Occupational Medicine

Editorials:

    J. A. Ford

Protecting workers in licensed premises from the effects of secondhand smoke
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 583-585; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi187 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    D. Coggon

Why I became an occupational physician ...
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 585; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi167 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

In-depth Reviews:

    Paul Gannon

Pre-employment assessment and health surveillance for employees exposed to occupational asthmagens: overview
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 586-587; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi181 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Susan M. Tarlo and Gary M. Liss

Prevention of occupational asthma—practical implications for occupational physicians
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 588-594; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi182 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Peter J. Linnett

Concerns for asthma at pre-placement assessment and health surveillance in platinum refining—a personal approach
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 595-599; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi183 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Paul F. G. Gannon, A. S. Berg, R. Gayosso, B. Henderson, S. E. Sax, and H. M. J. Willems

Occupational asthma prevention and management in industry—an example of a global programme
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 600-605; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi184 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

    Jean-Luc Malo

Future advances in work-related asthma and the impact on occupational health
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 606-611; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi185 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Papers:

    Keith T. Palmer, Michael Calnan, David Wainwright, Jason Poole, Claire O'Neill, Anna Winterbottom, Chris Watkins, and David Coggon

Disabling musculoskeletal pain and its relation to somatization: a community-based postal survey
Occupational Medicine Advance Access published on September 20, 2005
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 612-617; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi142 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Carol Burns, Ken Harrison, Brenda Jammer, Dores Zuccarini, and Bryan Lafrance

A cancer incidence and mortality study of Dow Chemical Canada Inc. manufacturing sites
Occupational Medicine Advance Access published on September 20, 2005
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 618-624; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi145 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Linda Nichols and Tom Sorahan

Cancer incidence and cancer mortality in a cohort of UK semiconductor workers, 1970–2002
Occupational Medicine Advance Access published on October 18, 2005
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 625-630; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi156 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Howard Mason, Frank Gallagher, and Dil Sen

Window renovation and exposure to lead—an observational study
Occupational Medicine Advance Access published on October 18, 2005
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 631-634; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi159 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Short Report:

    Ching-Hua Lin, Chung-Li Du, Chang-Chuan Chan, and Jung-Der Wang

Saved by a material safety data sheet
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 635-637; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi146 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Report:

    Hesham A. Hassaballa, Omar B. Lateef, Julian Bell, Eileen Kim, and Larry Casey

Metal fume fever presenting as aseptic meningitis with pericarditis, pleuritis and pneumonitis
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 638-641; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi141 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review and Response:

   Book Reviews:

    Nerys Williams

The Neck Book. G. Waddell, J. Klaber-Moffett and K. Burton. Published by The Stationery Office, 2004. ISBN-0-11-703321-9. Price: £1.50 for a single copy, reductions for bulk purchases
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 642; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi143 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Finlay Dick

: Research Methods in Occupational Epidemiology, 2nd edition. Harvey Checkoway, Neil Pearce and David Kriebel. Published by Oxford University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-19-509242-2. Price: £28.99 (hardback). 372 pp.
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 642; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi148 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Eugene Waclawski

Exposure Assessment in Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology. Edited by Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen. Published by Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-19-852861-2. Price: £37.50. 283 pp.
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 643; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi158 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Jeremy Beach

Safe Drinking Water. Lessons From Recent Outbreaks in Affluent Nations. Steve E. Hrudey and Elizabeth J. Hrudey. Published by International Water Association Publishing. ISBN: 1843390426. Price: £89.00. 486 pp.
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 643-644; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi160 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

   Website Reviews:

    Dil Sen

The Medical Algorithms Project • www.medal.org
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55: 645; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi144 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

   Calendar:

OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE CALENDAR
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi199 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Occupational Medicine 2005 Manchester, 5–8 July 2005
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi201 [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

MCQ Questions for Article on OA Prevention by S. M. Tarlo and G. M. Liss
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi186 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Thank you to reviewers
Occup Med (Lond) 2005 55; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi200 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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