CONTENTS — volume 30, no 1, 2004

Published: Feb 2004

Editorial

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Genetic biomarkers and occupational epidemiology-recollections, reflections and reconsiderations
Vainio H

Review

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Relationship between silicosis and lung function
Gamble JF, Hessel PA, Nicolich MJ

Original article

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Effects on the peripheral nervous system of tunnel workers exposed to acrylamide and N-methylolacrylamide
Kjuus H, Goffeng LO, Heier MS, Sjöholm H, Øvrebø S, Skaug V, Paulsson B, Törnqvist M, Brudal S
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Exposure to persistent organochlorine compounds through fish consumption and the incidence of osteoporotic fractures
Wallin E, Rylander L, Hagmar L
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Costs, benefits and effectiveness of worksite physical activity counseling from the employer`s perspective
Proper KI, de Bruyne MC, Hildebrandt VH, van der Beek AJ, Meerding WJ, van Mechelen W
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Psychosocial job factors and the one-year evolution of back-related functional limitations
Leroux I, Dionne CE, Bourbonnais R
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Different risk factors for musculoskeletal complaints and musculoskeletal sickness absence
IJzelenberg W, Molenaar D, Burdorf A
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Cancer mortality and morbidity among Lithuanian asbestos-cement producing workers
Smailyte G, Kurtinaitis J, Andersen A

Discussion paper

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Some implications of genetic biomarkers in occupational epidemiology and practice
Schulte PA
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