Monday 12 September 2005
| Keynote session 1 — Globalisation, occupational epidemiology, research ethics | |
| K1.1 | Research ethics in developing countries. Y Mashalla |
| K1.2 | Pesticides in developing countries, research, and ethics. I Wesseling |
| Oral session 1 — Work-related health | |
| O1.1 | Variability in respirable dust exposure in a manually operated coal mine in Tanzania. SHD Mamuya, M Bråtveit, J Mwaiselage, BE Moen |
| O1.2 | The use of health care services following a workplace injury: a study of workers and their families in British Columbia. J Brown, H Shannon, P McDonough, C Mustard |
| O1.3 | Health-related job loss in three rural populations of England and Wales. C Solomon, J Poole, KT Palmer, D Coggon |
| O1.4 | Correlates of mental health in Ontario workers: Results from the Canadian Community Health Survey. M Fang, HS Shannon, VV Baba |
| O1.5 | Health Related Quality Of Life And Sick Leave Among Norwegian Navy Personnel. N Mageroy, T Riise, BE Moen |
| Oral session 2 — Occupational cancer I | |
| O2.1 | Estimating the number of lung cancer deaths in Great Britain due to asbestos exposure. AJ Darnton, DM McElvenny, JT Hodgson |
| O2.2 | Exploring cancer risks among workers in the semiconductor industry in Taiwan. GY Hsieh, JD Wang, TJ Cheng, PC Chen |
| O2.3 | Occupational chemical exposure and Non-Hodkin’s Lymphoma. L Fritschi, G Benke, AM Hughes, A Kricker, CM Vajdic, A Grulich, J Turner, S Milliken, J Kaldor, BK Armstrong |
| O2.4 | Non-Hodkin’s Lymphoma and dermal exposure to penta- and tetrachlorophenols in sawmills. PA Demers, MC Friesen, HW Davie, C Hertzman, S Marion, A Ostry, K Teschke |
| O2.5 | Colon cancer, serum omega-3 fatty acids, and agricultural work: a nested case control study in a national cohort of farmers. KC Nordby, AT Høstmark, A Andersen, P Kristensen |
| Oral session 3 — Epidemiological methods and data analysis | |
| O3.1 | Attributable fractions in multi-exposed: quantifying contributions of individual risk factors. G E Eide, I Heuch |
| O3.2 | Meta-analysis in occupational epidemiology for rare disease outcomes: what to do when there are no exposed cases? DM McElvenny, BG Armstrong |
| O3.3 | Exposure to a two component dust: longitudinal analysis of FVC using Gee models in a coalworker inception cohort followed 1974–98. SF Büchte, P Morfeld, J Ambrosy, H Bicker, H Lenaerts, B Kalkowsky, J Pohlplatz, A Kösters, M Rüther, C Piekarski |
| O3.4 | Bladder cancer risk in sales workers: artifact or cause for concern? A’t Mannetje, N Pearce |
| O3.5 | Reliability and validity of a generic job exposure matrix applied to epoxy resin-exposed Mexican workers. L Haro-García, G Celis-Quintal, P López-Rojas |
| Oral session 4 — Mortality studies | |
| O4.1 | Silica dust exposure and non-malignant respiratory disease mortality among silicotic workers in Hong Kong: Exposure-response analyses. LA Tse, ITS Yu |
| O4.2 | Cancer mortality among shipyard coastguard workers. S Krstev, P Stewart, J Rusiecki, A Blair |
| O4.3 | Cohort study of military veterans exposed to chemical warfare agents in the UK Human Volunteer Programme at Porton Down: Progress report. C Brooks, T Keegan, T Langdon, V Beral, P Doyle, T Fletcher, NM Maconochie, MJ Nieuwenhuijsen, LM Carpenter, KM Venables |
| O4.4 | Respiratory symptoms and dust exposure in a cohort of California farmers. MB Schenker, K Lee, LA Beckett, DC Mitchell |
| Oral session 5 — Low back pain | |
| O5.1 | Cardiovascular risk factors, strenuousness of work, and low back pain: a 28 year follow up of industrial employees. P Leino-Arjas, S Solovieva, J Kirjonen, A Reunanen, H Riihimäki |
| O5.2 | Duration of exposure to physical work factors and various dimensions of low back pain in the Gazel cohort. A Leclerc, E Renahy, JF Chastang |
| O5.3 | Epidemiology of lower back problems among South African steel workers. B van Vuuren, E Zinzen, P Becker, HJ van Heerden, R Meeusen |
| O5.4 | Predicting the long term course of low back pain and its consequences for sickness absence and associated work disability. A Burdorf, J Jansen |
| O5.5 | Is an imbalance between workload and physical capacity a risk factor of low back, neck, and shoulder pain? BM Blatter, HH Hamberg-van Reenen, GAM Ariëns, W van Mechelen, PM Bongers |
| Poster session 1 | |
| P1.1 | Methodological and logistic issues regarding a study on mortality due to violence at work and work related injuries in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. LCC Nobre, M Kato, FM Carvalho |
| P1.2 | The quantitative risks of mesothelioma and lung cancer in relation to asbestos exposure: A comparison of models from two reviews. AJ Darnton, DM Mcelvenny, JT Hodgson |
| P1.3 | Mesothelioma mortality in Great Britain from 1968 to 2001. DM Mcelvenny, AJ Darnton, JT Hodgson |
| P1.4 | Occupational exposure and lung cancer in workers affiliated to the Mexican Institute of Social Security. IJ Garcia-Rojas, E Robles-Perez, VH Borja-Aburto |
| P1.5 | Occupational exposure to hydrocarbons, heavy metals, pesticides, and electromagnetic fields associated to acute leukemia in workers affiliated to the Mexican Institute of Social Security. E Robles-Pérez, I García-Rojas, V Borja-Aburto |
| P1.6 | Parental occupational exposure to carcinogens associated to acute leukemia in their children with down syndrome. E Robles-Pérez, JM Mejía-Arangure, H Flores-Aguilar, MC Ortega-Alvarez, A Fajardo-Gutiérrez |
| P1.7 | Smoking And Clonal Chromosomal Aberrations In Lung Cancer Patients. Support For Specific Associations? M Albin, A Oudin, J Björk, M Soller |
| P1.8 | Male lung cancer risk in industries in The Netherlands: results from a population based cohort study. L Prellera, LE Voorrips, B Blatterb, PA Van Den Brandt, RA Goldbohm |
| P1.9 | Textile work and bladder cancer in Spain: duration and period of work. C Serra, D Turuguet, M Kogevinas, F Fernandez, P Stewart, N Malats, D Silverman, N Rothman, A Tardon, R Garcia-Closas, A Carrato, G Castaño-Vinyals, M Dosemeci |
| P1.10 | Measurements of electric field onboard The Royal Norwegian Navy vessels Knm Terne and Knm Utvær. O J Møllerløkken, B E Moen |
| P1.11 | A prospective study on mechanical work exposure and blood pressure in technical school students. KB Veiersted, T Nordberg, M Wærsted, N Østerås, KMS Gould |
| P1.12 | Occupation and breast cancer: a case control study in Poland. B Peplonska, A Blair, P Stewart, J Rusiecki, M Garcia-Closas, L Brinton, N Szeszenia-Dabrowska, J Lissowska |
| P1.13 | Work ability and psychosocial and organisational factors in nursing personnel in hospitals. P Kiss, M De Meester, R Verpraet, S Stordeur, W D’Hoore, L Braeckman, NEXT Study Group |
| P1.14 | Assesssment of posture by rula method in an electrical and electronic devices manufacturing company. GN Saraji, MJ Fahool, F Golbabaei |
| P1.15 | Evaluation of risk factors associated to work related musculoskeletal disorders of upper limbs extrimity in an automobile manufacturing industry, Iran. M Pourmahabadian, K Azam, M Ghafoori |
| P1.16 | Predictive factors for incident musculoskeletal disorders in an in-plant surveillance program. A Descatha, Y Roquelaure, J Mariel, B Evanoff, M Melchior, A Leclerc |
| P1.17 | Incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome in a French area in 2002–03. Y Roquelaure, C Ha, MC Pelier-Cady, E Imbernon, A Leclerc, M Goldberg |
| P1.18 | Musculoskeletal disorders in podiatrists. J Schreiber, E Waclawski, P Jeffrey |
| P1.19 | A prospective study on physical activity, stress level, and musculoskeletal disorders in technical school students. T Nordberg, K B Veiersted, M Wærsted, N Østerås, K M S Gould |
| P1.20 | Prevalence musculoskeletal symptoms among hairdressers. BE Hollund; BE Moen, T Morken |
| P1.21 | Worker health status iIn Khon Kaen Province 2002–03. N Chaiear, S Paileeklee, B Jindawong, K Yimtae, P Thanawiratananij, B Thinkamrop, P Sakulkoo |
| P1.22 | Associations of maternal employment with length of gestation and growth retardation: differences and similarities in Norway and Spain. E Ronda, A Irgens, E Regidor, LM Irgens |
| P1.23 | Reproductive disorders among male and female greenhouse workers. R Bretveld, G Zielhuis, N Roeleveld |
| P1.24 | Congenital malformations in children of obstetric nurses using nitrous oxide. N Roeleveld, M Van Gelder |
| P1.25 | Time to pregnancy among male greenhouse workers. R Bretveld, S Kik, G Zielhuis, N Roeleveld |
| P1.26 | Occupational diseases in Poland in the period of transformation of national economy. N Szeszenia-Da˛browska, U Wilczyńska |
| P1.27 | Development of a questionnaire to measure work exposures in the New Zealand context. R Lilley, H Firth, A-M Feyer, C Paul |
| P1.28 | Evaluation of two self-administered questionnaires to ascertain dermatitis among metal workers and its relation with exposure to metal working fluids. B van Wendel de Joode, R Vermeulen, D Heederik, CJ Van Ginkel, H Kromhout |
| P1.29 | Improvement of health gradient in workers who participated in a physical training program. IJ Garcia-Rojas, MC Ortega, E Robles-Perez, J Sandoval |
| P1.30 | Impact of a prevention program on the prevalence of low back pain in nursing personnel. F Gobba-4, S Martinelli, G Artioli, M Vinceti, M Bergomi, L Roccatto |
| P1.31 | A comparison of the effect of two methods of HIV/AIDS health education on knowledge and attitudes of workers in a chemical industry in Tehran. D Shojaeizadeh, N Ghrbanzadeh, E Shojaeizadeh |
| P1.32 | The awakening cortisol response and psychosocial factors. NH Eller, B Netterstrøm, ÅM Hansen |
| P1.33 | Allergenicity of macroorganisms used for biological control. J Baelum, P Larsen, G Doekes, PSS Skov, T Sigsgaard |
| Minisymposium 1 — Pesticides | |
| M1.1 | Neurological symptoms and past use of pesticides. C Solomon, J Poole, KT Palmer, R Peveler, D Coggon |
| M1.2 | Plasma organochlorine pesticides level and risk of major lymphoma subtypes. P Cocco, MG Ennas, A Ibba, MG Tocco, S de Sanjose, A Nieters, M Maynadié, A Meunier, P Boffetta, N Becker, P Brennan |
| M1.3 | Exposure to pesticides and immunological effects in corn farmers in Iowa. B Bakke, AJ De Roos, A Blair, L Pinto, PP Gillette, CF Lynch, DB Barr, RH Allen, MC Alavanja, R Vermeulen |
| M1.4 | Pesticide exposure and neurobehavioral impairment: Results of the 4 year follow up of the PHYTONER Study. I Baldi, A Cantagrel, J Jeanpetit, P Lebailly, C Fabrigoule, P Brochard |
| M1.5 | Agricultural activities and pesticide exposure: elaboration of a matrix for use in epidemiological studies. I Baldi, M Barrau, A Cantagrel, E Niez, P Fabbro-Peray, P Lebailly |
| M1.6 | Acute pesticide poisoning among small farmers in Bolivia. E Jors, R Cervantes, G Condarco, O Huici, F Lander, F Konradsen, J Baelum |
| Minisymposium 2 — Maritime epidemiology | |
| M2.1 | Self-reported health among former North Sea divers. Å Irgens, M Grønning, K Troland, E Sundal, F Goplen, SHG Nordahl, H Nyland, H Skeidsvoll, E Thorsen |
| M2.2 | Non-fatal occupational injuries related to slips, trips, and falls in seafaring. OC Jensen, JFL Sørensen, ML Canals, Yunping Hu, N Nikolic, AA Mozer |
| M2.3 | Obtaining insight in health, safety, and environment culture in a petroleum company in Norway. D Høivik, BE Moen |
| M2.4 | The establishing of the Norwegian offshore oil worker cohort: A cohort for prospective cancer incidence and mortality studies. LA Strand, A Andersen |
| M2.5 | Exposure to oil vapour and oil mist during offshore drilling. K Steinsvåg, M Bråtveit, BE Moen |
| M2.6 | Morbidity among seamen: the Danish seafarer, fishermen, and long distance drivers’ health and early retirement study. L Kaerlev, A Jensen, P S Nielsen, J Olsen |
| Oral session 6 — Work organisational and psychosocial factors I | |
| O6.1 | Time pressure as a determinant for chemical exposure: experience from an epidemiological study on health effects from acrylamide exposure among tunnel workers. H Kjuus, LO Goffeng |
| O6.2 | Is workers’ compliance with health and safety routines influenced by social and organisational work factors? A multilevel study. S Torp, JB Grøgaard |
| O6.3 | Socioeconomic status and working conditions as predictors of mental health. M Cifuentes, L Punnett, R Gore, J Boyer, J Tessler, A D’Errico |
| O6.4 | Factors associated with work ability of cancer survivors and their referents. T Taskila, R Martikainen, P Hietanen, M-L Lindbohm |
| O6.5 | Occupational injury rates in relation to socioeconomic status and hospital working conditions. A d’Errico, L Punnett, M Cifuentes, J Boyer, J Tessler |
| O6.6 | Psychosocial factors at work and myocardial infarction risk among women in Kaunas, Lithuania. V Malinauskiene, A Azaraviciene |
| O6.7 | A casecontrol study with crossover design of patients in a register of myocardial infarction and registered urban pollution data. B Hilt, BO Berthelsen, RE Govatsmark, T Qvenild, S Slørdahl, K Svendsen, P Romundstad |
| Oral session 7 — Disease and injury surveillance I | |
| O7.1 | Time trend in the occurrence of latex related occupational diseases in Germany 1996–2003. U Latza, F Haamann, X Baur |
| O7.2 | Carpenters as partners in injury surveillance and prevention. HJ Lipscomb, J Nolan, D Patterson |
| O7.3 | Occupationally related eye injuries: could they be avoided? N Bull, G Høvding, T Riise, BE Moen |
| O7.4 | Occupational obstructive airway diseases in Germany: frequency and causes in an international comparison. U Latza, X Baur |
| O7.5 | Atemia: a new occupational allergen? J-T Granslo, TB Aasen, Å Irgens, E Florvaag |
| O7.6 | Epidemiological surveillance of musculoskeletal disorders in the Pays de la Loire region using the SALTSA method. Y Roquelaure, C Ha, M Sauteron, A Touranchet, A Leclerc, E Imbernon, M Goldberg |
| Oral session 8 — Occupational cancer II | |
| O8.1 | Gender differences of bladder cancer risk in Spanish textile workers. C Serra, M Kogevinas, D Turuguet, F Fernandez, P Stewart N Malats, D Silverman, N Rothman, A Tardon, R Garcia-Closas, A Carrato, G Castaño-Vinyals, M Dosemeci |
| O8.2 | Pancreatic cancer mortality among Belorussian tannery workers. I Veyalkin |
| O8.3 | Incidence of testicular tumours in a cohort of car manufacturing workers. W Ahrens, W Schill, A Gottlieb, J Weiß, W Dahlke, B Marschall |
| O8.4 | Bladder cancer in perfluorooctanesulfonyl fluoride manufacturing workers. BH Alexander, GW Olsen |
| O8.5 | Multiple cancers among workers exposed to red, grey, and black granite dust. R-S Koskela, P Mutanen, J-A Sorsa, M Klockars |
| O8.6 | Exposure to silica dust and lung cancer mortality among silicotic workers in Hong Kong: Exposure-response analyses. ITS Yu, LA Tse |
| Keynote session 2 — Methodological approaches in occupational epidemiology | |
| K2.1 | Person time at risk: an old idea and a unifying concept. D Loomis |
| K2.2 | Bias from dependent misclassification in occupational epidemiology. P Kristensen |
| K2.3 | Case control studies of low exposures to benzene: a data consistency review. BG Miller, W Fransman, H Kromhout, JF Hurley, D Heederik, E Fitzsimons |
| Oral session 9 — Exposure assessment | |
| O9.1 | Evaluation of workers’ exposure to methylene diphenyl diisocyanate in an automobile manufacturing company, Iran. SJ Shahtaheri, H Kakooei, H Karbasi |
| O9.2 | More or less exposed during the follow up of the ECRHS. H Kromhout, R Vermeulen, J-P Zock, M Kogevinas and for the ECRHS II occupational working group |
| O9.3 | Graphical evaluation tool for retrospective quantitative exposure assessment and assignment. W Fransman, B Miller, F Hurley, D Heederik, H Kromhout |
| O9.4 | Specificity of exposure metric in dose-response relations in a retrospective aluminium smelter cohort. MC Friesen, PA Demers, JJ Spinelli, M Lorenzi, ND Le |
| O9.5 | Assessing occupational exposures to 21 agents in a large interdisciplinary case control study of bladder cancer in Spain. M Dosemeci1, S Camarero, C Samanic, M Kogevinas, D Silverman, N Malats, N Rothman, C Serra, A Tardon, R García-Clossas, A Carrato, PA Stewart |
| O9.6 | Exposure to dust and sulphur dioxide in the Norwegian silicon carbide industry. S Føreland, E Bye, W Eduard |
| O9.7 | Particle exposure assessment for the US trucking industry. TJ Smith, P Reaser, J Hart, J Schauer, F Laden, E Garshick |
| Oral session 10 — Respiratory disorders | |
| O10.1 | Inhalation accidents and new-onset asthma in an international general population study. M Kogevinas, JP Zock, JM Anto, E Plana, D Norback, P Blanc, K Toren, K Radon, H Kromhout, D Jarvis, on behalf of the ECRHS-II Occupational Asthma Working Group |
| O10.2 | Short-term respiratory effects of occupational exposures in domestic cleaning women. JP Zock, M Medina-Ramón, M Kogevinas, J Sunyer, X Basagaña, J Schwartz, JM Antó |
| O10.3 | Formaldehyde exposure and respiratory symptoms in New Zealand Plywood Mill workers. D McLean, M Prause, W Fransman, N Travier, J Douwes, N Pearce |
| O10.4 | Chronic bronchitis among pulp mill workers exposed to gassings. E Andersson, S Hagberg, A Knutsson, K Torén |
| O10.5 | Exposure levels of flour dust in bakeries: relationship to nasal/bronchial symptoms, nasal α2-macroglobulin/ECP, and nasal exudative responsiveness to histamine. T Storaas, L Årdal, TV Do, E Florvaag, SK Steinsvåg, Å Irgens, TB Aasen, L Greiff |
| O10.6 | Short-term changes in peak expiratory flow following cement dust exposure in non-smoking factory workers. J Mwaiselage, M Bråtveit, B Moen, Y Mashalla, S Mamuya |
| O10.7 | Asthmatics on sick leave: a study from mid Norway about work relatedness. H L Leira, U Bratt, S Slåstad |
| Oral session 11 — Musculoskeletal disorders I | |
| O11.1 | Relationships between neck pain and work: what can we learn from gender based analyses of the 1998 Quebec Social and Health Survey? S Stock, F Tissot, K Messing |
| O11.2 | The burden of upper limb musculoskeletal disorders due to work related factors: results from the French Pays de la Loire study. M Melchior, Y Roquelaure, B Evanoff, JF Chastang, C Ha, A Leclerc, the Pays de la Loire Group |
| O11.3 | Feasability of a job exposure matrix for exposure assessment in studies of work related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremity. B Evanoff, Y Roquelaure, A Gueguen, M Melchior, C Ha, A Descatha, A Leclerc, the Pays de la Loire Group |
| O11.4 | Use of upper limb musculoskeletal disorders questionnaires for an in-plant surveillance programme. A Descatha, Y Roquelaure, J Mariel, B Evanoff, M Melchior, A Leclerc |
| O11.5 | Validation of a questionnaire to assess risk factors and complaints related to upper extremity disorders. EM Speklé, MJM Hoozemans, AJ van der Beek, B Blatter, PM Bongers, JH van Dieën |
| O11.6 | Effort/reward imbalance and overcommitment in relation to neck and upper extremity symptoms. SG van den Heuvel, AJ van der Beek, HC Boshuizen, S Mikkelsen, JP Bonde, PM Bongers |
| O11.7 | Epidemiology of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in Apulia. G Assennato, A Lo Izzo, L Bisceglia, M Massari, R Attimonelli, G de Nichilo, L Vimercati |
| Oral session 12 — Radiation | |
| O12.1 | Radiation exposure from work related medical x rays at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. R Daniels, T Kubale, H Spitz |
| O12.2 | A nested case control study of leukemia and ionising radiation at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. T Kubale, R Daniels, J Yiin, G Kinnes, J Couch, M Schubauer-Berigan, S Silver, S Nowlin, P Chen |
| O12.3 | Workers exposed to low doses of ionising radiation: a review. M Telle-Lamberton |
| O12.4 | Updated mortality in the French cohort of uranium miners: 1946–99. B Vacquier, D Laurier, A Rogel, S Caer, B Quesne, M Tirmarche |
| O12.5 | Mortality among French Cogema workers monitored for external ionising radiation exposure. E Samson, M Hitz, A Rogel, S Caër, B Quesne, M Telle-Lamberton, C Flamant, JM Gelas, M Tirmarche |
| O12.6 | Risk of liver cancer among East German uranium miners:results of a case control study. M Möhner, R Misch, M Lindtner, H Otten, H-G Gille |
| O12.7 | No association between urinary 6-sulfatoximelatonin and 50 Hz magnetic field exposure in workers. F Gobba, M Scaringi, L Roccatto |
| Oral session 13 — Reproduction | |
| O13.1 | Fertility and exposure to solvents among families in the Agricultural Health Study. M Sallmén, DD Baird, JA Hoppin, A Blair, DP Sandler |
| O13.2 | Time to pregnancy among women in dental care work. M-L Lindbohm, M Sallmén, P Ylöstalo, M-L Henriks-Eckerman, T Nurminen, H Oksanen, H Forss, H Taskinen |
| O13.3 | Occupational exposures and semen quality: A birth cohort study. RM Agius, T Farragher, DS Irvine, A Lee, RM Sharpe, M van Tongeren, P Warner |
| O13.4 | Reproductive disorders and birth defects in offspring among male painters exposed to organic solvents. M Hooiveld, W Haveman, K Roskes, I Burstyn, N Roeleveld |
| O13.5 | Congenital malformation in children and occupational exposure of parents. NF Izmerov, GI Tikhonova, NV Lebedeva |
| O13.6 | The adverse reproductive outcome in women sterilising staff exposed to ethylene oxide in public hospitals in South Africa. D Gresie-Brusin, D Kielkowski, A Baker and D Rees |
| O13.7 | Reduced fertility among female hairdressers. V Baste, T Riise, BE Hollund, BE Moen |
| Poster 2 | |
| P2.1 | Exposure-response relationship between occupational endotoxin exposure and bronchial symptoms among male cotton textile workers. U Latza, M Oldenburg, X Baur |
| P2.2 | The effect of coal dust exposure on respiratory systems of coal mine workers in Iran. H Kakooei, MB Delkhosh, AA Kakooei |
| P2.3 | Cotton dust exposure, respiratory symptoms, and peak respiratory flow rate in textile workers. M Ghasemkhani, F Ghardashi, K Azam |
| P2.4 | Comparison Of characteristics of occupational asthma according to mechanism and molecular weight of the causal allergens. A Descatha, H Leproust, JC Pairon, D Choudat, R Garnier, J Ameille |
| P2.5 | Monitoring of potential acute respiratory effects among Norwegian airport workers exposed to de-icing mist. TE Danielsen, AM Stangeland, K Halgard, P Søstrand |
| P2.6 | Isocyanate use in the UK. H Cowie, GW Hughson, KS Creely, MK Graham, PA Hutchison |
| P2.7 | Occupational related health problems in the sisal industry. A Kayumba, M Bråtveit, W Eduard, BE Moen |
| P2.8 | Prevalence of allergy amongst hospital staff in Thailand. N Chaiear, W Anuntakul, Y Juanpolngarm, R Jirakarnwisarn, S Pattarapreuksa, S Reanpumikarmkit, C Inthawong 4 |
| P2.9 | Airway inflammation in waste collectors exposed to bioaerosols assessed by induced sputum. KK Heldal, W Eduard, AS Halstsensen, J Thorn, TS Halstensen |
| P2.10 | Occupational hearing loss in the petroleum industry. T Morken, M Bråtveit, BE Moen |
| P2.11 | Occupational cancer in Poland In 1971–2004. U Wilczyńska, N Szeszenia-Da˛browska |
| P2.12 | A population based cohort study of the effect of common mental disorder on disability pension awards. A Mykletun, S Øverland, AA Dahl, S Krokstad, O Bjerkeset, N Glozier, LE Mrcpsych, LE Aarø, M Prince |
| P2.13 | Working life expectancies: an overview with an application to Finland. M Nurminen, T Nurminen |
| P2.14 | Indirect adjustment for smoking: issues in a retrospective occupational cohort study on lung cancer. CB Trent, D Loomis |
| P2.15 | Hepatitis B infections in hairdressers: analysing health insurance data. A Nienhaus, A Seidler |
| P2.16 | Helicobacter pylori infections in gastroenterologists. A Nienhaus, S Brandenburg, A Seidler |
| P2.17 | Health implications of occupational exposure to anaesthetics in health care workers. E Danulescu, C Cozmei, D Constantinescu, M Ghitescu, V Cazuc, R Danulescu, F Gradinariu R Danulescu, R Danulescu. |
| P2.18 | Exposure to dioxins among incinerator workers: validating self-report based exposure indices. I Mori, Y Ogawa, S Koda, S Kumagai, M Ueno |
| P2.19 | Canaries of the sky. Commercial aircraft cabin air contamination and air crew disability: a case series. A Harper |
| P2.20 | Work related accidents and occupational diseases in veterinary assistants. A Nienhaus, I Fincke |
| P2.21 | Occupational exposure to pesticides and semen quality. R Bretveld, LVD Hoven, A Wetzels, J Schinkel, E Tielemans, N Peer, G Zielhuis, N Roeleveld |
| P2.22 | Association of allergic rhinitis and asthma with use of pesticides among grape farmers in Crete. L Chatzi, A Alegakis, N Tzanakis, N Siafakas, C Lionis |
| P2.23 | Acute and subacute poisoning incidence in pesticide exposed agricultural workers. Palacios NME, Olaiz FGA, García DLTG |
| P2.24 | DNA polymorphisms in CYP3a5 and GSTP1 genes are associated with an increased risk of DNA damage in pesticides exposed fruit growers. RH Wong, YJ Liu, PL Huang, YF Chang, YH Chiou, ZL Xu |
| P2.25 | The epidemiology of workplace solvent exposures. J Lu |
| P2.26 | Occupational exposure to xylene in pathologists employed at hospitals, Qazvin City, Iran. SJ Shahtaheri, M Afshar, M Majedi |
| P2.27 | Changes in exposure assessment with different levels of information. P Stewart, S Krstev, A Blair |
| P2.28 | Evaluation of different methods for sampling of wood dust. F Golbabaei, A Tirgar, M Mahmoudi, SJ Shahtaheri |
| P2.29 | Exposure to monoterpenes in the Danish furniture industry. G Jacobsen, V Schlünssen, K Hagstrom, AB Mikkelsen, I Schaumburg, og T Sigsgaard |
| P2.30 | Hematological profile in Mexican workers exposed to benzene-toluene-xylene: preliminary outcomes. L Haro-García, CA Juárez-Pérez, E Navarrete-Cadena, ME Hernández-Valerio, S Guerrero-Rivera |
| P2.31 | Exposure of incinerator and home electric appliances recycling workers to dioxins and brominated diphenyl ethers. Y Ogawa, R Yoshida, I Mori, H Saito, Y Kitamura, M Hirata, K Ohba, Y Matsumoto |
| P2.32 | Noise pollution at central area of Tehran. N Mansouri, M Pourmahabadian |
| P2.33 | An update on the status of the mortality survey of British asbestos workers. L Jones, D Morgan |
| P2.34 | A quality based critical review of the literature describing and evaluating programs designed to prevent needlestick injuries. S Sulsky, T Birk, L Cohen, M Heidenreich, R Luippold, A Nold |
| P2.35 | A healthy houseworker effect: on women’s involvement in domestic labour. RR Habib, M Hamdan, I Nuwayhid, F Odaymat |
| Minisymposium 3 — Use of questionnaires in different cultures and occupational contexts | |
| M3.1 | Subjective Health Complaints. HR Eriksen, H Ursin |
| M3.2 | Do questionnaires help in Antarctic medical practise? IC Grant, PT Marquis, H Ursin |
| M3.3 | Myths about lifestyle and health of taxi drivers: true or false? TH Tveito, M Odeen, HR Eriksen |
| Oral session 14 Musculoskeletal disorders II | |
| O14.1 | Epidemiology of low back and neck-shoulder pain among industrial workers in Iran: experience from developing country. M Ghaffari, A Alipour, AA Farshad, I Jensen, E Vingard |
| O14.2 | Work related musculoskeletal disorders in the Norwegian petroleum industry. T Morken, BE Moen |
| O14.3 | Physicians’ assessment of work attribution in reported cases of musculoskeletal disorders. Y Chen, R Agius, R McNamee, S Turner |
| O14.4 | Rationale for a multidisciplinary intervention model in preventing musculoskeletal disorders in nursing personnel. E Zinzen, P Van Roy, W Duquet, JP Clarys |
| O14.5 | Cost effectiveness of physical training for self-employed persons with musculoskeletal disorders: the Fysioke study design. J Heinrich, BM Blatter, JR Anema, PM Bongers |
| O14.6 | Are workers at risk for hand-arm and neck-shoulder symptoms when using computers for long duration? A systematic review. SI Jmker, M Huysmans, BM Blatter, AJ Van der Beek, W Van Mechelen, PM Bongers |
| Minisymposium 4 — Bioaerosols and respiratory health | |
| M4.1 | Atopic and non-atopic responses to fungal spores in animals and humans. W Eduard |
| M4.2 | Can occupational exposure to microbial agents reverse allergic immune responses? J Douwes, N Pearce |
| M4.3 | Bioaerosol exposure and COPD: is there a link and what are the likely mechanisms? D Nowak, K Radon |
| M4.4 | How variable is the atopic immune response? D Heederik |
| M4.5 | The role of non-allergic inflammation in bioaerosol induced respiratory disease. T Sigsgaard |
| Oral session 15 — Data analysis | |
| O15.1 | The application of statistical tests to clinical diagnostics. M Boggess, M Guest, J Attia, C D’Este, A Brown |
| O15.2 | Investigating colour vision impairment in aircraft maintenance technicians. M Guest, J Attia, C D’Este, A Brown, M Boggess |
| O15.3 | Impact of uncertainties associated with radon exposure in dose-response analyses among uranium miners. A Rogel, V Erzen, M Tirmarche, D Laurier |
| O15.4 | On the lability of odds ratios. DC Glass, CN Gray, D. Jolley, C Gibbons, MR Sim |
| O15.5 | Two-stage methods for population based studies: introducing multiple exposure categories and confounding factors. A Oudin, J Björk, U Strömberg |
| Minisymposium 5 — Research ethics | |
| M5.1 | Data protection and informed consent: a threat to workers’ health. T Norseth |
| M5.2 | Exposure and health effects among workers in the Norwegian silicon carbide industry. MD Bugge |
| M5.3 | Balancing public interests against individual disadvantages using personal data in epidemiological research. KW Ruyter |
| M5.4 | Research ethics with special reference to biobanks. P Westerholm |
| Keynote session 3 — Women at work | |
| K3.1 | Treatment of women, sex, and gender in occupational epidemiological research. K Messing |
| K3.2 | Cancer incidence among nurses in Norway. JAS Lie, K Kjærheim |
| Oral session 16 — Agriculture | |
| O16.1 | Skin symptoms and work related skin symptoms among grape farmers in Crete, Greece. L Chatzi, A Alegakis, S Krüger, C Lionis |
| O16.2 | Occupational injuries in agricultural workers. C Solomon, J Poole, KT Palmer, D Coggon |
| O16.3 | Cancer risk in a prospective cohort of farmers in Normandy: results on mortality and incidence for the 1995–99 period. P Lebailly, V Loyant, E Niez, D Pottier, I Baldi, N Desoubeaux, C Chauveau, V Bastard, A Vieville, AV Guizard, M Henry-Amar, P Gauduchon |
| O16.4 | The use of medicine among farmers. HU Bårnes, T Riise |
| O16.5 | Pesticide use and the health of farmers. N Cherry, A Senthilselvan, J Beach, I Burstyn |
| Minisymposium 6 — Women’s health | |
| M6.1 | Interaction between hazard exposures and organisational factors in women’s occupational illnesses in manufacturing industries. JL Lu |
| M6.2 | Lifestyle, harassment at work, and self-assessed health of female flight attendants, nurses, and teachers in Iceland. HK Gunnarsdóttir, H Sveinsdóttir, JG Bernburg, H Friðriksdóttir, K Tómasson |
| M6.3 | Women at Norwegian women’s shelters: their experiences of violence, their health related quality of life, and employment. K Alsaker |
| M6.4 | Increased standardised incidence ratio of breast cancer for female electronic workers potentially exposed to trichloroethylene. T-I Sung, P-C Chen, L Jyuhn-Hsiarn Lee, Y-P Lin, J-D Wang |
| M6.5 | Lung cancer risk and workplace exposures among Chinese women in Hong Kong. YL Chiu, ITS Yu |
| Oral session 17 — Biomarkers | |
| O17.1 | The dose-response relationship between benzene and peripheral blood cell counts. R Vermeulen, Q Lan, L Zhang, GL Li, M Shen, SM Rappaport, S Kim, S Waidyanatha, Lin Yu-Sheng, RB Hayes, M Linet, W Guo, S Yin, N Rothman, MT Smith |
| O17.2 | Biological monitoring of benzene exposure during tank work on an oil production ship on the Norwegian continental shelf. J Kirkeleit, BE Moen, M Bråtveit, T Riise, BE Hollund |
| O17.3 | Plasma level of PCB congeners and risk of major lymphoma subtypes. P Cocco, MG Ennas, A Ibba, MG Tocco, S de Sanjose, A Nieters, M Maynadié, A Meunier, P Boffetta, N Becker, P Brennan |
| O17.4 | Impaired sperm chromatin integrity in relation to serum PCB-153 and P,P’-DDE levels in European and Inuit populations. G Toft, M Spanò, A Giwercman, L Hagmar, J Ludwicki, V Zvezday, JP Bonde, the INUENDO research group |
| O17.5 | Non-invasive tear film break up time and eye blink time: biomarker for exposure and effect in indoor climate. JV Bakke, BE Moen |
| Oral session 18 — Work organisational and psychosocial factors II | |
| O18.1 | Shiftwork: the association between sleep quality and health complaints. V Rini, K Philippe, M Ina, G Inge, V Isolde, B Lutgart |
| O18.2 | Work-related stress assessment in a vegetable oil production industry, Iran. K Azam, M Pourmahabadian, A Rezaeian |
| O18.3 | Burnout in medical residents in Mexico City. R Toral-Villanueva, G Aguilar-Madrid |
| O18.4 | Socioeconomic status and job strain as predictors of survey response. M Cifuentes, L Punnett, R Gore, J Boyer, J Tessler, A D’Errico |
| O18.5 | Occupational stress after primary treatment for cancer: A comparative study. SB Gudbergsson, SD Fosså, B Sanne, AA Dahl |
| Oral session 19 — Disease and injury surveillance II | |
| O19.1 | Attribution of causes for workplace injuries. HS Shannon, CA Smith, SS Geldart, L Lohfeld |
| O19.2 | Diagnostic models for workers exposed to high molecular weight allergens. D Heederik, E Suarthana, Y Vergouwe, M Nieuwenhuijsen, D Heederik, DE Grobbee, E Meijer |
| O19.3 | Years of life lost in ferrous metallurgy workers caused by hazardous occupational factors. N Izmerov, T Yakovleva, N Golovkova, G Tikhonova |
| O19.4 | Who works where? Building capacity for occupational disease and injury surveillance in British Columbia, Canada. M Koehoorn, K McGrail, K Teschke, J Aghajanian |
| O19.5 | How valid is self-reported work relatedness of health problems? A comparative study of self-reported and expert assessed work relatedness. IS Mehlum, H Kjuus, KB Veiersted, E Wergeland |