Bengt Sjögren

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Article: RESPIRATORY RESEARCH. 2025;26(1):207
Local and systemic effects in e-cigarette users compared to cigarette smokers, dual users, and non-smokers
Sompa SI; Ji J; Rahman M; Sjogren B; Upadhyay S; Ganguly K; Olin A-C; Bergstrom A; Palmberg L
Article: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2022;80(1):oemed-2022-108505-26
Occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica and acute myocardial infarction among men and women in Sweden
Wiebert P; Andersson T; Feychting M; Sjogren B; Plato N; Gustavsson P
Article: BIOMARKERS. 2021;26(6):557-569
Inflammatory and coagulatory markers and exposure to different size fractions of particle mass, number and surface area air concentrations in the Swedish hard metal industry, in particular to cobalt
Andersson L; Hedbrant A; Persson A; Bryngelsson I-L; Sjogren B; Stockfelt L; Sarndahl E; Westberg H
Article: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2020;62(10):820-829
Respiratory Health and Inflammatory Markers-Exposure to Cobalt in the Swedish Hard Metal Industry
Andersson L; Hedbrant A; Bryngelsson I-L; Persson A; Johansson A; Ericsson A; Vihlborg P; Sjogren B; Sarndahl E; Stockfelt L; Westberg H
Article: INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 2019;92(8):1087-1098
Inflammatory and coagulatory markers and exposure to different size fractions of particle mass, number and surface area air concentrations in Swedish iron foundries, in particular respirable quartz
Westberg H; Hedbrant A; Persson A; Bryngelsson I-L; Johansson A; Ericsson A; Sjogren B; Stockfelt L; Sarndahl E; Andersson L
Article: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2019;76(7):482-487
Down-regulation of the inflammatory response after short-term exposure to low levels of chemical vapours
Ernstgard L; Bottai M; Johanson G; Sjogren B
Article: INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 2016;89(5):813-822
Inflammatory markers and exposure to airborne particles among workers in a Swedish pulp and paper mill
Westberg H; Elihn K; Andersson E; Persson B; Andersson L; Bryngelsson I-L; Karlsson C; Sjogren B
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 2016;219(4-5):389-397
Short-term departures from an optimum ambient temperature are associated with increased risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Dahlquist M; Raza A; Bero-Bedada G; Hollenberg J; Lind T; Orsini N; Sjogren B; Svensson L; Ljungman PL
Article: INHALATION TOXICOLOGY. 2015;27(14):810-821
Acute effects of acrolein in human volunteers during controlled exposure
Dwivedi AM; Johanson G; Lorentzen JC; Palmberg L; Sjogren B; Ernstgard L
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2014;111(11):454
[Welders may need pneumococcal vaccine. National immunization program should include this high risk group].
Sjögren B; Johanson G
Article: TOXICOLOGY LETTERS. 2014;225(1):102-109
Blood and exhaled air can be used for biomonitoring of hydrofluorocarbon exposure
Ernstgard L; Sjogren B; Gunnare S; Johanson G
Article: ANNALS OF OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE. 2013;57(5):662-666
Fatal Carbon Monoxide Intoxication After Acetylene Gas Welding of Pipes
Antonsson A-B; Christensson B; Berge J; Sjogren B
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH. 2013;39(3):295-301
Occupational exposure to particles and incidence of stroke
Sjogren B; Lonn M; Fremling K; Feychting M; Nise G; Kauppinen T; Plato N; Wiebert P; Gustavsson P
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH. 2013;39(2):204-211
Incidence of myocardial infarction among cooks and other restaurant workers in Sweden 1987-2005
Bigert C; Lonn M; Feychting M; Sjogren B; Lewne M; Gustavsson P
Article: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2012;69(9):651-657
Occupational exposure to particles and incidence of acute myocardial infarction and other ischaemic heart disease
Wiebert P; Lonn M; Fremling K; Feychting M; Sjogren B; Nise G; Kauppinen T; Plato N; Gustavsson P
Article: TOXICOLOGY LETTERS. 2012;212(2):222-227
Acute effects of exposure to vapors of hydrogen peroxide in humans
Ernstgard L; Sjogren B; Johanson G
Article: TOXICOLOGY LETTERS. 2012;209(1):21-29
Uptake and disposition of 1,1-difluoroethane (HFC-152a) in humans
Ernstgard L; Sjogren B; Dekant W; Schmidt T; Johanson G
Article: TOXICOLOGY LETTERS. 2011;206(2):144-151
Statistical means to enhance the comparability of data within a pooled analysis of individual data in neurobehavioral toxicology
Meyer-Baron M; Schaeper M; Knapp G; Lucchini R; Albini E; Bast-Pettersen R; He S; Yuan H; Niu Q; Wang X-L; Yang Y-J; Iregren A; Sjogren B; Blond M; Laursen P; Netterstrom B; Mergler D; Bowler R; van Thriel C
Article: INHALATION TOXICOLOGY. 2010;22(13):1083-1090
Inflammatory markers and exposure to occupational air pollutants
Ohlson C-G; Berg P; Bryngelsson I-L; Elihn K; Ngo Y; Westberg H; Sjogren B
Article: TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2010;113(2):326-336
Experimental Exposure to 1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluoropropane (HFC-245fa): Uptake and Disposition in Humans
Ernstgard L; Andersen M; Dekant W; Sjogren B; Johanson G
Article: JOURNAL OF APPLIED TOXICOLOGY. 2009;29(3):263-274
Acute effects of exposure to vapours of standard and dearomatized white spirits in humans. 2. Irritation and inflammation
Ernstgard L; Iregren A; Juran S; Sjogren B; van Thriel C; Johanson G
Article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2008;29(23):2894-2901
Rapid effects of air pollution on ventricular arrhythmias
Ljungman PLS; Berglind N; Holmgren C; Gadler F; Edvardsson N; Pershagen G; Rosenqvist M; Sjogen B; Bellander T
Article: SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. 2007;383(1-3):90-97
Non-positive autoimmune responses against CYP2E1 in refrigeration mechanics exposed to halogenated hydrocarbons
Gunnare S; Vidali M; Lillienberg L; Ernstgard L; Sjogren B; Hagberg M; Albano E; Johanson G
Article: TOXICOLOGY LETTERS. 2007;172(3):120-130
Experimental exposure to 1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HFC-143a):: Uptake, disposition and acute effects in male volunteers
Gunnare S; Ernstgard L; Sjoegren B; Johanson G
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE. 2007;50(6):403-408
Ischemic heart disease mortality among miners and other potentially silica-exposed workers
Weiner J; Barlow L; Sjogren B
Article: HUMAN & EXPERIMENTAL TOXICOLOGY. 2006;25(12):723-729
Acute effects of exposure to vapours of dioxane in humans
Ernstgard L; Iregren A; Sjogren B; Johanson G
Article: TOXICOLOGY LETTERS. 2006;167(1):54-65
Toxicokinetics of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a) in male volunteers after experimental exposure
Gunnare S; Ernstgard L; Sjogren B; Johanson G
Article: TOXICOLOGY LETTERS. 2006;165(1):22-30
Acute effects of exposure to vapours of acetic acid in humans
Ernstgard L; Iregren A; Sjogren B; Johanson G
Article: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2006;48(6):573-580
Acute effects of exposure to hexanal vapors in humans
Ernstgård L; Iregren A; Sjögren B; Svedberg U; Johanson G
Article: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2006;63(2):135-140
Parkinson's disease and other basal ganglia or movement disorders in a large nationwide cohort of Swedish welders
Fored CM; Fryzek JP; Brandt L; Nise G; Sjögren B; McLaughlin JK; Blot WJ; Ekbom A
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2005;64(4):582-586
Silica exposure is associated with increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis: results from the Swedish EIRA study
Stolt P; Källberg H; Lundberg I; Sjögren B; Klareskog L; Alfredsson L
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 2004;10(3):310-312
Fluoride exposure and respiratory symptoms in welders
Sjögren B
Article: TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY. 2003;193(2):158-167
Sex differences in the toxicokinetics of inhaled solvent vapors in humans -: 2.: 2-propanol
Ernstgård L; Sjögren B; Warholm M; Johanson G
Article: TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY. 2003;193(2):147-157
Sex differences in the toxicokinetics of inhaled solvent vaporsin humans -: 1.: m-xylene
Ernstgård L; Sjögren B; Warholm M; Johanson G
Article: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2003;60(8):e1
Ischaemic heart disease among livestock and agricultural workers -: art. no. e1
Sjögren B; Weiner J; Larsson K
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 2003;9(2):134-137
Ischemic heart disease in female cleaners
Sjögren B; Fredlund P; Lundberg I; Weiner J
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 2002;8(4):309-311
Welding and ischemic heart disease
Sjögren B; Fossum T; Lindh T; Weiner J
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH. 2002;28(3):205-207
Inhalation of decomposed chlorodifluoromethane (freon-22) and myocardial infarction
Sjögren B; Gunnare S; Sandler H
Article: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2001;58(7):453-460
Effects on the nervous system in different groups of workers exposed to aluminium
Iregren A; Sjögren B; Gustafsson K; Hagman M; Nylén L; Frech W; Andersson M; Ljunggren KG; Wennberg A
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH. 1999;25(1):39-41
Increase in interleukin-6 and fibrinogen in peripheral blood after swine dust inhalation.
Sjörgren B; Wang Z; Larsson BM; Larsson K; Larsson PH; Westerholm P
Article: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 1997;54(7):466-469
Occupational exposure to dust: inflammation and ischaemic heart disease.
Sjögren B
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 1997;3(2):128-131
Mortality among Welders Exposed to High and to Low Levels of Hexavalent Chromium and Followed for More Than 20 Years.
Milatou-Smith R; Gustavsson A; Sjögren B
Article: APPLIED ERGONOMICS. 1996;27(4):277-280
Symptoms and sickleave among forestry machine operators working with pronated hands.
Grevsten S; Sjögren B
Article: INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 1996;68(3):161-164
A follow up study of five cases of aluminosis
Sjogren B; Ljunggren KG; Almkvist O; Frech W; Basun H
Article: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 1996;53(1):32-40
Effects on the nervous system among welders exposed to aluminium and manganese.
Sjögren B; Iregren A; Frech W; Hagman M; Johansson L; Tesarz M; Wennberg A
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Editorial: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH. 2022;48(1):1-3
An occupational exposure limit for welding fumes is urgently needed
Sjogren B; Albin M; Broberg K; Gustavsson P; Tinnerberg H; Johanson G
Other: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2017;114:D6TW
[Welders - a risk group for septic pneumonia].
Flodin U; Leanderson P; Åkerlind B; Paues J; Sjögren B
Review: NEUROTOXICOLOGY. 2013;36:1-9
The neurobehavioral impact of manganese: Results and challenges obtained by a meta-analysis of individual participant data
Meyer-Baron M; Schaeper M; Knapp G; Lucchini R; Zoni S; Bast-Pettersen R; Ellingsen DG; Thomassen Y; He S; Yuan H; Niu Q; Wang X-L; Yang Y-J; Iregren A; Sjogren B; Blond M; Laursen P; Netterstrom B; Mergler D; Bowler R; van Thriel C
Letter: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2012;69(8):607
Risk estimate of ischaemic heart disease in workers exposed to beryllium
Sjogren B
Letter: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2011;68(9):706
Mortality from ischaemic heart disease in textile workers
Sjogren B; Weiner J
Letter: INHALATION TOXICOLOGY. 2010;22(4):321
Recurrent exposure to welding fumes induces insufficient recovery from inflammation by Mi Jin Yang and coworkers (Inhalation Toxicology, 21:337-346, 2009)
Sjogren B
Letter: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2009;66(12):854-855
Mortality among British asbestos workers
Sjogren B
Letter: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE. 2006;49(12):1070-1071
RE: Occupational endotoxin-exposure and possible health effects on humans
Sjogren B; Weiner J
Meeting abstract: EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2006;17(6):S212
Particulate air pollution triggers ventricular arrhythmias
Ljungman P; Gadler F; Holmgren C; Berglind N; Berglind N; Edvardsson N; Sjogren B; Bellander T; Bellanderl T
Meeting abstract: TOXICOLOGY LETTERS. 2006;164:S68-S69
Acute effects of hexanal, acetic acid and dioxane in humans, examples of volatile chemicals studied in our exposure chamber
Ernstgard L; Iregren A; Lind B; Sjogren B; Johanson G
Letter: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE. 2006;49(2):138-140
RE:: Mortality in Florida professional firefighters, 1972-1999
Sjögren B; Johanson G
Published conference paper: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH. 2006;:50-53
Ischemic heart disease and welding in Scandinavian studies
Sjogren B; Gyntelberg F; Hilt B
Letter: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2005;114(3):501
Pristane in diesel exhaust a possible link to multiple myeloma
Sjögren B
Editorial: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH. 2004;30(6):421-423
Occupational exposure to air pollutants, inflammation and ischemic heart disease
Sjögren B
Letter: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE. 2004;45(5):478-479
RE:: Pulmonary effects of welding fumes:: Review of worker and experimental animal studies [Antonini et al. 2003: Am. J. Ind. Med. 43:350-360]
Sjögren B; Langärd S
Letter: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE. 2004;45(4):386-387
Re: Fleming et al., 2003, national health interview survey mortality among US farmers and pesticide applicators, and Lee et al., 2002, proportionate mortality of crop and livestock farmers in the United States, 1984-1993
Sjögren B
Letter: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2002;59(7):494
Mortality from cardiovascular diseases and exposure to inorganic mercury
Sjögren B; Holme J; Hilt B
Letter: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH. 2001;27(6):420-421
Association between pleural plaques and coronary heart disease.
Sjögren B
Letter: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2001;154(8):785
Re: "Lung cancer among industrial sand workers exposed to crystalline silica".
Sjögren B
Letter: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2000;57(4):284
Non-neoplastic mortality of European workers who produce man made vitreous fibres.
Sjogren B
Letter: LANCET. 1999;354(9189):1559
Reappraisal of aluminosis and dementia.
Sjögren B; Ljunggren KG; Basun H; Frech W; Nennesmo I
Letter: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 1998;55(7):503
Mortality of Dutch coal miners in relation to pneumoconiosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and lung function.
Sjögren B
Letter: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH. 1998;24(3):236-237
A possible connection between furnace dust exposure, plasma fibrinogen levels and cardiovascular disease.
Sjögren B
Letter: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 1997;54(1):66
Ingestion of herring leads to absorption of pristane in humans.
Sjögren B; Larsson P; Wang Z; Carlsson H; Grimvall E
Letter: LANCET. 1996;348(9038):1389
Chronic bronchitis and risk of coronary heart disease.
Sjögren B
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