Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành hóa học dành cho các bạn yêu hóa học tham khảo đề tài: Shift work and pathological conditions | Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology BioMed Central Open Access Shift work and pathological conditions Anke van Mark 1 Michael Spallek2 Richard Kessel1 and Elke Brinkmann3 Address institute of Occupational Medicine University of Lubeck D-23538 Lubeck Germany 2Department of Occupational Medicine VW-Nutzfahrzeuge D-30405 Hannover Germany and 3Department of Prevention Norddeutsche Metall-Berufsgenossenschaft D-30173 Hannover Germany Email Anke van Mark - Michael Spallek - Richard Kessel - Elke Brinkmann - Corresponding author Published II December 2006 Received 10 January 2006 . . . . _ . . r Accepted 11 December 2006 Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2006 1 25 doi 1745-6673-1-25 This article is available from http content 1 1 25 2006 van Mark et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract__ Shift work exerts major influences on the physiological functions of the human body. These are primarily mediated by the disruption of circadian rhythms since most body functions are circadian rhythmic. Next to the disturbances caused by changes in the circadian system shift work has also been suggested to be related to a number of other health disorders. The present study summarizes recently published data on the potential relationship between disorders and shift working. Background Occupational and environmental medicine cover a broad field of areas including respiratory disorders 1-6 haematological disorders 7 musculoskeletal disorders 8 9 and dermatological and rheumatic .