A life-course approach to the aetiology of late-onset dementias

LJ Whalley, FD Dick, G McNeill - The Lancet Neurology, 2006 - thelancet.com
Substantial progress has been made in the understanding of the neurobiology of dementias,
but comprehensive causal models are not available. Genetic and environmental factors …

Solvent neurotoxicity

FD Dick - Occupational and environmental medicine, 2006 - oem.bmj.com
Organic solvents are widely employed in industry and are used in large quantities across
the world. A solvent can be defined as ‘‘a liquid that has the ability to dissolve, suspend or …

Parkinson's disease and pesticide exposures

FD Dick - British medical bulletin, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder in which
loss of dopaminergic neurons in the basal ganglia leads to tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity and …

Environmental risk factors for Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism: the Geoparkinson study

FD Dick, G De Palma, A Ahmadi, NW Scott… - Occupational and …, 2007 - oem.bmj.com
Objective: To investigate the associations between Parkinson’s disease and other degenerative
parkinsonian syndromes and environmental factors in five European countries. Methods…

Gene-environment interactions in parkinsonism and Parkinson's disease: the Geoparkinson study

FD Dick, G De Palma, A Ahmadi, A Osborne… - Occupational and …, 2007 - oem.bmj.com
Objectives: To investigate associations of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and parkinsonian
syndromes with polymorphic genes that influence metabolism of either foreign chemical …

[BOOK][B] Oxford handbook of occupational health

J Smedley, F Dick, S Sadhra - 2013 - books.google.com
Fully revised for this second edition, the Oxford Handbook of Occupational Health provides
a concise practice-based guide. Bringing together the latest legislation and guidance with …

Exposure assessment for a population-based case-control study combining a job-exposure matrix with interview data

SE Semple, F Dick, JW Cherrie - … journal of work, environment & health, 2004 - JSTOR
Objectives A system that combines the ease of use of a job-exposure matrix while taking
into account jobspecific data is needed. This study aimed to produce a detailed method for …

Is pesticide exposure a cause of obstructive airways disease?

E Doust, JG Ayres, G Devereux, F Dick… - European respiratory …, 2014 - Eur Respiratory Soc
A systematic review was performed to identify any associations between pesticide exposure
and the occurrence (both prevalence and incidence) of airways disease (asthma and …

Neurological deficits in solvent‐exposed painters: a syndrome including impaired colour vision, cognitive defects, tremor and loss of vibration sensation

F Dick, S Semple, R Chen, A Seaton - Qjm, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Five individuals are described who had participated in a study of former dockyard painters.
All had worked between 16 years and 45 years as industrial painters, much of the time inside …

Workplace management of upper limb disorders: a systematic review

FD Dick, RA Graveling, W Munro… - Occupational …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background Upper limb pain is common among working-aged adults and a frequent cause
of absenteeism. Aims To systematically review the evidence for workplace interventions in …