Joseph Ribak

Biographic Data

ID7115220
NAMEJoseph Ribak
GIVEN NAMESJoseph
FAMILY NAMERibak
SIGNATURERIBAK J
AFFILIATIONSTel Aviv University
ORCID0000-0003-1619-6899
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1991
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1999
H-INDEX0

  • Smoking cessation and body mass index of occupationally active men

    Paul Froom, E Kristal-Boneh et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1999References: 28

    OBJECTIVES: This study estimated weight gain after smoking cessation and identified factors attenuating this gain. METHODS: We conducted a prospective follow-up of 1209 male factory workers for 2 to 4 years. The independent variables were smoking habits. age, sports activity, education, alcohol consumption, ethnicity, duration of follow-up, and body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) at entry. The dependent variable was increase in BMI during follow-up. RES…

  • The association between occupational lead exposure and serum cholesterol and lipoprotein levels

    E Kristal-Boneh, D Coller et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1999References: 23

    OBJECTIVES: This study sought to clarify the possible associations between blood lead level and serum cholesterol and lipoprotein levels in subjects occupationally exposed to lead. METHODS: Levels of blood lead, serum total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglycerides in 56 male industrial employees who were exposed to lead were compared with those in 87 unexposed employees. RESUL…

  • Association Between Somatic Symptoms and 24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Levels

    Estela Kristal-Boneh, Samuel Melamed et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine1998

    OBJECTIVE: To clarify whether somatic complaints in healthy normotensive men are associated with differential 24-hour blood pressure and heart rate measures. METHOD: Twenty-four-hour ambulatory systolic and diastolic blood pressure was monitored in 114 healthy normotensive men, aged 28 to 63 years, engaged in similar physical work. Means were calculated for each hour, for the whole 24-hour period, and for daytime, nighttime, and work time. Subjec…

  • Health responsibility and workplace health promotion among women

    Talma Kushnir, Stanley Rabinowitz et al.ARTICLEHealth Care For Women International1995

    The importance of health responsibility as one aspect of a health-promoting lifestyle has been emphasized repeatedly. Yet there are only a few empirical studies of its role in preventive behavior. We examined the relationship between health responsibility and early-detection practices for breast and cervical cancer. A group of 253 women employees of a large industrial company participated in a cancer screening program subsidized by the employer. …

  • Teaching Interpersonal Skills to Occupational and Environmental Health Professionals

    Open AccessStanley Rabinowitz, Mabel Feiner et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports1994

    An innovative course for teaching communication and interpersonal relationships was delivered to 29 environmental and occupational health professionals. This course aimed to highlight interpersonal and emotional aspects in the professional-client interaction and incumbent communication aspects when consulting team members, colleagues, and nonprofessionals in the occupational arena. Various experiential and other teaching techniques were used. Ass…

  • Physicians' Detection of Psychological Distress in Primary-Care Clinics

    Open AccessBenyamin Maoz, Stanley Rabinowitz et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports1991

    This study investigated the amount of psychological distress reported by 182 soldiers in the Israeli military and compared soldiers' self-ratings of distress with ratings by military physicians of observed distress. Comparisons indicated a low detection rate by physicians with only 13% of self-reported cases of emotional distress identified. This and several related findings were taken to indicate shortcomings in medical care. Possible remedies i…