Review:

Determinants of implementation of primary preventive interventions on patient handling in healthcare: a systematic review

E Koppelaar, J J Knibbe, H S Miedema, and A Burdorf

Occup Environ Med 2009; 66: 353-360.
Published Online First: 18 February 2009. doi:10.1136/oem.2008.042481

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Original articles:

Comparing the risk of work-related injuries between immigrants to Canada and Canadian-born labour market participants

P M Smith and C A Mustard

Occup Environ Med 2009; 66: 361-367.
Published Online First: 9 July 2008. doi:10.1136/oem.2007.038646

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Physical work load factors and carpal tunnel syndrome: a population-based study

R Shiri, H Miranda, M Heliövaara, and E Viikari-Juntura

Occup Environ Med 2009; 66: 368-373. doi:10.1136/oem.2008.039719

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The virtues of a deliberately mis-specified disease model in demonstrating a gene-environment interaction

I Burstyn, H-M Kim, Y Yasui, and N M Cherry

Occup Environ Med 2009; 66: 374-380.
Published Online First: 18 November 2008. doi:10.1136/oem.2008.039081

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Compensation patterns for healthcare workers in British Columbia, Canada

H Alamgir, S Siow, S Yu, K Ngan, and J Guzman

Occup Environ Med 2009; 66: 381-387.
Published Online First: 18 November 2008. doi:10.1136/oem.2008.041509

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A retrospective assessment of occupational noise exposures for a longitudinal epidemiological study

H W Davies, K Teschke, S M Kennedy, M R Hodgson, and P A Demers

Occup Environ Med 2009; 66: 388-394.
Published Online First: 5 December 2008. doi:10.1136/oem.2008.040881

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Physical workload, low back pain and neck–shoulder pain: a Swedish twin study

T Nyman, M Mulder, A Iliadou, M Svartengren, and C Wiktorin

Occup Environ Med 2009; 66: 395-401.
Published Online First: 5 December 2008. doi:10.1136/oem.2008.042168

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Overweight, obesity and risk of work disability: a cohort study of construction workers in Germany

H Claessen, V Arndt, C Drath, and H Brenner

Occup Environ Med 2009; 66: 402-409.
Published Online First: 5 February 2009. doi:10.1136/oem.2008.042440

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Risk of hypertension from exposure to road traffic noise in a population-based sample

L Barregard, E Bonde, and E Öhrström

Occup Environ Med 2009; 66: 410-415.
Published Online First: 2 February 2009. doi:10.1136/oem.2008.042804

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Prospective study on shoulder symptoms among kitchen workers in relation to self-perceived and observed work load

I Pehkonen, H Miranda, E Haukka, R Luukkonen, E-P Takala, R Ketola, P Leino-Arjas, H Riihimäki, and E Viikari-Juntura

Occup Environ Med 2009; 66: 416-423.
Published Online First: 18 February 2009. doi:10.1136/oem.2008.043349

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PostScript:

Do you come to work with a respiratory tract infection?

P Gudgeon, D A Wells, M O Baerlocher, and A S Detsky

Occup Environ Med 2009; 66: 424. doi:10.1136/oem.2008.043927

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