Publications

Biomonitoring of the benzene metabolite s-phenylmercapturic acid and the toluene metabolite s-benzylmercapturic acid in urine from firefighters

The aim of this study was to determine firefighter’s exposure to benzene and toluene during a fire drill by monitoring air benzene and to...

Rosting, Cecilie; Olsen, Raymond

Protein-altering germline mutations implicate novel genes related to lung cancer development

Few germline mutations are known to affect lung cancer risk. We performed analyses of rare variants from 39,146 individuals of European a...

Ji, Xuemei; Mukherjee, Semanti; Landi, Maria Teresa; Bosse, Yohan; Joubert, Philippe; Zhu, Dakai; Gorlov, Ivan P.; Xiao, Xiangjun; Han, Younghun; Gorlova, Olga; Hung, Rayjean J. ...

Fluorene exposure among PAH-exposed workers is associated with epigenetic markers related to lung cancer

Objectives Exposure to high-molecular-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) may cause cancer in chimney sweeps and creosote-expo...

Alhamdow, Ayman; Essig, Yona; Krais, Annette M.; Gustavsson, Per; Tinnerberg, Håkan; Lindh, Christian H.; Hagberg, Jessika; Graff, Pål; Albin, Maria; Broberg, Karin

Gender differences in respiratory health outcomes among farming cohorts around the globe. Findings from the AGRICOH consortium

Purpose: Respiratory hazards of farming have been identified for centuries, with little focus on gender differences. We used data from th...

Fix, Jonathan; Annesi-Maesano, Isabella; Baldi, Isabelle; Boulanger, Mathilde; Cheng, Soo; Cortes, Sandra; Dalphin, Jean-Charles; Dalvie, Mohamed Aqiel; Degano, Bruno; Douwes, Jeroen; Eduard, Wijnand ...

Effort‐reward imbalance at work and weight changes in anationwide cohort of workers in Denmark

Objective To investigate the relation between effort‐reward imbalance (ERI) at work and subsequent weight changes. Methods We included pa...

Nordentoft, Mads; Rod, Naja Hulvej; Bonde, Jens Peter; Bjorner, Jakob Bue; Cleal, Bryan; Larsen, Ann Dyreborg; Madsen, Ida E.H.; Hanson, Linda L. Magnusson; Nexo, Mette A.; Pedersen, Line Rosendahl Meldgaard; Sterud, Tom ...

Pain complaints are associated with quick returns and insomnia among Norwegian nurses, but do not differ between shift workers and day only workers

Matre, Dagfinn; Nilsen, Kristian Bernhard; Katsifaraki, Maria; Waage, Siri; Pallesen, Ståle; Bjorvatn, Bjørn

Iodine and bromine in fish consumed by indigenous peoples of the Russian Arctic

Fish muscle may constitute one of the main sources of iodine (I) for the indigenous peoples of the Russian Arctic, although limited infor...

Sobolev, Nikita; Aksenov, Andrey; Sorokina, Tatiana; Chashchin, Valery; Ellingsen, Dag; Nieboer, Evert; Varakina, Yulia; Plakhina, Elena; Onuchina, Alexandra; Thomassen, Magny Sissel S.; Thomassen, Yngvar

Effects of exposure to workplace terrorism on subsequent doctor certified sickness absence, and the modifying role of psychological and social work factors: a combined survey and register study

Background Studies have shown that terrorist attacks affect the mental and physical health of persons exposed to terrorism. When terror s...

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

Pro-inflammatory effects of crystalline- and nano-sized non-crystalline silica particles in a 3D alveolar model

Background Silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) are among the most widely manufactured and used nanoparticles. Concerns about potential health ef...

Skuland, Tonje Schwach; Låg, Marit; Gutleb, Arno; Brinchmann, Bendik Christian; Serchi, Tommaso; Øvrevik, Johan; Holme, Jørn Andreas; Refsnes, Magne Arnold

Serum metabolites in hand-arm vibration exposed workers

Objective: To investigate whether low molecular organic biomarkers could be identified in blood samples from vibration exposed workers us...

Vihlborg, Per; Graff, Pål; Hagenbjörk, Annika; Hadrévi, Jenny; Bryngelsson, Ing-Liss; Eriksson, Kåre