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Original research

Workplace

• Original research: Historical shift in pathological type of progressive massive fibrosis among coal miners in the USA (9 June, 2023) Free

  Leonard H T Go, Cecile S Rose, Lauren M Zell-Baran, Kirsten S Almberg, Cayla Iwaniuk, Sidney Clingerman, Diana L Richardson, Jerrold L Abraham, Carlyne D Cool, Angela D Franko, Francis H Y Green, Ann F Hubbs, Jill Murray, Marlene S Orandle, Soma Sanyal, Naseema I Vorajee, Emily A Sarver, Edward L Petsonk, Robert A Cohen
• Original research: Length of employment in workplaces handling hazardous chemicals and risk of cancer among Japanese men (9 June, 2023)

  Kota Fukai, Yuko Furuya, Shoko Nakazawa, Noriko Kojimahara, Keika Hoshi, Akihiro Toyota, Masayuki Tatemichi
• Original research: Prevalence and risk factors for silicosis among a large cohort of stone benchtop industry workers (16 June, 2023)

  Ryan F Hoy, Christina Dimitriadis, Michael Abramson, Deborah C Glass, StellaMay Gwini, Fiona Hore-Lacy, Javier Jimenez-Martin, Karen Walker-Bone, Malcolm R Sim
• Original research: Prospects of returning to work after lumbar spine surgery for patients considering disability pension: a nationwide study based on data from the Norwegian Registry for Spine Surgery (9 July, 2023)

  Lovise Hammer, Tor Ingebrigtsen, Sasha Gulati, Sozaburo Hara, Øystein Nygaard, Karen Walseth Hara, Tore Solberg

Practice

• Original research: Individual responses to the implementation of mandatory fitness testing within a fire department (31 May, 2023)

  Joel Martin, Michael Toczko, Robert G Lockie

Methodology

• Original research: Mental health service use among Canadian veterans within the first 5 years following service: methodological considerations for comparisons with the general population (25 May, 2023)

  Kate St.Cyr, Paul Kurdyak, Peter M Smith, Alyson L Mahar