This study represents an attempt toward the standardization of pulmonary NAMs and the development of a novel approach for toxicity testin...
Elisabeth Elje; Laura Maria Azzurra Camassa; Sergey Shaposhnikov; Kristine Haugen Anmarkrud; Øivind Skare; Asbjørn Magne Nilsen; Shanbeh Zienolddiny; Elise Rundén-Pran
Objectives Exposure to microorganisms is a known contributor to occupational disease. This study assessed drilling waste workers’ health...
Elke Eriksen; Hanne Line Daae; Komlavi Anani Afanou; Anne Mette Madsen; Pål Graff
Purpose To study the risk for eye diseases in individuals with Ulcerative Colitis (UC), and to assess whether silica dust-exposure could...
Karim Makdoumi; Lucyn Ayoub; Ing-Liss Bryngelsson; Pål Graff; Pernilla Wiebert; Per Vihlborg
Air pollution is an environmental factor associated with an increased risk of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkins...
Aleksandar Sebastijanović; Laura Maria Azzurra Camassa; Vilhelm Malmborg; Slavko Kralj; Joakim Pagels; Ulla Vogel; Shan Zienolddiny-Narui; Iztok Urbančič; Tilen Koklič; Janez Štrancar
Background: We aimed to develop a method for assessing occupational styrene exposures for application in epidemiological studies on risks...
Yvette Christopher-de Vries; Igor Burstyn; Mette Wulf Christensen; Hilde Pettersen Notø; Kurt Straif; Eero Pukkala; Vivi Schlünssen; Stephen Bertke; Martie Van Tongeren; Henrik A. Kolstad; Damien M. McElvenny ...
Objectives Pleural mesothelioma is a rare respiratory cancer, mainly caused by inhalation of asbestos fibres. Other inorganic fibres are ...
Leon Alexander Mclaren Berge; Nita Kaupang Shala; Francesco Barone-Adesi; H Dean Hosgood; Sven Ove Samuelsen; Magne Bråtveit; Jorunn Kirkeleit; Debra Silverman; Melissa C. Friesen; Ronnie Babigumira; Tom Kristian Grimsrud ...
Objectives This study aimed to compare the risk of labor market marginalization among refugees across different host countries of reset...
Ridwanul Amin; Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz; Karina Undem; Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum; Rachel Louise Hasting
Sleep loss due to short time off between shifts has been proposed as a mechanism contributing to impaired functioning in occupational set...
Øystein Holmelid; Anette Harris; Ståle Pallesen; Bjørn Bjorvatn; Øystein Vedaa; Siri Waage; Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Ingebjørg Louise Rockwell Djupedal; Erlend Sunde
We investigated the level of protection of reproductive and developmental toxicity offered through occupational exposure limits (OELs) an...
Linda Schenk; Meng-Rung Ho; Piia Taxell; Pasi Huuskonen; Mimmi Leite; Inese Martinsone; Karl-Christian Nordby; Linda Paegle; Loreta Strumylaite
Objectives: Several studies have found higher sickness absence in shared and open workspaces than in private offices, but little is known...
Randi Hovden Borge; Håkon Andre Johannessen; Knut Inge Fostervold; Morten Birkeland Nielsen
Increased focus on renovating and maintaining the existing building stock is an integral part of the circular economy, however this might...
Johanne Østereng Halvorsen; Pål Graff; Elin Lovise Folven Gjengedal; Torunn Kringlen Ervik
Background Knowledge on hearing aid use and benefit is important to ensure appropriate and effective treatment. We aimed to assess preva...
Bo Lars Engdahl; Lisa Aarhus
Background Although polygenic risk score (PRS) has emerged as a promising tool for predicting cancer risk from genome-wide association st...
Xinan Wang; Ziwei Zhang; Yi Dang; Tony Chen; Lorelei Mucci; Demetrios Albanes; Maria Teresa Landi; Neil E. Caporaso; Stephen Lam; Adonina Tardon; Chu Chen ...
Previous observations suggest that strong social stressors, that is, repeated social defeat, could initiate functional changes in the hyp...
Terese Elisabeth Zylla; Junbai Wang; Johannes Gjerstad
Background The Norwegian home care services experience a high level of sick leave, a large proportion of which is due to common mental di...
Rigmor Knutsen; Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Lars-Kristian Lunde; Øivind Skare; Håkon Andre Johannessen
Background In the food manufacturing industry, exposure to inhalable aerosols contributes to respiratory illnesses such as occupational ...
Christine Darbakk; Pål Graff; Raymond Olsen
Objectives This study aimed to quantify the duration of work participation and reasons for working years lost, according to gender and ...
Suzanne Merkus; Rune Hoff; Rachel Louise Hasting; Karina Undem; Suzan J.W. Robroek; Jon Michael Gran; Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum
Background Musculoskeletal disorders are an extensive burden to society, yet few studies have explored and replicated modifiable prognos...
Rikke Munk Killingmo; Tarjei Langseth Rysstad; Esther Maas; Are Hugo Pripp; Fiona Aanesen; Alexander Tingulstad; Anne Therese Tveter; Britt Elin Øiestad; Margreth Grotle
Background Home healthcare services are increasingly utilizing novel technologies to enhance quality and efficiency of caregiving, to re...
Jan Olav Christensen; Håkon Andre Johannessen
Objectives Excess incidence of prostate cancer (PC) is frequently observed among firefighters; however, the association with specific occ...
Niki Marjerrison; Tom Kristian Grimsrud; Johnni Hansen; Jan Ivar Martinsen; Karl-Christian Nordby; Raymond Olsen; Jo Stenehjem; Marit Bragelien Veierød; Kristina Kjærheim
Background The impact of societal factors on the occurrence of head and neck cancers (HNCs) remains understudied, especially in the Nord...
Rayan Nikkilä; Timo Carpén; Johnni Hansen; Sanna Heikkinen; Elsebeth Lynge; Jan Ivar Martinsen; Jenny Selander; Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum; Jóhanna Eyrún Torfadottir; Antti Mäkitie; Eero Pukkala
Objectives: The association between hearing loss and income has only been examined in cross-sectional studies. We aim to study annual i...
Astrid Jørgensen; Bo Lars Engdahl; Bernt Magne Bratsberg; Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum; Howard J. Hoffman; Lisa Aarhus
Tunnel boring machines (TBMs) are used to excavate tunnels in a manner where the rock is constantly penetrated with rotating cutter heads...
Torunn Kringlen Ervik; Mimmi Leite; Stephan Weinbruch; Karl-Christian Nordby; Dag Ellingsen; Bente Ulvestad; Kari Dahl; Balazs Berlinger; Nils Petter Skaugset
Objectives Evidence suggests that emotional dissonance, the imbalance between true feelings and those displayed to meet work standards, h...
Håkon Andre Johannessen; Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Rigmor Knutsen; Øivind Skare; Jan Olav Christensen
Paradoxical associations have been observed for leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and occupational physical activity (OPA) and severa...
Mats Kirkeby Fjeld; Anders Pedersen Årnes; Bo Lars Engdahl; Bente Morseth; Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock; Ludwig Alexander Horsch; Audun Stubhaug; Bjørn Heine Strand; Anette Hylen Ranhoff; Dagfinn André Matre; Christopher Sivert Nielsen ...