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Original articles

• Prevalence and risk factors of work related asthma by industry among United States workers: data from the third national health and nutrition examination survey (1988–94) (1 August, 2002)

  A A Arif, L W Whitehead, G L Delclos, S R Tortolero, E S Lee
• Mortality among Japanese construction workers in Mie Prefecture (1 August, 2002)

  J Sun, H Kubota, N Hisanaga, E Shibata, M Kamijima, K Nakamura
• Reproductive outcome among female hairdressers (1 August, 2002)

  L Rylander, A Axmon, K Torén, M Albin
• Assessment of the exposure of islanders to ash from the Soufriere Hills volcano, Montserrat, British West Indies (1 August, 2002)

  A Searl, A Nicholl, P J Baxter
• Do mental disorders matter? A study of absenteeism among care seeking Gulf War veterans with ill defined conditions and musculoskeletal disorders (1 August, 2002)

  T L Dremsa, C C Engel, X Liu, M Johantgen, S Smith
• Chronic neck and shoulder pain, age, and working conditions: longitudinal results from a large random sample in France (1 August, 2002)

  B Cassou, F Derriennic, C Monfort, J Norton, A Touranchet
• Systemic sclerosis and occupational risk factors: a case–control study (1 August, 2002)

  E Diot, V Lesire, J L Guilmot, M D Metzger, R Pilore, S Rogier, M Stadler, P Diot, E Lemarie, G Lasfargues
• Personal exposure of Paris office workers to nitrogen dioxide and fine particles (1 August, 2002)

  L Mosqueron, I Momas, Y Le Moullec
• Prevention of work related skin problems: an intervention study in wet work employees (1 August, 2002)

  E Held, K Mygind, C Wolff, F Gyntelberg, T Agner
• Work related symptoms among sewage workers: a nationwide survey in Sweden (1 August, 2002)

  J Thorn, L Beijer, R Rylander