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Online-first articles

Original article [online first; 23 June 2021]   pdf
Aluminum dust exposure and risk of neurodegenerative diseases in a cohort of male miners in Ontario, Canada
Zeng X, MacLeod J, Berriault C, DeBono NL, Arrandale VH, Harris AM, Demers PA
 
Original article [online first; 8 June 2021]   pdf
Working life expectancies among individuals with type 1 and type 2 diabetes over a 30-year period
Nexø MA, Pedersen J, Cleal B, Andersen I, Bjørner JB
 
Original article [online first; 31 May 2021]   pdf
Sexual and gender harassment in Swedish workplaces: A prospective cohort study on implications for long-term sickness absence
Blindow K, Bondestam F, Johansson G, Bodin T, Westerlund H, Nyberg A
 
Original article [online first; 30 May 2021]   pdf
Reducing employee turnover in hospitals: estimating the effects of hypothetical improvements in the psychosocial work environment
Mathisen J, Nguyen T-L, Jensen JH, Rugulies R, Rod NH
 
Review [online first; 27 May 2021]   pdf
Psychosocial work exposures and health outcomes: a meta-review of 72 literature reviews with meta-analysis
Niedhammer I, Bertrais S, Witt K
 
Original article [online first; 24 May 2021]   pdf
The acute effects of working time patterns on fatigue and sleep quality using daily measurements of 6195 observations among 223 shift workers
van de Ven, Hulsegge G, Zoomer T, de Korte EM, Burdorf A, Oude Hengel KM
 
Original article [online first; 23 May 2021]   pdf
The contribution of employer characteristics to continued employment of employees with residual work capacity: evidence from register data in The Netherlands
van Ooijen R, Koning PWC, Boot CRL, Brouwer S
 
Original article [online first; 19 May 2021]   pdf
Association of managerial position with cardiovascular risk factors: A fixed-effects analysis for Japanese employees
Ikesu R, Miyawaki A, Svensson AK, Svensson T, Kobayashi Y, Chung UI
 
Short communication [online first; 3 May 2021]   pdf
Application of two job indices for general occupational demands in a pooled analysis of case–control studies on lung cancer
Hovanec J, Siemiatycki J, Conway DI, Olsson A, Guenel P, Luce D, Jöckel K-H, Pohlabeln H, Ahrens W, Karrasch S, Wichmann H-E, Gustavsson P, Consonni D, Merletti F, Richiardi L, Simonato Lorenzo, Fortes C, Parent M-É, McLaughlin JR, Demers P, Landi MT, Caporaso N, Fernández-Tardón G, Zaridze D, Świątkowska B, Pándics T, Lissowska J, Fabianova E, Field JK, Mates D, Bencko V, Foretova L, Janout V, Kromhout H, Vermeulen R, Boffetta P, Straif K, Schüz J, Casjens S, Pesch B, Brüning T, Behrens T
 
Review [online first; 9 April 2021]   pdf
Safety incidents associated with extended working hours. A systematic review and meta-analysis
Matre D, Skogstad M, Sterud T, Nordby K-C, Knardahl S, Christensen JO, Lie J-AS

Recent most cited articles in Scopus

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

Editorial 2020;46(3):229-230   pdf full text
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40 citationsPrecarious employment and mental health: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies
Rönnblad T, Grönholm E, Jonsson J, Koranyi I, Orellana C, Kreshpaj B, Chen L, Stockfelt L, Bodin T
 
Review 2019;45(1):7-21   pdf full text
38 citationsThe effect of shift work on eating habits: a systematic review
Souza RV, Sarmento RA, de Almeida JC, Canuto R
 
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27 citationsCurrent state of knowledge on the health effects of engineered nanomaterials in workers: a systematic review of human studies and epidemiological investigations
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26 citationsThe effectiveness of workplace health promotion interventions on physical and mental health outcomes – a systematic review of reviews
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Original article 2019;45(1):33-41   pdf full text
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Holtermann A, Mathiassen SE, Straker L
 
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Juvani A, Oksanen T, Virtanen M, Salo P, Pentti J, Kivimäki M, Vahtera J
 
Original article 2018;44(5):503-511   pdf full text
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