Abstract: Background Cross-sectional studies of occupational noise and cardiovascular effects show an association between noise and hyper...
Skogstad, Marit; Johannessen, Håkon Andre; Tynes, Tore; Mehlum, Ingrid Sivesind; Nordby, Karl-Christian; Lie, Arve
Nielsen, Morten Birkeland; Christiansen, Solveig Tobie Glestad; Rustad Indregard, Anne Marthe; Emberland, Jan Shahid; Elka, Shahrooz; Knardahl, Stein
STAMI-rapport nr. 1/2016. Statens arbeidsmiljøinstitutt har i samarbeid med ERAMET (Norge) undersøkt om bestemmelse av konsentrasjonen av...
Ellingsen, Dag G.; Berlinger, Balazs; Dahl, Kari; Thomassen, Yngvar
Context: Professional ski waxers are exposed to particulate matter (PM) during work, but little is known about untoward pulmonary effects...
Freberg, Baard Ingegerdsson; Olsen, Raymond; Thorud, Syvert; Daae, Hanne Line; Hersson, Merete; Molander, Pål; Barregard, Lars; Ellingsen, Dag G.
3-Hydroxy acids are constituents of the lipid A part of lipopolysaccharides and may potentially be used as chemical markers of endotoxin....
Uhlig, Silvio; Negård, Mariell; Heldal, Kari Emilie; Straumfors, Anne; Madsø, Lene; Bakke, Berit; Wijnand, Eduard
Background: Amplifications of the transcription factor, SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 2 (SOX2), are common in non-small cell lung ca...
Samulin-Erdem, Johanna Maria; Skaug, Vidar; Bakke, Per S.; Gulsvik, Amund; Haugen, Aage; Zienolddiny, Shanbeh
Background: Doctor –certified sick leave is prevalent in the health and social sector. We examined whether the higher risk of doctor-cert...
Aagestad, Cecilie; Tyssen, Reidar; Sterud, Tom
Background: High levels of perceived stressful working conditions have been found to have an adverse effect on physical and mental health...
Jaradat, Yousef; Nijem, Khaldoun; Lien, Lars; Stigum, Hein; Bjertness, Espen; Bast-Pettersen, Rita
BACKGROUND: It is unknown whether living with neck and back pain, disability, and mental disorders influences the perception of psycholog...
Marchand, Gunn Hege; Lau, Bjørn; Myhre, Kjersti; Røe, Cecilie; Bautz-Holter, Erik; Leivseth, Gunnar
Abstract: Objectives In a previous study on smelter workers we, found significant relationship between exposure to dust and accelerated a...
Sikkeland, Liv Ingunn Bjoner; Johnsen, Helle Laier; Riste, Tonje Bøyum; Alexis, Neil E.; Halvorsen, Bente; Søyseth, Vidar; Kongerud, Johny
Study Objectives: This prospective cohort study examined previously underexplored relations between psychological/social work factors and...
Vleeshouwers, Jolien Josepha Helena; Knardahl, Stein; Christensen, Jan Olav
Aims: The aims of this study were to examine the relationships and establish conversion factors between ‘total’ dust, respirable, thoraci...
Notø, Hilde Pettersen; Nordby, Karl-Christian; Wijnand, Eduard
This study aimed to elucidate cardiovascular loads (CVL) in construction workers during work and leisure by relative heart rate (RHR) ove...
Lunde, Lars-Kristian; Koch, Markus; Veiersted, Kaj Bo; Moen, Gunn-Helen Øiseth; Wærsted, Morten; Knardahl, Stein
Background: Aluminum potroom exposure is associated with increased mortality of COPD but the association between potroom exposure and ann...
Søyseth, Vidar; Henneberger, Paul K; Einvik, Gunnar; Virji, Mohammed Abbas; Bakke, Berit; Kongerud, Johny
The present study investigates a potential preventive factor in relation to workplace bullying. Specifically, we examine how climate for ...
Einarsen, Ståle; Skogstad, Anders; Rørvik, Erlend; Lande, Åshild; Nielsen, Morten Birkeland
Background This paper describes methods developed to assess occupational exposure to pesticide active ingredients and chemical groups, ha...
Brouwer, Maartje; Schinasi, Leah; Freeman, Laura E. Beane; Baldi, Isabelle; Lebailly, Pierre; Ferro, Gilles; Nordby, Karl-Christian; Schüs, Joachim; Leon, Maria E.; Kromhout, H
An increasing amount of products containing engineered nanoparticles is emerging. Among these particles are carbon nanotubes (CNTs) which...
Arnoldussen, Yke Jildouw; Anmarkrud, Kristine Haugen; Skaug, Vidar; Apte, Ron N.; Haugen, Aage; Zienolddiny, Shanbeh
We hypothesised that exposure to workplace aerosols may lead to lung function impairment among cement production workers. Our study inclu...
Nordby, Karl-Christian; Notø, Hilde Pettersen; Wijnand, Eduard; Skogstad, Marit; Fell, Anne Kristin Møller; Thomassen, Yngvar; Skare, Øivind; Bergamaschi, Antonio; Pietroiusti, Antonio; Abderhalden, Rolf; Kongerud, Johny ...
Low iron (Fe) stores may result in increased absorption of divalent metals, in particular cadmium (Cd). We have previously shown that in ...
Meltzer, Helle Margrete; Alexander, Jan; Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Borch-Iohnsen, Berit; Ellingsen, Dag G.; Thomassen, Yngvar; Holmen, Jostein; Ydersbond, Trond A.
Background: While the health benefits of physical activity are well established, little is known about health effects of physical activit...
Skogstad, Marit; Lunde, Lars-Kristian; Skare, Øivind; Mamen, Asgeir; Alfonso, Jose Hernan; Øvstebø, Reidun; Ulvestad, Bente
Objective The association between workplace bullying and sickness absence remains unclear. This paper presents a systematic review and me...
Nielsen, Morten Birkeland; Indregard, Anne-Marthe Rustad; Øverland, Simon Nygaard
Isocyanic acid (ICA) in vapour phase has been reported to be of unstable nature, making the occupational hygienic relevance of ICA questi...
Jankowski, Mikolaj; Olsen, Raymond; Thomassen, Yngvar; Molander, Pål
Introduction: Aerosolization of components when processing king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) and edible crab (Cancer pagurus) may ca...
Thomassen, Marte Renate; Kamath, Sandip D.; Lopata, Andreas L.; Madsen, Anne Mette; Wijnand, Eduard; Bang, Berit; Aasmoe, Lisbeth
Diesel combustion and solid biomass burning are the major sources of ultrafine particles (UFP) in urbanized areas. Cardiovascular and pul...
Longhin, Eleonora; Gualtieri, Maurizio; Capasso, Lauro; Bengalli, Rossella; Mollerup, Steen Kristen; Holme, Jørn Andreas; Øvrevik, Johan; Casadei, Simone; Di Benedetto, Christiano; Parenti, Paolo; Camatini, Marina
Lung deposition of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) induces pulmonary toxicity. Commercial MWCNT vary greatly in physicochemical pro...
Poulsen, Sarah S.; Jackson, Petra; Kling, Kirsten; Knudsen, Kristina B.; Skaug, Vidar; Kyjovska, Zdenka O.; Thomsen, Birthe L.; Clausen, Per A.; Atluri, Rambabu; Berthing, Trine; Bengtson, Stefan ...