Editorial

	Adverse health effects after low level exposure to organophosphates P G BLAIN Occup Environ Med 2001; 58: 689-690. doi:10.1136/oem.58.11.689 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Leading articles

	Monitoring trends in occupational illness D COGGON Occup Environ Med 2001; 58: 691-692. doi:10.1136/oem.58.11.691 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Monitoring occupational diseases: response A SPENCE, J HODGSON, J OSMAN, and ANNE COCKCROFT Occup Environ Med 2001; 58: 692-693. doi:10.1136/oem.58.11.692 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Papers

	Estimation of cumulative exposure to organophosphate sheep dips in a study of chronic neurological health effects among United Kingdom sheep dippers D Buchanan, A Pilkington, C Sewell, S N Tannahill, M W Kidd, B Cherrie, and J F Hurley Occup Environ Med 2001; 58: 694-701. doi:10.1136/oem.58.11.694 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	An epidemiological study of the relations between exposure to organophosphate pesticides and indices of chronic peripheral neuropathy and neuropsychological abnormalities in sheep farmers and dippers A Pilkington, D Buchanan, G A Jamal, R Gillham, S Hansen, M Kidd, J F Hurley, and C A Soutar Occup Environ Med 2001; 58: 702-710. doi:10.1136/oem.58.11.702 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Mortality experience among employees at a hydrometallurgical nickel refinery and fertiliser complex in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta (1954-95) R Egedahl, M Carpenter, and D Lundell Occup Environ Med 2001; 58: 711-715. doi:10.1136/oem.58.11.711 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Urinary 1-hydroxypyrene in coke oven workers relative to exposure, alcohol consumption, and metabolic enzymes J Zhang, M Ichiba, K Hara, S Zhang, T Hanaoka, G Pan, Y Yamano, K Takahashi, and K Tomokuni Occup Environ Med 2001; 58: 716-721. doi:10.1136/oem.58.11.716 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Are occupational, hobby, or lifestyle exposures associated with Philadelphia chromosome positive chronic myeloid leukaemia? J Björk, M Albin, H Welinder, H Tinnerberg, N Mauritzson, T Kauppinen, U Strömberg, B Johansson, R Billström, Z Mikoczy, T Ahlgren, P-G Nilsson, F Mitelman, and L Hagmar Occup Environ Med 2001; 58: 722-727. doi:10.1136/oem.58.11.722 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Work correlates of back problems and activity restriction due to musculoskeletal disorders in the Canadian national population health survey (NPHS) 1994-5 data D C Cole, S A Ibrahim, H S Shannon, F Scott, and J Eyles Occup Environ Med 2001; 58: 728-734. doi:10.1136/oem.58.11.728 [Abstract] [Full text] [Author's Correction] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The role of cumulative physical work load in lumbar spine disease: risk factors for lumbar osteochondrosis and spondylosis associated with chronic complaints A Seidler, U Bolm-Audorff, H Heiskel, N Henkel, B Roth-Küver, U Kaiser, R Bickeböller, W J Willingstorfer, W Beck, and G Elsner Occup Environ Med 2001; 58: 735-746. doi:10.1136/oem.58.11.735 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Is there an association between shift work and having a metabolic syndrome? Results from a population based study of 27 485 people B Karlsson, A Knutsson, and B Lindahl Occup Environ Med 2001; 58: 747-752. doi:10.1136/oem.58.11.747 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book reviews

	Chemical incident management: local authority environmental health practitioners R L MAYNARD Occup Environ Med 2001; 58: 753. doi:10.1136/oem.58.11.753 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Education

	A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE FOR A "GULF WAR SYNDROME" Khalida Ismail Occup Environ Med 2001; 58: 754. doi:10.1136/oem.58.11.754 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]