Background The hearing function at a given age seems to have improved in more recent born cohorts in industrialized countries. But the r...
Bo Lars Engdahl; Hein Stigum; Lisa Aarhus
In recent decades, the incidence of metabolic disorders has increased internationally. This increase has been linked to exposure to persi...
Y. Xie; Hanne Friis Berntsen; Karin Elisabeth Zimmer; Erik Ropstad; Steven Verhaegen; L. Connolly
A total mixture of 29 persistent organic pollutants (POPs) modelled from Scandinavian blood concentrations was used to expose human A-498...
Mazia Amber; Yuling Xie; Hanne Friis Berntsen; Karin Elisabeth Zimmer; Erik Ropstad; Steven Verhaegen; Lisa Connolly
A valid, standardized tool for assessing workplace safety can help organizations and employers to detect potential safety risks. This is ...
Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Jan Olav Christensen; Jan Shahid Emberland; Marit Skogstad; Stein Knardahl; Live Bakke Finne
Background: The global shift toward greener societies demands new technologies and work operations in the waste-management sector. Howeve...
Elke Eriksen; Pål Graff; Ine Pedersen; Anne Straumfors; Komlavi Anani Afanou
Objective: Bullying is a form of psychological violence defined as a prolonged, systematic mistreatment at work where the victim has diff...
Michael Rosander; Morten Birkeland Nielsen
Skeletal muscle plays an important role in glycaemic control and metabolic homeostasis, making it a tissue of interest with respect to ty...
Ragna Husby Tingstad; Frode Amador Norheim; Fred Haugen; Yuan Zeng Feng; Hege Tunsjø; G. Hege Thoresen; Arild Christian Rustan; Colin Charnock; Vigdis Aas
The psychosocial work environment is of great importance for regaining health and productivity after a workplace disaster. Still, there i...
Mona Berthelsen; Marianne Bang Hansen; Alexander Nissen; Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Stein Knardahl; Trond Heir
Additive manufacturing (AM) includes a series of techniques used to create products, in several different materials, such as metal, polym...
Stefan A. Ljunggren; Liam J. Ward; Pål Graff; Anders Persson; Malin Leijon Lind; Helen Karlsson
Objectives To assess the hazard of tool vibrations, we need valid exposure measurements. The use of hand-attached accelerometers (vibrat...
Thomas Clemm; Karl-Christian Nordby; Lars-Kristian Lunde; Bente Ulvestad; Magne Bråtveit
Objectives Several studies show that severe social stressors, e.g., in the form of exposure to workplace bullying in humans, is associat...
Dhaksshaginy Rajalingam; Ingeborg Nymoen; Henriette Nyberg; Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Ståle Valvatne Einarsen; Johannes Gjerstad
Erik Sveberg Dietrichs; Bendik Christian Brinchmann
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are heterogeneous carbon-based compounds that can seriously affect human health. The aim of this stu...
Yulia Varakina; Dmitry Lahmanov; Andrey Aksenov; Anna Trofimova; Rimma Korobitsyna; Natalia Belova; Nikita Sobolev; Dmitry Kotsur; Tatiana Sorokina; Andrej Grjibovski; Valery Chashchin ...
Grain dust exposure is associated with respiratory symptoms among grain industry workers. However, the fungal assemblage that contribute ...
Anne Straumfors; Sunil Mundra; Oda Astrid Haarr Foss; Steen Kristen Mollerup; Håvard Kauserud
The ability of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) with endocrine disrupting properties to interfere with the developing reproductive sy...
Silje Modahl Johanson; Erik Ropstad; Gunn Charlotte Østby; Mona Aleksandersen; Galia Zamaratskaia; Gudrun Seeberg Boge; Ruth Halsne; Cathrine Trangerud; Jan Ludvig Lyche; Hanne Friis Berntsen; Karin Elisabeth Zimmer ...
Airway exposure to eg particulate matter is associated with cardiovascular disease including atherosclerosis. Acute phase genes, especial...
Daniel Vest Christophersen; Peter Møller; Morten Bækgaard Thomsen; Jens Lykkesfeldt; Steffen Loft; Håkan Wallin; Ulla Vogel; Nicklas Raun Jacobsen
Proteins secreted from skeletal muscle serving a signalling role have been termed myokines. Many of the myokines are exercise factors, pr...
Solveig Astrid Krapf; Tiril Schjølberg; Lucia Asoawe; Susanna Kyllikki Honkanen; Eili Tranheim Kase; G. Hege Thoresen; Fred Haugen
The aims of this study were to assess serum concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in selected populations from Gh...
Emmanuel Dartey; Dag Ellingsen; Balazs Berlinger; Yngvar Thomassen; Jon Øyvind Odland; Jan Brox; Vincent K. Nartey; Francis A. Yeboah; Sandra Huber
Objective Birth cohorts collect valuable and under-utilized information on employment and health of parents before and during pregnancy, ...
Monica Ubalde-Lopez; Tina Garani-Papadatos; Ghislaine Scelo; Maribel Casas; Claudia Lisåker; Susan Peters; Ellen Aagaard Nohr; Maria Albin; Raquel Lucas; Kyriaki Papantoniou; Kinga Polańska ...
Background: Hand eczema is a common inflammatory skin disorder. Health care providers need continuously updated information about the man...
Jacob P. Thyssen; Marie L. A. Schuttelaar; Jose Hernan Alfonso; Klaus E. Andersen; Irena Angelova-Fischer; Bernd W. M. Arents; Andrea Bauer; Richard Brans; Alicia Cannavo; Wianda A. Christoffers; Marie-Noelle Crépy ...
Background: Studies have indicated that shift work, in particular night work, is associated with chronic musculoskeletal pain but the mec...
Dagfinn Matre; Jan Olav Christensen; Paul Jarle Mork; Paulo Ferreira; Trond Sand; Kristian Bernhard Nilsen
Background International consensus is needed on case definitions of work-related musculoskeletal disorders and diseases (MSDs) for use i...
Sietske J. Tamminga; P. Paul F.M. Kuijer; Kathryn Badarin; Jose Hernan Alfonso; Joana Amaro; Stefania Curti; Irina Guseva Canu; Stefano Mattioli; Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum; David Rempel; Yves Roquelaure ...
Objective: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory disease with unknown etiology. This study examines if silica dust exposure incr...
Oscar Wrangel; Pål Graff; Ing-Liss Bryngelsson; Louise Fornander; Pernilla Wiebert; Per Vihlborg
Objective: To investigate the increased risk for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in men and women with hand-arm vibration (HAV) exposure. ...
Per Vihlborg; Hans Petterson; Karim Makdoumi; Sverre Wikström; Ing-Liss Bryngellson; Jenny Selander; Pål Graff
Ambient temperature changes trigger plastic biological responses. Cold temperature is detected by the somatosensory system and evokes per...
Somayeh Ezzatpanah; Mina Baarnes Eriksen; Anne-Mari Gjestvang Moe; Fred Haugen