Publications

Publication • Published year 2017

Psychological predictors of change in the number of musculoskeletal pain sites among Norwegian employees: a prospective study

Background The pathogenesis of syndromes of widespread musculoskeletal pain remains an enigma. The present study sought to determine if ...

Jan Olav Christensen; Sissel Johansen; Stein Knardahl

Publication • Published year 2017

Like a bridge over troubled water? A longitudinal study of general social support, colleague support, and leader support as recovery factors after a traumatic event

Background: Whereas the association between social support and psychological distress has been well-established through both cross-sectio...

Marianne Skogbrott Birkeland; Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Marianne Hansen; Stein Knardahl; Trond Heir

Publication • Published year 2017

Pulmonary function and high-resolution computed tomography examinations among offshore drill floor workers

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess short-term changes in pulmonary function in drill floor workers currently exposed to airbor...

Niels Einar Kirkhus; Øivind Skare; Bente Ulvestad; Trond Mogens Aaløkken; Anne Günther; Raymond Olsen; Yngvar Thomassen; May Brit Samersaw-Lund; Dag Ellingsen

Publication • Published year 2017

Does pain sensitivity change by migraine phase? A blinded longitudinal study.

Objective: Studies suggest that pain thresholds may be altered before and during migraine headaches, but it is still debated if a centra...

Martin Uglem; Petter Moe Omland; Kristian Bernhard Nilsen; Erling Andreas Tronvik; Lars Jacob Stovner; Knut Hagen; Anders Mattias Linde; Trond Halfdan Sand

Publication • Published year 2017

Victimization from workplace bullying after a traumatic event: time-lagged relationships with symptoms of posttraumatic stress

Objective: This study examined relationships between victimization from bullying and symptoms of posttraumatic stress (PTSS) after expos...

Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Marianne Skogbrott Birkeland; Marianne Hansen; Stein Knardahl; Trond Heir

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Influence of dispersion medium on nanomaterial-induced pulmonary inflammation and DNA strand breaks: Investigation of carbon black, carbon nanotubes and three titanium dioxide nanoparticles

Intratracheal instillation serves as a model for inhalation exposure. However, for this, materials are dispersed in appropriate media tha...

Niels Hadrup; Stefan Bengtson; Nicklas R.  Jacobsen; Petra Jackson; Marek  Nocun; Anne T. Saber; Keld A.  Jensen; Håkan Wallin; Ulla Vogel

Publication • Published year 2017

The Relationship Between Psychosocial Work Variables and Workaholism: Findings From a Nationally Representative Survey

Research into “workaholism” has substantially increased over the last decade, but little effort has been put into assessing work-related ...

Cecilie Schou Andreassen; Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Ståle Pallesen; Johannes Gjerstad

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Multi-walled carbon nanotube-induced genotoxic, inflammatory and pro-fibrotic responses in mice: Investigating the mechanisms of pulmonary carcinogenesis

The International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified one type of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as possibly carcinogeni...

Luna Rahman; Nicklas Raun Jacobsen; Syed Abdul Aziz; Dongmei Wu; Andrew Williams; Carole L. Yauk; Paul White; Håkan Wallin; Ulla Vogel; Sabina Halappanavar

Publication • Published year 2017

Essential and non-essential trace elements among working populations in Ghana

Background Lead battery repair workers (LBRW) and electronic repair workers (ERW) may be exposed to inorganic components during work. Th...

Emmanuel Dartey; Balazs Berlinger; Stephan Weinbruch; Yngvar Thomassen; Jon Øyvind Odland; Jan Brox; Vincent K. Nartey; Francis A. Yeboah; Dag Ellingsen

Publication • Published year 2017

Time-dependent effects of perfluorinated compounds on viability in cerebellar granule neurons: Dependence on carbon chain length and functional group attached

The toxicity of long chained perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) has previously been reported to be related to the length of the perfluorinated ...

Hanne Friis Berntsen; Cesilie Granum Bjørklund; Jean-Nicolas Audinot; Tim Hofer; Steven Verhaegen; Esther Lentzen; Arno Gutleb; Erik Ropstad