Occupational Medicine

Editorials:

    Tok Hussain

Occupational physicians and the Access to Medical Reports Act 1988
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 413-414; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi139 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    A.M. Donoghue

Mortality in slate workers and silicosis
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 415-416; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi161 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

In-Depth Reviews:

    Jon Ayres

Environmental health: overview
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 417-418; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi134 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    S. Semple

Assessing occupational and environmental exposure
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 419-424; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi135 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Andrew Kibble and Roy Harrison

Point sources of air pollution
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 425-431; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi138 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    I. Myers and R. L. Maynard

Polluted air—outdoors and indoors
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 432-438; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi137 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    H. C. Routledge and J. G. Ayres

Air pollution and the heart
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 439-447; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi136 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Papers:

    Michael Campbell, Hugh Thomas, Neville Hodges, Ashish Paul, and John Williams

A 24 year cohort study of mortality in slate workers in North Wales
Occupational Medicine Advance Access published on May 27, 2005
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 448-453; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi105 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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

Subjective assessments of safety, exposure to chemicals and use of personal protection equipment in seafaring
Occupational Medicine Advance Access published on April 25, 2005
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 454-458; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi056 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    C. J. Brooks, K. A. Howard, and S. K. Neifer

How much did cold shock and swimming failure contribute to drowning deaths in the fishing industry in British Columbia 1976–2002?
Occupational Medicine Advance Access published on May 4, 2005
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 459-462; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi063 [Abstract] [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

    Bjarte Sanne, Arnstein Mykletun, Alv A. Dahl, Bente E. Moen, and Grethe S. Tell

Testing the Job Demand–Control–Support model with anxiety and depression as outcomes: The Hordaland Health Study
Occupational Medicine Advance Access published on April 21, 2005
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 463-473; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi071 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    F. W. O'Reilly, G. W. Cran, and A. B. Stevens

Factors affecting influenza vaccine uptake among health care workers
Occupational Medicine Advance Access published on May 27, 2005
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 474-479; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi099 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Michael Privitera, Robert Weisman, Catherine Cerulli, Xin Tu, and Adrienne Groman

Violence toward mental health staff and safety in the work environment
Occupational Medicine Advance Access published on May 27, 2005
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 480-486; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi110 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Foluwasayo E. Ologe, Tanimola M. Akande, and Toye G. Olajide

Noise exposure, awareness, attitudes and use of hearing protection in a steel rolling mill in Nigeria
Occupational Medicine Advance Access published on April 21, 2005
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 487-489; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi089 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Short Reports:

    Chi C. Leung, Kwok C. Chang, Wing S. Law, Wing W. Yew, Cheuk M. Tam, Chi K. Chan, and Man Y. Wong

Determinants of spirometric abnormalities among silicotic patients in Hong Kong
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 490-493; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi107 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Paul Grime

Evaluation of an occupational health service for general practitioners and their staff in a primary care trust
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 494-497; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi104 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Giuseppe Mastrangelo, Ugo Fedeli, Emanuela Fadda, Angelo Giovanazzi, Luca Scoizzato, and Bruno Saia

Increased cancer risk among surgeons in an orthopaedic hospital
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 498-500; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi048 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Linda Bell, A. David Watt, and Lorna Straine

Impact of a latex policy on an acute NHS hospital: an audit
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 501-503; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi051 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Yalemtsehay Mekonnen and D. Ejigu

Plasma cholinesterase level of Ethiopian farm workers exposed to chemical pesticide
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 504-505; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi088 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review and Response:

   Book Reviews:

    Euan Thompson

What about the Workers?
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 506-507; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi096 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Alexander Elder

Latex Intolerance: Basic Science, Epidemiology and Clinical Management
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 506; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi106 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

   Website Reviews:

    Preston James

ILO Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 508; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi077 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    David Fishwick

PNEUMOTOX on line
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 508-509; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi097 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

   Monitor:

    Mary Kinoulty

MONITOR
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 510; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi140 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

   Corrigendum:

    A.J.M. Slovak

The Manchester Department—Professorial Vignettes
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 511; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi165 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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