Objectives: Previous studies indicate that genetic variants in genes encoding proteins like matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) enzymes may ...
Line Melå Jacobsen; Elina Iordanova Schistad; Anette Storesund; Linda Margareth Pedersen; Ansgar Espeland; Lars Jørgen Rygh; Cecilie Røe; Johannes Gjerstad
Background: This study examines the possible effect of exposure to aerosols and gases on lung function in a fertilizer plant in Norway. ...
Kristin Hildegard Hovland; Marit Skogstad; Berit Bakke; Øivind Skare; Knut Skyberg
The purpose of this paper was to compare the effects of different data reduction procedures on the values of variables characterizing the...
Kaj Bo Veiersted; Mikael Forsman; Gert-Åke Hansson; Svend Erik Mathiassen
Genome‐wide association studies have demonstrated that genetic polymorphisms influence the risk of developing lung cancer. Nicotinic acet...
Xavier Tekpli; Nina Elisabeth Landvik; Vidar Skaug; Amund Gulsvik; Aage Haugen; Shanbeh Zienolddiny
Epidemiologic and experimental evidences support the concept that inflammation promotes the development and progression of cancers. Inter...
Xavier Tekpli; Nina Elisabeth Landvik; Kristine Haugen Anmarkrud; Vidar Skaug; Aage Haugen; Shanbeh Zienolddiny
Sciatica after disc herniation may be associated with compression of spinal nerves, but also inflammatory substances released from the n...
Nina Gran Egeland; Aurora Moen; Linda Margareth Pedersen; Helena Brisby; Johannes Gjerstad
Background: Many women temporarily reduce work hours or stop working when caring for small children. However, mothers of children with s...
Lars Johan Hauge; Tom Kornstad; Ragnhild Bang Nes; Petter Kristensen; Lorentz M. Irgens; Leif Torvald Eskedal; Markus A Landolt; Margarete E. Vollrath
Background: Infectious diseases and social contacts in early life have been proposed to modulate brain tumour risk during late childhood...
T.V. Andersen; LS Schmidt; A.H. Poulsen; M. Feychting; M. Röösli; Tore Tynes; D. Aydin; M. Prochazka; B. Lannering; Lars Hind Bakken Klæboe; Tone Eggen ...
Background Hairdressers are exposed to chemicals and work tasks that may cause respiratory symptoms. There is little awareness of occupa...
Maysaa Yousef Khaled Nemer; Petter Kristensen; Khaldoun Nijem; Espen Bjertness; Marit Skogstad
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate if sustained trapezius muscle activity predicts neck and shoulder pain over a 2.5-year period. ...
Therese Nordberg Hanvold; Morten Wærsted; Anne Marit Mengshoel; Espen Bjertness; Hein Stigum; Jos Twisk; Kaj Bo Veiersted
Aims: This study examines the impact of work-related psychosocial and mechanical exposure on the development of low back pain (LBP) in th...
Tom Sterud; Tore Tynes
Purpose: The association between exposure to bacteria and endotoxins in sewage dust and the serum concentrations of pneumoproteins in se...
Kari Emilie Heldal; Lars Barregard; Per Larsson; Dag Ellingsen
Blood and urine samples for determination of manganese (Mn) and iron (Fe) concentrations were collected in a cross-sectional study of 137...
Dag Ellingsen; Evgenji Zibarev; Zarina Kusraeva; Balazs Berlinger; Maxim Chashchin; Rita Bast-Pettersen; Valery Chashchin; Yngvar Thomassen
This study investigated associations between individual and work-related factors and perceived mastery of work among offshore shift worke...
Cathrine Haugene Ljoså; Reidar Tyssen; Bjørn Lau
Objectives: To investigate the relationship between dust exposure and annual change in lung function among employees in Norwegian silicon...
Helle Laier Johnsen; Merete Drevvatne Bugge; Solveig Føreland; Helge Kjuus; Johny Kongerud; Vidar Søyseth
The aim of this study is to examine whether and how laissez‐faire, transformational, and authentic leadership styles are related to the o...
Morten Birkeland Nielsen
Introduction: Some studies have suggested that night work may be associated with an increased risk of breast cancer in nurses. We aimed ...
Shanbeh Zienolddiny; Kristine Haugen; Jenny-Anne Sigstad Lie; Helge Kjuus; Kristina Kjærheim
Background Work-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an important condition encountered by many occupational health practiti...
Marit Skogstad; Monica Haune Skorstad; Arve Lie; Hilde Slørdahl Conradi; Trond Heir; Lars Weisæth
Purpose of review: The metal smelting industry is an important industry in the majority of countries in the world and employs millions ...
Vidar Søyseth; Helle Laier Johnsen; Johny Kongerud
Results from a meta-analysis of aggregated data provoked a new analysis using individual data on the neuropsychological performance of oc...
Monika Meyer-Baron; Michael Schäper; Guido Knapp; Roberto Lucchini; Silvia Zoni; Rita Bast-Pettersen; Dag Ellingsen; Yngvar Thomassen; Shuchang He; Hong Yuan; Qiao Niu ...
Arve Lie
Raymond Olsen; Yngvar Thomassen; Wolfgang Koch; Kristin E. Halgard; Berit Bakke; Dag Ellingsen
Rapporten presenterer oppfølgingsforsøk fra 2013 som undersøker både det kjemiske arbeidsmiljøet og den mekaniske belastningen ved utlegg...
Raymond Olsen; Hanne Line Daae; Kristin Halgard; Grete Friisk; Rune Asgeir Madsen; Stein Knardahl; Dag Ellingsen
Arbeidsdepartementet har bedt Statens arbeidsmiljøinstitutt om å lage en kunnskapsstatus om sammenhengen mellom støy og helse. Bakgrunnen...
Arve Lie; Marit Skogstad; Tore Tynes; Håkon Andre Johannessen; Karl-Christian Nordby; Ingrid Alethe Sivesind Mehlum; Line Arneberg; Bo Lars Engdahl; Kristian Tambs
For å undersøke om arbeid i selerigg er assosiert med fysiske helseplager ble det gjennomført et todelt prosjekt. Første del er en system...
Shahrooz Elka; Kaj Bo Veiersted; Stein Knardahl; Harald Vikne