Publications

Trends in incidence of occupational asthma, contact dermatitis, noise-induced hearing loss, carpal tunnel syndrome and upper limb musculoskeletal disorders in European countries from 2000 to 2012

Objectives The European Union (EU) strategy for health and safety at work underlines the need to reduce the incidence of occupational dis...

Stocks, Jill; McNamee, Roseanne; Van der Molen, Henk T.; Paris, Christophe; Urban, Pavel; Campo, Giuseppe; Sauni, Riitta; Jarreta, Begoña Martínez; Valenty, Madeleine; Godderis, Lode; Miedinger, David ...

Airway inflammation and ammonia exposure among female Palestinian hairdressers: A cross-sectional study

Objectives: Little is known about the working conditions and airway inflammation in hairdressers in Palestine. We aimed to investigate if...

Nemer, Maysaa Y K Sadeya; Sikkeland, Liv Ingunn Bjoner; Kasem, Mayes; Kristensen, Petter; Nijem, Khaldoun; Bjertness, Espen; Skare, Øivind; Bakke, Berit; Kongerud, Johny; Skogstad, Marit

Work-related skin diseases in Norway may be underreported: Data from 2000 to 2013

Alfonso, Jose Hernan; Løvseth, Eva Kristin; Samant, Yogindra; Holm, Jan Øivind

The Northern Norway Mother-and-Child Contaminant Cohort (MISA) Study: PCA analyses of environmental contaminants in maternal sera and dietary intake in early pregnancy

Background: Although predictors of contaminants in serum or whole blood are usually examined by chemical groups (e.g., POPs, toxic and/or...

Veyhe, Anna Sofia; Hofoss, Dag; Hansen, Solrunn; Thomassen, Yngvar; Sandanger, Torkjel M; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Nieboer, Evert

Duties performed by occupational physicians in Norway

Background: Occupational health care for all is a global aim but has not yet been achieved. Further development should be based on knowle...

Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Hanoa, Rolf Otto Høe; Lie, Arve; Larsen, Øivind

Affective forecasting of value creation: professional nurse's ability to predict and remember the experienced value of a telmedicine diagnostics ICT service

New innovations that can transform societies and improve life for people are increasingly being asked for. Unfortunately, some avenues of...

Kristensson, Per; Brunstrom, Anna; Pedersen, Tore

Cross-shift changes in lung function among palestinian farmers during high- and low-exposure periods to pesticides: A longitudinal study

The purpose of this study was to study cross-shift changes of lung function in relation to pesticide use. One hundred and ninety-five mal...

Abu Sham'a, Farid Kamel Mustafa; Skogstad, Marit; Nijem, Khaldoun; Bjertness, Espen; Kristensen, Petter

Selection bias due to parity-conditioning in studies of time trends in fertility

Background: Studies of couple fertility over time have often examined study populations with broad age ranges at a cross-section of time....

Sallmén, Markku; Bonde, Jens Peter; Lindbohm, Marja-Liisa; Kristensen, Petter

The impact of child behaviour problems on maternal employment: a longitudinal cohort study

This prospective population-based study examined associations between children’s behaviour problems and maternal employment. Information ...

Nes, Ragnhild Bang; Hauge, Lars Johan; Kornstad, Tom; Kristensen, Petter; Landolt, Markus A; Eskedal, Leif Torvald; Irgens, Lorentz M.; Vollrath, Margarete E.

Epidemiology of trauma: A population-based study of geographical risk factors for injury deaths in the working-age population of Norway

Introduction Trauma is a major global cause of morbidity and mortality. Population-based studies identifying high-risk populations and re...

Kristiansen, Thomas; Lossius, Hans Morten; Rehn, Marius; Kristensen, Petter; Gravseth, Hans Magne Ulrik; Røislien, Jo; Søreide, Kjetil