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Online-first articles

Editorial [online first; 12 April 2024]   pdf
Climate emergency and decent work
Benavides FG, Delclos GL
 
Original article [online first; 10 April 2024]   pdf
Occupational exposure to organic solvents and the risk of developing testicular germ cell tumors (TESTIS study): Effect of combined exposure assessment on risk estimation
Guth M, Pilorget C, Lefevre M, Coste A, Danjou A, Dananché B, Praud D, Pérol O, Daudin M, Clarotti M-A, Lattes S, Bouillon C, Paul A, Schüz J, Bujan L, Olsson A, Fervers B, Charbotel B; The TESTIS study group
 
Original article [online first; 5 April 2024]   pdf
The asbestos–asbestosis exposure–response relationship: a cohort study of the general working population
Iversen IB, Vestergaard JM, Ohlander J, Peters S, Bendstrup E, Bonde JPE, Schlünssen V, Bønløkke JH, Rasmussen F, Stokholm ZA, Andersen MB, Kromhout H, Kolstad HA
 
Original article [online first; 4 April 2024]   pdf
Associations between precarious employment trajectories and mental health among older workers in Germany: Vertical and horizontal inequalities
Rohrbacher M, Hasselhorn HM, Matilla-Santander N
 
Original article [online first; 3 April 2024]   pdf
Impaired kidney function among young healthcare workers with long working hours and night work
Chen W-C, Yang H-Y
 
Original article [online first; 27 March 2024]   pdf
The role of working conditions in educational differences in all-cause and ischemic heart disease mortality among Swedish men
Almroth M, Hemmingsson T, Falkstedt D, Kjellberg K, Carlsson E, Pan K-Y, Berglund K, Thern E
 
Original article [online first; 25 March 2024]   pdf
Does country of resettlement influence the risk of labor market marginalization among refugees? A cohort study in Sweden and Norway
Amin R, Mittendorfer-Rutz E, Undem K, Mehlum IS, Hasting RL
 
Original article [online first; 24 March 2024]   pdf
Can psychosocial risk factors mediate the association between precarious employment and mental health problems in Sweden? Results from a register-based study
Méndez-Rivero F, Matilla-Santander N, Gunn V, Wegman DH, Hernando-­Rodriguez JC, Kvart S, Julià M, Kreshpaj B, Bodin T, Hemmingsson T, Muntaner C, Padrosa E, Almroth M
 
Discussion paper [online first; 18 March 2024]   pdf
Working hours and health – key research topics in the past and future
Härmä M, Kecklund G, Tucker P
 
Original article [online first; 18 March 2024]   pdf
Relationship between long working hours and smoking behaviors: Evidence from population-based cohort studies in Korea
Baek S-U, Lim M-H, Kim T, Lee Y-M, Won J-U, Yoon J-H
 
Review [online first; 14 March 2024]   pdf
Hip osteoarthritis and occupational mechanical exposures: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jahn A, Andersen JH, Seidler A, Christiansen DH, Dalbøge A

Recent most cited articles in Scopus

The following list includes most cited articles published during the previous 36 months.

Letter to the Editor 2021;47(5):408-409   pdf full text
108 citationsReturn-to-work, disabilities and occupational health in the age of COVID-19
Godeau D, Petit A, Richard I, Roquelaure Y, Descatha A
 
Review 2021;47(7):489-508   pdf full text
97 citationsPsychosocial work exposures and health outcomes: a meta-review of 72 literature reviews with meta-analysis
Niedhammer I, Bertrais S, Witt K
 
Review 2022;48(2):86-98   pdf full text
38 citationsPhysical activity at work may not be health enhancing. A systematic review with meta-analysis on the association between occupational physical activity and cardiovascular disease mortality covering 23 studies with 655 892 participants
Cillekens B, Huysmans MA, Holtermann A, van Mechelen W, Straker L, Krause N, van der Beek AJ, Coenen P
 
Editorial 2021;47(4):245-247   pdf full text
35 citationsThe COVID-19 pandemic: one year later – an occupational perspective
Burdorf A, Porru F, Rugulies R
 
Original article 2022;48(1):61-70   pdf full text
35 citationsExposure to a SARS-CoV-2 infection at work: development of an international job exposure matrix (COVID-19-JEM)
Oude Hengel KM, Burdorf A, Pronk A, Schlünssen V, Stokholm ZA, Kolstad HA, van Veldhoven K, Basinas I, van Tongeren M, Peters S
 
Discussion paper 2022;48(2):158-168   pdf full text
25 citationsGlobal, regional and national burden of disease attributable to 19 selected occupational risk factors for 183 countries, 2000–2016: A systematic analysis from the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury
Pega F, Hamzaoui H, Náfrádi B, Momen NC
 
Original article 2021;47(7):509-520   pdf full text
24 citationsLow-quality employment trajectories and risk of common mental disorders, substance use disorders and suicide attempt: a longitudinal study of the Swedish workforce
Jonsson J, Muntaner C, Bodin T, Alderling M, Balogh R, Burström B, Davis L, Gunn V, Hemmingsson T, Julià M, Kjellberg K, Kreshpaj B, Orellana C, Padrosa E, Wegman DH, Matilla-Santander N
 
Original article 2021;47(5):349-355   pdf full text
20 citationsInfection and death by COVID-19 in a cohort of healthcare workers in Mexico
Robles-Pérez E, González-Díaz B, Miranda-García M, Borja-Aburto VH
 
Original article 2022;48(1):52-60   pdf full text
20 citationsCOVID-19 mortality across occupations and secondary risks for elderly individuals in the household: A population register-based study
Billingsley S, Brandén M, Aradhya S, Drefahl S, Andersson G, Mussino E
 
Original article 2022;48(6):446-456   pdf full text
20 citationsOccupation and SARS-CoV-2 infection risk among 108 960 workers during the first pandemic wave in Germany
Reuter M, Rigó M, Formazin M, Liebers F, Latza U, Castell S, Jöckel K-H, Greiser KH, Michels KB, Krause G, Albrecht S, Öztürk I, Kuss O, Berger K, Lampl BMJ, Leitzmann M, Zeeb H, Starke KR, Schipf S, Meinke-Franze C, Ahrens W, Seidler A, Klee B, Pischon T, Deckert A, Schmidt B, Mikolajczyk R, Karch A, Bohn B, Brenner H, Holleczek B, Dragano N

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