Occupational Medicine

Editorials:

    Bruce Sharpe

Revalidation
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 215-217; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh067 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Papers:

    Keith T. Palmer, Noel McElearney, and Malcolm Harrington

Appraisal standards in occupational medicine
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 218-226; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh068 [Abstract] [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

    T. A. Smith

Incidence of occupational skin conditions in a food manufacturing company: results of a health surveillance programme
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 227-230; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqg139 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    N. A. L. Smith

Management of hepatitis B immunizations and blood exposure incidents in primary care
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 231-237; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh037 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Katharine Abba, Simon Clarke, and Rosanna Cousins

Assessment of the potential effects of population changes in attitudes, awareness and beliefs on self-reporting of occupational ill-health
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 238-244; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh038 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    G. Moens, G. Mylle, K. Johannik, R. Van Hoof, and G. Helsen

Analysing and interpreting routinely collected data on sharps injuries in assessing preventative actions
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 245-249; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh041 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Martin Cosgrove

Do stressful life events cause type 1 diabetes?
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 250-254; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh047 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Short Reports:

    Lin Fritschi, Ramzan Lakhani, Louise Nadon, and Max Bulsara

Mortality in an Australian cohort of textile workers
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 255-257; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh053 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Bogdan Jaremin and Ewa Kotulak

Mortality in the Polish small-scale fishing industry
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 258-260; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh054 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

    Michele Meloni, Mario Torrazza, and Roberto Ledda

Effectiveness of therapy with iloprost in hand–arm vibration syndrome
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 261-264; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh035 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Santiago Nogué, Pere Sanz-Gallén, Albert Torras, and Francisco Boluda

Chronic overexposure to cadmium fumes associated with IgA mesangial glomerulonephritis
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 265-267; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh052 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Obituary:

    J. LaDou

Jean Spencer Felton
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 268-269; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh059 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    J. S. Felton

The group discussion—a therapeutic modality of the occupational health service?
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 270-272; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh060 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review and Response:

   Letters to the Editor:

    N. Williams, A. N. Robinson, B. J. Robinson, and M. Bevan

UK worker representatives’ views on the causes of stress in the workplace
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 273-274; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh057 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Johan Hviid Andersen, Ann Isabel Kryger, Christina Funch Lassen, and Sigurd Mikkelsen

Symptoms are not disorders, and dissatisfaction is not ergonomics
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 274; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh042 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    J. Sillanpää, Mika Nyberg, and Jukka Uitti

Reply
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 275; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh043 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    R. I. McCallum

Re: Tom Garland
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 275-276; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh040 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Pushpa Jayawardana

Re: Risk factors for low back pain
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 276; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh055 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

   Book Reviews:

    Will Ponsonby

Managing Health for Field Operations in Oil and Gas Activities. Report no. 343. Published by The Health Subcommittee International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, 2003. Price £30 or available free as a pdf at http://www.ogp.org.uk/pubs/343.pdf
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 277; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh036 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Kevin Holland-Elliott

Back Pain, Incapacity for Work and Social Security Benefits: An International Literature Review and Analysis. Gordon Waddell, Mansel Aylward and Philip Sawney. Published by Royal Society of Medicine Press, 2002. 368 pp. ISBN 1-85315-542-X. Price: £24.95.
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 277-278; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh039 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Tokeer Hussain

Origins of Occupational Health Associations in the World. A. Grieco, D. Fano, T. Carter and S. Iavicoli. Published by Elsevier Science, 2003. 289 pp. ISBN 0-444-51301-9. Price: US$100/£62.54 (hardback)
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 278-279; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh051 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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