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Personal profile
Biography
Geza Benke is a Senior Research Fellow with MonCOEH and is an Occupational Hygienist. Geza graduated in physics in 1978 from the University of Melbourne. He subsequently completed a Master of Applied Science in Environmental Engineering from the University of Melbourne and a PhD in Epidemiology at Monash University. After working in state government and OHS consulting, he was appointed Radiation Protection Officer for Monash University in 1992. In 1994 Geza was appointed Research Fellow in the Unit of Occupational and Environmental Health. He has been involved in the Healthwise study, Lead and Cancer study, Morpheus study, INTEROCC study and the ECRHS study. In 2008 Geza was President of the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists. His principal research interests include occupational/environmental epidemiology exposure assessment, exposure assessment methodology, occupational cancer and respiratory epidemiology.
Network
Projects
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WHO Systematic reviews of exposure to radiofrequency fields and cognitive impairment (human observational studies) The
Benke, G., Abramson, M., Brennan, S., McDonald, S., Karipidis, K., Zeleke, B., Kelsall, H. & Kaufmann, J.
4/06/20 → 31/05/21
Project: Research
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Australian Mesothelioma Registry
Sim, M., Benke, G. & MacFarlane, E.
Safe Work Australia (SWA) (Australia)
18/05/18 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
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Occupational exposure and incidence of lifetime asthma over two decades in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey
Benke, G., Abramson, M. & Alif, S.
10/07/19 → 9/08/20
Project: Research
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Occupational and Environmental Exposures Associated with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in Australia
Abramson, M., Benke, G., Corte, T. & Walters, E. H.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/01/16 → 31/08/17
Project: Research
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Research reoprt on Actual Fibre Release During Asbstos Removal Work
16/03/15 → 31/08/15
Project: Research
Research output
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Occupational and environmental risk factors for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Australia: case–control study
Abramson, M. J., Murambadoro, T., Alif, S., Benke, G., Dharmage, S. C., Glaspole, I., Hopkins, P., Hoy, R. F., Klebe, S., Moodley, Y. P., Rawson, S., Reynolds, P. N., Wolfe, R., Corte, T. J., Walters, E. H. & for the Australian IPF Registry, 13 Jul 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Thorax. 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Occupational exposure and lung function decline in population-based studies: a systematic review
Rabbani, G., Benke, G., Dharmage, S. C., Bui, D. S., Nimmi, N., Abramson, M. J., Sim, M. R. & Alif, S., Jun 2020, In : Respirology. 25, S1, p. 83 1 p., 108.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › Other › peer-review
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Association between occupational exposures to solvents and airway obstruction in the CONSTANCES cohort
Alif, S., Sit, G., Letellier, N., Abramson, M., Iwatsubo, Y., Benke, G., Goldberg, M., Leynaert, B., Nadif, R., Ribet, C., Roquelaure, Y., Varraso, R., Zins, M., Descatha, A., Roche, N., Delmas, M-C., Dumas, O. & Moual, N. L., 21 Nov 2019, In : European Respiratory Journal. 54, suppl 63, 1 p., PA5237.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › Other › peer-review
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Influence of childhood asthma and allergies on occupational exposure in early adulthood: A prospective cohort study
Dumas, O., Le Moual, N., Lowe, A. J., Lodge, C. J., Zock, J. P., Kromhout, H., Erbas, B., Perret, J. L., Dharmage, S. C., Benke, G. & Abramson, M. J., 19 Jun 2019, In : International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16, 12, 6 p., 2163.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Interventions to Reduce Future Cancer Incidence from Diesel Engine Exhaust: What Might Work?
Carey, R. N., Fritschi, L., Driscoll, T. R., Peters, S., Glass, D. C., Benke, G. & Reid, A., Jan 2019, In : Cancer Prevention Research. 12, 1, p. 13-20 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Prizes
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Denis Robertson Poster Prize for Respiratory Medicine, The Alfred
Abramson, Michael (Recipient), Sonia Kaushik (Recipient), Benke, Geza (Recipient), Borg, Brigitte (Recipient), Mahesh Dharmakumara (Recipient), Christopher Richard Stuart-Andrews (Recipient), Natalie Zajakovski (Recipient), Catherine Smith (Recipient), Shyamali Chandrika Dharmage (Recipient) & Thompson, Bruce (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Kammer Merit in Authorship Award, American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Abramson, Michael (Recipient), Hoy, Ryan (Recipient), John Anthony Burgess (Recipient), Benke, Geza (Recipient), Melanie Claire Matheson (Recipient), Stephen Morrison (Recipient), Lyle C. Gurrin (Recipient), E Walters (Recipient) & Shyamali Chandrika Dharmage (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)