Catarina Jansson

..We hypothesized that occupational airborne exposures in a traditional male dominated industry might contribute to these observations...

..No previous population-based nationwide study has, however, examined the occurrence of sickness absence due to GERD diagnoses, that is, the aim of this study...

..This nationwide cohort study reveals, for the first time, an increased risk of premature death among both women and men sickness absent because of musculoskeletal diagnoses after adjustment for several potential confounders...

..The importance of clarifying the relation between psychosocial factors and GERD has been stressed, but there are few population-based studies...

..Few studies have investigated work-related stress in relation to esophageal or cardia cancers...

..It is important to clarify the association between sleep and gastroesophageal reflux disease, but only a few population-based studies have been conducted...

..Few population-based studies have examined comorbidity in relation to gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD)...

..The association between psychiatric disorders and gastro-oesophageal reflux symptoms is uncertain, and few population-based studies are available...

..Gastroesophageal reflux constitutes a major public health problem in the Western world. Few population-based studies have addressed socioeconomic factors in relation to reflux...

..No association between intake of carbonated soft drinks or low-alcohol beer and risk of cardia adenocarcinoma was observed...

..Although low socioeconomic status (SES) is linked to an increased risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), the relation with adenocarcinoma is uncertain...

..In conclusion, this study provided no support for the hypothesis that use of tight belts is associated with an increased risk of developing esophageal or cardia adenocarcinoma...

..Hearing difficulties are a large public health problem. Knowledge is scarce regarding risk of disability pension among people who have been sickness absent due to these difficulties...

..These tumors occur predominantly among males. We hypothesized that stressful psychosocial working conditions might be involved in the etiology of these cancers...

..In conclusion, this study provides some support to the hypothesis that specific airborne exposures increase the risk of noncardia gastric cancer...

..The aim of the study was to test this new hypothesis in a large case-control study...

..0, 95% CI 0.6-1.7), irrespective of duration of use (P = 0.56). In conclusion, with regard to risk of oesophageal or cardia adenocarcinoma, gum chewing seems harmless...

..82; 95% CI=0.25-2.72), as neither were women with 0-1 children compared to women with at least three children (OR=0.93; 95% CI=0.35-2.49). In conclusion, we found no inverse association between childbearing and oesophageal adenocarcinoma...

..We extended a cohort study of Swedish chimney sweeps and prolonged follow-up in order to increase power and study those first employed after 1950 when oil began to replace wood as a main fuel for heating in Sweden...

..The authors hypothesised that airborne occupational exposures in male dominated industries might contribute...

..This study aimed to reveal the association between sleep problems and GERD, while adjusting for heredity and other potential confounding factors...

..However, several studies have shown that the biostatistical and epidemiological knowledge of academically active health care professionals is far below the desired level...

..A study was undertaken to determine whether asthma and allergy were associated with irregular menstruation in a general population, and the potential role of asthma medication for this association...