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.

2003

Lavis JN, Ross SE, Stoddart GL, Hohenadel JM, McLeod CB, Evans R. Do Canadian civil servants care about the health of populations. American Journal of Public Health. 2003;93(4):658-663. doi:10.2105/ajph.93.4.658.
Hogg-Johnson S, Cole DC. Early prognostic factors for duration on temporary total benefits in the first year among workers with compensated occupational soft tissue injuries. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2003;60(4):244-253. doi:10.1136/oem.60.4.244.
Amick B, Robertson M, DeRango K, Bazzani L, Moore A, Rooney T, Harrist RB. Effect of office ergonomics intervention on reducing musculoskeletal symptoms. Spine. 2003;28(24):2706-2711. doi:10.1097/01.BRS.0000099740.87791.F7.
Cote P, Cassidy JD, Carroll LJ. Epidemiology of neck pain: what have we learned from our population-based studies. Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association. 2003;47(4):284-290.
Hayden JA, Mior S, Verhoef MJ. Evaluation of chiropractic management of pediatric patients with low back pain: a prospective cohort study. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 2003;26(1):42743.
Pennick V. Evidence-practice gap. Journal of the Ontario Occupational Health Nurses Association. 2003;22(1):24-25.
Kennedy SM, Koehoorn M. Exposure assessment in epidemiology: does gender matter. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2003;44(6):576-583. doi:10.1002/ajim.10297.
Carroll LJ, Cassidy JD, Cote P. Factors associated with the onset of an episode of depressive symptoms in the general population. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2003;56(7):651-658.
Breslin FC, Mustard C. Factors influencing the impact of unemployment on mental health among young and older adults in a longitudinal, population-based survey. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health. 2003;29(1):42869.
Koehoorn M, Ratner PA, Shamian J. Feasibility of using existing Statistics Canada surveys to describe the health and work of nurses. Nursing Leadership (Toronto, Ontario). 2003;16(2):94-106.
Mustard C, Etches J. Gender differences in socioeconomic inequality in mortality. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2003;57(12):974-980. doi:10.1136/jech.57.12.974.
Lavis JN, Robertson D, Woodside JM, McLeod CB, Abelson J. How can research organizations more effectively transfer research knowledge to decision makers. Milbank Quarterly. 2003;81(2):221-222.
Smith CA, Shannon HS. How much science is there in injury prevention and control. Injury Prevention. 2003;9(1):89-90. doi:10.1136/ip.9.1.89.
Zakaria D, Mustard C, Robertson J, MacDermid JC, Hartford K, Clarke J, Koval J. Identifying cumulative trauma disorders of the upper extremity in workers' compensation databases. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2003;43(5):507-518. doi:10.1002/ajim.10217.
McLeod CB, Lavis JN, Mustard C, Stoddart GL. Income inequality, household income, and health status in Canada: a prospective cohort study. American Journal of Public Health. 2003;93(8):1287-1293.
Mustard C, Vermeulen M, Lavis JN. Is position in the occupational hierarchy a determinant of decline in perceived health status. Social Science & Medicine. 2003;57(12):2291-2303.
Lavis JN, McLeod CB, Mustard C, Stoddart GL. Is there a gradient in life span by position in the social hierarchy. American Journal of Public Health. 2003;93(5):771-774.
Cassidy JD, Carroll LJ, Cote P, Berglund A, Nygren A. Low back pain after traffic collisions: a population-based cohort study. Spine. 2003;28(10):1002-1009. doi:10.1097/01.BRS.0000061983.36544.0D.
Baril R, Clarke J, Friesen M, Stock S, Cole DC. Management of return-to-work programs for workers with musculoskeletal disorders: a qualitative study in three Canadian provinces. Social Science & Medicine. 2003;57(11):2101-2114.
Beaton DE, Schemitsch E. Measures of health-related quality of life and physical function. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2003;90-105. doi:10.1097/01.blo.0000079772.06654.c8.
Lavis JN, Ross SE, McLeod CB, Gildiner A. Measuring the impact of health research. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy. 2003;8(3):165-170. doi:10.1258/135581903322029520.
Cole DC, Wells R, Frazer MB, Kerr MS, Neumann WP, Laing AC. Methodological issues in evaluating workplace interventions to reduce work-related musculoskeletal disorders through mechanical exposure reduction. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health. 2003;29(5):396-405.
van Tulder MW, Touray T, Furlan AD, Solway S, Bouter LM. Muscle relaxants for nonspecific low back pain: a systematic review within the framework of the cochrane collaboration. Spine. 2003;28(17):1978-1992. doi:10.1097/01.BRS.0000090503.38830.AD.
Shamian J, O'Brien-Pallas L, Thomson D, Alksnis C, Kerr MS. Nurse absenteeism, stress and workplace injury: what are the contributing factors and what can/should be done about it. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy. 2003;23(9):81-103.
Liss GM, Tarlo SM, Doherty J, Purdham J, Greene J, McCaskell L, Kerr MS. Physician diagnosed asthma, respiratory symptoms, and associations with workplace tasks among radiographers in Ontario, Canada. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2003;60(4):254-261. doi:10.1136/oem.60.4.254.