Publications

The combined effect of indoor climate and psychosocial stressors on subsequent headaches: A prospective study of the general working population in Norway

This prospective panel study explores the link between indicators of poor indoor climate and psychosocial stressors in the work environme...

Therese Nitter Moazami; Tom Sterud

Effects of the combined exposure to chemicals and unusual working hours

Objective Both exposure to occupational chemicals and to unusual working hours have well documented effects on health. Determination of ...

Jenny-Anne Sigstad Lie; Shan Zienolddiny-Narui; Magne Bråtveit

Post-injury long-term sickness absence and risk of disability pension: The role of socioeconomic status

Introduction Previous research has identified low socioeconomic status (SES) as a risk factor for long-term sickness absence (LTSA) and d...

Eyvind Ohm; Christian Madsen; Hans Magne Ulrik Gravseth; Søren Brage; Else Karin Grøholt; Kari Alver; Kristin Holvik

Cardiorespiratory fitness associates negatively with arterial stiffness in a cohort of industrial workers followed up for 4 years

Objective: Previously we have found increased carotid-to-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) among shift workers compared to day workers ...

Marit Skogstad; Øivind Skare; Asgeir Mamen; Erika Zardin; Per Anton Sirnes

Allergic contact dermatitis to zinc caused by silver ring splint. Exposure assessment with scanning electron microscope

Nerea M. A. Bratteland; Torunn Kringlen Ervik; Jose Hernan Alfonso

Performance evaluation of a semivolatile aerosol dichotomous sampler (SADS) for exposure assessment: impact of design issues

Aerosols of semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) pose significant health risks to workers in various occupational settings. Measuring h...

Noredine Rekeb; Benjamin Sutter; Emmanuel Belut; Evelyne Géhin; Raymond Olsen

Transcriptional and phenotypical alterations associated with a gradual benzo[a]pyrene-induced transition of human bronchial epithelial cells into mesenchymal-like cells

The role of benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), a prominent genotoxic carcinogen and aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) ligand, in tumor progression remai...

Martina Hýžďalová; Jiřina Procházková; Nicol Straková; Kateřina Pěnčíková; Simona Strapáčová; Jana Slováčková; Simona Kajabová; Helena Libalova; Jan Topinka; Markéta Kabátková; Jan Vondráček ...

Job function as determinant of clinker exposure at workplaces during cement production

Objectives In the cement production industry, exposure to airborne particulate matter is associated with a decline in lung function and i...

Stephan Weinbruch; Mark Scerri; Wijnand Eduard; Yngvar Thomassen; Karl-Christian Nordby; Hilde Pettersen Notø

Leaders as the targets of workplace bullying - prevalence and outcomes

Purpose Bullying of leaders is an underexplored topic in organizational research. To fill this knowledge gap, the aims of this study were...

Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Mariama Cham Evensen; Sana Parveen; Live Bakke Finne

Individual work-motive values: determinants and consequences for the appraisal of specific health-related work characteristics

The objectives of the present study were to determine whether (I) work-motive values influence the appraisal of specific work characteris...

Stein Knardahl; Jan Olav Christensen