …