Publikasjoner

Samfunnsmedisin og arbeidsmedisin

Samfunnsmedisin handler om samspillet mellom samfunn og helse, mens arbeidsmedisin omhandler forholdet mellom arbeid og helse. De to fago...

Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum

Cross-shift study of exposure–response relationships between bioaerosol exposure and respiratory effects in the Norwegian grain and animal feed production industry

Objective: We have studied cross-shift respiratory responses of several individual bioaerosol components of the dust in the grain and fee...

Anne Straumfors; Kari Emilie Heldal; Eduard Wijnand; Inge M. Wouters; Dag Ellingsen; Marit Skogstad

Occupational Exposure to Bioaerosols in Norwegian Crab Processing Plants

Introduction: Aerosolization of components when processing king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) and edible crab (Cancer pagurus) may c...

Marte Renate Thomassen; Sandip D. Kamath; Andreas L. Lopata; Anne Mette Madsen; Eduard Wijnand; Berit Bang; Lisbeth Aasmoe

Increased frontal electroencephalogram theta amplitude in patients with anorexia nervosa compared to healthy controls

Objective: To conduct a blind study of quantitative electroencephalogram-band amplitudes in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and healt...

Knut Hestad; Siri Weider; Kristian Bernhard Nilsen; Marit Sæbø Indredavik; Trond Sand

Occupational noise exposure, hearing loss, and notched audiograms in the HUNT Nord-Trøndelag hearing loss study, 1996-1998

Objectives/Hypothesis: To study the prevalence and usefulness of audiometric notches in the diagnosis of noise‐induced hearing loss (NIH...

Arve Lie; Bo Lars Engdahl; Howard Hoffmann; Chuan-Ming Li; Kristian Tambs

Genetic variation in catechol-O-methyltransferase modifies effects of clonidine treatment in chronic fatigue syndrome

Clonidine, an α2-adrenergic receptor agonist, decreases circulating norepinephrine and epinephrine, attenuating sympathetic activity. Alt...

Karhryn T. Hall; Joe Kossowsky; Tim F. Oberlander; Ted J. Kaptchuk; J. Philip Saul; Vegard Bruun Wyller; Frode Even Fagermoen; Dag Sulheim; Johannes Gjerstad; Anette Winger; Kenneth Jay Mukamal

Demand, Control and Support at Work Among Sick-Listed Patients with Neck or Back Pain: A Prospective Study

Purpose The main aim of this study was to assess changes in perceived demand, control and support at work of neck and back pain patients ...

Kjersti Myhre; Bjørn Lau; Gunn Hege Marchand; Gunnar Leivseth; Erik Bautz-Holter; Cecilie Røe

Climate for conflict management, exposure to workplace bullying and work engagement: a moderated mediation analysis

The present study investigates a potential preventive factor in relation to workplace bullying. Specifically, we examine how climate for ...

Ståle Einarsen; Anders Skogstad; Erlend Rørvik; Åshild Lande; Morten Birkeland Nielsen

Carbon Nanotube Emissions from Arc Discharge Production: Classification of Particle Types with Electron Microscopy and Comparison with Direct Reading Techniques

Introduction: An increased production and use of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is occurring worldwide. In parallel, a growing concern is emerg...

Linus Ludvigsson; Christina Isaxon; Patrik T. Nilsson; Hakan Tinnerberg; Maria E. Messing; Jenny Rissler; Vidar Skaug; Anders Gudmundsson; Mats Bohgar; Maria Hedmer; Joakim Pagels

Mutations in TP53 increase the risk of SOX2 copy number alterations and silencing of TP53 reduces SOX2 expression in non-small cell lung cancer

Background: Amplifications of the transcription factor, SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 2 (SOX2), are common in non-small cell lung c...

Johanna Maria Samulin-Erdem; Vidar Skaug; Per S. Bakke; Amund Gulsvik; Aage Haugen; Shanbeh Zienolddiny

Multi-walled carbon nanotube physicochemical properties predict pulmonary inflammation and genotoxicity

Lung deposition of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) induces pulmonary toxicity. Commercial MWCNT vary greatly in physicochemical pro...

Sarah S. Poulsen; Petra Jackson; Kirsten Kling; Kristina B. Knudsen; Vidar Skaug; Zdenka O. Kyjovska; Birthe L. Thomsen; Per A. Clausen; Rambabu Atluri; Trine Berthing; Stefan Bengtson ...

Multisite musculoskeletal pain among young technical school students entering working life

Background: There is a need to investigate the occurrence of multisite pain in young adults and to determine potential factors contribut...

Therese Nordberg Hanvold; Lars-Kristian Lunde; Markus Koch; Morten Wærsted; Kaj Bo Veiersted

Physico-chemical properties and biological effects of diesel and biomass particles

Diesel combustion and solid biomass burning are the major sources of ultrafine particles (UFP) in urbanized areas. Cardiovascular and pul...

Eleonora Longhin; Maurizio Gualtieri; Lauro Capasso; Rossella Bengalli; Steen Kristen Mollerup; Jørn Andreas Holme; Johan Øvrevik; Simone Casadei; Christiano Di Benedetto; Paolo Parenti; Marina Camatini

Simplified risk assessment of noise induced hearing loss by means of 2 spreadsheet models

Objectives: The objective of this study has been to test 2 spreadsheet models to compare the observed with the expected hearing loss for ...

Arve Lie; Bo Lars Engdahl; Kristian Tambs

Tremor and hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) in road maintenance workers

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate postural and rest tremor among workers using vibrating hand tools, taking into account...

Rita Bast-Pettersen; Bente Ulvestad; Karl Færden; Thomas Aleksander C. Clemm; Raymond Olsen; Dag Ellingsen; Karl-Christian Nordby

Sputum neutrophils are elevated in smelter workers, and systemic neutrophils are associated with rapid decline in FEV1

Abstract: Objectives In a previous study on smelter workers we, found significant relationship between exposure to dust and accelerated ...

Liv Ingunn Bjoner Sikkeland; Helle Laier Johnsen; Tonje Bøyum Riste; Neil E. Alexis; Bente Halvorsen; Vidar Søyseth; Johny Kongerud

Noise-induced hearing loss in a longitudinal study of Norwegian railway workers

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyse longitudinal data to assess the risk of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in Norwegian ra...

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

Sweet taste pleasantness is modulated by morphine and naltrexone

Background: Rodent models highlight the key role of μ-opioid receptor (MOR) signaling in palatable food consumption. In humans, however,...

Marie Helene Eikemo; Guro Engvig Løseth; Tom Johnstone; Johannes Gjerstad; Frode Willoch; Siri Leknes

Night shift work and other determinants of estradiol, testosterone, and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate among middle-aged nurses and midwives

Objectives: The aims of our study were to (i) investigate the association between rotating night shift work and blood concentrations of e...

Beata Peplonska; Agnieszka Bukowska; Jenny-Anne Sigstad Lie; Jolanta Gromadzinska; Shanbeh Zienolddiny

Genes associated with persistent lumbar radicular pain; a systematic review

Background: The aim of the present study was to provide an overview of the literature addressing the role of genetic factors and biomark...

Siri Bjorland; Aurora Lie Moen; Ellina Iordanova Schistad; Johannes Gjerstad; Cecilie Røe

Allergenexposition. Wie kann man Inhalationsallergene an Arbeitsplätzen und in der Umwelt messen? Zusammenfassung des "EAACI Positionspapier" zum Allergenmonitoring

Die Exposition gegenüber hochmolekularen Allergenen aus natürlichen Quellen stellt einen Risikofaktor für die Entstehung von allergischem...

Monika Raulf; Jeroen T.M. Buters; Martin D. Chapman; Lorenzo Cecchi; Frédéric De Blay; Gert Doekes; Eduard Wijnand; Dick J.J. Heederik; Mohamed Fareed Jeebhay; Sabine Kespohl; Esmeralda J.M. Krop ...

Systematic review of the cardiovascular effects of occupational noise

Abstract: Background Cross-sectional studies of occupational noise and cardiovascular effects show an association between noise and hyp...

Marit Skogstad; Håkon Andre Johannessen; Tore Tynes; Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum; Karl-Christian Nordby; Arve Lie

Workplace bullying and sickness absence: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the research literature

Objective The association between workplace bullying and sickness absence remains unclear. This paper presents a systematic review and me...

Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Anne-Marthe Rustad Indregard; Simon Nygaard Øverland

Prostate cancer and the unfolded protein response

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an essential organelle that contributes to several key cellular functions, including lipogenesis, gluco...

Margrethe Larsdatter Storm; Xia Sheng; Yke Jildouw Arnoldussen; Fahri Saatcioglu

Exposure to aggression in the workplace

Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Helge Hoel; Dieter Zapf; Ståle Einarsen