Publications

Publication • Published year 2020

A new efficient method to detect genetic interactions for lung cancer GWAS

Background Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have proven successful in predicting genetic risk of disease using single-locus models;...

Luyapan, Jennifer; Ji, Xuemei; Li, Siting; Xiao, Xiangjun; Zhu, Dakai; Duell, Eric J.; Christiani, David C.; Schabath, Matthew B.; Arnold, Susanne M.; Zienolddiny, Shanbeh; Brunnström, Hans ...

Publication • Published year 2020

Perfluoroalkyl acids potentiate glutamate excitotoxicity in rat cerebellar granule neurons

Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) are persistent man-made chemicals, ubiquitous in nature and present in human samples. Although restrictions ...

Berntsen, Hanne Friis; Moldes-Anaya, Angel; Bjørklund, Cesilie Granum; Ragazzi, Lorenzo; Haug, Trude M; Strandabø, Rønnaug; Verhaegen, Steven; Paulsen, Ragnhild Elisabeth; Ropstad, Erik; Tasker, Andrew

Publication • Published year 2020

Work conditions and practices in Norwegian Fire Departments From 1950 until today. A Survey on factors potentially influencing carcinogen exposure

Background Meta-analyses have shown firefighters to be at an increased risk of several cancer types. Occupational carcinogen exposure may...

Jakobsen, Jarle; Babigumira, Ronnie; Danielsen, Marie; Grimsrud, Tom Kristian; Olsen, Raymond; Rosting, Cecilie; Veierød, Marit Bragelien; Kjærheim, Kristina

Publication • Published year 2020

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Fish Consumed by the Indigenous Peoples from Nenets Autonomous Okrug

Currently, monitoring of persistent organic pollutant (POP) content in various biological and environmental matrixes in the Arctic is an ...

Lakhmanov, Dmitry; Varakina, Yulia; Aksenov, Andrey; Sorokina, Tatiana; Sobolev, Nikita; Kotsur, Dmitry; Plakhina, Elena; Chashchin, Valery; Thomassen, Yngvar

Publication • Published year 2020

Pain complaints after consecutive nights and quick returns in Norwegian nurses working three-shift rotation: an observational study

Objectives To determine whether nurses working consecutive night shifts, or short transitions between shifts (quick returns (QRs)), yield...

Katsifaraki, Maria; Nilsen, Kristian Bernhard; Christensen, Jan Olav; Wærsted, Morten; Knardahl, Stein; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Härmä, Mikko; Matre, Dagfinn

Publication • Published year 2020

Occupational noise exposure and vestibular schwannoma. A case-control study in Sweden

It has been suggested that the association between self-reported occupational noise exposure and vestibular schwannoma (VS) found in seve...

Aarhus, Lisa; Kjærheim, Kristina; Heikkinen, Sanna; Martinsen, Jan Ivar; Pukkala, Eero; Selander, Jenny; Sjöström, Mattias; Skare, Øivind; Straif, Kurt; Mehlum, Ingrid Sivesind

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Sarcoidosis and increased risk of comorbidities and mortality in Sweden

Introduction: Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disorder, with an unclear etiology, involving granuloma formation that in most cases...

Larsson, Johanna; Graff, Pål; Bryngelsson, Ing-Liss; Vihlborg, Per

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Killing two birds with one stone. How intervening when witnessing bullying at the workplace may help both target and the acting observer

Objective This study examines under which conditions being an observer of bullying can be detrimental to health and well-being. It was hy...

Nielsen, Morten Birkeland; Rosander, Michael; Blomberg, Stefan; Einarsen, Ståle

Publication • Published year 2020

Sarcoidosis and silica dust exposure among men in Sweden. A case–control study

Objective To determine whether occupational exposure to silica dust is associated with an increased risk of developing sarcoidosis. Desig...

Graff, Pål; Larsson, Johanna; Bryngelsson, Ing-Liss; Wiebert, Pernilla; Vihlborg, Per

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Outcomes of a proximal workplace intervention against workplace bullying and harassment: A protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial among Norwegian industrial workers

Background: Workplace bullying is an important and prevalent risk factors for health impairment, reduced workability and lowered efficien...

Einarsen, Kari; Nielsen, Morten Birkeland; Hetland, Jørn; Olsen, Olav Kjellevold; Zahlquist, Lena; Mikkelsen, Eva Gemzøe; Koløen, Justine; Einarsen, Ståle