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Online-first articles

Original article [online first; 15 September 2023]   pdf
The impact of leisure-time physical activity and occupational physical activity on sickness absence. A prospective study among people with physically demanding jobs
Ketels M, Belligh T, De Bacquer D, Clays E
 
Original article [online first; 6 September 2023]   pdf
Development and validation of a work-related risk score for upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders in a French working population
Rapicault C, Roquelaure Y, Bodin J, Fouquet N, Bertrais S
 
Original article [online first; 6 September 2023]   pdf
Metabolic syndrome increases the risk for premature employment exit: A longitudinal study among 60 427 middle-aged and older workers from the Lifelines Cohort Study and Biobank
Runge K, van Zon SKR, Henkens K, Bültmann U
 
Original article [online first; 5 September 2023]   pdf
Development and evaluation of the gender-specific CONSTANCES job exposure matrix for physical risk factors in France
Wuytack F, Evanoff BA, Dale AM, Gilbert F, Fadel M, Leclerc A, Descatha A
 
Editorial [online first; 5 September 2023]   pdf
Work-related sexual and gender harassment: conceptual challenges and the need for evidence-based prevention
Madsen IEH, Nielsen MBD
 
Original article [online first; 4 September 2023]   pdf
Long working hours and all-cause mortality in China: A 26-year follow-up study
Huang Y, Xiang Y, Zhou W, Li G, Zhao C, Zhang D, Fang S
 
Original article [online first; 27 August 2023]   pdf
Effectiveness of 'motivational interviewing' on sick leave: a randomized controlled trial in a social insurance setting
Aasdahl L, Standal MI, Hagen R, Solbjør M, Bagøien G, Fossen H, Foldal VS, Bjørngaard JH, Rysstad T, Grotle M, Johnsen R, Fors EA
 
Original article [online first; 27 August 2023]   pdf
The global health and economic impact of low-back pain attributable to occupational ergonomic factors in the working-age population by age, sex, geography in 2019
Chen N, Fong DYT, Wong JYH
 
Review [online first; 15 August 2023]   pdf
Occupational mechanical exposures as risk factor for chronic low-back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jahn A, Andersen JH, Christiansen DH, Seidler A, Dalbøge A
 
Original article [online first; 7 August 2023]   pdf
The effects of a national, voluntary agreement for a more inclusive working life on work participation following long-term sickness absence: a Norwegian cohort study
Hasting RL, Mehlum IS, Undem K, Robroek SJW, Burdorf A, Gran JM, Merkus SL
 
Original article [online first; 4 August 2023]   pdf
Occupational exposure to silica dust in France: an ongoing concern
Delabre L, Houot M-T, Burtin A, Pilorget C
 
Original article [online first; 2 August 2023]   pdf
A cohort study of retinal detachment among Swedish construction workers
Schott KD, Kriebel D, Sama SR, Buchholz BO, Järvholm B, Wahlström J
 
Original article [online first; 31 July 2023]   pdf
Trajectories of psychosocial working conditions and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: a Swedish register-based cohort study
Pan K-Y, Almroth M, Nevriana A, Hemmingsson T, Kjellberg K, Falkstedt D
 
Original article [online first; 27 July 2023]   pdf
Multidimensional employment precariousness mediates the association between low educational attainment and poor subjective well-being: results from a nationwide cross-sectional study in South Korea
Baek S-U, Kim M-S, Lim M-H, Kim T, Won J-U, Yoon J-H

Recent most cited articles in Scopus

The following list includes most cited articles published during the previous 36 months.

Letter to the Editor 2021;47(5):408-409   pdf full text
94 citationsReturn-to-work, disabilities and occupational health in the age of COVID-19
Godeau D, Petit A, Richard I, Roquelaure Y, Descatha A
 
Review 2021;47(2):95-107   pdf full text
71 citationsHarmonized definition of occupational burnout: A systematic review, semantic analysis, and Delphi consensus in 29 countries
Guseva Canu I, Marca SC, Dell'Oro F, Balázs Á, Bergamaschi E, Besse C, Bianchi R, Bislimovska J, Koscec Bjelajac A, Bugge M, Busneag CI, Çağlayan Ç, Cernițanu M, Costa Pereira C, Dernovšček Hafner N, Droz N, Eglite M, Godderis L, Gündel H, Hakanen JJ, Iordache RM, Khireddine-Medouni I, Kiran S, Larese-Filon F, Lazor-Blanchet C, Légeron P, Loney T, Majery N, Merisalu E, Mehlum IS, Michaud L, Mijakoski D, Minov J, Modenese A, Molan M, van der Molen H, Nena E, Nolimal D, Otelea M, Pletea E, Pranjic N, Rebergen D, Reste J, Schernhammer E, Wahlen A
 
Review 2021;47(7):489-508   pdf full text
68 citationsPsychosocial work exposures and health outcomes: a meta-review of 72 literature reviews with meta-analysis
Niedhammer I, Bertrais S, Witt K
 
Short communication 2020;46(6):639-644   pdf full text
52 citationsThe deterioration of mental health among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 outbreak: A population-based cohort study of workers in Japan
Sasaki N, Kuroda R, Tsuno K, Kawakami N
 
Discussion paper 2020;46(6):557-569   pdf full text
47 citationsHow to schedule night shift work in order to reduce health and safety risks
Garde AH, Begtrup L, Bjorvatn B, Bonde JP, Hansen J, Hansen ÅM, Härmä M, Jensen MA, Kecklund G, Kolstad HA, Larsen AD, Lie JA, Moreno CRC, Nabe-Nielsen K, Sallinen M
 
Editorial 2021;47(4):245-247   pdf full text
33 citationsThe COVID-19 pandemic: one year later – an occupational perspective
Burdorf A, Porru F, Rugulies R
 
Original article 2021;47(3):171-180   pdf full text
27 citationsChanges in precarious employment in the United States: A longitudinal analysis
Oddo VM, Zhuang CC, Andrea SB, Eisenberg-Guyot J, Peckham T, Jacoby D, Hajat A
 
Original article 2022;48(1):61-70   pdf full text
24 citationsExposure to a SARS-CoV-2 infection at work: development of an international job exposure matrix (COVID-19-JEM)
Oude Hengel KM, Burdorf A, Pronk A, Schlünssen V, Stokholm ZA, Kolstad HA, van Veldhoven K, Basinas I, van Tongeren M, Peters S
 
Review 2022;48(2):86-98   pdf full text
23 citationsPhysical activity at work may not be health enhancing. A systematic review with meta-analysis on the association between occupational physical activity and cardiovascular disease mortality covering 23 studies with 655 892 participants
Cillekens B, Huysmans MA, Holtermann A, van Mechelen W, Straker L, Krause N, van der Beek AJ, Coenen P
 
Editorial 2021;47(3):169-170   pdf full text
22 citationsThe burnout enigma solved?
Schaufeli W

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