Publications

Publication • Published year 2025

Development of a gender-specific European job exposure matrix (EuroJEM) for physical workload and its validation against musculoskeletal pain

Objectives: The aim was to develop a gender-specific European job exposure matrix (EuroJEM) for occupational physical workload and study ...

Svetlana E. Solovieva; Alexis Descatha; Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum; Eira Viikari-Juntura; Karina Undem; Karin Berglund; Fabien Gilbert; Francesca Wuytack; Angelo d’Errico; Kathryn Badarin; Bradley Evanof ...

Publication • Published year 2025

Impact of cold exposure on shift working seafood handlers in Northern Norway: a comparative analysis across work shifts

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the impact of occupational thermal exposure on shift workers, specifically whether cold exposu...

Khac Thanh Phong Chau; Tiril Schjølberg; Mina Baarnes Eriksen; Anne-Mari Gjestvang Moe; Pål Graff; Fred Haugen

Publication • Published year 2025

Genome-wide association study for lung cancer in 6531 African Americans reveals new susceptibility loci

Despite lung cancer affecting all races and ethnicities, disparities are observed in incidence and mortality rates among different ethnic...

Jinyoung Byun; Younghun Han; Jiyeon Choi; Ryan Sun; Vikram R. Shaw; Catherine Zhu; Xiangjun Xiao; Christine Lusk; Hoda Badr; Hyun-Sung Lee; Hee-Jin Jang ...

Publication • Published year 2025

Occupational exposures and kidney cancer among 25 000 male offshore petroleum industry workers: relative risks and healthy worker survivor bias

Kidney cancer has been a suspected occupational disease in petroleum workers. Health conditions that are linked to kidney cancer may prom...

Nita Kaupang Shala; Marit Bragelien Veierød; Ronnie Babigumira; Leon Alexander Mclaren Berge; Sven Ove Samuelsen; Jorunn Kirkeleit; Magne Bråtveit; Melissa C. Friesen; Alexander P. Keil; Debra T. Silverman; Nathaniel Rothman ...

Publication • Published year 2025

DNA metabarcoding and its potential in microbial risk assessment in waste sorting plants

Exposure to hazardous microorganisms during waste handling is a potential health concern. Molecular biological techniques provide means o...

Elke Eriksen; Pål Graff; Alexander Eiler; Anne Straumfors; Komlavi Anani Afanou

Publication • Published year 2025

Unraveling the occupational exposure to mycotoxins in a waste management setting: results from a case study in Norway

Introduction: Waste management represents an occupational setting where fungi are significant contaminants. This study aimed to assess th...

Carla Martins; Carla Viegas; Elke Eriksen; Pål Graff; Komlavi Anani Afanou; Anne Straumfors; Magdalena Twarużek; Jan Grajewski; Robert Kosicki; Susana Viegas

Publication • Published year 2025

The variability of selenium and sulphur and the impact of creatinine in blood and urine of humans

Background Intake of selenium (Se) and sulphur (S) is mainly through meat and fish. This is also the case for creatine, which is broken d...

Dag Ellingsen; Stephan Weinbruch; Gerd Sallsten; Balazs Berlinger; Lars Barregard

Publication • Published year 2025

Impact of air recirculation and humidification systems on wood dust exposure during woodworking

Employees in the woodworking industry, including carpentry workshops, wood product factories, and the wooden house industry, are exposed ...

Anne Straumfors; Ine Pedersen; Erika Zardin Brinchmann; Torunn Kringlen Ervik; Komlavi Anani Afanou; Kristine Haugen Anmarkrud; Monica Eidhammer; Oda Astrid Haarr Foss; Nils Petter Skaugset

Publication • Published year 2025

Sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorders: A prospective cohort study

Background In Norway, home care workers experience particularly high levels of medically-certified sick leave. A substantial percentage o...

Rigmor Knutsen; Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Lars-Kristian Lunde; Knut Inge Fostervold; Håkon Andre Johannessen

Publication • Published year 2025

Development and psychometric validation of the frontline health workers’ occupational risk and characteristics in emergencies index (FORCE-index) – The covid Hospital cohort study

Objectives: A lack of tools for the systematic identification of frontline health workers' changing occupational risks, characteristics, ...

Synne Øien Blixt Stensland; Kristina Bondjers; John Anker Henrik Zwart; Leiv Arne Rosseland; Dan Atar; Jan Olav Christensen; Dagfinn Matre; Kristin Alve Glad; Tore Wentzel-Larsen; Hilde Wøien; Grete Anita Dyb