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.

2007

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.
Alamgir H, Demers P, Koehoorn M, Ostry A, Tompa E. Epidemiology of work-related injuries requiring hospitalization among sawmill workers in British Columbia, 1989-1997. European Journal of Epidemiology. 2007;22(4):273-280. doi:10.1007/s10654-007-9122-5.
Bultmann U, Franche RL, Hogg-Johnson S, Cote P, Lee H, Severin C, Vidmar M, Carnide N. Health status, work limitations, and return-to-work trajectories in injured workers with musculoskeletal disorders. Quality of Life Research. 2007;16(7):1167-1178. doi:10.1007/s11136-007-9229-x.
Brown JA, Shannon HS, McDonough P, Mustard C. Healthcare use of families of injured workers before and after a workplace injury, in British Columbia, Canada. Healthcare Policy. 2007;2:42754.
Gagnier J, van Tulder MW, Berman B, Bombardier C. Herbal medicine for low back pain: a Cochrane review. Spine. 2007;32(1):82-92. doi:10.1097/01.brs.0000249525.70011.fe.
Alamgir H, Tompa E, Koehoorn M, Ostry A, Demers P. Hospital costs of treating work-related sawmill injuries in British Columbia. Injury. 2007;38(5):631-639. doi:10.1016/j.injury.2006.10.004.
Smith PM, Mustard C. How many employees receive safety training during their first year of a new job. Injury Prevention. 2007;13(1):37-41. doi:10.1136/ip.2006.013839.
Furlan AD, Sjolund BH. Igniting the spark. Pain. 2007;130(2):42738.
Franche RL, Severin C, Hogg-Johnson S, Cote P, Vidmar M, Lee H. Impact of early workplace-based return-to-work strategies on work absence duration: a 6-month longitudinal study following an occupational musculoskeletal injury. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2007;49(9):960-974. doi:10.1097/JOM.0b013e31814b2e9f.
Pennick V, Young G. Interventions for preventing and treating pelvic and back pain in pregnancy. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2007;CD001139-. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD001139.pub2.
Butler RJ, Johnson WG, Cote P. It pays to be nice: employer-worker relationships and the management of back pain claims. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2007;49(2):214-225. doi:10.1097/jom.0b013e318032211d.
Guzman J, Hayden JA, Furlan AD, Cassidy JD, Loisel P, Flannery J, Gibson J, Frank JW. Key factors in back disability prevention: a consensus panel on their impact and modifiability. Spine. 2007;32(7):807-815. doi:10.1097/01.brs.0000259080.51541.17.
Guzman J, Jones D, Cassidy JD, Furlan AD, Loisel P, Frank JW. Key factors in back disability prevention: what influences the choice of priorities. Spine. 2007;32(9):E281-E289. doi:10.1097/01.brs.0000261035.62523.37.
Gilkey DP, Keefe TJ, Bigelow P, Herron RE, Duvall K, Hautaluoma JE, Rosecrance JS, Sesek R. Low back pain among residential carpenters: ergonomic evaluation using OWAS and 2D compression estimation. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics. 2007;13(3):305-321.
Griffith LE, Hogg-Johnson S, Cole DC, Krause N, Hayden JA, Burdorf A, Leclerc A, Coggon D, Bongers PM, Walter SD, Shannon HS. Low-back pain definitions in occupational studies were categorized for a meta-analysis using Delphi consensus methods. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2007;60(6):625-633. doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.09.005.
Martimo KP, Verbeek J, Karppinen J, Furlan AD, Kuijer PP, Viikari-Juntura E, Takala EP, Jauhiainen M. Manual material handling advice and assistive devices for preventing and treating back pain in workers. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2007;CD005958-. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD005958.pub2.
Boyle M, Georgiades K, Racine Y, Mustard C. Neighborhood and family influences on educational attainment: results from the Ontario child health study follow-up 2001. Child Development. 2007;78(1):168-189. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2007.00991.x.
Breslin FC, Day D, Tompa E, Irvin E, Bhattacharyya S, Clarke J, Wang A. Non-agricultural work injuries among youth: a systematic review. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2007;32(2):151-162. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2006.10.007.
Deshpande A, Furlan AD, Mailis-Gagnon A, Atlas S, Turk D. Opioids for chronic low-back pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2007;CD004959-. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD004959.pub3.
Beaton DE, Bombardier C, Cole DC, Hogg-Johnson S, Van Eerd D. Pattern recognition approach to the development of a classification system for upper-limb musculoskeletal disorders of workers. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health. 2007;33(2):131-139.
Tompa E, Scott-Marshall H, Dolinschi R, Trevithick S, Bhattacharyya S. Precarious employment experiences and their health consequences: towards a theoretical framework. Work. 2007;28(3):209-224.
Cadarette SM, Dickson L, Gignac MA, Beaton DE, Jaglal SB, Hawker GA. Predictors of locating women six to eight years after contact: internet resources at recruitment may help to improve response rates in longitudinal research. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 2007;7:. doi:10.1186/1471-2288-7-22.
Ward SE, Laughren JJ, Escott BG, Elliot-Gibson V, Bogoch ER, Beaton DE. Program with a dedicated coordinator improved chart documentation of osteoporosis after fragility fracture. Osteoporosis International. 2007;18(8):1127-1136. doi:10.1007/s00198-007-0341-0.
Franche RL, Corbiere M, Lee H, Breslin FC, Hepburn CG. Readiness for Return-To-Work (RRTW) scale: development and validation of a self-report staging scale in lost-time claimants with musculoskeletal disorders. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2007;17(3):450-472. doi:10.1007/s10926-007-9097-9.