Occupational Medicine

Editorials:

    John Hobson and Frank Gallagher

Pabulum
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 505; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh137 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Papers:

    Tokeer Hussain

Musculoskeletal symptoms among truck assembly workers
Occupational Medicine Advance Access published on September 17, 2004
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 506-512; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh087 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    A. Van Nieuwenhuyse, L. Fatkhutdinova, G. Verbeke, D. Pirenne, K. Johannik, P. R. Somville, Ph. Mairiaux, G. F. Moens, and R. Masschelein

Risk factors for first-ever low back pain among workers in their first employment
Occupational Medicine Advance Access published on September 22, 2004
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 513-519; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh091 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    K. Poole, J. Elms, and H. J. Mason

The diagnostic value of finger systolic blood pressure and cold-provocation testing for the vascular component of hand–arm vibration syndrome in health surveillance
Occupational Medicine Advance Access published on November 1, 2004
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 520-527; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh108 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    K. L. McGeoch, I. J. Lawson, F. Burke, G. Proud, and J. Miles

Use of sensorineural tests in a large volume of medico-legal compensation claims for HAVS
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 528-534; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh112 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Alastair Reid, Finlay Dick, and Sean Semple

Dog noise as a risk factor for hearing loss among police dog handlers
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 535-539; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh119 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    M. Møller, R. El Maghrabi, N. Olesen, and V. Ø. Thomsen

Safe inoculation of blood and bone marrow for liquid culture detection of mycobacteria
Occupational Medicine Advance Access published on November 1, 2004
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 540-543; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh106 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    A. Reid and J. Malone

Q fever in Ireland. A seroprevalence study of exposure to Coxiella burnettii among Department of Agriculture workers
Occupational Medicine Advance Access published on September 17, 2004
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 544-547; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh086 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    O. C. Jensen, J. F. L. Sørensen, M. L. Canals, Y. P. Hu, N. Nikolic, and M. Thomas

Incidence of self-reported occupational injuries in seafaring—an international study
Occupational Medicine Advance Access published on September 22, 2004
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 548-555; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh090 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    I. B. Horwitz and B. P. McCall

The impact of shift work on the risk and severity of injuries for hospital employees: an analysis using Oregon workers’ compensation data
Occupational Medicine Advance Access published on September 22, 2004
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 556-563; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh093 [Abstract] [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

    Ivo Iavicoli, Giovanni Carelli, Carlo Lajolo, Luca Raffaelli, Alessandro Marinaccio, and Michele Giuliani

Biomonitoring of titanium, mercury, platinum, rhodium and palladium in dental health care workers
Occupational Medicine Advance Access published on November 1, 2004
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 564-566; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh109 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Eugene R. Waclawski

Evaluation of potential reduction in blood and body fluid exposures by use of alternative instruments
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 567-569; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh116 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Takashi Muto, Yuiko Fujimori, and Keiko Suzuki

Characteristics of an external employee assistance programme in Japan
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 570-575; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh124 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Short Reports:

    C. H. A. Schakenraad, L. Vendrig, J. K. Sluiter, W. Veenstra, and M. H. W. Frings-Dresen

Evaluation of a multidisciplinary treatment for patients with chronic non-specific upper-limb musculoskeletal disorders: a pilot study
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 576-578; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh105 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Derek R. Smith, Ning Wei, Li Zhao, and Rui-Sheng Wang

Musculoskeletal complaints and psychosocial risk factors among Chinese hospital nurses
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 579-582; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh117 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    K. MacLurg, J. McCaughan, and P. McQuillan

Hearing Surveillance Chart—a tool for tracking serial audiometry results and predicting future hearing impairment
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 583-584; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh100 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Christopher M. T. Matthews and Mark R. Nelson

Self-rated health in a population of expatriate workers and partners in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 585-586; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh120 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    C. J. Martin, C. L. Werntz, III, and A. M. Ducatman

The interpretation of zinc protoporphyrin changes in lead intoxication: a case report and review of the literature
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 587-591; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh123 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review and Response:

   Letter to Editor:

    David Fox and Ian Aston

Hepatitis B immunity in medical students
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 592-593; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh113 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

   Monitor:

    Mary Kinoulty

MONITOR
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 594; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh136 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

   Notice:

   

Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Occupational Medicine 2004, Nottingham, 5–8 July 2004
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54: 595; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh139 [PDF] [Abstracts] [Request Permissions]  

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Calendar
Occup Med (Lond) 2004 54; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh138 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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