Journal articles

This database lists peer-reviewed journal articles, books and book chapters that include an Institute for Work & Health (IWH) scientist or researcher (past or present) as an author. Clicking any title will allow you to view a detailed citation and, if available, an abstract. For journal articles by IWH and non-IWH researchers in the areas of occupational health and safety, return to work, workers' compensation, public health and others within the IWH mandate, see our Research Alerts.

2008

Johnston BC, da Costa BR, Devereaux PJ, Akl EA, Busse JW. The use of expertise-based randomized controlled trials to assess spinal manipulation and acupuncture for low back pain: a systematic review. Spine. 2008;33(8):914-918. doi:10.1097/BRS.0b013e31816b4be4.
Carragee EJ, Hurwitz EL, Cheng I, Carroll LJ, Nordin M, Guzman J, Peloso P, Holm LW, Cote P, Hogg-Johnson S, van der Velde G, Cassidy JD, Haldeman S. Treatment of neck pain: injections and surgical interventions: results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders. Spine. 2008;33(4):S153-S169. doi:10.1097/BRS.0b013e31816445ea.
Hurwitz EL, Carragee EJ, van der Velde G, Carroll LJ, Nordin M, Guzman J, Peloso P, Holm LW, Cote P, Hogg-Johnson S, Cassidy JD, Haldeman S. Treatment of neck pain: noninvasive interventions: Results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and its Associated Disorders. Spine. 2008;33(4):S123-S152. doi:10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181644b1d.
Buchbinder R, Gross D, Werner EL, Hayden JA. Understanding the characteristics of effective mass media campaigns for back pain and methodological challenges in evaluating their effects. Spine. 2008;33(1):74-80. doi:10.1097/BRS.0b013e31815e39c8.
Smith PM, Polanyi M. Understanding the health of work. In: Raphael D, editors. Social determinants of health: Canadian perspectives. Toronto: Canadian Scholars' Press Inc.; 2008.
Hurley J, Pasic D, Lavis JN, Culyer AJ, Mustard C, Gnam W. Unequal access: the authors respond. Healthcare Papers. 2008;8(3):52-54.

2007

Alamgir H, Tompa E, Demers P, Koehoorn M, Ostry A. Accuracy of injury coding in a Canadian workers compensation system. Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand. 2007;23(4):349-355.
Wijeysundera HC, Austin PC, Mustard C, Chong A, Alter DA. Age-social stratification designs had a negligible impact on income-mortality associations. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2007;60(6):579-584. doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.11.011.
Breslin FC, Pole JD, Tompa E, Amick B, Smith PM, Hogg-Johnson S. Antecedents of work disability absence among young people: a prospective study. Annals of Epidemiology. 2007;17(10):814-820. doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2007.04.004.
Yang X, Cote P, Cassidy JD, Carroll LJ. Association between body mass index and recovery from whiplash injuries: a cohort study. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2007;165(9):1063-1069. doi:10.1093/aje/kwk110.
Breslin FC, Tompa E, Mustard C, Zhao R, Smith PM, Hogg-Johnson S. Association between the decline in workers' compensation claims and workforce composition and job characteristics in Ontario, Canada. American Journal of Public Health. 2007;97(3):453-455. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2005.083873.
Kerr MS, Mustard C. Challenge of effective workplace change in the health sector. Healthcare Papers. 2007;7:69-73.
Alamgir H, Tompa E, Koehoorn M, Ostry A, Demers P. Costs and compensation of work-related injuries in British Columbia sawmills. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2007;64(3):196-201. doi:10.1136/oem.2006.027193.
Chang CH, Amick B, Menendez CC, Katz JN, Johnson PW, Robertson M, Dennerlein JT. Daily computer usage correlated with undergraduate students' musculoskeletal symptoms. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2007;50(6):481-488. doi:10.1002/ajim.20461.
Mustard C. Data protection and the promotion of health research. [Comment on Steeves 2007]. Healthcare Policy. 2007;2:44-46.
Tullar J, Robertson M, Fossel AH, Coley C, Hupert N, Jenkins M, Katz JN. Direct observation of computer workplace risk factors of college students. Work. 2007;28(1):77-83.
Williams R, Westmorland M, Shannon HS, Amick B. Disability management practices in Ontario health care workplaces. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2007;17(1):153-165. doi:10.1007/s10926-006-9045-0.
Ammendolia C, Cote P, Hogg-Johnson S, Bombardier C. Do chiropractors adhere to guidelines for back radiographs? A study of chiropractic teaching clinics in Canada. Spine. 2007;32(22):2509-2514. doi:10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181578dee.
Cassidy JD, Carroll LJ, Cote P, Frank JW. Does multidisciplinary rehabilitation benefit whiplash recovery?: results of a population-based incidence cohort study. Spine. 2007;32(1):126-131. doi:10.1097/01.brs.0000249526.76788.e8.
Barrientos-Gutierrez T, Gimeno D, Mangione TW, Harrist RB, Amick B. Drinking social norms and drinking behaviours: a multilevel analysis of 137 workgroups in 16 worksites. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2007;64(9):602-608. doi:10.1136/oem.2006.031765.
Cote P, Hogg-Johnson S, Cassidy JD, Carroll LJ, Frank JW, Bombardier C. Early aggressive care and delayed recovery from whiplash: isolated finding or reproducible result. Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2007;57(5):861-868. doi:10.1002/art.22775.
Breslin FC, Smith PM, Dunn JR. Ecological study of regional variation in work injuries among young workers. BMC Public Health. 2007;7(91):. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-91.
Keller A, Hayden JA, Bombardier C, van Tulder MW. Effect sizes of non-surgical treatments of non-specific low-back pain. European Spine Journal. 2007;16(11):1776-1788. doi:10.1007/s00586-007-0379-x.
Laing AC, Cole DC, Theberge N, Wells R, Kerr MS, Frazer MB. Effectiveness of a participatory ergonomics intervention in improving communication and psychosocial exposures. Ergonomics. 2007;50(7):1092-1109. doi:10.1080/00140130701308708.
Robson LS, Clarke J, Cullen KL, Bielecky A, Severin C, Bigelow P, Irvin E, Culyer AJ, Mahood Q. Effectiveness of occupational health and safety management system interventions: A systematic review. Safety Science. 2007;45(3):329-353.