Occupational Medicine

Editorials:

Max O. Bachmann

When is a cluster of disease really a cluster?
Occup Med (Lond) 2003 53: 157-158; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqg053 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Papers:

Thane Lawrie, Catriona Matheson, Elizabeth Murphy, Lewis Ritchie, and Christine Bond

Medical emergencies at sea and injuries among Scottish fishermen
Occup Med (Lond) 2003 53: 159-164; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqg054 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Mastrangelo, M. Tartari, U. Fedeli, E. Fadda, and B. Saia

Ascertaining the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in relation to occupation using a case–control design
Occup Med (Lond) 2003 53: 165-172; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqg041 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Lurie-Luke, G. Neubauer, C. Lindl, H. Breitkreutz, P. Fischer, and S. Hitzeroth

An exploratory workplace study to investigate the perceived value of continuous low-level heatwrap therapy in manual workers
Occup Med (Lond) 2003 53: 173-178; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqg018 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V. A. Palda

Is foundry work a risk for cardiovascular disease? A systematic review
Occup Med (Lond) 2003 53: 179-190; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqg052 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. van Saane, J. K. Sluiter, J. H. A. M. Verbeek, and M. H. W. Frings-Dresen

Reliability and validity of instruments measuring job satisfaction—a systematic review
Occup Med (Lond) 2003 53: 191-200; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqg038 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. M. McElvenny, A. H. Mounstephen, J. T. Hodgson, J. Osman, R. C. Elliott, and N. R. Williams

Investigating and analysing workplace clusters of diseases: a Health & Safety Executive perspective
Occup Med (Lond) 2003 53: 201-208; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqg039 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. K. Hilliard, J. K. Lovett, and C. R. McGavin

The rise and fall in incidence of malignant mesothelioma from a British Naval Dockyard, 1979–1999
Occup Med (Lond) 2003 53: 209-212; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqg051 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Katharine R. Parkes

Demographic and lifestyle predictors of body mass index among offshore oil industry workers: cross-sectional and longitudinal findings
Occup Med (Lond) 2003 53: 213-221; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqg037 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. K. Verma, A. C. Ritchie, and M. L. Shaw

Measurement of beryllium in lung tissue of a chronic beryllium disease case and cases with sarcoidosis
Occup Med (Lond) 2003 53: 223-227; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqg042 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Short Reports:

H. Arola, M. Pitkänen, C.-H. Nygård, H. Huhtala, and M.-L. Manka

The connection between age, job control and sickness absences among Finnish food workers
Occup Med (Lond) 2003 53: 229-230; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqg035 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

N. Magnavita, A. Sacco, L. Bevilacqua, T. D'Alessandris, and C. Bosman

Aesthesioneuroblastoma in a woodworker
Occup Med (Lond) 2003 53: 231-234; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqg036 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

C. A. Jackson and M. Kobrossy

Difficult to access does not mean disadvantaged
Occup Med (Lond) 2003 53: 235-236; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqg050 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

A. Michael Donoghue

Work and Health: Management in Australia and New Zealand. By Niki Ellis. Published by Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN: 0 19 550767 3. 418 pages. £27.50 paperback
Occup Med (Lond) 2003 53: 237; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqg043 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Monitor:

Occup Med (Lond) 2003 53: 239-240; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqg062 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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