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April 2012, Volume 69, Issue 4

[Author index]

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  1. Editorial
  2. Review
  3. Original articles
    1. Workplace
    2. Practice
    3. Exposure assessment
  5. World at Work
  6. Short report
  7. PostScript
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Editorial

  • Suppressing publication threatens scientific progress

    • Dana Loomis,
    • Malcolm Ross Sim
    Occup Environ Med 2012;69:4 229 doi:10.1136/oemed-2012-100740

Review

  • Predictors of seasonal influenza vaccination among healthcare workers in hospitals: a descriptive meta-analysis

    • Josien Riphagen-Dalhuisen,
    • Giedre Gefenaite,
    • Eelko Hak
    Occup Environ Med 2012;69:4 230-235 Published Online First: 15 December 2011 doi:10.1136/oemed-2011-100134
    Press Release

Original articles

Workplace

  • Original article: Gene–environment interaction between angiotensinogen and chronic exposure to occupational noise contribute to hypertension

    • Bing-Fang Hwang,
    • Ta-Yuan Chang,
    • Kang-Yin Cheng,
    • Chiu-Shong Liu
    Occup Environ Med 2012;69:4 236-242 Published Online First: 22 November 2011 doi:10.1136/oemed-2011-100060

  • Original article: Hearing profile of gold miners with and without tuberculosis

    • Janet Brits,
    • Susan Strauss,
    • Zahan Eloff,
    • Piet J Becker,
    • De Wet Swanepoel
    Occup Environ Med 2012;69:4 243-249 Published Online First: 17 November 2011 doi:10.1136/oemed-2011-100106

  • Original article: Impact of aerobic fitness on musculoskeletal sickness absence 5–15 years later: a cohort study of 227 201 male Norwegian employees

    • Petter Kristensen,
    • Karina Corbett,
    • Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum,
    • Tor Bjerkedal
    Occup Environ Med 2012;69:4 250-255 Published Online First: 22 November 2011 doi:10.1136/oemed-2011-100144

  • Original article: Increased alveolar nitric oxide and systemic inflammation markers in silica-exposed workers

    • Riitta Sauni,
    • Panu Oksa,
    • Lauri Lehtimäki,
    • Pauliina Toivio,
    • Pirjo Palmroos,
    • Riina Nieminen,
    • Eeva Moilanen,
    • Jukka Uitti
    Occup Environ Med 2012;69:4 256-260 Published Online First: 7 November 2011 doi:10.1136/oemed-2011-100347

  • Original article: Perceived muscular tension predicts future neck–shoulder and arm–wrist–hand symptoms

    • Maaike A Huysmans,
    • Birgitte M Blatter,
    • Allard J van der Beek
    Occup Environ Med 2012;69:4 261-267 Published Online First: 2 January 2012 doi:10.1136/oemed-2011-100279

  • Original article: Occupational exposures and risk of stomach cancer by histological type

    • Miguel Santibañez,
    • Juan Alguacil,
    • Manuela García de la Hera,
    • Eva María Navarrete-Muñoz,
    • Javier Llorca,
    • Nuria Aragonés,
    • Timo Kauppinen,
    • Jesús Vioque,
    • for the PANESOES Study Group
    Occup Environ Med 2012;69:4 268-275 Published Online First: 7 November 2011 doi:10.1136/oemed-2011-100071

Practice

  • Original article: Management of occupational dermatitis in healthcare workers: a systematic review

    • J Smedley,
    • S Williams,
    • P Peel,
    • K Pedersen
    Occup Environ Med 2012;69:4 276-279 Published Online First: 27 October 2011 doi:10.1136/oemed-2011-100315
    Editor's Choice

  • Original article: Case-based e-learning to improve the attitude of medical students towards occupational health, a randomised controlled trial

    • P B A Smits,
    • L de Graaf,
    • K Radon,
    • A G de Boer,
    • N R Bos,
    • F J H van Dijk,
    • J H A M Verbeek
    Occup Environ Med 2012;69:4 280-283 Published Online First: 27 October 2011 doi:10.1136/oemed-2011-100317

Exposure assessment

  • Original article: Physical workload and risk of low back pain in adolescence

    • Paula Mikkonen,
    • Eira Viikari-Juntura,
    • Jouko Remes,
    • Tuomo Pienimäki,
    • Svetlana Solovieva,
    • Simo Taimela,
    • Paavo Zitting,
    • Markku Koiranen,
    • Päivi Leino-Arjas,
    • Jaro Karppinen
    Occup Environ Med 2012;69:4 284-290 Published Online First: 22 November 2011 doi:10.1136/oemed-2011-100200

World at Work

  • World at work: truck drivers

    • Allard J van der Beek
    Occup Environ Med 2012;69:4 291-295 Published Online First: 17 October 2011 doi:10.1136/oemed-2011-100342

Short report

  • Heavy manual work, exposure to vibration and Dupuytren's disease? Results of a surveillance program for musculoskeletal disorders

    • Alexis Descatha,
    • Julie Bodin,
    • Catherine Ha,
    • Pierre Goubault,
    • Marine Lebreton,
    • Jean François Chastang,
    • Ellen Imbernon,
    • Annette Leclerc,
    • Marcel Goldberg,
    • Yves Roquelaure
    Occup Environ Med 2012;69:4 296-299 Published Online First: 2 January 2012 doi:10.1136/oemed-2011-100319

PostScript

  • Letter: Is carpal tunnel syndrome overdiagnosed?

    • Jørgen Riis Jepsen
    Occup Environ Med 2012;69:4 300 Published Online First: 2 November 2011 doi:10.1136/oemed-2011-100400

  • Letter: Occupational exposure to crack detection dye penetrants and the potential for bladder cancer

    • Aidan P Noon,
    • Simon M J Pickvance,
    • James W F Catto
    Occup Environ Med 2012;69:4 300-301 Published Online First: 7 November 2011 doi:10.1136/oemed-2011-100379

  • Letter: Exposure to keyboard/mouse use = keystrokes + mouse clicks + POSTURE: a missing variable that cannot be overstated

    • Margit L Bleecker,
    • Sheryl K Barnes
    Occup Environ Med 2012;69:4 301-302 Published Online First: 2 November 2011 doi:10.1136/oemed-2011-100465

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