Publications

The Impact of a Workplace Terrorist Attack on the Psychosocial Work Environment: A Longitudinal Study From Pre- to Post-disaster

The psychosocial work environment is of great importance for regaining health and productivity after a workplace disaster. Still, there i...

Berthelsen, Mona; Hansen, Marianne Bang; Nissen, Alexander; Nielsen, Morten Birkeland; Knardahl, Stein; Heir, Trond

Peripherally administered persistent organic pollutants distribute to the brain of developing chicken embryo in concentrations relevant for human exposure

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) can reach the fetal brain and contribute to developmental neurotoxicity. To explore the distribution...

Yadav, Ajay; Verhaegen, Steven; Hadera, Mussie Ghezu; Berntsen, Hanne Friis; Berg, Vidar; Lyche, Jan Ludvig; Sabaredzovic, Azemira; Haug, Line Småstuen; Myhre, Oddvar; Zimmer, Karin Elisabeth; Paulsen, Ragnhild Elisabeth ...

Bioaerosol Exposure and in vitro Activation of Toll-like Receptors in a Norwegian Waste Sorting Plant

Background The global shift toward greener societies demands new technologies and work operations in the waste-management sector. However...

Eriksen, Elke; Graff, Pål; Pedersen, Ine; Straumfors, Anne; Afanou, Komlavi Anani

Migrant workers occupational health research: an OMEGA-NET working group position paper

Objective: The aims of the study were: (1) to clarify the definitions of "migrant" used in occupational health research; (2) to summarize...

Aktas, Emine; Bergbom, Barbara; Godderis, Lode; Kreshpaj, Bertina; Marinov, Mario; Mates, Dana; McElvenny, Damien M.; Mehlum, Ingrid Sivesind; Milenkova, Valentina; Nena, Evangelia; Glass, Deborah C.

Spinal pain in employees exposed to abusive supervision: Evidence of a sex and CRHR1 CTC haplotype interaction

Previous findings suggest that exposure to social stress in the form of abusive supervision may increase the risk of musculoskeletal diso...

Sannes, Ann-Christin; Risøy, Andrine; Christensen, Jan Olav; Nielsen, Morten Birkeland; Gjerstad, Johannes

Particle characterisation and bioaccessibility of manganese in particulate matter in silico- and ferromanganese smelters

The aim of this study was to characterise particulate matter (PM) collected in the furnace area during SiMn and high carbon (HC)–FeMn pro...

Hammer, Stine Eriksen; Ervik, Torunn Kringlen; Ellingsen, Dag; Thomassen, Yngvar; Weinbruch, Stephan; Benker, Nathalie; Berlinger, Balazs

Leadership style, headache, and neck pain the moderating role of the catechol-o-methyltransferase (comt) genotype

Objective: Leadership styles can influence subordinates’ health. We investigated how the gene encoding the Catechol-O-Methyltransferase (...

Christensen, Jan Olav; Nielsen, Morten Birkeland; Sannes, Ann-Christin; Gjerstad, Johannes

A hybrid landmark Aalen-Johansen estimator for transition probabilities in partially non-Markov multi-state models

Multi-state models are increasingly being used to model complex epidemiological and clinical outcomes over time. It is common to assume t...

Maltzahn, Niklas; Hoff, Rune; Aalen, Odd O.; Mehlum, Ingrid S.; Putter, Hein; Gran, Jon Michael

Associations between workplace bullying and later benefit recipiency among workers with common mental disorders

Objective In this study, we examined exposure to workplace bullying as a predictor of registry-based benefit recipiency among workers str...

Løvvik, Camilla Margrethe Sigvaldsen; Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Nielsen, Morten Birkeland; Jacobsen, Henrik Børsting; Reme, Silje Endresen

Universitetene må rekruttere flere leger til basalmedisinske fag

Dietrichs, Erik Sveberg; Brinchmann, Bendik Christian