Publications

Publication • Published year 2015

Testicular germ cell tumours and parental occupational exposure to pesticides: A register-based case-control study in the nordic countries (NORD-TEST study)

Abstract: Objectives A potential impact of exposure to endocrine disruptors, including pesticides, during intrauterine life, has been hy...

Charlotte Le Cornet; Beatrice Fervers; Susanne Oksbjerg Dalton; Maria Feychting; Eero Pukkala; Tore Tynes; Johnni Hansen; Karl-Christian Nordby; Rémi Béranger; Timo Kauppinen; Sanni Uuksulainen ...

Publication • Published year 2015

Increased decline in pulmonary function among employees in Norwegian smelters reporting work-related asthma-like symptoms

Objective: To investigate associations between work-related asthma-like symptoms (WASTH) and annual pulmonary function decline among empl...

Vidar Søyseth; Helle Laier Johnsen; Paul K. Henneberger; Johny Kongerud

Publication • Published year 2015

Contribution of psychological, social and mechanical work exposures to low work ability. A prospective study

Objective: To determine the contribution of specific psychological, social, and mechanical work exposures to the self-reported low level...

Jan Shahid Emberland; Stein Knardahl

Publication • Published year 2015

The Prevalence of Notched Audiograms in a Cross-Sectional Study of 12,055 Railway Workers

Objective: Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is one of the most reported occupational diseases internationally. The occurrence of audiom...

Arve Lie; Marit Skogstad; Torstein Seip Johnsen; Bo Lars Engdahl; Kristian Tambs

Publication • Published year 2015

Biomarkers of inflammation in workers exposed to compost and sewage dust

Purpose: The association between exposure during handling of sewage and compost and the serum concentration of inflammatory biomarkers w...

Kari Emilie Heldal; Lars Barregard; Dag Ellingsen

Publication • Published year 2015

Detection of multi-walled carbon nanotubes and carbon nanodiscs on workplace surfaces at a small-scale producer

Background: The industrial use of novel-manufactured nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes and carbon nanodiscs is increasing globally....

Maria Hedmer; Linus Ludvigsson; Christina Isaxon; Patrik T. Nilsson; Vidar Skaug; Mats Bohgard; Joakim H. Pagels; Maria E. Messing; Håkan Tinnerberg

Publication • Published year 2015

IARC monographs: 40 years of evaluating carcinogenic hazards to humans

Background: Recently, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Programme for the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans...

Neil Pearce; Aaron Blair; Paolo Vineis; Wolfgang Ahrens; Aage Andersen; Josep M. Anto; Bruce K. Armstrong; Andrea A. Baccarelli; Frederick A. Beland; Amy Berrington; Pier Alberto Bertazzi ...

Publication • Published year 2015

Maternal work absence: a longitudinal study of language impairment and behavior problems in preschool children

Combining work and family responsibilities is challenging when children have special needs, and mothers commonly make employment‐related ...

Ragnhild Bang Nes; Lars Johan Hauge; Tom Kornstad; Markus A. Landolt; Lorentz M. Irgens; Leif Torvald Eskedal; Petter Kristensen; Margarete E. Vollrath

Publication • Published year 2015

Duties performed by occupational physicians in Norway

Background: Occupational health care for all is a global aim but has not yet been achieved. Further development should be based on knowl...

Bente Elisabeth Moen; Rolf Otto Høe Hanoa; Arve Lie; Øivind Larsen

Publication • Published year 2015

Simultaneous speciation analysis of chromate, molybdate, tungstate and vanadate in welding fume alkaline extracts by HPLC-ICP-MS

A novel analytical procedure was developed for the simultaneous speciation analysis of chromate, molybdate, tungstate and vanadate by ani...

Janez Ščančar; Balazs Berlinger; Yngvar Thomassen; Radmila Milačič