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• Percutaneous absorption of thirty-eight organic solvents in vitro using pig skin

We tested a larger number of organic solvents with the same experimental set up, using skin from new-born piglets and static diffusion cells. Thirty-six common organic solvents were studied neat (and 31 of them also in w...

• National environment health survey 2015

The environmental health survey is carried out in collaboration between the Institute of Environmental Medicine at Karolinska Institutet and the Statistics Sweden, on behalf of the Public Health Agency of Sweden. The stu...

• The childrens environment survey 2011

The Children's Environmental Health Survey is carried out in collaboration between the Institute of Environmental Medicine at Karolinska Institutet and the Statistics Sweden, on behalf of the Public Health Agency of Swed...

• Respiratory Diseases

The prevalence of various respiratory diseases are increasing in Scandinavia and also in other parts of the world. In this study, an extensive questionnaire on issues related to respiratory diseases, was sent out to resi...

• Adult asthma and traffic exposure at residential address, workplace address, and self-reported daily time outdoor in traffic: A two-stage case-control study

This study used GIS (Geographical Information Systems) to estimate traffic exposure, not only on residential, but also on workplace address, in addition to survey questions on time spent in traffic during commuting or ot...

• Association between air pollutants on stroke and myocardial infarction in Scania

Information about diabetes diagnosis, hypertension and atrial fibrillation, smoking and physical inactivity were collected via postal survey. This information were afterwards completed with information about first case ...

• Fertility and female dietary exposure to persistent organochlorine compounds

Animal studies have shown that exposure for PCBs, can effects the menstrual cycle and cause reduced fertility in females. In humans, fertility can be measured by examining the waiting time to pregnancy, ie the time betwe...

• Cognitive performance after chronic fatigue syndrome

45 patients with previous chronic fatigue syndrome were followed up for 1.5 years. Neuropsychological examination, cortisol concentration in the saliva over the day, dexamethasone suppression test and self-ratings of cog...

• The importance of physical and psychosocial risk factors for disease / disorder of the muscles and joints-a prospective study of women in health care and school

Primary outcome variables: pain neck / shoulder and elbow / hand. Primary exposures: Physical exertion (ergonomic factors) and psychosocial work environment (demand-control, fatigue, etc.). Monitoring will take place 2 ½...

• Prospective validation of a new instrument for screening of incipient fatigue syndrome

The research team has developed a preliminary version of a simple, short and easily interpreted questionnaire for the detection of early stages of chronic fatigue syndrome. The draft version is now being tested clinicall...