IPA - Research for Health Protection

IPA-Flyer

The English flyer provides a brief overview of the IPA's key activities and competence centres.

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The Publication Database

The IPA publishes its research results in scientific journals. In the publications database you will find all publications of the IPA since 1989.

Publication Database

Facts & Figures

With its "Facts & Figures" brochure in English, the IPA is pleased to introduce the key areas of its research to the broader international audience. The IPA's research concept has always been geared towards the practical requirements of occupational safety and health: the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases.

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SYNERGY - Summary of the achieved Results

The primary focus of "SYNERGY" was to investigate the interaction of selected occupational carcinogens and tobacco smoke in the development of lung cancer. In summary, SYNERGY has developed into an important platform for occupational epidemiological lung cancer research, addressing a variety of important questions including agent-related lung cancer risks in the low-dose range and risks in relevant subgroups such as women and non-smokers.

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Congress Database

This database provides an overview of national and international congresses, symposia and events.

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The Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance (IPA)

The Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance is an institute of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (IPA). IPA's research work aims at the reduction of health risks of employees due to various hazardous substances. The goal is to develop preventive measures as well as to improve diagnosis and therapy of occupational diseases and to support the German Social Accident Insurance.

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