Work in Brief

	Work in Brief Keith Palmer, Editor Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 1. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorial

	Exposure assessment should be integrated in studies on the prevention and management of occupational asthma Dick Heederik and Frits van Rooy Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 149-150. doi:10.1136/oem.2005.024711 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

	Factors associated with long-term sick leave in sick-listed employees: a systematic review P M Dekkers-Sánchez, J L Hoving, J K Sluiter, and M H W Frings-Dresen Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 153-157. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 19 September 2007. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.034983

Original articles

	Shift work, confounding and death from ischaemic heart disease G Yadegarfar and R McNamee Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 158-163. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 3 May 2007. doi:10.1136/oem.2006.030627
	Cancer risk after cessation of asbestos exposure: a cohort study of Italian asbestos cement workers C Magnani, D Ferrante, F Barone-Adesi, M Bertolotti, A Todesco, D Mirabelli, and B Terracini Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 164-170. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 17 August 2007. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.032847
	Contribution of non-work and work-related risk factors to the association between income and mental disorders in a working population: the Health 2000 Study M Virtanen, S Koskinen, M Kivimäki, T Honkonen, J Vahtera, K Ahola, and J Lönnqvist Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 171-178. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.033159 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Effects of multidisciplinary inpatient rehabilitation for chronic back or neck pain: a register-linkage study of sickness absences and analgesic purchases in an occupational cohort H Suoyrjö, K Hinkka, T Oksanen, M Kivimäki, T Klaukka, J Pentti, and J Vahtera Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 179-184. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 16 October 2007. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.033753
	Time-to-pregnancy among male greenhouse workers R Bretveld, S Kik, M Hooiveld, I van Rooij, G Zielhuis, and N Roeleveld Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 185-190. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 12 September 2007. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.036269
	Occupational risks for adenocarcinoma of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses in the German wood industry B Pesch, C B Pierl, M Gebel, I Gross, D Becker, G Johnen, H-P Rihs, K Donhuijsen, V Lepentsiotis, M Meier, J Schulze, and T Brüning Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 191-196. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 19 September 2007. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.033886
	Interacting effects of particulate pollution and cold temperature on cardiorespiratory mortality in Scotland M Carder, R McNamee, I Beverland, R Elton, M Van Tongeren, G R Cohen, J Boyd, W MacNee, and R M Agius Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 197-204. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 10 October 2007. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.032896

Short reports

	Do workers with self-reported symptoms have an elevated risk of developing upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders three years later? A Descatha, J F Chastang, D Cyr, A Leclerc, Y Roquelaure, and B Evanoff Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 205-207. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 31 August 2007. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.033357
	Low medically certified sickness absence among employees with poor health status predicts future health improvement: the Whitehall II study M Kivimäki, J E Ferrie, M J Shipley, J Vahtera, A Singh-Manoux, M G Marmot, and J Head Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 208-210. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 August 2007. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.033407
	Circulating lipopolysaccharides in the blood from "bioprotein" production workers L I B Sikkeland, M Skogstad, R Øvstebø, B Brusletto, K B F Haug, J Kongerud, W Eduard, and P Kierulf Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 211-214. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 12 September 2007. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.032938

Commentaries

	Occupational asthma Paul Cullinan Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 151. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.034181 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Shift work and ischaemic heart disease Anders Knutsson Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 152. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.034165 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

PostScript

	Diesel particulate exposure and diabetes mortality among workers in the Ontario construction trades M M Finkelstein Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 215. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.035774 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Authors’ reply R McL Niven, S Burge, D Fishwick, and H C Francis Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 215-216. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.036459 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	World at work: evidence-based risk management of nail dust in chiropodists and podiatrists H G Rees Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 216-217. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Author’s reply Gordon Burrow Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 217. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.037077 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Is hymenoptera venom allergy an occupational disease? P Bonadonna, M Schiappoli, A Dama, M Olivieri, L Perbellini, G Senna, and G Passalacqua Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 217-218. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.036400 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	How everyday products make people sick: toxins at home and in the workplace A Seaton Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 218. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.034611 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Principles of toxicology. Second edition R Fielder Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 218. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.032698 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]