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

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.
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.