Table of contents

Original articles

• Estimates of historical exposures by phase contrast and transmission electron microscopy in North Carolina USA asbestos textile plants (19 September, 2008)

  J M Dement, D Myers, D Loomis, D Richardson, S Wolf
• Modelling the non-linear multiple-lag effects of ambient temperature on mortality in Santiago and Palermo: a constrained segmented distributed lag approach (18 December, 2008)

  V M Muggeo, S Hajat
• Shift work is a risk factor for increased total cholesterol level: a 14-year prospective cohort study in 6886 male workers (18 August, 2009) Free

  M Dochi, Y Suwazono, K Sakata, Y Okubo, M Oishi, K Tanaka, E Kobayashi, K Nogawa
• Acute childhood leukaemia and residence next to petrol stations and automotive repair garages: the ESCALE study (SFCE) (12 February, 2009)

  P Brosselin, J Rudant, L Orsi, G Leverger, A Baruchel, Y Bertrand, B Nelken, A Robert, G Michel, G Margueritte, Y Perel, F Mechinaud, P Bordigoni, D Hémon, J Clavel
• Occupational exposure to potential endocrine disruptors: further development of a job exposure matrix (13 March, 2009)

  M M Brouwers, M van Tongeren, A A Hirst, R W Bretveld, N Roeleveld
• Relationships between alumina and bauxite dust exposure and cancer, respiratory and circulatory disease (19 March, 2009)

  M C Friesen, L Fritschi, A Del Monaco, G Benke, M Dennekamp, N de Klerk, J L Hoving, E MacFarlane, M R Sim
• Occupational exposure of UK adults to extremely low frequency magnetic fields (20 April, 2009)

  T Mee, P Whatmough, L Broad, C Dunn, M Maslanyj, S Allen, K Muir, P A McKinney, M van Tongeren
• Traffic exposure and subclinical cardiovascular disease: is the association modified by socioeconomic characteristics of individuals and neighbourhoods? Results from a multilevel study in an urban region (16 March, 2009)

  N Dragano, B Hoffmann, S Moebus, S Möhlenkamp, A Stang, P E Verde, K-H Jöckel, R Erbel, J Siegrist