Carolina Bigert

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Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK, ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH. 2023;49(6):439-448
Night and shift work patterns and incidence of type 2 diabetes and hypertension in a prospective cohort study of healthcare employees
Viklund A; Andersson T; Selander J; Kader M; Albin M; Bodin T; Harma M; Ljungman P; Bigert C
Article: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2023;80(7):372-376
Night work and breast cancer risk in a cohort of female healthcare employees in Stockholm, Sweden
Gustavsson P; Bigert C; Andersson T; Kader M; Harma M; Selander J; Bodin T; Albin M
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK, ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH. 2022;48(7):520-529
Night and shift work characteristics and incident ischemic heart disease and atrial fibrillation among healthcare employees - a prospective cohort study
Kader M; Selander J; Andersson T; Albin M; Bodin T; Harma M; Ljungman P; Bigert C
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2022;50(6):1864-1874
Shift and night work during pregnancy and preterm birth-a cohort study of Swedish health care employees
Kader M; Bigert C; Andersson T; Selander J; Bodin T; Skroder H; Harma M; Albin M; Gustavsson P
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK, ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH. 2022;48(1):31-40
Night and shift work and incidence of cerebrovascular disease - a prospective cohort study of healthcare employees in Stockholm
Bigert C; Kader M; Andersson T; Selander J; Bodin T; Gustavsson P; Harma M; Ljungman P; Albin M
Article: INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 2020;93(2):197-204
Cancer incidence among Swedish firefighters: an extended follow-up of the NOCCA study
Bigert C; Martinsen JI; Gustavsson P; Sparen P
Article: SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK. 2019;10(3):377-383
Exposure to Particles and Nitrogen Dioxide Among Workers in the Stockholm Underground Train System
Plato N; Bigert C; Larsson B-M; Alderling M; Svartengren M; Gustavsson P
Article: ANNALS OF WORK EXPOSURES AND HEALTH. 2019;63(5):533-545
Airborne and Dermal Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Volatile Organic Compounds, and Particles among Firefighters and Police Investigators
Sjostrom M; Julander A; Strandberg B; Lewne M; Bigert C
Article: CHEMOSPHERE. 2018;198:274-280
An improved method for determining dermal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Strandberg B; Julander A; Sjostrom M; Lewne M; Akdeva HK; Bigert C
Article: INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 2018;91(3):285-291
Cancer incidence in Stockholm firefighters 1958-2012: an updated cohort study
Kullberg C; Andersson T; Gustavsson P; Selander J; Tornling G; Gustavsson A; Bigert C
Article: CHEMOSPHERE. 2018;190:35-42
Evaluation of polyurethane foam passive air sampler (PUF) as a tool for occupational PAH measurements
Strandberg B; Julander A; Sjostrom M; Lewne M; Akdeva HK; Bigert C
Article: ANNALS OF WORK EXPOSURES AND HEALTH. 2017;61(2):152-163
Exposure to Particles, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, and Nitrogen Dioxide in Swedish Restaurant Kitchen Workers
Lewne M; Johannesson S; Strandberg B; Bigert C
Article: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2016;58(11):1137-1143
Lung Cancer Among Firefighters: Smoking-Adjusted Risk Estimates in a Pooled Analysis of Case-Control Studies
Bigert C; Gustavsson P; Straif K; Taeger D; Pesch B; Kendzia B; Schuz J; Stucker I; Guida F; Brueske I; Wichmann H-E; Pesatori AC; Landi MT; Caporaso N; Tse LA; Yu IT-S; Siemiatycki J; Lavoue J; Richiardi L; Mirabelli D; Simonato L; Joeckel K-H; Ahrens W; Pohlabeln H; Tardon A; Zaridze D; Field JK; 't Mannetje A; Pearce N; McLaughlin J; Demers P; Szeszenia-Dabrowska N; Lissowska J; Rudnai P; Fabianova E; Dumitru RS; Bencko V; Foretova L; Janout V; Boffetta P; Peters S; Vermeulen R; Kromhout H; Bruening T; Olsson AC
Article: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2015;57(2):202-209
Lung Cancer Risk Among Cooks When Accounting for Tobacco Smoking A Pooled Analysis of Case-Control Studies From Europe, Canada, New Zealand, and China
Bigert C; Gustavsson P; Straif K; Pesch B; Bruening T; Kendzia B; Schuez J; Stuecker I; Guida F; Brueske I; Wichmann H-E; Pesatori AC; Landi MT; Caporaso N; Tse LA; Yu IT-S; Siemiatycki J; Pintos J; Merletti F; Mirabelli D; Simonato L; Joeckel K-H; Ahrens W; Pohlabeln H; Tardon A; Zaridze D; Field J; 't Mannetje A; Pearce N; McLaughlin J; Demers P; Szeszenia-Dabrowska N; Lissowska J; Rudnai P; Fabianova E; Dumitru RS; Bencko V; Foretova L; Janout V; Boffetta P; Forastiere F; Bueno-de-Mesquita B; Peters S; Vermeulen R; Kromhout H; Olsson AC
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY (EJE). 2014;29(7):517-525
Myocardial infarction and occupational exposure to motor exhaust: a population-based case-control study in Sweden
Ilar A; Lewne M; Plato N; Hallqvist J; Alderling M; Bigert C; Hogstedt C; 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: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK, ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH. 2011;37(2):129-135
No short-term respiratory effects among particle-exposed employees in the Stockholm subway
Bigert C; Alderling M; Svartengren M; Plato N; Gustavsson P
Article: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2008;65(10):655-658
Blood markers of inflammation and coagulation and exposure to airborne particles in employees in the Stockholm underground
Bigert C; Alderling M; Svartengren M; Plato N; de Faire U; Gustavsson P
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE. 2008;51(7):545-547
Incidence of lung cancer among subway drivers in Stockholm
Gustavsson P; Bigert C; Pollan M
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK, ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH. 2007;33(4):267-271
Myocardial infarction in Swedish subway drivers
Bigert C; Klerdal K; Hammar N; Gustavsson P
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 2005;208(3):227-230
Saliva cortisol - a new approach in noise research to study stress effects
Bigert C; Bluhm G; Theorell T
Article: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2004;61(12):987-991
Time trends in the incidence of myocardial infarction among professional drivers in Stockholm 1977-96
Bigert C; Klerdal K; Hammar N; Hallqvist J; Gustavsson P
Article: EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2003;14(3):333-339
Myocardial infarction among professional drivers
Bigert C; Gustavsson P; Hallqvist J; Hogstedt C; Lewné M; Plato N; Reuterwall C; Schéele P
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2001;29(2):96-103
Conditions during childhood and adolescence as explanations of social class differences in disability pension among young men
Upmark M; Lundberg I; Sadigh J; Bigert C
Article: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY. 1999;34(10):533-540
Psychosocial characteristics in young men as predictors of early disability pension with a psychiatric diagnosis
Upmark M; Lundberg I; Sadigh J; Allebeck P; Bigert C
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Letter: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2023;81(1):56
Response to comment by Erren and Morfeld on our paper 'Night work and breast cancer risk in a cohort of female healthcare employees in Stockholm, Sweden'
Gustavsson P; Bigert C; Andersson T; Kader M; Haermae M; Selander J; Bodin T; Albin M
Book chapter: HANDBOOK ON THE TOXICOLOGY OF METALS. 2022;p. 459-483
Chapter 21 Cardiovascular disease
Sjögren B; Bigert C; Gustavsson P
Letter: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2017;59(4):e69
Response to "Lung Cancer Risk Among Non-Smoking Firefighters''
Bigert C; Gustavsson P; Straif K; Schuz J; Olsson AC; Taeger D; Bruening T
Book chapter: HANDBOOK ON THE TOXICOLOGY OF METALS. 2015;p. 313-331
Chapter 16 Cardiovascular Disease
Sjögren B; Bigert C; Gustavsson P
Thesis / dissertation: 2007
Cardiovascular disease among professional drivers and subway staff in Stockholm
Bigert, Carolina

Grants

Night work, working hours and common mental disorders (PATOHS)
Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
1 January 2022 - 31 December 2024
The impact of shift and night work on the risk of myocardial infarction, hypertension, atrial fibrillation, stroke and diabetes. A cohort study among health care workers in Stockholm
Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
1 December 2017 - 30 November 2020

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Adjunct Lecturer, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2026

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Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2007
University Medical Degree, Karolinska Institutet, 1994

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