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Occupational asbestos exposure and gastrointestinal cancers: systematic review and meta-analyses

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Journal article
Koehoorn M, McLeod CB, Fan J, Arrandale VH, Davies HW, Dement JM, Pahwa M, Peters CE, Stayner L, Straif K, Demers PA.
Occup Environ Med. 2025 Feb 10:oemed-2024-109707. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2024-109707. Online ahead of print.

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Occupational Asbestos Exposure and Gastrointestinal Cancers: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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Report to The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) Ontario
Koehoorn M, Demers PA, McLeod CB, Arrandale V, Davies HW, Dement J, Fan J, Pahwa M, Peters CE, Stayner L, Straif K.
Vancouver, BC: Partnership for Work, Health and Safety; 2023.

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Characteristics of work-related fatal and hospitalised injuries not captured in workers’ compensation data

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Journal article
Koehoorn M, Tamburic L, Xu F, Alamgir H, Demers P, McLeod C.
Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2015; 72(6): 413-20.

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Population-based surveillance of asthma among workers in British Columbia, Canada

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Journal article
Koehoorn M, Tamburic L, McLeod C, Demers P, Lynd, L, Kennedy S. Chronic Diseases in Canada. 2013; 33(2).

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Surveillance of mesothelioma and workers’ compensation in British Columbia, Canada

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Journal article
Kirkham TL, Koehoorn MW, McLeod CB, Demers PA. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2011 Jan;68(1):30-5.
Research summary [472 KB]

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Shift work trends and risk for worker injury in Canada

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Journal article
Wong I, McLeod CB, Demers P. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health. 2011;37(1):54-61.
Media release

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WorkSafeBC-CHSPR Research Partnership Annual Report 2008-2009

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Annual report [PDF 354 KB]
Vancouver, BC: Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; 2009.

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Beryllium disease in British Columbian workers: a pilot surveillance project using linked health administrative data

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Peer-reviewed report to WorkSafeBC
Takaro T, McLeod C, Xu F, Koehoorn M, Demers P. Richmond, BC: WorkSafeBC; 2009.

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Population-based asbestosis surveillance in British Columbia

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Journal article
Gan W, Demers P, McLeod C, Koehoorn M. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2009;66:766-771.

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Asthma in British Columbia

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Report [PDF: 1 MB]
McLeod CB, Bogyo T, Demers P, Edeer D, Hertzman C, Kennedy S, Koehoorn M, McGrail KM, Tamburic L. Vancouver (BC): Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; 2007.
Research Summary [PDF: 226 KB]

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