Occupational Medicine

Editorials:

    Eugene R. Waclawski and Ian Lawson

The Health at Work Handbook
Occup Med (Lond) 2006 56: 1-2; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqj018 [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary data] [Request Permissions]  

    Paul Miller and Sam Murphy

Demonstrating the economic value of investments in health at work: not just a measurement problem
Occup Med (Lond) 2006 56: 3-5; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi170 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    C. A. Veys

Why I became an occupational physician ...
Occup Med (Lond) 2006 56: 5; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi162 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Papers:

    T. Reilly, A. Wooler, and M. Tipton

Occupational fitness standards for beach lifeguards. Phase 1: the physiological demands of beach lifeguarding
Occupational Medicine Advance Access published on November 7, 2005
Occup Med (Lond) 2006 56: 6-11; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi169 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    T. Reilly, C. Iggleden, M. Gennser, and M. Tipton

Occupational fitness standards for beach lifeguards. Phase 2: the development of an easily administered fitness test
Occupational Medicine Advance Access published on November 2, 2005
Occup Med (Lond) 2006 56: 12-17; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi168 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Wayne Burton, Alan Morrison, Ross Maclean, and Eric Ruderman

Systematic review of studies of productivity loss due to rheumatoid arthritis
Occupational Medicine Advance Access published on November 11, 2005
Occup Med (Lond) 2006 56: 18-27; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi171 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Peter Bragge, Andrea Bialocerkowski, and Joan McMeeken

A systematic review of prevalence and risk factors associated with playing-related musculoskeletal disorders in pianists
Occupational Medicine Advance Access published on November 7, 2005
Occup Med (Lond) 2006 56: 28-38; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi177 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Joke Haafkens, Clara Moerman, Merel Schuring, and Frank van Dijk

Searching bibliographic databases for literature on chronic disease and work participation
Occupational Medicine Advance Access published on November 11, 2005
Occup Med (Lond) 2006 56: 39-45; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi193 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Navah Ratzon, Tamara Schejter-Margalit, and Paul Froom

Time to return to work and surgeons' recommendations after carpal tunnel release
Occupational Medicine Advance Access published on November 11, 2005
Occup Med (Lond) 2006 56: 46-50; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi194 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Short Reports:

    Elaine M. Zibrowski and James McD. Robertson

Olfactory sensitivity in medical laboratory workers occupationally exposed to organic solvent mixtures
Occup Med (Lond) 2006 56: 51-54; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi190 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Minna Aittasalo and Seppo Miilunpalo

Offering physical activity counselling in occupational health care—does it reach the target group?
Occup Med (Lond) 2006 56: 55-58; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi191 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Andrew Johnson, Peter Farrow, and Roland Jenkins

Effectiveness of smoking cessation advice for asbestos workers
Occup Med (Lond) 2006 56: 59-60; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqj001 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Mary Kinoulty

Delivery of health surveillance for hand–arm vibration in the West Midlands
Occup Med (Lond) 2006 56: 61-62; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqj003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Report:

    R. M. Barraclough, J. Walker, N. Hamilton, D. Fishwick, and A. D. Curran

Sensitization to king scallop (Pectin maximus) and queen scallop (Chlamys opercularis) proteins
Occup Med (Lond) 2006 56: 63-66; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi175 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review and Response:

   Letters to the Editor:

    Roy Archibald

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
Occup Med (Lond) 2006 56: 67; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi172 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Chris Packham

Occup Med (Lond) 2006 56: 67-68; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi189 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Chris Sharp and Peter Mather

Code of practice for food handler activities
Occup Med (Lond) 2006 56: 68; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi192 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

   Book Reviews:

    Nerys Williams

Food at Work. Christopher Wanjek. Published by ILO Geneva, 2005. ISBN 92-2-117015-2. Price: 60 Swiss francs (hardback). 448 pp.
Occup Med (Lond) 2006 56: 69; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi173 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Mansel Aylward

Disability and Social Policy in Britain Since 1750: A History of Exclusion. Anne Borsay. Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. ISBN 0-333-91255-1. 306 pp. Price: £16.99.
Occup Med (Lond) 2006 56: 69-70; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi179 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    T-C Aw

Toxicology and Ecotoxicology in Chemical Safety Assessment. Laura Robinson and Ian Thorn. Published by Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2005. ISBN No. 1-4051-1559-9. Price: £65 (hardback). 168 pp.
Occup Med (Lond) 2006 56: 70-71; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi188 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

    Martin Tohill

Introduction to Ergonomics, 2nd edition, and accompanying instructor's manual. R. S. Bridger. Published by Taylor & Francis, 2003. ISBN 0-415-27378-1 and 0-415-31266-3. Price: £57.99 (hardback)/£24.99 (paperback). Book 548 pp; manual 144 pp.
Occup Med (Lond) 2006 56: 71; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqi198 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

   Calendar:

OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE CALENDAR
Occup Med (Lond) 2006 56; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqj019 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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