Prof Malcolm Sim - Researcher Profile

Biography

Malcolm Sim is an Occupational Physician and epidemiologist who leads a team of about 25 research and teaching staff in the Monash Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health (MonCOEH). His main research interests include the human health effects of occupational and environmental exposures, occupational disease surveillance, veterans' health, cohort studies of working populations and exposure assessment. Malcolm is the Principal Investigator for a NHMRC Public Health Capacity Building Grant concerned with building capacity in workplace public health and a NHMRC-EU grant investigating mobile phone exposure and brain tumours in young people (Mobi-kids study).  He is a co-investigator on several other national and international collaborative studies. His research group was awarded the Victorian Public Health Research Excellence Award in 2005.

Malcolm is the Deputy Editor of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, an Associate Editor for the Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Military and Veteran Health.  He is also an elected member of the Management Group of the Scientific Committees for Epidemiology in Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine of the International Commission of Occupational Health.  He is a member of the Human Research Ethics Committee of the Australian Institute for Health and Welfare.  Malcolm is the course coordinator for the Masters degree in Occupational and Environmental Health at Monash and was awarded an Australasian College of Physicians Medal for outstanding service in 2003.  He has been an external examiner at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and is involved in collaborative projects in workplace health surveillance with Mahidol University in Thailand and the National Institute for Occupational Health and Poison Control in China.

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 1993

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE

Institution: Deakin University

Year awarded: 1989

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE

Institution: University of London

Year awarded: 1988

BACHELOR OF MEDICINE, BACHELOR OF SURGERY

Institution: University of Melbourne

Year awarded: 1980

BACHELOR OF MEDICAL SCIENCE

Institution: University of Melbourne

Year awarded: 1978

Publications

Book Chapters

Sim, M., 2010, Antimony, in Hunter's Diseases of Occupations, eds Peter J Baxter, Tar-Ching Aw, Anne Cockcroft , Paul Durrington and J Malcolm Harrington, Hodder Arnold, London UK, p. 159.

Sim, M., 2010, Arsenic, in Hunter's Diseases of Occupations, eds Peter J Baxter, Tar-Ching Aw, Anne Cockcroft , Paul Durrington and J Malcolm Harrington, Hodder Arnold, London UK, pp. 160-161.

Sim, M., 2010, Molybdenum, in Hunter's Diseases of Occupations, eds Peter J Baxter, Tar-Ching Aw, Anne Cockcroft , Paul Durrington and J Malcolm Harrington, Hodder Arnold, London UK, pp. 221-222.

Sim, M., 2010, Phosphorus, in Hunter's Diseases of Occupations, eds Peter J Baxter, Tar-Ching Aw, Anne Cockcroft , Paul Durrington and J Malcolm Harrington, Hodder Arnold, London UK, p. 225.

Sim, M.R., Brown, S.K., 2008, Indoor air quality in health care facilities, in Occupational Health for Health Care Professionals, eds Jayakumar Gurusamy and Retneswari Masilamani, Malaysian Medical Association, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, pp. 227-241.

Milton, A.H., Smith, W., Dear, K., Caldwell, B.K., Sim, M.R., Ng, J.C., 2006, Arsenic mitigation: drinking-water options in Bangladesh, in Managing Arsenic in the Environment: from Soil to Human Health, eds R Naidu, E Smith, G Owens, P Bhattacharya, P Nadebaum, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood Vic Australia, pp. 355-362.

Sim, M.R., Phoon, W., 2002, Legislative controls and compensation: Pacific, Far East & Australasia, in Occupational disorders of the lung: Recognition, management and prevention, eds David J Hendrick, P Sherwood Burge, William S Beckett, Andrew Churg, WB Saunders, London UK, pp. 555-568.

Journal Articles

Surawera, I.L., Hoe, V., Kelsall, H., Urquhart, D.M., Sim, M.R., 2013, Physical and psychosocial factors associated with wrist or hand pain among Australian hospital-based nurses, Injury Prevention [P], vol 19, issue 1, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 13-18.

Pearce, D.C., Dowling, K., Sim, M.R., 2012, Cancer incidence and soil arsenic exposure in a historical gold mining area in Victoria, Australia: a geospatial analysis, Journal Of Exposure Science And Environmental Epidemiology [P], vol 22, issue 3, Nature Publishing Group, UK, pp. 248-257.

Glass, D.C., Del Monaco, A., Simpson, P.M., Sim, M.R., 2012, Cancer incidence in a cohort of active firefighters in Queensland, Journal of Health, Safety and Environment [P], vol 28, issue 1, C C H Australia Ltd, Australia, pp. 23-31.

Gwini, S., MacFarlane, E., Del Monaco, A., McLean, D., Pisaniello, D., Benke, G., Sim, M., 2012, Cancer incidence, mortality and blood lead levels among workers exposed to inorganic lead, Annals of Epidemiology [P], vol 22, Elsevier Science Ltd, United States, pp. 270-276.

Hoe, V., Urquhart, D.M., Kelsall, H., Sim, M.R., 2012, Ergonomic design and training for preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb and neck in adults (Review), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [P], vol 8, issue Art. ID: .CD008570, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-107.

Krungkraipetch, N., Krungkraipetch, K., Kaewboonchoo, O., Arphorn, S., Sim, M.R., 2012, Interventions to prevent musculoskeletal disorders among informal sector workers: a literature review, Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health [P], vol 43, issue 2, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation*Regional Tropical Medicine & Public Hlth Project, Thailand, pp. 510-525.

Abouzeid, M., Kelsall, H., Forbes, A., Sim, M., Creamer, M., 2012, Posttraumatic stress disorder and hypertension in Australian veterans of the 1991 Gulf War, Journal of Psychosomatic Research [P], vol 72, issue 1, Elsevier Inc., United States, pp. 33-38.

Hoe, V., Kelsall, H., Urquhart, D., Sim, M., 2012, Risk factors for musculoskeletal symptoms of the neck or shoulder alone or neck and shoulder among hospital nurses, Occupational And Environmental Medicine [P], vol 69, issue 3, BMJ Group, UK, pp. 198-204.

Loomis, D., Sim, M., 2012, Suppressing publication threatens scientific progress, Occupational And Environmental Medicine [P], vol 69, issue 4, BMJ Publishing group, England, p. 229.

Coggon, D.N., Ntani, G., Palmer, K.T., Felli, V.E., Harari, R., Barrero, L.H., Felknor, S.A., Gimeno, D., Cattrell, A., Serra, C., Bonzini, M., Solidaki, E., Merisalu, E., Habib, R., Sadeghian, F., Kadir, M., Warnakulasuriya, S.S.P., Matsudaira, K., Nyantumbu, B., Sim, M.R., Harcombe, H., Cox, K., Marziale, M.H., Sarquis, L.M., Harari, F., Freire, R., Harari, N., Monroy, M.V., Quintana, L.A., Rojas, M., Salazar Vega, E.J., Harriss, E.C., Vargas-Prada, S., Martinez, J.M., Delclos, G., Benavides, F.G., Carugno, M., Ferrario, M.M., Pesatori, A.C., Chatzi, L., Bitsios, P., Kogevinas, M., Oha, K., Sirk, T., Sadeghian, A., Peiris-John, R., Sathiakumar, N., Wickremasinghe, R., Yoshimura, N., Kielkowski, D., Kelsall, H., Hoe, V.C.W., Urquhart, D.M., Derett, S., McBride, D., Gray, A., 2012, The CUPID (cultural and psychosocial influences on disability) study: methods of data collection and characteristics of study sample, PLoS ONE [P], vol 7, issue 7, Public Library of Science, United States, pp. 1-22.

Waller, M., Treloar, S., Sim, M.R., McFarlane, A., McGuire, A.C.L., Bleier, J., Dobson, A., 2012, Traumatic events and physical and mental health reported by Australian Defence Force personnel following two different types of deployment, BMC Psychiatry [P], vol 12, issue Art. ID: 88, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-11.

Samet, J., Armstron, B., Sim, M., Degrave, E., Verschaeve, L., Siemiatycki, J., McNamee, J., Leszczynski, D., Juutilainen, J., De Seze, R., Dore, J., Blettner, M., Dasenbrock, C., Miyakoshi, J., Shirai, T., Szmigielski, S., Kim, N., Belyaev, I., Cardis, E., Hardell, L., Mevissen, M., Roosli, M., Mann, S., Blackman, C., Inskip, P., McCormick, D., Melnick, R., Portier, C., Richardson, D., 2011, Carcinogenicity of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields, Lancet Oncology [P], vol 12, Elsevier Science Ltd, United States, pp. 624-626.

Sim, M., 2011, Disaster response workers: are we doing enough to protect them?, New South Wales public health bulletin [P], vol 68, issue 5, C S I R O Publishing, Australia, pp. 309-310.

MacFarlane, E., Simpson, P., Benke, G., Sim, M., 2011, Suicide in Australian pesticide-exposed workers, Occupational Medicine-Oxford [P], vol 61, issue 4, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 259-264.

Pearce, D., Dowling, K., Gerson, A., Sim, M., Sutton, S., Neville, M., Russell, R., McOrist, G., 2010, Arsenic microdistribution and speciation in toenail clippings of children living in a historic gold mining area, Science of the Total Environment [P], vol 408, issue 12, Elsevier BV, The Netherlands, pp. 2590-2599.

MacFarlane, E., Benke, G., Del Monaco, A., Sim, M., 2010, Causes of death and incidence of cancer in a cohort of Australian pesticide-exposed workers, Annals of Epidemiology [P], vol 20, issue 4, Elsevier Inc., United States, pp. 273-280.

Ikin, J., Creamer, M.C., Sim, M., McKenzie, D., 2010, Comorbidity of PTSD and depression in Korean War veterans: Prevalence, predictors, and impairment, Journal of Affective Disorders [P], vol 125, issue 1-3, Elsevier BV, The Netherlands, pp. 279-286.

Lenters, V., Basinas, I., Beane-Freeman, L., Boffetta, P., Checkoway, H., Coggon, D., Portengen, L., Sim, M., Wouters, I., Heederik, D., Vermeulen, R., 2010, Endotoxin exposure and lung cancer risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the published literature on agriculture and cotton textile workers, Cancer Causes & Control [P], vol 21, issue 4, Springer Netherlands, The Netherlands, pp. 523-555.

Hoe, V., Kelsall, H., Urquhart, D., Sim, M., 2010, Ergonomic design and training for preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb and neck in adults (Protocol), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [P], vol 9, issue CD008570, John Wiley & Sons, United Kingdom, pp. 1-10.

Stuckey, R., Lamontagne, A.D., Glass, D., Sim, M., 2010, Estimating fatality rates in occupational light vehicle users using vehicle registration and crash data, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health [P], vol 34, issue 2, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 142-145.

Abramson, M.J., Benke, G.P., Cui, J.J., de Klerk, N.H., Del Monaco, A., Dennekamp, M.N., Fritschi, L., Musk, A.W., Sim, M.R., 2010, Is potroom asthma due more to sulphur dioxide than fluoride? An inception cohort study in the Australian aluminium industry, Occupational And Environmental Medicine [P], vol 67, issue 10, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 679-685.

Sim, M., 2010, Occupational exposure limits, Occupational And Environmental Medicine [P], vol 67, BMJ Group, United Kingdom, pp. 801-802.

Hyland, R., Yates, D.H., Benke, G., Sim, M., Johnson, A., 2010, Occupational exposure to asbestos in New South Wales, Australia (1970-1989): Development of an asbestos task exposure matrix, Occupational And Environmental Medicine [P], vol 67, issue 3, BMJ Group, UK, pp. 201-206.

Sim, M., 2010, Occupational health services - standards need to be underpinned by better research on effectiveness, Occupational And Environmental Medicine [P], vol 67, issue 5, BMJ Group, United Kingdom, pp. 289-290.

Stuckey, M., La Montagne, A., Glass, D., Sim, M., 2010, Occupational light vehicle use: Characterising the at-risk population, Journal of Health & Safety Research & Practice [P], vol 2, issue 1, Safety Institute of Australia Inc., Australia, pp. 17-28.

Dennekamp, M., Akram, M., Abramson, M., Tonkin, A., Sim, M., Fridman, M., Erbas, B., 2010, Outdoor air pollution as a trigger for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, Epidemiology [P], vol 21, issue 4, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 494-500.

McKenzie, D.P., Clarke, D.M., Forbes, A.B., Sim, M.R., 2010, Pessimism, worthlessness, anhedonia, and thoughts of death identify DSM-IV major depression in hospitalized, medically ill patients, Psychosomatics [P], vol 51, issue 4, American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., United States, pp. 302-311.

Stuckey, M., Glass, D., La Montagne, A., Wolfe, R., Sim, M., 2010, Risk factors for worker injury and death from occupational light vehicles crashes in New South Wales (Australia), American Journal Of Industrial Medicine [P], vol 53, issue 9, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, United States, pp. 931-939.

Hannaford-Turner, K., Elder, D.S., Sim, M.R., Abramson, M.J., Johnson, A., Yates, D.H., 2010, Surveillance of Australian workplace based respiratory events (SABRE) in New South Wales, Occupational Medicine-Oxford [P], vol 60, issue 5, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 376-382.

McKenzie, D., Creamer, M., Kelsall, H., Forbes, A., Blackman, J., Sim, M., McFarlane, A., 2010, Temporal relationships between Gulf War deployment and subsequent psychological disorders in Royal Australian Navy Gulf War veterans., Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology [P], vol 45, issue 9, Dr. Dietrich Steinkopff Verlag, Germany, pp. 843-852.

Thomas, S., Benke, G., Dimitriadis, C., Inyang, I., Sim, M., Wolfe, R., Croft, R., Abramson, M., 2010, Use of mobile phones and changes in cognitive function in adolescents, Occupational And Environmental Medicine [P], vol 67, issue 12, BMJ Group, United Kingdom, pp. 861-866.

Hoy, R., Abramson, M.J., Sim, M.R., 2010, Work related asthma - diagnosis and management, Australian Family Physician [P], vol 39, issue 12, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Australia, pp. 39-42.

MacFarlane, E., Benke, G.P., Del Monaco, A., Sim, M.R., 2009, Cancer incidence and mortality in a historical cohort of Australian pest control workers, Occupational And Environmental Medicine [P], vol 66, issue 12, BMJ Group, UK, pp. 818-823.

Loomis, D., Sim, M.R., 2009, Change and continuity at OEM, Occupational And Environmental Medicine [P], vol 66, issue 5, BMJ Group, UK, p. 281.

Cui, J.J., de Klerk, N., Abramson, M.J., Del Monaco, A., Benke, G.P., Dennekamp, M.N., Musk, A.W., Sim, M.R., 2009, Fractional polynomials and model selection in generalized estimating equations analysis, with an application to a longitudinal epidemiologic study in Australia, American Journal Of Epidemiology [P], vol 169, issue 1, Oxford University Press, United States, pp. 113-121.

Ikin, J.F., Sim, M.R., McKenzie, D.P., Horsley, K.W., Wilson, E.J., Harrex, W.K., Moore, M.R., Jelfs, P., Henderson, S., 2009, Life satisfaction and quality in Korean War veterans five decades after the war, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health [P], vol 63, BMJ, London UK, pp. 359-365.

Abramson, M.J., Benke, G.P., Dimitriadis, C., Inyang, I.O., Sim, M.R., Wolfe, R.S.J., Croft, R., 2009, Mobile telephone use is associated with changes in cognitive function in young adolescents, Bioelectromagnetics [P], vol 30, Wiley Liss, United States, pp. 678-686.

Sim, M.R., 2009, Mortality and cancer from chemical weapons testing: Risk is not increased, but some health questions remain, BMJ (Clinical research ed.) [P], vol 338, issue b358, BMJ Group, UK, pp. 725-726.

Sim, M.R., Del Monaco, A., Hoving, J.L., MacFarlane, E.M., McKenzie, D.P., Benke, G.P., de Klerk, N., Fritschi, L., 2009, Mortality and cancer incidence in workers in two Australian prebake aluminium smelters, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol 66, issue 7, BMJ Group, UK, pp. 464-470.

Karipidis, K., Benke, G.P., Sim, M.R., Fritschi, L., Vajdic, C.M., Kricker, A., Armstrong, B.K., 2009, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and occupational radiation exposure assessed using local data, Occupational Medicine-Oxford [P], vol 59, issue 6, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 437-439.

Sim, M.R., Boffetta, P., 2009, Occupational cancer: An emerging problem in newly industrializing countries, Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, vol 21, issue 3, Sage Publications, Inc., USA, pp. 241-243.

Kelsall, H., McKenzie, D.P., Sim, M.R., Leder, K.S., Forbes, A.B., Dwyer, T., 2009, Physical, psychological, and functional comorbidities of multisymptom illness in Australian male veterans of the 1991 Gulf War, American Journal Of Epidemiology [P], vol 170, issue 8, Oxford University Press, USA, pp. 1048-1056.

Friesen, M.C., Benke, G.P., Del Monaco, A., Dennekamp, M.N., Fritschi, L., de Klerk, N., Hoving, J.L., MacFarlane, E., Sim, M.R., 2009, Relationship between cardiopulmonary mortality and cancer risk and quantitative exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, fluorides, and dust in two prebake aluminum smelters, Cancer Causes & Control [P], vol 20, issue 6, Springer, The Netherlands, pp. 905-916.

Friesen, M.C., Fritschi, L., Del Monaco, A., Benke, G.P., Dennekamp, M.N., de Klerk, N., Hoving, J.L., MacFarlane, E., Sim, M.R., 2009, Relationships between alumina and bauxite dust exposure and cancer, respiratory and circulatory disease, Occupational And Environmental Medicine [P], vol 66, BMJ Group, UK, pp. 615-618.

Day, L.M., Voaklander, D., Sim, M.R., Wolfe, R.S.J., Langley, J., Dosman, J., Hagel, L., Ozanne-Smith, J., 2009, Risk factors for work related injury among male farmers, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol 66, issue 5, BMJ Group, United Kingdom, pp. 312-318.

Fritschi, L., Hoving, J.L., Sim, M.R., Del Monaco, A., MacFarlane, E., McKenzie, D.P., Benke, G.P., de Klerk, N., 2008, All cause mortality and incidence of cancer in workers in bauxite mines and alumina refineries, International Journal of Cancer, vol 123, issue 4, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., USA, Switzerland, Germany, pp. 882-887.

Benke, G.P., Sim, M.R., McKenzie, D.P., MacFarlane, E., Del Monaco, A., Hoving, J.L., Fritschi, L., 2008, Comparison of First, Last, and Longest-Held Jobs as Surrogates for All Jobs in Estimating Cumulative Exposure in Cross-Sectional Studies of Work-Related Asthma, Annals of Epidemiology, vol 18, issue 1, Elsevier, New York, USA, pp. 23-27.

Kelsall, H., McKenzie, D.P., Sim, M.R., Leder, K.S., Ross, J., Forbes, A.B., Ikin, J.F., 2008, Comparison of self-reported and recorded vaccinations and health effects in Australian Gulf War veterans, Vaccine, vol 26, issue 33, Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 4290-4297.

Karipidis, K., Benke, G.P., Sim, M.R., 2008, Feasibility of constructing the radiation component of an Australian job-exposure matrix, The Journal of Occupational Health and Safety: Australia and New Zealand, vol 24, issue 1, CCH Australia Ltd., Australia, pp. 53-62.

MacFarlane, E., Chapman, A., Benke, G.P., Meaklim, J., Sim, M.R., McNeil, J.J., 2008, Training and other predictors of personal protective equipment use in Australian grain farmers using pesticides, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol 65, issue 2, BMJ Publishing Group, London, Uk, pp. 141-146.

Milton, A.H., Smith, W., Dear, K., Ng, J.C., Sim, M.R., Ranmuthugala, G.P., Lokuge, K., Caldwell, B.K., Rahman, A., Rahman, H., Shraim, A., Huang, D., Shahidullah, S.M., 2007, A randomised intervention trial to assess two arsenic mitigation options in Bangladesh, Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A, vol 42, issue 12, Taylor & Francis, USA, pp. 1897-1908.

Ikin, J.F., Sim, M.R., McKenzie, D.P., Horsley, K.W., Wilson, E.J., Moore, M.R., Jelfs, P., Harrex, W.K., Henderson, S., 2007, Anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and depression in Korean War veterans 50 years after the war, British Journal of Psychiatry, vol 190, issue 6, Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK, pp. 475-483.

Day, L.M., Langley, J., Stathakis, Z.V., Wolfe, R.S.J., Sim, M.R., Voaklander, D.C., Ozanne-Smith, J., 2007, Challenges of recruiting farm injury study participants through hospital emergency departments, Injury Prevention, vol 13, issue 2, BMJ Publishing Group, United Kingdom, pp. 88-92.

Khanjani, N., Sim, M.R., 2007, Maternal contamination with PCBs and reproductive outcomes in an Australian population, Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology [P], vol 17, issue 2, Nature Publishing Group, USA, pp. 191-195.

Priestly, B.G., Harford, A.J., Sim, M.R., 2007, Nanotechnology: A promising new technology - but how safe?, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 186, issue 4, Australasian Medical Publishing Company PtyLtd, Australia, pp. 187-188.

Karipidis, K., Benke, G.P., Sim, M.R., Kauppinen, T., Giles, G., 2007, Occupational exposure to ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and risk of glioma, Occupational Medicine, vol 57, issue 7, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 518-524.

Karipidis, K., Benke, G.P., Sim, M.R., Kauppinen, T., Kricker, A., Hughes, A.M., Grulich, A., Vajdic, C.M., Kaldor, J.M., Armstrong, B.K., Fritschi, L., 2007, Occupational exposure to ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, vol 80, issue 8, Springer, Germany, pp. 663-670.

Karipidis, K., Benke, G.P., Sim, M.R., Yost, M., Giles, G., 2007, Occupational exposure to low frequency magnetic fields and the risk of low grade and high grade glioma, Cancer Causes and Control, vol 18, issue 3, Springer, The Netherlands, pp. 305-313.

Karipidis, K., Benke, G.P., Sim, M.R., Fritschi, L., Yost, M., Armstrong, B.K., Hughes, A.M., Grulich, A., Vajdic, C.M., Kaldor, J.M., Kricker, A., 2007, Occupational exposure to power frequency magnetic fields and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol 64, issue 1, BMJ Publishing, UK, pp. 25-29.

Kelsall, H., Sim, M.R., Ikin, J.F., Forbes, A.B., McKenzie, D.P., Glass, D.C., Ittak, P., 2007, Reproductive health of male Australian veterans of the 1991 Gulf War, BMC Public Health, vol 7, issue 147, BioMed Central Ltd, London UK, pp. 79-84.

Khanjani, N., Hoving, J.L., Forbes, A.B., Sim, M.R., 2007, Systematic review and meta-analysis of cyclodiene insecticides and breast cancer, Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part C: Environmental Carcinogenesis and Ecotoxicology Reviews, vol 25, issue 1, Taylor & Francis, USA, pp. 23-52.

Sim, M.R., 2007, The need for an occupational disease surveillance system in Australia, Journal of Occupational Health and Safety Australia and New Zealand, vol 23, issue 6, CCH, Australia, pp. 557-562.

Priestly, B.G., Di Marco, P., Sim, M.R., Moore, M.R., Langley, A., 2007, Toxicology in Australia: a key component of environmental health, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A, vol 70, issue 19, Taylor and Francis Group, UK, pp. 1578-1583.

MacFarlane, E., Benke, G.P., Goddard, D.G., Sim, M.R., 2007, Urban pest control operators in Australia, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol 64, issue 6, BMJ Publishing Group, UK, pp. 422-427.

Stuckey, R., La Montagne, A., Sim, M.R., 2007, Working in light vehicles-A review and conceptual model for occupational health and safety, Accident Analysis and Prevention, vol 39, issue 5, Elsevier Ltd, Netherlands, pp. 1006-1014.

Caldwell, B.K., Smith, W., Lokuge, K., Ranmuthugala, G.P., Dear, K., Milton, A.H., Sim, M.R., Ng, J.C., Mitra, S.N., 2006, Access to drinking-water and arsenicosis in Bangladesh, Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition, vol 24, issue 3, Internal Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Bangladesh, pp. 336-345.

Khanjani, N., English, D., Sim, M.R., 2006, An ecological study of organochlorine pesticides and breast cancer in rural Victoria, Australia, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol 50, issue 3, Springer, New York USA, pp. 452-461.

Sim, M.R., Kelsall, H., 2006, Gulf War illness: a view from Australia, Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol 361, issue 1468, The Royal Society, UK, pp. 619-626.

McKenzie, D.P., McFarlane, A., Creamer, M.C., Ikin, J.F., Forbes, A.B., Kelsall, H., Clarke, D.M., Glass, D.C., Ittak, P., Sim, M.R., 2006, Hazardous or harmful alcohol use in Royal Australian Navy veterans of the 1991 Gulf War: Identification of high risk subgroups, Addictive Behaviors, vol 31, issue 9, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Kidlington UK, pp. 1683-1694.

Nixon, R., Roberts, H., Frowen, K., Sim, M.R., 2006, Knowledge of skin hazards and the use of gloves by Australian hairdressing students and practising hairdressers, Contact Dermatitis, vol 54, issue 2, Blackwell Munksgaard, Denmark, pp. 112-116.

Khanjani, N., Sim, M.R., 2006, Maternal contamination with dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and reproductive outcomes in an Australian population, Environmental Research, vol 101, issue 3, Academic Press, USA, pp. 373-379.

Kelsall, H., Sim, M.R., McKenzie, D.P., Forbes, A.B., Leder, K.S., Glass, D.C., Ikin, J.F., McFarlane, A., 2006, Medically evaluated psychological and physical health of Australian Gulf War veterans with chronic fatigue, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, vol 60, issue 6, Elsevier, Inc., The Netherland, pp. 575-584.

Abramson, M.J., Sim, M.R., 2006, Occupational asthma - early cessation of exposure is important., Thorax, vol 61, issue 9, pp. 741-742.

Roberts, H., Frowen, K., Sim, M.R., Nixon, R., 2006, Prevalence of atopy in a population of hairdressing students and practising hairdressers in Melbourne, Australia, Australasian Journal of Dermatology, vol 47, issue 3, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 172-177.

LaMontagne, A.D., Radi, S., Elder, D.S., Abramson, M.J., Sim, M.R., 2006, Primary prevention of latex related sensitisation and occupational asthma: a systematic review, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol 63, issue 5, B M J Publishing Group, London UK, pp. 359-364.

Creamer, M.C., Carboon, I., Forbes, A.B., McKenzie, D.P., McFarlane, A., Kelsall, H., Sim, M.R., 2006, Psychiatric disorder and separation from military service: a 10-year retrospective study, American Journal of Psychiatry, vol 163, issue 4, American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., USA, pp. 733-734.

Khanjani, N., Sim, M.R., 2006, Reproductive outcomes of maternal contamination with Cyclodiene insecticides, Hexachlorobenzene and beta-Benzene Hexachloride, Science of the Total Environment, vol 368, issue 2-3, Elsevier, The Netherlands, pp. 557-564.

Glass, D.C., Gray, C.N., Jolley, D.J., Gibbons, C., Sim, M.R., 2006, The Health Watch case-control study of leukemia and benzene: the story so far, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol 1076, Blackwell Publishing, Boston USA, pp. 80-89.

Glass, D.C., Sim, M.R., 2006, The challenges of exposure assessment in health studies of Gulf War veterans, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society: B, vol 361, issue 1468, The Royal Society, London England, pp. 627-637.

Sim, M.R., 2006, The longer term health impact of war service, Medicina del Lavoro, vol 97, issue 2, Rivista Bimestrale Di Medicina Del Lavoro E Igiene Industriale, Milan Italy, pp. 165-166.

Glass, D.C., Sim, M.R., Kelsall, H., Ikin, J.F., McKenzie, D.P., Forbes, A.B., Ittak, P., 2006, What was different about exposures reported by male Australian Gulf War veterans for the 1991 Persian Gulf War, compared with exposures reported for other deployments?, Military Medicine, vol 171, issue 7, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, USA, pp. 632-638.

Matheson, M.C., Benke, G.P., Raven, J., Sim, M.R., Kromhout, H., Vermeulen, R., Johns, D.P., Walters, E.H., Abramson, M.J., 2005, Biological dust exposure in the workplace is a risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Thorax, vol 60, issue 8, BMJ Publishing Group, UK, pp. 645-651.

Glass, D.C., Gray, C.M., Jolley, D.J., Gibbons, C., Sim, M.R., 2005, Health watch exposure estimates: do they underestimate benzene exposure?, Chemico-Biological Interactions, vol 153-154, Elsevier Ltd, Ireland, pp. 23-32.

Hoving, J.L., Del Monaco, A., MacFarlane, E., Fritschi, L., Benke, G.P., McKenzie, D.P., Sim, M.R., 2005, Methodological issues in linking study participants to Australian cancer registries using different methods: Lessons from a cohort study, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol 29, issue 4, Public Health Association of Australia Incorporated, Vic Australia, pp. 378-382.

Day, L.M., Langley, J., Voaklander, D.C., Sim, M.R., Wolfe, R.S.J., Dosman, J., Hagel, L., Ozanne-Smith, J., 2005, Minimizing bias in a case-control study of farm injury, Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, vol 11, issue 2, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, USA, pp. 175-184.

Kelsall, H., Macdonell, R., Sim, M.R., Forbes, A.B., McKenzie, D.P., Glass, D.C., Ikin, J., Ittak, P., 2005, Neurological status of Australian veterans of the 1991 Gulf War and the effect of medical and chemical exposures, International Journal of Epidemiology, vol 34, issue 4, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 810-819.

Ikin, J.F., McKenzie, D.P., Creamer, M.C., McFarlane, A.C., Kelsall, H.L., Glass, D.C., Forbes, A.B., Horsley, K.W.A., Harrex, W.K., Sim, M.R., 2005, War zone stress without direct combat: the Australian naval experience of the Gulf War, Journal of Traumatic Stress, vol 18, issue 3, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., USA, pp. 193-204.

Hinwood, A.L., Sim, M.R., Jolley, D., de Klerk, N.H., Bastone, E.B., Gerostamoulos, J., Drummer, O.H., 2004, Exposure to inorganic arsenic in soil increases urinary inorganic arsenic concentrations of residents living in old mining areas, Environmental Geochemistry and Health, vol 26, issue 1, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht The Netherlands, pp. 27-36.

Ranmuthugala, G.P., Milton, A.H., Smith, W.T., Ng, J.C., Sim, M.R., Dear, K., Caldwell, B.K., 2004, Intervention trial to assess arsenic exposure from food crops in Bangladesh, Archives of Environmental Health, vol 59, issue 4, Heldref Publications, Washington USA, pp. 209-212.

Glass, D.C., Sim, M.R., Fritschi, L., Gray, C.N., Jolley, D.J., Gibbons, C., 2004, Leukemia risk and relevant benzene exposure period- Re: Follow-up time on risk estimates, AM J Ind Med 42:481-489, 2002, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, vol 45, issue 2, Wiley-Liss, Inc., Hoboken New Jersey USA, pp. 222-223.

McKenzie, D.P., Ikin, J.F., McFarlane, A.C., Creamer, M.C., Kelsall, H., Glass, D.C., Ittak, P., Sim, M.R., Forbes, A.B., 2004, Psychological health of Australian veterans of the 1991 Gulf War: an assessment using the SF-12, GHQ-12 and PCL-S, Psychological Medicine, vol 34, issue 8, Cambridge University Press, UK, pp. 1419-1430.

Kelsall, H., Sim, M.R., Forbes, A.B., McKenzie, D.P., Glass, D.C., Ikin, J.F., Ittak, P., Abramson, M.J., 2004, Respiratory health status of Australian veterans of the 1991 Gulf War and the effects of exposure to oil fire smoke and dust storms, Thorax, vol 59, BMJ Publishing Group, UK, pp. 897-903.

Elder, D.S., Abramson, M.J., Fish, D.G., Johnson, A., McKenzie, D.P., Sim, M.R., 2004, Surveillance of Australian workplace Based Respiratory Events (SABRE): notifications for the first 3.5 years and validation of occupational asthma cases, Occupational Medicine, vol 54, issue 6, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 395-399.

Kelsall, H., Sim, M.R., Forbes, A.B., Glass, D.C., McKenzie, D.P., Ikin, J.F., Abramson, M.J., Blizzard, L., Ittak, P., 2004, Symptoms and medical conditions in Australian veterans of the 1991 Gulf War: relation to immunisations and other Gulf War exposures, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol 61, issue 12, BMJ Publishing Group, UK, pp. 1006-1013.

Forbes, A.B., McKenzie, D.P., Mackinnon, A.J., Kelsall, H., McFarlane, A.C., Ikin, J.F., Glass, D.C., Sim, M.R., 2004, The health of Australian veterans of the 1991 Gulf War: factor analysis of self-reported symptoms, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol 61, issue 12, BMJ Publishing Group, London UK, pp. 1014-1020.

Ikin, J.F., Sim, M.R., Creamer, M.C., Forbes, A.B., McKenzie, D.P., Kelsall, H., Glass, D.C., McFarlane, A.C., Abramson, M.J., Ittak, P., Dwyer, T., Blizzard, L., Delaney, K.R., Horsley, K.W., Harrex, W.K., Schwarz, H., 2004, War-related psychological stressors and risk of psychological disorders in Australian veterans of the 1991 Gulf War, British Journal of Psychiatry, vol 185, Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK, pp. 116-126.

Hinwood, A.L., de Klerk, N.H., Sim, M.R., Hankin, J., Gerostamoulos, J., 2003, An Intervention Trial on Short Term Exposure to Inorganic Arsenic in Drinking Water, Environmental Health, vol 3, issue 4, Australian Institute of Environmental Health, Australia, pp. 65-72.

Hinwood, A.L., Sim, M.R., Jolley, D., de Klerk, N.H., Bastone, E.B., Gerostamoulos, J., Drummer, O.H., 2003, Hair and toenail arsenic concentrations of residents living in areas with high environmental arsenic concentrations, Environmental Health Perspectives, vol 111, issue 2, US Department of Health Human Sciences Public Health Science, Res Triangle Park USA, pp. 187-193.

Glass, D.C., Gray, C.N., Jolley, D.J., Gibbons, C., Sim, M.R., Fritschi, L., Adams, G.G., Bisby, J.A., Manuell, R., 2003, Leukemia risk associated with low-level benzene exposure, Epidemiology, vol 14, issue 5, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. 569-577.

Fritschi, L., Sim, M.R., Forbes, A.B., Abramson, M.J., Benke, G.P., Musk, A.W., de Klerk, N.H., 2003, Respiratory symptoms and lung-function changes with exposure to five substances in aluminium smelters, International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, vol 76, issue 2, Springer-Verlag, Germany, pp. 103-110.

Hinwood, A.L., Sim, M.R., Jolley, D., de Klerk, N.H., Bastone, E.B., Gerostamoulos, J., Drummer, O.H., 2003, Risk factors for increased urinary inorganic arsenic concentrations from low arsenic concentrations in drinking water, International Journal of Environmental Health Research, vol 13, issue 3, Taylor & Francis Ltd, UK, pp. 271-284.

Sim, M.R., 2003, The continuing challenge to reduce the burden of occupational asthma, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol 60, issue 10, BMJ Publishing Group, London England, pp. 713-714.

Sim, M.R., Benke, G.P., 2003, World at work: Hazards and controls in aluminium potrooms, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol 60, issue 12, BMJ Publishing Group, UK, pp. 989-992.

Hinwood, A.L., Sim, M.R., de Klerk, N.H., Drummer, O.H., Gerostamoulos, J., Bastone, E.B., 2002, Are 24-hour urine samples and creatinine adjustment required for analysis of inorganic arsenic in urine in population studies?, Environmental Research, vol 88, issue 3, Elsevier, San Diego USA, pp. 219-224.

Sim, M.R., 2002, Case studies in the use of toxilogical measurements in epidemiological studies, Toxicology, vol 181-182, Elsevier, UK, pp. 405-409.

Abramson, M.J., Matheson, M., Wharton, C., Sim, M.R., Walters, E.H., 2002, Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma amonst middle aged and older adults, Respirology, vol 7, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 325-331.

Abramson, M.J., Matheson, M., Wharton, C., Sim, M.R., Walters, E.H., 2002, Prevalence of respiratory symptoms related tochronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma among middle aged and older adults, Respirology, vol 7, issue 4, Wiley-blackwell publishing asia, Australia, pp. 325-331.

Ikin, J.F., Fritschi, L., Sim, M.R., 2002, Reproducibility of Survey Results from a Study of Occupation-Related Respiratory Health in the Aluminium Industry, Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, vol 17, issue 11, Taylor & Francis Health Sciences, USA, pp. 774-782.

Benke, G., Sim, M.R., Fritschi, L., Aldred, G., 2001, A task exposure database for use in the alumina and primary aluminium industry, Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, vol 16, issue 2, Taylor & Francis Inc, USA, pp. 149-153.

Benke, G., Sim, M.R., Fritschi, L., Aldred, G., Forbes, A.B., Kauppinen, T., 2001, Comparison of occupational exposure using three different methods: hygiene panel, job exposure matrix (JEM), and self reports, Applied Occupational & Environmental Hygiene, vol 16, issue 1, Taylor & Francis Inc, USA, pp. 84-91.

Benke, G.P., Sim, M.R., Abramson, M.J., 2001, Long-term trends in occupational exposure, Annals of Occupational Hygiene, vol 45, issue 6, Oxford University Press, Oxford UK., p. 499.

Benke, G.P., Sim, M.R., Abramson, M.J., 2001, Long-term trends in occupational exposure, Ann Occup Hyg, vol 45, issue 6, Elsevier Science Ltd, Great Britain, pp. 499-501.

Abramson, M.J., Sim, M.R., Fritschi, L., Vincent, T., Benke, G., Rolland, J.M., 2001, Respiratory disorders and allergies in tea packers, Occupational Medicine, vol 51, issue 4, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 259-265.

Fritschi, L., de Klerk, N., Sim, M.R., Benke, G., Musk, A.W., 2001, Respiratory morbidity and exposure to bauxite, alumina and caustic mist in alumnina refineries, Journal of Occupational Health, vol 43, Japan Society for Occupational Health, Japan, pp. 231-237.

Beach, J.R., de Klerk, N., Fritschi, L., Sim, M.R., Musk, A.W., Benke, G., Abramson, M.J., McNeil, J.J., 2001, Respiratory symptoms and lung function in bauxite miners, International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, vol 74, Springer-Verlag, Germany, pp. 489-494.

Kelsall, H.L., Sim, M.R., 2001, Skin irritation in users of brominated pools, International Journal of Environmental Health Research, vol 11, Taylor & Francis Ltd, USA, pp. 29-40.

Benke, G., Sim, M.R., Fritschi, L., Aldred, G., 2000, Beyond the job exposure matrix (JEM): the task exposure matrix (TEM), Annals of Occupational Hygiene, vol 44 issue 6, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 475-482.

Chan, J., Sim, M.R., Golec, R., Forbes, A.B., 2000, Predictors of lead absorption in children of lead workers, Occupational Medicine, vol 50 issue 6, Oxford University Press, Oxford UK, pp. 398-405.

Musk, A.W., de Klerk, N., Beach, J.R., Fritschi, L., Sim, M.R., Benke, G., Abramson, M.J., McNeil, J.J., 2000, Respiratory symptoms and lung function in alumina refinery empolyees, Occupationaland Environment Medicine, vol 57, British Medical Journal Publishing Group, London UK, pp. 279-283.

Hinwood, A.L., Jolley, D.J., Sim, M.R., 1999, Cancer incidence and high environmental arsenic - concentrations in rural populations: results of an ecological study, International Journal of Environmental Health Research, vol 9 issue 2, Carfax publishing / Taylor and Francis Ltd., Abingdon UK, pp. 131-141.

Fritschi, L., Beach, J.R., Sim, M.R., Abramson, M.J., Benke, G., Musk, A.W., de Klerk, N., McNeil, J.J., 1999, Respiratory symptoms and lung function in two prebake aluminium smelters, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, vol 35 issue 5, Wiley-liss Inc., New York NY USA, pp. 491-498.

Hinwood, A.L., Bannister, R., Shugg, A., Sim, M.R., 1998, Environmental arsenic concentrations in rural Victoria: An update, Water, vol 25 no 4, AWWA, Artarmon NSW, pp. 34-36.

Benke, G., Abramson, M.J., Sim, M.R., 1998, Exposures in the alumina and primary aluminium industry: An historical review, Annals of Occupational Hygiene, vol 42 no 3, Elsevier Science Ltd, Exeter UK, pp. 173-189.

Cicuttini, F.M., Woodburn, C., Golec, R., Forbes, A.B., Sim, M.R., 1998, Low lead levels in Amniotic fliud and cord blood in a public hospital population, Australian & NZ Journal of Public Health, vol 22 no 5, Public Health Association of Australia Inc, Curtin ACT, pp. 628-629.

Hayes, R.S., Beach, J., Rutherford, D., Sim, M.R., 1998, Stability of methacholine chloride solutions under different storage conditions over a 9 month period, European Respiratory Journal, vol 11 no 4, European Respiratory Society, Copenhagen Denmark, pp. 946-948.

Sim, M.R., Forbes, A.B., McNeil, J.J., Roberts, G., 1998, Termite control and other determinants of high body burdens of cyclodiene insecticides, Archives of Environmental Health, vol 53 no 2, Heldref Publications, Washington USA, pp. 114-121.

Sim, M.R., Dick, R., Russo, J., Bernard, B., Grubb, P., Krieg Jr, E., Mueller, C., Charles, M., 1997, Are aluminum potroom workers at increased risk of neurological disorders?, Occupational & Environmental Medicine, vol 54, BMJ Publishing Group, London UK, pp. 229-235.

Dick, R., Krieg Jr, E.F., Sim, M.R., Bernard, B.C., Taylor, B.T., 1997, Evaluation of tremor in aluminum production workers, Neurotoxicology and Teratology, vol 19, Elsevier Science Inc, New York NY USA, pp. 447-453.

Benke, G., Sim, M.R., Forbes, A.B., Salzberg, M., 1997, Retrospective assessment of occupational exposure to chemicals in community-based studies: Validity and repeatability of industrial hygiene panel ratings, International Journal of Epidemiology, vol 26, International Epidemiological Association Inc, Liverpool UK, pp. 635-642.

Conference Proceedings

Stebbing, M.S., Carey, M.G., Sinclair, M.I., Sim, M.R., 2012, Understanding the vulnerability, resilience and adaptive capacity of households in rural Victorian towns in the context of long term water insecurity, Climate Change 2012: Water and Climate: Policy Implementation Changes; Proceedings of the 2nd Practical Responses to Climate Change Conference, 1-3 May 2012, Canberra, 1 May 2012 to 3 May 2012, Engineers Australia, Barton, ACT, Australia, pp. 106-115.

Hoe, V., Kelsall, H., Urquhart, D., Sim, M., 2011, A prospective study of work ability and multisite musculoskeletal pain among hospital-based nurses, Occupational And Environmental Medicine [P], BMJ Publishing Group, England, p. 67.

Ng, J.C., Milton, A.H., Smith, W., Dear, K., Caldwell, B.K., Sim, M.R., Ranmuthugala, G.P., Lokuge, K., Shraim, A., Huang, S., Moore, M.R., 2006, Assessment of two arsenic-contaminated drinking water mitigation interventions in Bangladesh, Toxicology Letter, 20 September 2006 to 24 September 2006, Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Clare Ireland, pp. s192-s193.

Sim, M.R., 2006, Deployment health research - where to next, Australian Military Medicine, 18 October 2006 to 22 October 2006, Australian Military Medicine Association, Hobart Tas Australia, p. 36.

McKenzie, D.P., McFarlane, A.C., Creamer, M.C., Ikin, J.F., Forbes, A.B., Kelsall, H., Clarke, D.M., Glass, D.C., Ittak, P., Sim, M.R., 2006, Hazardous or harmful alcohol use in Royal Australian Navy veterans of the 1991 Gulf War: identification of high risk subgroups, Australian Epidemiologist, 18 September 2006 to 19 September 2006, Australian Epidemiological Association, Melbourne Vic Australia, p. 67.

Kelsall, H., Ross, J.A., Sim, M.R., 2006, Immunisation for defence force protection: current controversies, Australian Military Medicine, 18 October 2006 to 22 October 2006, Australian Military Medicine Association, Hobart Tas Australia, pp. 53-54.

Kelsall, H., Ikin, J.F., McKenzie, D.P., Glass, D.C., Forbes, A.B., Sim, M.R., 2006, The effect of other deployments in assessing the health of Australian Gulf War Veterans, Australian Military Medicine, 18 October 2006 to 22 October 2006, Australian Military Medicine Association, Hobart Tas Australia, pp. 21-22.

Sim, M.R., 2006, The effect of other deployments in assessing the health of Australian Gulf War Veterans, Australian Epidemiologist, 18 September 2006 to 19 September 2006, Australiasian Epidemiological Association, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 21-22.

Ikin, J., Sim, M.R., McKenzie, D.P., 2005, Combat severity, low rank, and Army service associated with psychological ill-health in Australia?s Korean War veterans five decades after return from the war, Australasian Epidemiologist, 5-7 October 2005, Australasian Epidemiology Association, NSW Australia, pp. 48-49.

Kelsall, H., Sim, M.R., McKenzie, D.P., Forbes, A.B., Leder, K.S., Glass, D.C., Ikin, J., McFarlane, A., 2005, Medical evaluation of the physical and psychological health of Australian Gulf War veterans with chronic fatigue, 2005 AMMA (Australian Military Medical Association) Conference Proceedings, 14-16 October 2005, AMMA, Launceston Australia, p. 16.

Kelsall, H., Sim, M.R., McKenzie, D.P., Forbes, A.B., Leder, K.S., Glass, D.C., Ikin, J., McFarlane, A., 2005, Medically evaluated chronic fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome in Australian veterans of the 1991 Gulf War, Australasian Epidemiologist, 5-7 October 2005, Australasian Epidemiology Association, NSW Australia, p. 51.

MacFarlane, E., Sim, M.R., Hoving, J.L., Benke, G.P., Firtschi, L., Del Monaco, A., McKenzie, D.P., Musk, B., de Klerk, N.H., 2005, Mortality and Cancer in the Australian primary Aluminium Industry: results to date of the Healthwise Cancer and Mortality surveillance study, Australasian Epidemiologist, 5-7 October 2005, Australasian Epidemiology Association, NSW Australia, p. 31.

Ikin, J., Sim, M.R., McKenzie, D.P., 2005, War deployment factors associated with poor health five decades later - results from the Health Study 2005 Australian veterans of the Korean War, 2005 AMMA (Australian Military Medical Association) Conference Proceedings, 14-16 October 2005, AMMA, Launceston Australia, p. 16.

Glass, D.C., Gray, C.M., Fritschi, L., Jolley, D., Gibbons, C., Sim, M.R., 2004, Does the risk of leukemia increase non-linearly with increasing benzene exposure intensity?, Tijdschrisft voor toegepaste Arbowetenschap, 16 June 2004 to 18 June 2004, Nederlandse Vereniging voor Arbeidshygiene, Eindhoven Netherlands, pp. 58-59.

Glass, D.C., Gray, C.N., Jolley, D.J., Gibbons, C., Sim, M.R., Fritschi, L., 2004, How high were exposures in the Australian petroleum industry case-control study?, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 13 October 2004 to October 2004, BMJ Publishing Group, London UK, p. 36.

Glass, D.C., Gray, C., Jolley, D.J., Gibbons, C., Sim, M.R., Fritschi, L., 2003, Effect of exposure groups on odds ratios in a case-control study in the Australian petroleum industry, Epidemiology, 23 September to 26 September 2003, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore United States, p. 127.

Kelsall, H., Sim, M.R., Forbes, A.B., Glass, D.C., McKenzie, D.P., Blackman, J.F., Abramson, M.J., Blizzard, L., Ittak, P., 2003, Symptoms and medical conditions in Australian veterans of the 1991 Gulf War: relationship to immunisations and other gulf war exposures, Australasian Epidemiologist, 22 September 2003 to 23 September 2003, Australian Epidemiological Association, Melbourne Australia, p. 28.

Glass, D.C., McKenzie, D.P., Forbes, A.B., Kelsall, H., Blackman, J.F., Ittak, P., Sim, M.R., 2003, What was different about exposures during the 1991 Gulf War compared to other deployments?, Australian Epidemiologist, 22 September to 23 September 2003, Australian Epidemiological Association, Melbourne Australia, p. 54.

Glass, D.C., Armstrong, T., Schnatter, A., Gray, C., Rushton, L., Sim, M.R., 2002, Comparability of petroleum industry benzene case-control studies, Australasian Epidemiologist, 5 September to 6 September 2002, Australian Epidemiological Association, Melbourne Australia, p. 35.

Sim, M.R., Hinwood, A.L., Jolley, D.J., Bastone, E.B., McNeil, J.J., 1998, Is the use of 24 hour urine samples and creatinine adjustment required for analysis of inorganic arsenic in urine in population studies?, Toxicoloogy Letters, Paris France, 5-9 July 1998, Elsevier Science, New York NY USA, pp. 135-136.

Sim, M.R., Fritschi, L., Benke, G., Checkoway, A., 1998, Occupational solvent exposure and glioma - results of a case control study, Premus-ISEOH '98, Helsinki FINLAND, 21-25 Sept 1998, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki FINLAND, p. 200.

Sim, M.R., Gosens, B., Hamse, N., Abramson, M.J., Fritschi, L., Rolland, J.M., Vincent, T., 1998, Respiratory symptoms and cross-shift lung function changes in tea packers, Premus-ISEOH '98, Helsinki FINLAND, 21-25 Sept 1998, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki FINLAND, p. 208.

Abramson, M.J., Elder, D., Sim, M.R., 1998, Surveillance of Australian workplace based respiratory events: A pilot study of the SABRE project, Respirology, Sydney, 9-12 October 1998, Blackwell Science ASIA, Carlton Vic Australia, p. A10.

Beach, J.R., Fritschi, L., Musk, A.W., Sim, M.R., 1998, The sensitivity and specificity of respiratory symptom questionnaires in identifying asthma in epidemiological studies, European Respiratory Society Abstracts, Geneva SWITZERLAND, 19-23 Sept 1998, The Society and Munkgaard, Copenhagen DENMARK, p. 197s.

Benke, G., Abramson, M.J., Sim, M.R., 1998, The use of biological monitoring to assess exposure in epidemiological studies in aluminium smelters, Capitalising Occupational Hygiene, Canberra ACT, 5-9 Dec 1998, The Australian Institute of Occ. Hygienists, Tullamarine Vic Australia, pp. 1-7.

Benke, G., Sim, M.R., Fritschi, L., Aldred, G., 1997, Development of a task exposure matrix in an occupational cohort study in the primary aluminum industry, Australasian Epidemiologist, Grand Hyatt Hotel Melbourne, 5-6 Oct 1997, Australian Epidemiological Association, Curtin Australia, p. 14.

Benke, G., Sim, M.R., Fritschi, L., 1997, How good are occupational hygiene panels at estimating retrospective chemical exposures for epidemiological studies?, The Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists Inc, Albury, 29 Nov - 3 Dec 1997, Australian Institute of Occupational Hygiene Assoc, Tullamarine Australia, pp. 165-169.

Fritschi, L., Sim, M.R., Musk, A.W., Benke, G., McNeil, J.J., Beach, J., 1997, Respiratory symptoms in aluminum smelter workers, American Journal of Epidemiology, Alberta, Canada, 12-14 June 1997, American Journal of Epidemiology, Baltimore USA, p. S61.

Hinwood, A.L., Bastone, E.B., Sim, M.R., Jolley, D., McNeil, J.J., 1997, Urinary inorganic arsenic concentrations in residents living in areas with high residential soil and drinking water arsenic concentrations, Epidemiology, Taipei, Taiwan, 17-20 Aug 1997, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore USA, p. S57.

Other

Stebbing, M.S., Carey, M.G., Sinclair, M.I., Sim, M.R., 2011, Water insecurity and health and wellbeing in rural Victorian towns, Water insecurity and health and wellbeing in rural Victorian towns, PHAA 41st Annual Conference, Brisbane.

Benke, G., Dennekamp, M., Priestly, B., Sim, M., 2010, Engineered Nanomaterials: Feasibility of establishing exposure standards and using control banding in Australia, Safe Work Australia, Braddon ACT Australia, pp. 1-43.

Sim, M.R., Abramson, M.J., LaMontagne, T., Aroni, R., Elder, D.S., Peeters, A., 2005, Final report, Occupational asthma- deection, surveillance and prevention of the disease burden, vol 1, issue 1, Cochrane database of systemic reviews, United Kingdom, pp. 1-99.

Fritschi, L., Sim, M.R., Musk, A.W., McNeil, J.J., 1997, Healthwise: A study of work and health in employees of Alcoa of Australia Ltd, Abstract at a non International conference.

Sim, M.R., Fritschi, L., Benke, G., Musk, A.W., McNeil, J.J., 1997, Last job as surrogate for all jobs in retrospective studies, Abstract.

Sim, M.R., Fritschi, L., Benke, G., Musk, A.W., McNeil, J.J., 1997, The Healthwise Study - cancer incidence and respiratory morbidity in employees in the aluminum industry, Abstract.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

HEALTH SERVICE UTILISATION AND COMORBIDITY AMONG AUSTRALIAN WAR VETERANS.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main), Forbes, A (Associate), Kelsall, H (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Health effects of bushfire smoke.

Supervisors:

Dennekamp, M (Main), Abramson, M (Associate), Sim, M (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Longitudinal investigation of psychological outcomes and correlates in Australian Gulf War Veterans.

Supervisors:

Kelsall, H (Main), Clarke, D (Associate), Sim, M (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The impact of extreme heat events on worker health, and the implications of climate change for this..

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Joint), Smith, P (Joint-co), Macfarlane, E (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Afriandi, I.

Program of Study:

Detection and Treatment of Anaemia in Women of Childbearing Age: a Health Care Facility Survey. 2002.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main).

Student:

Alharbi, T.

Program of Study:

MHSM minor project discontinued. 2007.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main).

Student:

Bak, N.

Program of Study:

Development and Evaluation of Computer-Assisted Decision Supported Program for Antibiotic Prescribing in Intensive Care Unit. 2004.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main).

Student:

Beckett, C.

Program of Study:

A Longitudinal Study of Schistosomiasis Serology in Australian Travellers and Immigrants. 2004.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main).

Student:

Benke, G.

Program of Study:

RETROSPECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE BY JOB EXPOSURE MATRICES AND EXPERT HYGIENE PANELS. (PHD) 2001.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main), Abramson, M (Associate).

Student:

Brownscombe, J.

Program of Study:

Improving Access to HIV Treatment for Injecting Drug Users in Bali, Indonesia. 2004.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main).

Student:

Du Cros, P.

Program of Study:

Investigation of the Social Characteristics, the Treatment and Support Service Utilisation by Women Notified with HIV infection in Victoria between 1999 and 2003. 2004.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main).

Student:

Duncan, M.

Program of Study:

RESEARCH TITLE UNAVAILABLE. 2003.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main).

Student:

Fillipas, S.

Program of Study:

The effect of a supervised exercise program on Self Efficacy, Quality of Life Status, Cardiovascular Fitness & Hospitalisation Readmission Rates of people living with HIV/AIDS. 2002.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main).

Student:

Franklin, L.

Program of Study:

Minor Project. 2006.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main).

Student:

Gibson, M.

Program of Study:

A matched case control study to compare the ratios of extracellular and intracellular levels of ionised calcium in pregnant women with pre-eclampsia and eclampsia with those of normotensive pregnant. 2004.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main).

Student:

Goergen, S.

Program of Study:

Interobserver Agreement on the Interpretation of CT Venograms in Patients with Suspected Pulmonary Embolism using a 16 slice Multidetector Row Scanner. 2007.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main).

Student:

Hoe, V.

Program of Study:

Work related musculoskeletal disorders of the neck and upper limb. (PHD) 2011.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main), Kelsall, H (Associate), Urquhart, D (Associate).

Student:

Hoy, D.

Program of Study:

A PREVALENCE STUDY OF LOW BACK PAIN IN TIBET. 2001.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main).

Student:

Hurley, L.

Program of Study:

Miscarriage in Victoria: Developing the Picture. 2001.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main).

Student:

Ikin, J.

Program of Study:

War stressors, mental health and well-being outcomes in Australian veterans and service personnel. (PHD) 2007.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main).

Student:

Jennings, P.

Program of Study:

Comparison of Rural Versus Urban Outcomes from Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Victoria. 2004.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main).

Student:

Kaimakamis, M.

Program of Study:

Muscle Strength in Very Low Birth Weight. 2002.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main).

Student:

Karipidis, K.

Program of Study:

Cancer and occupational radiation exposure with a focus on extremely low frequency magnetic fields and exposure assessment. (PHD) 2007.

Supervisors:

Benke, G (Joint), Sim, M (Joint-Co).

Student:

Kealey, J.

Program of Study:

RESEARCH TITLE UNAVAILABLE. 2001.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main).

Student:

Kelsall, H.

Program of Study:

RESPIRATORY AND NEUROLOGICAL HEALTH, SYMPTOMS, MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME IN AUSTRALIAN GULF WAR VETERANS. (PHD) 2004.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main), Abramson, M (Associate), Forbes, A (Associate).

Student:

Khanjani, N.

Program of Study:

Organochlorine pesticides, breast cancer and reproductive outcomes. (PHD) 2006.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main), English, D (Associate).

Student:

King, S.

Program of Study:

Determinants of reduced bone density in an adult cystic fibrosis population. 2002.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main).

Student:

Kotsanas, D.

Program of Study:

Reducing the Incidence of Peritonitis: Identifying risk factors for peritonitis in PD patients at Southern Health. 2005.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main).

Student:

Macfarlane, E.

Program of Study:

Long-term health outcomes in Australian pesticide exposed workers. (PHD) 2009.

Supervisors:

Benke, G (Joint), Sim, M (Joint-Co).

Student:

Mccreesh, M.

Program of Study:

Health facility capacity assessment in Papua New Guinea. 2006.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main).

Student:

Mckenzie, D.

Program of Study:

Classification and Regression Trees (CART) in psychiatric screening, diagnosis and subgroup analysis. (PHD) 2008.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main), Clarke, D (Associate), Forbes, A (Associate).

Student:

Miller, S.

Program of Study:

Investigating pain and vocational outcomes following a novel therapeutic intervention for phantom limb, spinal cord injury pain and complex regional pain sydrome.. 2009.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main).

Student:

Mitchell, A.

Program of Study:

Cancer Risks in 2000 Relatives of Children with Leukaemia. 2004.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main).

Student:

O'Sullivan, M.

Program of Study:

A qualitative research study of attitudes and barriers to self initiated screening for genital Chlamydia trachomatis. 2007.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main).

Student:

Paramanathan, P.

Program of Study:

Obstacles to blood donor recruitment in LHASA, Tibet. 2003.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main).

Student:

Power, M.

Program of Study:

Health Economics. 2004.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main).

Student:

Russo, P.

Program of Study:

A NEW SURGICAL SITE INFECTION RISK INDEX USING RISK FACTORS IDENTIFIED BY MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING TOTAL HIP AND TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT. 2003.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main).

Student:

Samararatna, N.

Program of Study:

. 2007.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main).

Student:

Stuckey, M.

Program of Study:

Occupational light vehicle use: unveiling the risks of an everyday work hazard. (PHD) 2009.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main), Glass, D (Associate).

Student:

Warne, C.

Program of Study:

Minor Research Project . 2007.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main).

Student:

White, J.

Program of Study:

A Qualitative Study to Explore the Factors that Impact on the Health of Women in an East Timorese Weaving Co-operative. 2006.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main).

Student:

Williams, H.

Program of Study:

Adolecence and other risk factors for Chlamydia trachomatis genitourinary infection in women in Melbourne, Australia. 2004.

Supervisors:

Sim, M (Main).