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1 Occupational and Environmental MedicineAnne Cockcroft

3 Airway hyperresponsiveness, prevalence of chronic.respiratory symptoms, and lung function in workersexposed to irritants A M Kremer, TM Pal, J S M Boleij,J P Schouten, B Rijcken

14 Women's respiratory health in the cotton textile industry:an analysis of respiratory symptoms in 973 non-smokingfemale workers William S Beckett, C Arden Pope,Xi Ping Xu, David C Christiani

19 Cancer of the respiratory tract in nickel sinter plantworkers: effect of removal from sinter plant exposureDavid C F Muir, Ni Jadon, Jim A Julian, Robin S Roberts

23 Non-fibrous dust load and smoking in dental technicians: astudy using bronchoalveolar lavage Martine Bernstein,Jean-Claude Pairon, Alfredo Morabia, Annie Gaudichet,Xavier Janson, Patrick Brochard

28 The effect of occupational exposure to mercury vapour onthe fertility of female dental assistantsAndrew S Rowland, Donna Day Baird,Clarice R Weinberg, David L Shore, CarlM Shy,Allen J Wilcox

35 Residual neurobehavioural effects associated with chronicexposure to mercury vapour Reiko Kishi, Rikuo Doi,Yasuma Fukuchi, Hiroshi Satoh, Tsuyoshi Satoh,Akio Ono, Fumio Moriwaka, Kunio Tashiro,Naohiko Takahata, Harumi Sasatani, Higashi Shirakashi,Tersuhiro Kamada, Katsuo Nakagawa

42 Exposure of workers to a mixture of toluene and xylenes.I metabolism Mei-Yuan Huang, Chui Jin, Yu-Tang Liu,Bao-Hua Li, Qing-Shan Qu, Yoko Uchida, Osamu Inoue,Haruo Nakatsuka, Takao Watanabe, Masayuki Ikeda

47 Exposure of workers, to a mixture of toluene and xylenes. IIEffects Zhen Chen, Shi-Jie Liu, Shi-Xiong Cai, Yi-Min Yao, Hong Yin, Hirohiko Ukai, Yoko Uchida,Haruo Nakatsuka, Takao Watanabe, Masayuki Ikeda

50 Analysis of chromosomal aberrations in shoe workersexposed long term to benzene Berrin Turkel, Unal Egeli

54 Clinical reactions to Aspergillus niger in a biotechnologyplant: an eight year follow up Anthony Seaton,Doreen Wales

57 Sensorineural objective tests in the assessment of hand-armvibration syndrome Kenneth L McGeoch,W Harper Gilmour, William Taylor

61 Notice62 Effects of inhaled ceramic fibres on macrophage function of

rat lungs Yasuo Morimoto, Hiroshi Yamato,Masamitsu Kido, Isamu Tanaka, Toshiaki Higashi,Akihiro Fujino, Yasuyuki Yokosaki

68 Partition coefficients of some acetate esters and alcohols inwater, blood, olive oil, and rat tissues T Kaneko,P-Y Wang, A Sato

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VOLUME 51 * CONTENTS

No 1 JANUARY 1994 Page Editorial1 Occupational and Environmental Medicine Anne Cockcroft

Papers3 Airway hyperresponsiveness, prevalence of chronic respiratory symptoms, and lung function in workers exposed to

irritantsA M Kremer, TM Pal, J SM Boleij, J P Schouten, B Rijcken

14 Women's respiratory health in the cotton textile industry: an analysis of respiratory symptoms in 973 non-smokingfemale workers William S Beckettu CArden Pope, Xi Ping Xu, David C Christiani

19 Cancer of the respiratory tract in nickel sinter plant workers: effect of removal from sinter plant exposureDavid C FMuir, Nij adon, JimA Yulian, Robin S Roberts

23 Non-fibrous dust load and smoking in dental technicians: a study using bronchoalveolar lavage Martine Bernstein,Jean-Claude Pairon, Aifredo Morabia, Annie Gaudichet, XavieryJanson, Patrick Brochard

28 The effect of occupational exposure to mercury vapour on the fertility of female dental assistantsAndrew S Rowland, Donna Day Baird, Clarice R Weinberg, David L Shore, CarlM Shy, AllenJ Wilcox

35 Residual neurobehavioural effects associated with chronic exposure to mercury vapour Reiko Kishi, Rikuo Doi,Yasuma Fukuci, Hiroshi Satoh, Tsuyoshi Satoh, Akio Ono, Fumio Monwaka, Kunio Tashiro, Naohiko Takahata,Harumi Sasatani, Higashi Shirakashi, Tersuhiro Kamada, Katsuo Nakagawa

42 Exposure of workers to a mixture of toluene and xylenes. I metabolism Mei-Yuan Huang, Chuij)in, Yu-Tang Liu,Bao-Hua Li, Qing-Shan Qu, Yoko Uchida, Osamu Inoue, Haruo Nakatsuka, Takao Watanabe, Masayuki Ikeda

47 Exposure of workers to a mixture of toluene and xylenes. II Effects Zhen Chen, Shi-Jie Liu, Shi-Xiong Cai,Yi-Min Yao, Hong Yin, Hirohiko Ukai, Yoko Uchida, Haruo Nakatsuka, Takao Watanabe, Masayuki Ikeda

50 Analysis of chromosomal aberrations in shoe workers exposed long term to benzene Berrin Tiirkel, Unal Egeli54 Clinical reactions to Aspergillus niger in a biotechnology plant: an eight year follow up Anthony Seaton,

Doreen Wales57 Sensorineural objective tests in the assessment of hand-arm vibration syndrome Kenneth L McGeoch,

WHarper Gilmour, William Taylor6 1 Notice62 Effects of inhaled ceramic fibres on macrophage function of rat lungs Yasuo Morimoto, Hiroshi Yamato,

Masamitsu Kido, Isamu Tanaka, Toshiaki Higashi, Akihiro Fujino, Yasuyuki Yokosaki68 Partion coefficients of some acetate esters and alcohols in water, blood, olive oil, and rat tissues T Kaneko,

P-Y Wang, A Sato

No 2 FEBRUARY 1994 Page Papers73 Acute respiratory effects in the potato processing industry due to a bioaerosol exposure Albert Hollander,

Dick Heederik, Henk Kauffinan79 Mortality in the British printing industry: a historical cohort study of trade union members in Manchester

DA Leon86 Notice87 Lung cancer among newspaper printers exposed to ink mist: a study of trade union members in Manchester,

England DA Leon, P Thomas, S Hutchings95 Asbestos, cement, and cancer in the right part of the colon KJakobsson,M Albin, L Hagmar102 Neuropsychological effects of exposure to naphtha among automotive workers Roberta F White,

Thomas G Robins, Susan Proctor, Diana Echevema, Adrian S Rocskay112 Notice113 Enzymes induced by ethanol differently affect the pharmacokinetics of trichloroethylene and 1,1, I-trichloroethane

TKaneko, P-Y Wang, A Sato120 Concentrations of urinary metabolites in workers exposed to monochlorobenzene and variation in the

concentration during a workshift Shinji Kumagai, Ichiro Matsunaga125 Urinary N-acetyl-fl-D-glucosaminidase activity in workers exposed to inorganic lead K S Chia, A Mutti,

Cynthia Tan, H Y Ong, J7,7eyaratnam, C N Ong, E Lee130 Vibration induced neurophysiological and electron microscopical changes in rat peripheral nerves

Kwang-Yuan Chang, Shien-Tsong Ho, Hsin-Su Yu136 Indirect validation of a retrospective method of exposure assessment used in a nested case-control study of lung

cancer and silica exposure M Dosemeci, J'K McLaughlin, J-Q Chen, F Hearl, M McCawley, Z Wu, R-G Chen,K-L Peng, A-L Chen, SH Rexing, WJ Blot

Short report139 Lung cancer findings from the NIOSH study of United States cadmium recovery workers: a cautionary note

Tom Sorahan, Robert Lancashire

Correspondence141 SAS program for testing the difference between two correlated correlation coefficients James Lee

Reproductive risks associated with diving WHJamesOccupational exposure to dust and lung disease among sheet metal workers Jon L KonzenPrevalence odds ratio v prevalence ratio UlfStrombergNotices * New book announcements

CorrectionRadiographic abnormalities and mortality in subjects with exposure to crocidolite Nicholas H de Klerk,A William Musk, William 0 CM Cookson, John J Glancy, Michael S T Hobbs (1993;50:902-6)

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No 3 MARCH 1994

No 4 APRIL 1994

No 5 MAY 1994

Page Papers145 Cognitive-behavioural treatment for workers with chronic spinal pain: a matched and controlled cohort study in

Sweden I B Jensen, A Nygren, A Lundin152 Assessment of exposure to 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid in the chemical industry: results of a five year biological

monitoring study D Knopp160 Extrinsic allergic alveolitis and asthma in a sawmill worker: case report and review of the literature

DM G Halpin, B I Graneek, M Turner-Warwick, A J Newman Taylor165 Respiratory symptoms, immunological responses, and aeroallergen concentrations at a sawmill D M G Halpin,

Bj Graneek, J Lacey, M J' Nieuwenhuijsen, PA M Williamson, KM Venables, A J Newman Taylor173 Prediction of the comparative intensity of pneumoconiotic changes caused by chronic inhalation exposure to dusts

of different cytotoxicity by means of a mathematical model B A Katsnelson, L K Konyscheva, N Ye Sharapova,L IPrivalova

181 Occupational exposure to water based paint and symptoms from the skin and eyes G Wieslander, D Norback,C Edling

187 Ethanol induced modification of m-xylene toxicokinetics in humans R Tardif, A Sato, S Lapari, J Brodeur192 Age specific interactions between smoking and radon among United States uranium miners Kyle Steenland195 Lung retention of cerium in humans J C Pairon, F Roos, YIwatsubo, XJanson, MA Bilon-GaUand, J Bignon,

P Brochard200 Iron associated with asbestos bodies is responsible for the formation of single strand breaks in (pX174 RFI DNA

L G Lund, M G Williams, R F Dodson, A EAust205 Retention patterns of asbestos fibres in lung tissue among asbestos cement workers M Albin, F D Pooley,

U Stromberg, R Attewell, R Mitha, L Johansson, H Welinder212 Four cases of mesothelioma among Finnish anthophyllite miners A Karijalainen, L 0 Meurman, E Pukkala216 Book review * Notices

Page Editorials217 New instructions for authors Ann Cockcroft218 Indexing Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Papers219 Survey of construction workers repeatedly exposed to chlorine over a three to six month period in a pulpmill: I.

Exposure and symptomatology J-P Courteau, R Cushman, F Bouchard, M Quivillon, A Chartrand, L Bhirer225 Survey of construction workers repeatedly exposed to chlorine over a three to six month period in a pulpmill: II.

Follow up of affected workers by questionnaire, spirometry, and assessment of bronchial responsiveness 18 to 24months after exposure ended L Bhtirer, R Cushman, J-P Courteau, M Quivillon, G Cotj, J7 Bourbeau,Jf L'Archevique, A Cartier, J-L Malo

229 Biological monitoring of cyclophosphamide and ifosfamide in urine of hospital personnel occupationally exposed tocytostatic drugs A S Ensslin, Y Stoll, A Pethran, A Pfaller, H Rommelt, G Fruhmann

234 Airways obstruction, coal mining, and disability NL Lapp, WK C Morgan, G Zaldivar239 Findings from high resolution computed tomography of the lung and pleura of symptom free workers exposed to

amosite who had normal chest radiographs and pulmonary function tests S Neri, A Antonelli, F Falaschi,P Boraschi, L Baschieri

244 Pleural mesothelioma and exposure to asbestos: evaluation from work histories and analysis of asbestos bodies inbronchoalveolar lavage fluid or lung tissue in 131 patients JfC Pairon, E Orlowski, Y Iwatsubo,MA Billon-Galland, G Dufour, S Chamming's, C Archambault, I Bignon, P Brochard

250 Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in petrochemical industries by measurement of urinary1-hydroxypyrene PJ Boogaard, NJ van Sittert

259 Chronic interstitial nephropathy after plasma cutting in stainless steel R Petersen, S Mikkelsen, 0 F Thomsen262 Case control study of risk factors for disease in the neck and shoulder area K Ekberg, B Bjorkqvist, P Malm,

B Bjerre-Kiely, M Karlsson, 0 Axelson267 Chronic elemental mercury intoxication: clinical and field studies in lampsocket manufacturers Y-J Yang,

C-C Huang, T-S Shih, S-S Yang271 Differences in the effects of two hexachlorobiphenyls on superoxide generation by polymorphonuclear leucocytes

stimulated by N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine and phorbol myristate acetate M Iwata, Y Nishihara,Y Watanabe, M Miyahara, K Saeki

275 Retention and clearance of inhaled ceramic fibres in rat lungs and development of a dissolution model H Yamato,H Hori, I Tanaka, T Higashi, Y Morimoto, M Kido

281 Impairment of lipoglycoprotein metabolism in rat liver cells induced by 1,2-dichloroethane D Cottalasso,G Barisione, L Fontana, C Domenicotti, MA Pronzato, G Nanni

Correspondence286 Increase in neuropsychiatric symptoms after occupational exposure to low levels of styrene M Nasterlack,

G TriebigCoal mining, emphysema, and compensation revisited NJ7 WikeleyThe correction of urinary mercury concentrations in untimed, random urine samples HJ Mason, IM CalderNotices

Page Papers289 Research priorities in occupational medicine: a survey of United Kingdom medical opinion by the Delphi

technique J M Hamington295 An investigation of brain tumours and other malignancies in an agricultural research institute L Daly, B Henrty,

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299 Sickness absence in diabetic employees at a large engineering factory CJIM Poole, D Gibbons, IA Calvert302 A case-control study of chronic neuropsychiatric disease and organic solvent exposure in automobile assembly

plant workers NA Nelson, T G Robins, R F White, R P Gamson308 Mortality in uranium miners in West Bohemia: a long term cohort study L Tomdlek, A I Swerdlow, S C Darby,

V Placek, E Kunz316 Mortality among a cohort of United Kingdom steel foundry workers with special reference to cancers of the

stomach and lung, 1946-90 T Sorahan, A M Faux, MA Cooke323 Mortality, morbidity, and haematological results from a cohort of long term workers involved in 1,3-butadiene

monomer production S R Cowles, S P Tsai, PJr Snyder, C E Ross330 Past exposure to asbestos and combustion products and incidence of cancer among Finnish locomotive drivers

P Nokso-Koivisto, EPukkala335 Exposure to stainless steel welding fumes and lung cancer: a meta-analysis B Sjogren, KS Hansen, H Kjuus,

P-G Persson337 Clearance half life of mercury in urine after the cessation of long term occupational exposure: influence of a

chelating agent (DMPS) on excretion of mercury in urine G Sallsten, L Barregaird, A Schiitz343 Fibrogenic effect of wollastonite compared with asbestos dust and dusts containing quartz M Cambelovi, A Juck347 Liver function tests and urinary albumin in house painters with previous heavy exposure to organic solvents

I Lundberg, G Nise, G Hedenborg, M Hogberg, 0 Vesterberg354 Concentrations of phenol, o-cresol, and 2,5-xylenol in the urine of workers employed in the distillation of the

phenolic fraction of tar G Bieniek357 The presence of 1-naphthol in the urine of industrial workers exposed to naphthalene G Bieniek360 Book review Notice

No6JUNE 1994 Page Papers361 Hand-arm vibration syndrome among travertine workers: a follow up study M Bovenzi, A Franzinelli, L Scattoni,

L Vannuccini366 Vascular responses in chain saw operators KM McKenna, A D Blann, JA Allen371 A study of chromium induced allergic contact dermatitis with 54 volunteers: implications for environmental risk

assessment J Nethercott, D Paustenbach, R Adams, I Fowler, J Marks, C Morton, J Taylor, S Horowitz, B Finley381 Balance measured by head (and trunk) tracking and a force platform in chemically (PCB and TCE) exposed and

referent subjects KH Kilburn, R H Warshaw, B Hanscom386 An updated cohort mortality study of workers exposed to styrene in the reinforced plastics and composites industry

0 Wong, L S Trent, MD Whorton397 Occupational asthma in salbutamol process workers R M Agius, A G Davison, E R Hawkins, A J Newman Taylor400 Quantitative relation between emphysema and lung mineral content in coalworkers J Leigh, TR Driscoll,

B D Cole, R WBeck, B P Hull, J Yang408 Occupational allergy after exposure to caddis flies at a hydroelectric power plant A Kraut, J Sloan, F Silviu-Dan,

Z Peng, D Gagnon, R Wamngton414 Benzene toxicokinetics in humans: exposure of bone marrow to metabolites KH Watanabe, F Y Bois,

JfM Daisey, D M Auslander, R C Spear421 Incidence of cancer among anthophyllite asbestos miners in Finland L 0 Meurman, E Pukkala, M Hakama426 Occupational risk factors for renal cell carcinoma: a case-control study A Aupirin, S Benhamou, C Ory-Paoletti,

R Flamant

Short report429 Temporal epileptic seizures and occupational exposure to solvents M acobsen, J Baelum, J P Bonde

Correspondence431 Scientific objectivity and the chrysotile controversy B I Castleman

Dust exposure and mortality in chrysotile mining, 1910-76 M GreenbergNotices * Book review

No 7 JULY 1994 Page Editorial433 Occupational and Environmental Medicine and the London Faculty of Occupational Medicine Anne Cockcroft

Papers435 Respiratory symptoms and ventilatory function in confectionery workers Eugenija Zuskin, Jadranka Mustajbegovic,

E Neil Schachter, Josipa Kern440 Relations between respiratory symptoms and sickness among workers in the animal feed industry WendelK Post,

Alex Burdorf, Ton G Bnrggeling447 Biological monitoring of workers exposed to cobalt metal, salt, oxides, and hard metal dust D Lison, J-P Buchet,

B Swennen, J Molders, R Lauwerys451 Determinants of benzo(a)pyrenediol epoxide adducts to haemoglobin in workers exposed to polycyclic aromatic

hydrocarbons M Ferreira Junior, S Tas, M dell'Omno, G Goormans, J-P Buchet, R Lauwerys456 Pleural plaques and exposure to mineral fibres in a male urban necropsy population A Karialainen, PJ Karhunen,

K Lalu, A Penttila, E Vanhala, P Kyyronen, A Tossavainen461 Relation between lung asbestos fibre burden and exposure indices based on job history Ken Takahashi,

Bruce W Case, Andre Dufresne, Richard Fraser, Toshiaki Higashi, Jack Siemiatycki470 Association of rotating shiftwork with preterm births and low birth weight among never smoking women textile

workers in China Xiping Xu, Min Ding, Baoluo Li, David C Christiani475 Occupational paternal exposure to benzene and risk of spontaneous abortion I Sticker, L Mandereau,

M PAubert-Berleur, F D~plan, A Paris, A Richard, D Himon

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479 Morbidity follow up study of BASF employees exposed to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) after a1953 chemical reactor incident Andreas Zober, M Gerald Ott, PeterMesserer

487 Dietary and ethanol induced alterations of the toxikokinetics of toluene in humans Ewa Wigaeus Hjelm,Agneta Ldf, Akio Sato, Anders Colmsjo, Bengt-Ove Lundmark, Ake Norstrom

492 Biological effects of inhaled magnesium sulphate whiskers in rats Hajime Hori, Takahiko Kasai, Joji Haratake,Sumiyo Ishimatsu, Takako Oyabu, Hiroshi Yamato, Toshiaki Higashi, Isamu Tanaka

500 Renal toxicity and arterial hypertension in rats chronically exposed to vanadate Paolo Boscolo, Marco Carmignani,Anna Rita Volpe, Mario Felaco, Goffredo Del Rosso, Giovanni Porcelli, Giovanni Giuliano

504 Book review

No 8 AUGUST 1994

No 9 SEPTEMBER 1994 Page577

Page Papers505 Renal function and hyperfiltration capacity in lead smelter workers with high bone lead Harry Roels,

Robert Lauwerys, JozefKonings, Jean-Pierre Buchet, Alfred Bernard, Stuart Green, David Bradley, Wyn Morgan,David Chettle

513 Exposure of iron foundry workers to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: benzo(a)pyrene-albumin adducts and1-hydroxypyrene as biomarkers for exposure 0 Omland, D Sherson, AM Hansen, T Sigsgaard, HAutrup,E Overgaard

519 A biological monitoring asessment of exposure to methylene dianiline in manufacturers and users J Cocker,B P Nutey, HK Wilson

523 Occupational exposure to solvent mixtures: effects on health and metabolism Hirohiko Ukai, Shiro Takada,Shunen Inui, Yoshiko Imai, Toshio Kawai, Shin-ichiro Shimbo, Masayuki Ikeda

530 Cancer incidence and mortality among Swedish leather tanners Zoli Mikoczy, Andreijs Schutz, Lars Hagmar536 Endocrine function in mercury exposed chloralkali workers Lars Barregdrd, Goran Lindstedt, Andreijs Schutz,

Gerd Sallsten541 Cancer mortality among workers in the meat department of supermarkets Eric S Johnson548 Allergic airway disease in Italian bakers and pastry makers R de Zotti, F Larese, M Bovenzi, C Negro, S Molinari553 Transient changes in the pulmonary function of welders: a cross sectional study ofMonday peak expiratory flow

A M Donoghue, W I Glass, G P Herbison557 Emphysema and airway obstruction in non-smoking South African gold miners with long exposure to silica dust

Eva Hnizdo, GerhardK Sluis-Cremer, Eugene Baskind, Jill Murray564 Investigation of the relative contributions of cigarette smoking and mineral dust exposure to activation of

circulating phagocytes, alterations in plasma concentrations of vitamin C, vitamin E, and fi carotene, andpulmonary dysfunction in South African gold miners A J Theron, GA Richards, M S Myer, VL van Antwerpen,G K Sluis-Cremer, L Wolmarans, CA van der Merwe, R Anderson

568 Age and adjustment to night work Mikko I Hdrma, Tarija Hakola, Torbjorn Akerstedt, Jarmo T Laitinen

Correspondence574 Use of the prevalence ratio v the prevalence odds ratio as a measure of risk in cross sectional studies

Olav Axelson, Mats Fredriksson, Kerstin Ekberg575 Notices576 Book reviews * Correction

EditorialOccupational and environmental medicine: what is it? PeterJ Baxter

Papers579 Work related symptoms, sensitisation, and estimated exposure in workers not previously exposed to flour

P Cullinan, D Lowson, MJ Nieuwenhuijsen, C Sandiford, R D Tee, KM Venables, I C McDonald, AJ Newman Taylor584 Dust and flour aeroallergen exposure in flour mills and bakeries MJ Nieuwenhuijsen, C P Sandiford, D Lowson,

R D Tee, KM Venables, J C McDonald, A J Newman Taylor589 Work related symptoms, sensitisation, and estimated exposure in workers not previously exposed to laboratory rats

P Cullinan, D Lowson, MJ Nieuwenhuijsen, S Gordon, R D Tee, KM Venables, I C McDonald, A J Newman Taylor593 Exposure to dust and rat urinary aeroallergens in research establishments MJ Nieuwenhuijsen, S Gordon,

R D Tee, KM Venables, J C McDonald, A J Newman Taylor597 Management of occupational back pain: the Sherbrooke model. Results of a pilot and feasibility study

Patrick Loisel, Pierre Durand, Lucien Abenhaim, Lise Gosselin, Robert Simard, Jean Turcotte, JohnM Esdaile603 Hand-arm vibration syndrome and dose-response relation for vibration induced white finger among quarry drillers

and stonecarvers M Bovenzi and the Italian Study Group on Physical Hazards in the Stone Industry612 Traumatic work related fatalities in commercial fishermen in Australia Timothy R Driscoll, Guncha Ansari,

James E Harrison, Michael S Frommer, Elizabeth A Ruck617 Retrospective assessment of solvent exposure in paint manufacturing Deborah C Glass, Anne Spurgeon,

Ian A Calvert, John L Clark, J Malcolm Harrington626 Investigation of dose related neurobehavioural effects in paintmakers exposed to low levels of solvents

Anne Spurgeon, Deborah C Glass, Ian A Calvert, Mark Cunningham-Hill, Malcolm Harrington631 Occupational exposure to hydrocarbons and chronic pancreatitis: a case-referent study R McNamee,

I M Braganza, I Hogg, I Leck, P Rose, NM Cherry638 Increased albumin excretion in industrial workers due to shift work rather than to prolonged exposure to low

concentrations of chlorinated hydrocarbons PJ Boogaard, M EJ Caubo

Short reports642 Lung cancer among iron ore miners in east Slovakia: a case-control study JTin Ics6, Matilda Szollosovei,

Tom Sorahan644 Fuller's earth (montmorillonite) pneumoconiosis A R Gibbs, FD Pooley

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Correspondence647 Coal mining, emphysema, and compensation revisited Michael D Attfield, Thomas Hodous

Mental retardation and parental occupation: a study on the applicability of job exposure matrices Laszlo Magos648 SAS program for testing the difference between two correlated correlation coefficients Marco dell'Omo

Notices * Book review

No 10 OCTOBER 1994 Page Papers649 Survey of methods and statistical models used in the analysis of occupational cohort studies Peter W Callas,

Harris Pastides, David WHosmer656 Dental health in workers previously exposed to mercury vapour at a chloralkali plant Roy I Holland,

Dag G Ellingsen, Marit L Olstad, Helge Kjuus660 Longitudinal study of workers exposed to mercury vapour at low concentrations: time course of inorganic and

organic mercury concentrations in urine, blood, and hair Nobuo Ishihara, Kenji Urushiyama663 Use of molecular epidemiological techniques in a pilot study on workers exposed to chromium Min Gao,

Leonard S Levy, Stephen P Faux, T Ching Aw, Robin A Braithwaite, Stanley S Brown669 Comparison of measures of lead exposure, dose, and chelatable lead burden after provocative chelation in

organolead workers Brian S Schwartz, Michael P McGrail, Walter Stewart, Theresa Pluth674 Mortality of Sardinian lead and zinc miners: 1960-88 P L Cocco, P Carta, S Belli, G F Picchiri, M VFlore683 Effect of air humidification on the sick building syndrome and perceived indoor air quality in hospitals: a four

month longitudinal study Klas Nordstrom, Dan Norbdck, Roland Akselsson689 Occupational hand dermatoses of hairdressers in Tainan City Yueliang Leon Guo, Bour-Jr Wang, J Yu-Yun Lee,

Shu-Yuan Chou693 Time to pregnancy and occupational exposure to pesticides in fruit growers in The Netherlands J7ohan de Cock,

Karolien Westveer, Dick Heederik, Egbert te Velde, Roel van Kooij700 Evaluation of phosphine genotoxicity at occupational levels of exposure in New South Wales, Australia

Anadergh Barbosa, AntonioM Bonin706 Upper airway irritation and small airways hyperreactivity due to exposure to potassium aluminium tetrafluoride

flux: an extended case report UlfHjortsberg, Palle 0rbaek, Mdns Arborelius J7r, J7an-Eric Karlsson

Short reports710 Occupational respiratory diseases in British Columbia, Canada in 1991 Gustavo R Contreras, Roxanne Rousseau,

Moira Chan-Yeung713 Death of a classified worker probably caused by overexposure to y radiation D C Lloyd, A A Edwards,

EJ_ Fitzsimons, C D Evans, R Railton, P _effrey, T G Williams, A D White, M Ikeya, H Sumitomo

Correspondence719 Study of occupational lung cancer in asbestos factories in China Robert W Morgan, K E Zhao

Notice* Book reviews

No 11 NOVEMBER 1994 Page721

EditorialStatistical and epidemiological reviewing Roseanne McNamee, Anne Cockcroft

Papers722 Use of multiple causes of death in the analysis of occupational cohorts-an example from the oil industry

Lesley Rushton730 Neurophysiological assessment of divers with medical histories of neurological decompression illness

A WMurrison, E Glasspool, RJ_ Pethybridge, TJ_ R Francis, EM Sedgwick735 Effect of bis (tributyl tin) oxide on permeability of the blood-brain barrier: a transient increase Kazuo Hara,

Mitsuaki Yoshizuka, Yoshiaki Doi, Sunao Fujimoto739 Exposure to benzene and urinary concentrations of 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine, a biological marker of oxidative

damage to DNA Susanna Lagorio, Christer Tagesson, Francesco Forastiere, Ivano Iavarone, Olav Axelson,Angelo Carere

744 Ocular and nasal irritation in operatives in Lancashire cotton and synthetic fibre mills David Fishwick,AngelaM Fletcher, C Anthony C Pickering, Robert McL Niven, E Brian Faragher

749 Effects on health of a change from a delaying to an advancing shift system J Barton, S Folkard, L Smith,C JM Poole

756 Questionnaire for the identification of back pain for epidemiological purposes R M Agius, MH Lloyd,S Campbell, P Hutchison, A Seaton, CA Soutar

761 Reproductive effects of sodium borates on male employees: birth rate assessment M Donald Whorton,J'enifer L Haas, Lisa Trent, Otto Wong

768 Postural stability of workers exposed to lead S E Chia, L H Chua, TP Ng, S C Foo, Jf eyaratnam772 Survey of antimony workers: mortality 1961-1992 R Dones777 Asbestos fibres and man-made mineral fibres: induction and release of tumour necrosis factor-a from rat alveolar

macrophages A G Ljungman, M Lindahl, C Tagesson

Short report784 Polypropylene production workers and colorectal cancer in Germany: a brief report R Kaleja, L Horbach, J Amsel

Correspondence786 Absence of risk of colorectal cancer among workers at a UK polypropylene production plant J Bouskill

Isotretinoin induced rubber glove dermatitis S Williams, S WrightNotices- Book reviews

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No 12 DECEMBER 1994 Page Review793 Deposition and retention of inhaled fibres: effects on incidence of lung cancer and mesothelioma

Morton Lippmann

Papers799 Mortality among employees at a plastics and resins research and development facility Sally R Cowles,

Shan P Tsai, Elizabeth L Gilstrap, Charles E Ross804 Malignant mesothelioma: attributable risk of asbestos exposure Robert Spirtas, Ellen F Heineman, Leslie Bernstein,

Gilbert W Beebe, Robert J Keehn, Alice Stark, Bernard L Harlow, Jacques Benichou812 Genetic polymorphism for glutathione-S-transferase mu in asbestos cement workers Kj7akobsson, A Rannug,

A-KAlexandrie, L Rylander, M Albin, L Hagmar817 Distribution of urinary hippuric acid concentrations by ALDH2 genotype T Kawamoto, K Murata, M Koga,

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