Background This paper describes methods developed to assess occupational exposure to pesticide active ingredients and chemical groups, ha...
Maartje Brouwer; Leah Schinasi; Laura E. Beane Freeman; Isabelle Baldi; Pierre Lebailly; Gilles Ferro; Karl-Christian Nordby; Joachim Schüs; Maria E. Leon; H Kromhout
Low iron (Fe) stores may result in increased absorption of divalent metals, in particular cadmium (Cd). We have previously shown that in ...
Helle Margrete Meltzer; Jan Alexander; Anne Lise Brantsæter; Berit Borch-Iohnsen; Dag G. Ellingsen; Yngvar Thomassen; Jostein Holmen; Trond A. Ydersbond
The tumour suppressor gene TP53 is mutated in more than 50 % of human tumours, making it one of the most important cancer genes. We have ...
Laura E. Wohak; Annette M. Krais; Jill E. Kucab; Julia Stertmann; Steinar Øvrebø; Albrecht Seidel; David H. Phillips; Volker M. Arlt
We hypothesised that exposure to workplace aerosols may lead to lung function impairment among cement production workers. Our study in...
Karl-Christian Nordby; Hilde Pettersen Notø; Eduard Wijnand; Marit Skogstad; Anne Kristin Møller Fell; Yngvar Thomassen; Øivind Skare; Antonio Bergamaschi; Antonio Pietroiusti; Rolf Abderhalden; Johny Kongerud ...
Identification of genetic alterations in members of the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway is important as these protein...
Johanna Maria Samulin-Erdem; Vidar Skaug; Aage Haugen; Shanbeh Zienolddiny
An increasing amount of products containing engineered nanoparticles is emerging. Among these particles are carbon nanotubes (CNTs) which...
Yke Jildouw Arnoldussen; Kristine Haugen Anmarkrud; Vidar Skaug; Ron N. Apte; Aage Haugen; Shanbeh Zienolddiny
When investigating the association between brain tumors and use of mobile telephones, accurate data on tumor position are essential, due ...
Kathrine Grell; Kirsten Fredriksen; Joachim Schüz; Elisabeth Cardis; Bruce Armstrong; Jack Siemiatycki; Daniel R. Krewsk; Mary L. McBride; Christoffer Johansen; Anssi Auvinen; Martine Hours ...
Purpose: To study longitudinal changes in lung function in asphalt pavers and a reference group of road maintenance workers, and to dete...
Bente Ulvestad; Britt Grethe Randem; Øivind Skare; Trond Mogens Aaløkken; Georg Mynarek; Karine Elihn; May-Brith Lund
Background: Nurses can be exposed to aggressive behavior from patients, patient's relatives, colleagues and visitors. Purpose: To de...
Yousef Jaradat; Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Petter Kristensen; Khaldoun Nijem; Espen Bjertness; Hein Stigum; Rita Bast-Pettersen
Earlier studies suggest that lumbar radicular pain following disc herniation may be associated with a local or systemic inflammatory proc...
Aurora Lie Moen; Anne-Li Lind; Måns Thulin; Masood Kamali-Moghaddam; Cecilie Røe; Johannes Gjerstad; Torsten Gordh
Little is known about the contribution of occupational skin exposure as a risk factor for physician-certified long-term sick leave in the...
Jose Hernan Alfonso; Tore Tynes; Jacob P Thyssen; Jan Øivind Holm; Håkon Andre Johannessen
Objectives: Breakthrough cancer pain (BTP) represents a treatment challenge. Objectives were to examine the prevalence and characteristic...
Marianne Jensen Hjermstad; Stein Kaasa; Augusto Caraceni; Jon Håvard Loge; Tore Pedersen; Dagny Faksvåg Haugen; Nina Kathrine Aass
Study Objectives: This prospective cohort study examined previously underexplored relations between psychological/social work factors an...
Jolien Josepha Helena Vleeshouwers; Stein Knardahl; Jan Olav Christensen
Objectives: To determine the criterion validity of a questionnaire on physical exposures compared to objective measurements at construct...
Markus Koch; Lars-Kristian Lunde; Tonje Gjulem; Stein Knardahl; Kaj Bo Veiersted
Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the extent to which work-related factors contribute to the social gradient in low bac...
Tom Sterud; Håkon Andre Johannessen; Tore Tynes
BACKGROUND: It is unknown whether living with neck and back pain, disability, and mental disorders influences the perception of psycholo...
Gunn Hege Marchand; Bjørn Lau; Kjersti Myhre; Cecilie Røe; Erik Bautz-Holter; Gunnar Leivseth
Isocyanic acid (ICA) in vapour phase has been reported to be of unstable nature, making the occupational hygienic relevance of ICA questi...
Mikolaj Jankowski; Raymond Olsen; Yngvar Thomassen; Pål Molander
Background: Aluminum potroom exposure is associated with increased mortality of COPD but the association between potroom exposure and an...
Vidar Søyseth; Paul K Henneberger; Gunnar Einvik; Mohammed Abbas Virji; Berit Bakke; Johny Kongerud
Commuting is an important aspect of daily life for many employees, but there is little knowledge of how this affects individual commuters...
Terhi Jeanette Urhonen; Arve Lie; Geir Aamodt
The main aim of this study was to evaluate the measurement properties of the Nordic Questionnaire for Psychological and Social Factors at...
Cecilie Røe; Kjersti Myhre; Gunn Hege Marchand; Bjørn Lau; Gunnar Leivseth; Erik Bautz-Holter
Objective: Following adverse work conditions, health consequences can be explained by an imbalance between the effort made and the rewar...
Camilla Hem; Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Marianne Hansen; Trond Heir
Objectives The aim of this study was to perform a cross-cultural adaptation of the return-to-work self-efficacy (RTWSE-19) scale into Dan...
Anne-Mette Hedeager Momsen; Rikke Rosbjerg; Christina Malmose Stapelfeldt; Thomas Lund; Chris Jensen; Thomas Johansen; Claus Vinther Nielsen; Merete Labriola
Background: While the health benefits of physical activity are well established, little is known about health effects of physical activi...
Marit Skogstad; Lars-Kristian Lunde; Øivind Skare; Asgeir Mamen; Jose Hernan Alfonso; Reidun Øvstebø; Bente Ulvestad
This study aimed to test the validity and reliability of pressure-measurement insoles (medilogic® insoles) when measuring vertical ground...
Markus Koch; Lars-Kristian Lunde; Michael Ernst; Stein Knardahl; Kaj Bo Veiersted
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