Work in Brief

	Work in brief Keith Palmer Occup Environ Med 2007; 64: 499. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorial

	Emerging opportunities to prevent occupational lung disease Kathleen Kreiss Occup Environ Med 2007; 64: 499-500. doi:10.1136/oem.2006.029918 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Investigating cancer risks related to asbestos and other occupational carcinogens Jack Siemiatycki Occup Environ Med 2007; 64: 500-501. doi:10.1136/oem.2006.030759 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original articles

	Occupational exposure to asbestos and man-made vitreous fibres and risk of lung cancer: a multicentre case-control study in Europe Rafael Carel, Ann C Olsson, David Zaridze, Neonila Szeszenia-Dabrowska, Peter Rudnai, Jolanta Lissowska, Eleonora Fabianova, Adrian Cassidy, Dana Mates, Vladimir Bencko, Lenka Foretova, Vladimir Janout, Joelle Fevotte, Tony Fletcher, Andrea ’t Mannetje, Paul Brennan, and Paolo Boffetta Occup Environ Med 2007; 64: 502-508. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 19 October 2006. doi:10.1136/oem.2006.027748
	Brain tumours and exposure to pesticides: a case–control study in southwestern France Dorothée Provost, Anne Cantagrel, Pierre Lebailly, Anne Jaffré, Véronique Loyant, Hugues Loiseau, Anne Vital, Patrick Brochard, and Isabelle Baldi Occup Environ Med 2007; 64: 509-514. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 30 May 2007. doi:10.1136/oem.2006.028100
	Occupational exposure to particulate air pollution and mortality due to ischaemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease Kjell Torén, Ingvar A Bergdahl, Tohr Nilsson, and Bengt Järvholm Occup Environ Med 2007; 64: 515-519. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 15 February 2007. doi:10.1136/oem.2006.029488
	Bladder cancer incidence and exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons among asphalt pavers Igor Burstyn, Hans Kromhout, Christoffer Johansen, Sverre Langard, Timo Kauppinen, Judith Shaham, Gilles Ferro, and Paolo Boffetta Occup Environ Med 2007; 64: 520-526. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 1 March 2007. doi:10.1136/oem.2006.029801
	Risk factors for hand-wrist disorders in repetitive work J F Thomsen, S Mikkelsen, J H Andersen, N Fallentin, I P Loft, P Frost, A Kaergaard, J P Bonde, and E Overgaard Occup Environ Med 2007; 64: 527-533. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 26 March 2007. doi:10.1136/oem.2005.021170
	The recovery patterns of back pain among workers with compensated occupational back injuries Cynthia Chen, Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, and Peter Smith Occup Environ Med 2007; 64: 534-540. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 26 March 2007. doi:10.1136/oem.2006.029215
	Validity of questionnaire self-reports on computer, mouse and keyboard usage during a four-week period Sigurd Mikkelsen, Imogen Vilstrup, Christina Funch Lassen, Ann Isabel Kryger, Jane Frølund Thomsen, and Johan Hviid Andersen Occup Environ Med 2007; 64: 541-547. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 26 March 2007. doi:10.1136/oem.2005.026351
	Employment status and use of respiratory protection among metalworkers, solderers and welders Maria C Mirabelli, Jan-Paul Zock, Estel Plana, Geza Benke, Hans Kromhout, Dan Norbäck, Mario Olivieri, Katja Radon, Simona Villani, and Manolis Kogevinas Occup Environ Med 2007; 64: 548-552. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 26 March 2007. doi:10.1136/oem.2006.031195
	Leukaemia, brain tumours and exposure to extremely low frequency magnetic fields: cohort study of Swiss railway employees Martin Röösli, Manfred Lörtscher, Matthias Egger, Dominik Pfluger, Nadja Schreier, Emanuel Lörtscher, Peter Locher, Adrian Spoerri, and Christoph Minder Occup Environ Med 2007; 64: 553-559. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 24 May 2007. doi:10.1136/oem.2006.030270

Letters

	Cancer and non-cancer mortality in a cohort of recent entrants (1981–2000) to the German rubber industry D Taeger, S K Weiland, Y Sun, U Keil, and K Straif Occup Environ Med 2007; 64: 560-561. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.032821 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book reviews

	The pharmacological basis of therapeutics J E Davies Occup Environ Med 2007; 64: 2. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.033902 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Inhalation toxicology R L Maynard Occup Environ Med 2007; 64: 561. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.033761 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Education

	Bias in occupational epidemiology studies Neil Pearce, Harvey Checkoway, and David Kriebel Occup Environ Med 2007; 64: 562-568. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 19 October 2006. doi:10.1136/oem.2006.026690