Publications

Publication • Published year 2016

Psychosomatic symptoms and stressful working conditions among Palestinian nurses: a cross-sectional study

Background: High levels of perceived stressful working conditions have been found to have an adverse effect on physical and mental health...

Yousef Jaradat; Khaldoun Nijem; Lars Lien; Hein Stigum; Espen Bjertness; Rita Bast-Pettersen

Publication • Published year 2016

Heavy physical work: Cardiovascular load in male construction workers

This study aimed to elucidate cardiovascular loads (CVL) in construction workers during work and leisure by relative heart rate (RHR) ove...

Lars-Kristian Lunde; Markus Koch; Kaj Bo Veiersted; Gunn-Helen Øiseth Moen; Morten Wærsted; Stein Knardahl

Publication • Published year 2016

A multinational case-control study on childhood brain tumours, anthropogenic factors, birth characteristics and prenatal exposures: A validation of interview data

Little is known about the aetiology of childhood brain tumours. We investigated anthropometric factors (birth weight, length, maternal ag...

Danielle Vienneau; Denis Infanger; Maria Feychting; Joachim Schüz; Lisbeth Samsø Schmidt; Aslak Harbo Poulsen; Giorgio Tettamanti; Lars Hind Bakken Klæboe; Claudia E. Kuehni; Tore Tynes; Nicolas Von der Weid ...

Publication • Published year 2016

Arbeidsplassen og sykefravær : arbeidsforhold av betydning for sykefravær

Det var sterkeste evidens som er mulig ved observasjonsstudier, for at mekanisk eksponering generelt, repetitive bevegelser, bøying av na...

Stein Knardahl; Tom Sterud; Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Karl-Christian Nordby

Publication • Published year 2016

Measuring tremor. Does recording time matter?

Objective: The CATSYS Tremor Pen has been used in several studies for measurement of tremor among workers with occupational exposure to n...

Gunilla Wastensson; Eva M. Andersson; Rita Bast-Pettersen

Publication • Published year 2016

Occupation and relative risk of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC). A 45-year follow-up study in 4 Nordic countries

Background: The age-adjusted incidence of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) in the Nordic countries has increased during the last...

Jose Hernan Alfonso; Jan Ivar Martinsen; Eero Pukkala; Elisabete Weiderpass; Laufey Tryggvadottir; Karl-Christian Nordby; Kristina Kjærheim

Publication • Published year 2016

Emotional dissonance and sickness absence. A prospective study of employees working with clients

Purpose: (1) Determine the relationship between emotional dissonance and medically certified sickness absence among employees working wi...

Anne-Marthe Rustad Indregard; Stein Knardahl; Morten Birkeland Nielsen

Publication • Published year 2016

Estrogen receptor expression and gene promoter methylation in non-small cell lung cancer - a short report

Purpose: In the past, anomalous estrogen receptor (ER) regulation has been associated with various lung pathologies, but so far its invo...

Xavier Tekpli; Vidar Skaug; Rita Bæra; David H. Phillips; Aage Haugen; Steen Kristen Mollerup

Publication • Published year 2016

Common genetic variations in cell cycle and DNA repair pathways associated with pediatric brain tumor susceptibility

Knowledge on the role of genetic polymorphisms in the etiology of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) is limited. Therefore, we investigated th...

Maral Adel Fahmideh; Catharina Lavebratt; Joachim Schüz; Martin Röösli; Tore Tynes; Michael Grotzer; Christoffer Johansen; Claudia E. Kuehni; Birgitta Lannering; Michaela Prochazka; Lisbeth S. Schmidt ...

Publication • Published year 2016

The healthy worker effect: Do health problems predict participation rates in, and the results of, a follow-up survey?

Purpose To determine the impact of the healthy worker effect (HWE) as a bias for the external and internal validity of the follow-up ass...

Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Stein Knardahl