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

Cassidy JD, Boyle E, Cote P, He Y, Hogg-Johnson S, Silver FL, Bondy SJ. Risk of vertebrobasilar stroke and chiropractic care: results of a population-based case-control and case-crossover study. Spine. 2008;33(4):S176-S183. doi:10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181644600.
Karmakar SD, Breslin FC. Role of educational level and job characteristics on the health of young adults. Social Science & Medicine. 2008;66(9):2011-2022. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.01.017.
Mansyur C, Amick B, Harrist RB, Franzini L. Social capital, income inequality, and self-rated health in 45 countries. Social Science & Medicine. 2008;66(1):43-56. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.08.015.
Keown K, Van Eerd D, Irvin E. Stakeholder engagement opportunities in systematic reviews: knowledge transfer for policy and practice. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. 2008;28(2):67-72. doi:10.1002/chp.159.
Tompa E, de Oliveira C, Dolinschi R, Irvin E. Systematic review of disability management interventions with economic evaluations. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2008;18(1):16-26. doi:10.1007/s10926-007-9116-x.
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.
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.
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.