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Work in Brief

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

Editorial

	Organochlorine compounds and thyroid dysfunction in children: is there a link with neurotoxicity? Leda Chatzi Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 437. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.037523 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Review

	Psychosocial factors at work and risk of depression: a systematic review of the epidemiological evidence J P E Bonde Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 438-445. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 16 April 2008. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.038430

Guidelines for practice

Hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus and other blood-borne infections in healthcare workers: guidelines for prevention and management in industrialised countries D FitzSimons, G François, G De Carli, D Shouval, A Prüss-Üstün, V Puro, I Williams, D Lavanchy, A De Schryver, A Kopka, F Ncube, G Ippolito, and P Van Damme Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 446-451. doi:10.1136/oem.2006.032334 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original articles

	Effects of PCBs, p,p'-DDT, p,p'-DDE, HCB and β-HCH on thyroid function in preschool children M Álvarez-Pedrerol, N Ribas-Fitó, M Torrent, D Carrizo, J O Grimalt, and J Sunyer Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 452-457. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 12 October 2007. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.032763
	Size distribution and total number concentration of ultrafine and accumulation mode particles and hospital admissions in children and the elderly in Copenhagen, Denmark Z J Andersen, P Wahlin, O Raaschou-Nielsen, M Ketzel, T Scheike, and S Loft Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 458-466. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 7 November 2007. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.033290
	Developing common metrics of mechanical exposures across aetiological studies of low back pain in working populations for use in meta-analysis L E Griffith, R P Wells, H S Shannon, S D Walter, D C Cole, S Hogg-Johnson, and on behalf of the Meta-Analysis of Pain in the Lower Back and Work Exposures (MAPLE) Collaborative Group Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 467-481. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 November 2007. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.034801
	Low organic solvent exposure and combined maternal–infant gene polymorphisms affect gestational age X Qin, Y Wu, W Wang, T Liu, L Wang, Y Hu, and D Chen Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 482-487. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 10 December 2007. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.032474
	Moulds, bacteria and cancer among Finns: an occupational cohort study A Laakkonen, P K Verkasalo, A Nevalainen, T Kauppinen, P Kyyrönen, and E I Pukkala Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 489-493. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 21 November 2007. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.034017
	Frequent and long-term absence as a risk factor for work disability and job termination among employees in the private sector P C Koopmans, C A M Roelen, and J W Groothoff Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 494-499. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 21 November 2007. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.034322

PostScript

	The IARC Monographs: a resource for precaution and prevention? The new Preamble does not fit P Crosignani Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 500. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Author's reply V Cogliano Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 500. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Education

	Answers to the questions on Approaches for estimating prevalence ratios by J A Deddens and M R Petersen, on pages 501–6. Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 481. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Approaches for estimating prevalence ratios J A Deddens and M R Petersen Occup Environ Med 2008; 65: 501-506. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.034777 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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