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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.
2013
Shaw W, Reme SE, Pransky G, Woiszwillo MJ, Steenstra I, Linton SJ. The pain recovery inventory of concerns and expectations: a psychosocial screening instrument to identify intervention needs among patients at elevated risk of back disability. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2013;55(8):885-894. doi:10.1097/JOM.0b013e318289ee6c.
Smith PM, Bielecky A, Mustard C, Beaton DE, Hogg-Johnson S, Ibrahim S, Koehoorn M, McLeod CB, Saunders R, Scott-Marshall H. The relationship between age and work injury in British Columbia: examining differences across time and nature of injury. Journal of Occupational Health. 2013;55:98-107. doi:10.1539/joh.12-0219-OA.
Smith PM, Fritschi L, Reid A, Mustard C. The relationship between shift work and body mass index among Canadian nurses. Applied Nursing Research. 2013;26(1):24-31. doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2012.10.001.
Veltri A, Pagell M, Johnston D, Tompa E, Robson LS, Amick B, Hogg-Johnson S, Macdonald S. Understanding safety in the context of business operations: an exploratory study using case studies. Safety Science. 2013;55:119-134. doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2012.12.008.
Chung H, Ng E, Ibrahim S, Karlsson B, Benach J, Espelt A, Muntaner C. Welfare state regimes, gender, and depression: a multilevel analysis of middle and high income countries. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2013;10:1324-1341. doi:10.3390/ijerph10041324.
Mustard C, Chambers A, McLeod CB, Bielecky A, Smith PM. Work injury risk by time of day in two population-based data sources. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2013;70(1):49-56. doi:10.1136/oemed-2012-100920.
Fortune M, Mustard C, Etches J, Chambers A. Work-attributed illness arising from excess heat exposure in Ontario, 2004-2010. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 2013;104(5):e420-e426. doi:10.17269/cjph.104.3984.
2012
Mansfield L, MacEachen E, Tompa E, Kalcevich C, Endicott M, Yeung N. A critical review of literature on experience rating in workers' compensation systems. Policy and Practice in Health and Safety. 2012;10(1):42819.
Robson LS, Macdonald S, Gray GC, Van Eerd D, Bigelow P. A descriptive study of the OHS management auditing methods used by public sector organizations conducting audits of workplaces: implications for audit reliability and validity. Safety Science. 2012;50:181-189. doi:110.1016/j.ssci.2011.08.006.
Amick B, Menendez CC, Bazzani L, Robertson M, DeRango K, Rooney T, Moore A. A field intervention examining the impact of an office ergonomics training and a highly adjustable chair on visual symptoms in a public sector organization. Applied Ergonomics. 2012;43(3):625-631. doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2011.09.006.
Kosny A, Lifshen M. A national scan of employment standards, occupational health and safety and workers' compensation resources for new immigrants to Canada. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 2012;103(1):53-58.
Hogg-Johnson S, Robson LS, Cole DC, Amick B, Tompa E, Smith PM, Van Eerd D, Mustard C. A randomised controlled study to evaluate the effectiveness of targeted occupational health and safety consultation or inspection in Ontario manufacturing workplaces. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2012;69(12):890-900. doi:10.1136/oemed-2011-100333.
Menendez CC, Amick B, Robertson M, Bazzani L, DeRango K, Rooney T, Moore A. A replicated field intervention study evaluating the impact of a highly adjustable chair and office ergonomics training on visual symptoms. Applied Ergonomics. 2012;43(4):639-644. doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2011.09.010.
Furlan AD, Yazdi F, Tsertsvadze A, Gross A, van Tulder MW, Santaguida L, Gagnier J, Ammendolia C, Dryden T, Doucette S, Skidmore B, Daniel R, Ostermann T, Tsouros S. A systematic review and meta-analysis of efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and safety of selected complementary and alternative medicine for neck and low-back pain. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2012;2012:953139-. doi:10.1155/2012/953139.
Robson LS, Stephenson C, Schulte P, Amick B, Irvin E, Eggerth D, Chan S, Bielecky A, Wang A, Heidotting T, Peters R, Clarke J, Cullen KL, Rotunda C, Grubb P. A systematic review of the effectiveness of occupational health and safety training. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health. 2012;38(3):193-208. doi:10.5271/sjweh.3259.
Menendez CC, Amick B, Jenkins M, Caroom C, Robertson M, Gerr F, Moore JS, Harrist RB, Katz JN. A validation study comparing two self-reported upper extremity symptom surveys with clinical examinations for upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders. Work. 2012;43(3):293-302. doi:10.3233/WOR-2012-1401.
Irvin E, Greiner BA, Furlan AD, Montano C, Amick B, Van Eerd D, Mahood Q. Alcohol and drug screening of occupational drivers for preventing work-related injury. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2012;CD010043-.
Rueda S, Chambers L, Wilson M, Mustard C, Rourke SB, Bayoumi AM, Raboud J, Lavis JN. Association of returning to work with better health in working-aged adults: a systematic review. American Journal of Public Health. 2012;102(3):541-556. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2011.300401.
Steenstra I, Lee H, de Vroome EM, Busse JW, Hogg-Johnson S. Comparing current definitions of return to work: a measurement approach. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2012;22(3):394-400. doi:10.1007/s10926-011-9349-6.
Smith PM, Hogg-Johnson S, Mustard C, Chen C, Tompa E. Comparing the risk factors associated with serious versus and less serious work-related injuries in Ontario between 1991 and 2006. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2012;55:84-91. doi:10.1002/ajim.21000.
Mustard C, Chambers A, McLeod CB, Bielecky A, Smith PM. Comparison of data sources for the surveillance of work injury. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2012;69(5):317-324. doi:10.1136/oemed-2011-100222.
Van Eerd D, Hogg-Johnson S, Cole DC, Wells R, Mazumder A. Comparison of occupational exposure methods relevant to musculoskeletal disorders: worker-workstation interaction in an office environment. Journal of Electromyography Kinesiology. 2012;22(2):176-185. doi:10.1016/j.jelekin.2011.12.001.
Tang K, Beaton DE, Amick B, Hogg-Johnson S, Cote P, Loisel P. Confirmatory factor analysis of the work limitations questionnaire (WLQ-25) in workers' compensation claimants with chronic upper-limb disorders. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2012;23(2):228-238. doi:10.1007/s10926-012-9397-6.
Sun X, Briel M, Busse JW, You JJ, Akl EA, Mejza F, Bala MM, Bassler I, Mertz D. Credibility of claims of subgroup effects in randomised controlled trials: systematic review. British Medical Journal. 2012;344:e1553-. doi:10.1136/bmj.e1553.
Kosny A, MacEachen E, Lifshen M, Smith PM, Jafri GJ, Neilson C, Pugliese D, Shields J. Delicate dances: immigrant workers' experiences of injury reporting and claim filing. Ethnicity and Health. 2012;17(3):267-290. doi:10.1080/13557858.2011.614327.