Table of contents

Original articles

• Exposure-response analysis and risk assessment for silica and silicosis mortality in a pooled analysis of six cohorts (1 November, 2002)

  A 't Mannetje, K Steenland, M Attfield, P Boffetta, H Checkoway, N DeKlerk, R-S Koskela
• Ineffective disability management by doctors is an obstacle for return-to-work: a cohort study on low back pain patients sicklisted for 3–4 months (1 November, 2002)

  J R Anema, A M van der Giezen, P C Buijs, W van Mechelen
• Lead induced increase of blood pressure in female lead workers (1 November, 2002)

  K Nomiyama, H Nomiyama, S-J Liu, Y-X Tao, T Nomiyama, K Omae
• Different responses of Ross River virus to climate variability between coastline and inland cities in Queensland, Australia (1 November, 2002)

  S Tong, W Hu
• Myocardial infarction risk and occupational categories in Kaunas 25–64 year old men (1 November, 2002)

  V Malinauskiene, R Grazuleviciene, M J Nieuwenhuijsen, A Azaraviciene
• Mortality and cancer morbidity of production workers in the UK flexible polyurethane foam industry: updated findings, 1958–98 (1 November, 2002)

  T Sorahan, L Nichols
• Are women more sensitive than men to 2-propanol and m-xylene vapours?

  (1 November, 2002)

  L Ernstgård, E Gullstrand, A Löf, G Johanson
• Hazard potential ranking of hazardous waste landfill sites and risk of congenital anomalies (1 November, 2002)

  M Vrijheid, H Dolk, B Armstrong, G Boschi, A Busby, T Jorgensen, P Pointer
• When reciprocity fails: effort–reward imbalance in relation to coronary heart disease and health functioning within the Whitehall II study (1 November, 2002)

  H Kuper, A Singh-Manoux, J Siegrist, M Marmot