Bengt Sjögren

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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; Sjögren 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; Sjögren B; Stockfelt L; Särndahl 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; Sjögren B; Särndahl 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; Sjögren B; Stockfelt L; Särndahl 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.

Ernstgård L; Bottai M; Johanson G; Sjögren 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; Sjögren 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; Sjögren 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; Sjögren B; Ernstgård 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.

Ernstgård L; Sjögren 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; Sjögren B
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH. 2013;39(3):295-301

Occupational exposure to particles and incidence of stroke.

Sjögren B; Lönn 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; Lönn M; Feychting M; Sjögren B; Lewné 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; Lönn M; Fremling K; Feychting M; Sjögren 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.

Ernstgård L; Sjögren B; Johanson G
Article: TOXICOLOGY LETTERS. 2012;209(1):21-29

Uptake and disposition of 1,1-difluoroethane (HFC-152a) in humans.

Ernstgård L; Sjögren 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; Schäper M; Knapp G; Lucchini R; Albini E; Bast-Pettersen R; He S; Yuan H; Niu Q; Wang X-L; Yang Y-J; Iregren A; Sjögren 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; Sjögren 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.

Ernstgård L; Andersen M; Dekant W; Sjögren 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.

Ernstgård L; Iregren A; Juran S; Sjögren 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; Sjögren 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; Ernstgård L; Sjögren 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; Ernstgård L; Sjögren 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; Sjögren B
Article: HUMAN & EXPERIMENTAL TOXICOLOGY. 2006;25(12):723-729

Acute effects of exposure to vapours of dioxane in humans.

Ernstgård L; Iregren A; Sjögren 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; Ernstgård L; Sjögren B; Johanson G
Article: TOXICOLOGY LETTERS. 2006;165(1):22-30

Acute effects of exposure to vapours of acetic acid in humans.

Ernstgård L; Iregren A; Sjögren 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; EIRA study group
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):e1-1

Ischaemic heart disease among livestock and agricultural workers.

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.

Sjögren 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 comment: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH. 2022;48(1):1-3

An occupational exposure limit for welding fumes is urgently needed.

Sjögren 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; Schäper 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; Sjögren 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.

Sjögren B
Letter: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2011;68(9):706

Mortality from ischaemic heart disease in textile workers.

Sjögren 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).

Sjögren B
Letter: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2009;66(12):854-855

Mortality among British asbestos workers.

Sjögren B
Letter: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE. 2006;49(12):1070-1071

Re: Occupational endotoxin-exposure and possible health effects on humans.

Sjögren 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

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 comment: 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; Langård 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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