CONTENTS — volume 26, no 1, 2000

Published: Feb 2000

Personal profile

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Sven Hernberg - profile in high-quality research and publishing
Rantanen J

Editorial

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Refining information into knowledge and understanding
Härmä M

Review

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Physical risk factors for neck pain
Ariëns GAM, van Mechelen W, Bongers PM, Bouter LM, van der Wal G

Original article

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Primary osteoarthrosis of the knee in men and women as a result of lifelong physical load from work
Sandmark H, Hogstedt C, Vingård E
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A forward-facilitating influence of cortisol on catecholamines assessed during the work of garbage collectors
Sluiter JK, Frings-Dresen MHW, van der Beek AJ
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Relationship between vibration dose and the absorption of mechanical power in the hand
Burström L, Bylund SH
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Biases in estimating the effect of cumulative exposure in log-linear models when estimated exposure levels are assigned
Steenland K, Deddens JA, Zhao S
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Comparison of industrial hygienists' exposure evaluations for an epidemiologic study
Stewart PA, Carel R, Schairer C, Blair A
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Past occupational exposure to asbestos among men in France
Goldberg M, Banaei A, Goldberg S, Auvert B, Luce D, Guéguen A
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Analysis of urinary S-phenylmercapturic acid and trans,trans-muconic acid as exposure biomarkers of benzene in petrochemical and industrial areas of Korea
Fang MZ, Shin MK, Park KW, Kim YS, Lee JW, Cho MH
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Serum concentrations of hexachlorobenzene in family members of workers in an electrochemical factory
Ballester F, Sala M, Sunyer J, Grimalt J
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Asbestos-exposed blood monocytes - deoxyribonucleic acid strand lesions in co-cultured bronchial epithelial cells
Kienast K, Kaes C, Drumm K, Buhl R, Oesch F, Hengstler JG

Case report

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Late asthmatic reaction caused by naphthylene-1,5 diisocyanate
Baur X, Wieners D, Marczynski B