Published in BMC Musculoskelet Disord on August 12, 2013
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The effects of shift work on body weight change - a systematic review of longitudinal studies. Scand J Work Environ Health (2011) 1.19
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Design of a RCT evaluating the (cost-) effectiveness of a lifestyle intervention for male construction workers at risk for cardiovascular disease: the health under construction study. BMC Public Health (2008) 1.05
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Intervention mapping for the development of a strategy to implement the insurance medicine guidelines for depression. BMC Public Health (2011) 1.01
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Mechanical loading of the low back and shoulders during pushing and pulling activities. Ergonomics (2004) 0.98
Process evaluation of a school based physical activity related injury prevention programme using the RE-AIM framework. BMC Pediatr (2010) 0.98
The 2BFit study: is an unsupervised proprioceptive balance board training programme, given in addition to usual care, effective in preventing ankle sprain recurrences? Design of a randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2008) 0.98
Test-retest reliability and validity of self-reported duration of computer use at work. Scand J Work Environ Health (2008) 0.98
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Successfully improving physical activity behavior after rehabilitation. Am J Health Promot (2007) 0.96
The Vital@Work Study. The systematic development of a lifestyle intervention to improve older workers' vitality and the design of a randomised controlled trial evaluating this intervention. BMC Public Health (2009) 0.96
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Work-related fatigue: the specific case of highly educated women in the Netherlands. Int Arch Occup Environ Health (2009) 0.95
Design of the iPlay study: systematic development of a physical activity injury prevention programme for primary school children. Sports Med (2009) 0.95
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Gender differences in self-reported physical and psychosocial exposures in jobs with both female and male workers. J Occup Environ Med (2005) 0.94
Design of a randomized controlled trial on the effects of counseling of mental health problems by occupational physicians on return to work: the CO-OP-study. BMC Public Health (2007) 0.93
Evaluation of occupational health interventions using a randomized controlled trial: challenges and alternative research designs. Scand J Work Environ Health (2015) 0.93
A worksite prevention program for construction workers: design of a randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health (2010) 0.93
Return to work and occupational physicians' management of common mental health problems--process evaluation of a randomized controlled trial. Scand J Work Environ Health (2010) 0.93
The relative contribution of work exposure, leisure time exposure, and individual characteristics in the onset of arm-wrist-hand and neck-shoulder symptoms among office workers. Int Arch Occup Environ Health (2011) 0.93
Challenges at work and financial rewards to stimulate longer workforce participation. Hum Resour Health (2009) 0.93
What are possible barriers and facilitators to implementation of a Participatory Ergonomics programme? Implement Sci (2010) 0.92
Office workers' risk factors for the development of non-specific neck pain: a systematic review of prospective cohort studies. Occup Environ Med (2012) 0.92
A theoretical framework to describe communication processes during medical disability assessment interviews. BMC Public Health (2009) 0.92
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