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
Multi-state models are increasingly being used to model complex epidemiological and clinical outcomes over time. It is common to assume t...
Niklas Maltzahn; Rune Hoff; Odd O. Aalen; Ingrid S. Mehlum; Hein Putter; Jon Michael Gran
Background Agricultural work can expose workers to potentially hazardous agents including known and suspected carcinogens. This study ai...
Kayo Togawa; Maria E. Leon; Pierre Lebailly; Laura E. Beane Freeman; Karl-Christian Nordby; Isabelle Baldi; Ewan MacFarlane; Aesun Shin; Sue Park; Robert T. Greenlee; Torben Sigsgaard ...
The use of metal additive manufacturing (AM) is steadily increasing and is an emerging concern regarding occupational exposure. In this s...
Maria Assenhöj; Liam J. Ward; Bijar Ghafour; Pål Graff; Stefan A. Ljunggren
Combustion-derived particles (CDPs), in particular from traffic, are regarded as a central contributor for adverse health effects linked ...
Sara Marchetti; Steen Kristen Mollerup; Kristine Bjerve Gutzkow; Cristiana Rizzi; Tonje Schwach Skuland; Magne Arnold Refsnes; Anita Colombo; Johan Øvrevik; Paride Mantecca; Jørn Andreas Holme
Objective In this study, we examined exposure to workplace bullying as a predictor of registry-based benefit recipiency among workers st...
Camilla Margrethe Sigvaldsen Løvvik; Simon Nygaard Øverland; Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Henrik Børsting Jacobsen; Silje Endresen Reme
Objective Previous studies have shown increased pain scores to painful stimulation after experimental sleep restriction, but reduced or ...
Johannes Orvin Hansen; Petter Moe Omland; Kristian Bernhard Nilsen; Trond Sand; Dagfinn Matre
Halogenated persistent organic pollutants (POPs) like perfluorinated alkylated substances (PFASs), brominated flame retardants (BFRs), or...
Nichlas Davidsen; Anna Jacobsen Lauvås; Oddvar Myhre; Erik Ropstad; Donatella Carpi; Emilio Mendoza-de Gyves; Hanne Friis Berntsen; Hubert Dirven; Ragnhild Elisabeth Paulsen; Anna Bal-Price; Francesca Pistollato
Objective Workplace bullying has been established as a significant correlate of sleep problems. However, little is known regarding the c...
Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Ståle Pallesen; Ståle Einarsen; Anette Harris; Dhaksshaginy Rajalingam; Johannes Gjerstad
Objectives Several studies have demonstrated an increased risk of adverse health effects, including reduced lung function and lung cance...
Raymond Olsen; Pål Graff; Hanne Line Daae; Ing-Liss Bryngelsson; Pål Molander; Dag Ellingsen
We have recently found that nondirective meditation facilitates stress reduction. This supplementary study investigated whether defensive...
Anne Grete Hersoug; Morten Wærsted; Bjørn Lau
Workplace bullying is, by definition, a gradually escalating process, theorized to occur from psychosocial stressors when there is a lack...
Kristina Vaktskjold Hamre; Margrethe Ringen Fauske; Iselin Reknes; Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Johannes Gjerstad; Ståle Valvatne Einarsen
Background Musculoskeletal disorders are among the major reasons for years lived with disability. Approximately one third of the Europea...
Lars-Kristian Lunde; Suzanne Merkus; Markus Koch; Stein Knardahl; Morten Wærsted; Kaj Bo Veiersted