Table of contents

Original articles

Workplace

• Original article: Gene–environment interaction between angiotensinogen and chronic exposure to occupational noise contribute to hypertension (22 November, 2011)

  Bing-Fang Hwang, Ta-Yuan Chang, Kang-Yin Cheng, Chiu-Shong Liu
• Original article: Hearing profile of gold miners with and without tuberculosis (17 November, 2011)

  Janet Brits, Susan Strauss, Zahan Eloff, Piet J Becker, De Wet Swanepoel
• Original article: Impact of aerobic fitness on musculoskeletal sickness absence 5–15 years later: a cohort study of 227 201 male Norwegian employees (22 November, 2011)

  Petter Kristensen, Karina Corbett, Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum, Tor Bjerkedal
• Original article: Increased alveolar nitric oxide and systemic inflammation markers in silica-exposed workers (7 November, 2011)

  Riitta Sauni, Panu Oksa, Lauri Lehtimäki, Pauliina Toivio, Pirjo Palmroos, Riina Nieminen, Eeva Moilanen, Jukka Uitti
• Original article: Perceived muscular tension predicts future neck–shoulder and arm–wrist–hand symptoms (2 January, 2012)

  Maaike A Huysmans, Birgitte M Blatter, Allard J van der Beek
• Original article: Occupational exposures and risk of stomach cancer by histological type (7 November, 2011)

  Miguel Santibañez, Juan Alguacil, Manuela García de la Hera, Eva María Navarrete-Muñoz, Javier Llorca, Nuria Aragonés, Timo Kauppinen, Jesús Vioque, for the PANESOES Study Group*

Practice

• Original article: Management of occupational dermatitis in healthcare workers: a systematic review (27 October, 2011) Free

  J Smedley, S Williams, P Peel, K Pedersen
• Original article: Case-based e-learning to improve the attitude of medical students towards occupational health, a randomised controlled trial (27 October, 2011)

  P B A Smits, L de Graaf, K Radon, A G de Boer, N R Bos, F J H van Dijk, J H A M Verbeek

Exposure assessment

• Original article: Physical workload and risk of low back pain in adolescence (22 November, 2011)

  Paula Mikkonen, Eira Viikari-Juntura, Jouko Remes, Tuomo Pienimäki, Svetlana Solovieva, Simo Taimela, Paavo Zitting, Markku Koiranen, Päivi Leino-Arjas, Jaro Karppinen