Purpose. Dental hygienists have been found to have high rates of neck and shoulder disorders,
but there is very limited information on risk factors associated with those disorders, the …

Background In a 1988 study of shipyard workers, a progressive association was observed
between cumulative exposure to vibration and the vascular and neurological symptoms of the …

Objectives Segmental sensory nerve conduction velocity (SNCV) was measured from the
wrists to the hands and digits in a population of 134 (126 men and 8 women) vibration-…

Objectives The purpose of this paper is to assess the overlap and stability of two different
case definitions of carpal tunnel syndrome CTS. The analysis considers the association …

Objective To evaluate incidence of breastfeeding initiation according to maternal pre-pregnancy
body mass index (BMI) in “Grossesse en Santé”, a large prospective birth cohort in …

Aim To evaluate the association between maternal physical activity and infant’s birth weight
or risk of inappropriate weight for gestational age (GA), and whether this association differs …

… Marc-Olivier Croteau Marc-Olivier Croteau has completed this article as part of his master’s
thesis in psychoeducation. He then completed a master’s degree in Library and Information …

I am most grateful to Martin Cherniack, MD, MPH for his ongoing mentoring and direction.
His creative energy is infectious. I also wish to thank Donald Peterson, PhD., for his technical …

… Marc Croteau, MD, MPH Occupational and Environmental Medicine University of
Connecticut Health Center November 9, 2006 croteau@uchc.edu …

Introduction The online Occupational Medicine Tutorial prepares students to diagnose
occupational diseases in their patients. The material is comprehensive enough to allow faculty …