Section of Environmental Health

Research output

Research output per year 1975 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022

• 1302 Journal article
• 51 Review
• 46 Book chapter
• 14 Report
• 97 More
  • 14 Conference abstract in journal
  • 11 Ph.D. thesis
  • 10 Conference abstract for conference
  • 10 Comment/debate
  • 9 Conference article
  • 9 Editorial
  • 8 Poster
  • 6 Book
  • 6 Encyclopedia chapter
  • 5 Letter
  • 3 Article in proceedings
  • 3 Report chapter
  • 1 Paper
  • 1 Contribution to newspaper - Newspaper article
  • 1 Working paper

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2006

  A reformulation of the hygiene hypothesis: maternal infectious diseases confer protection against asthma in the infant

  Hersoug, L-G., 2006, In: Medical Hypotheses. 67, 4, p. 717-20 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Hygiene Hypothesis 100%
  • Communicable Diseases 54%
  • Asthma 49%
  • Mothers 40%
  • Siblings 29%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Assessment of reference values for DNA damage detected by the comet assay in human blood cell DNA

  Moller, P., 2006, In: Mutation Research - Reviews. 612, 2, p. 84-104 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  136 Citations (Scopus)

• Biomarkers and molecular epidemiology - present state and future trends: Introduction and overview

  Kyrtopoulos, S. A., Sarrif, A., Autrup, H., Farmer, P., Kirsch-Volders, M., Kleinjans, J. C. S., Knudsen, L. E., Mathar, U., Wiegand, H. J. & Vrijhof, H., 2006, In: Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 600, 1-2, p. 1-2 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Bulky DNA adducts as risk indicator of lung cancer in a Danish case-cohort study

  Bak, H., Autrup, H., Thomsen, B. L., Tjonneland, A., Overvad, K., Vogel, U., Raaschou-Nielsen, O. & Loft, S., 2006, In: International Journal of Cancer. 118, 7, p. 1618-1622 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  46 Citations (Scopus)

• CDH1 (E-cadherin) in testicular germ cell neoplasia: suppressed translation of mRNA in pre-invasive carcinoma in situ but increased protein levels in advanced tumours

  Sonne, S. B., Hoei-Hansen, C. E., Nielsen, J. E., Herlihy, A. S., Andersson, A-M., Almstrup, K., Daugaard, G., Skakkebaek, N. E., Leffers, H., Rajpert-De Meyts, E., Sonne, S. B., Hoei-Hansen, C. E., Nielsen, J. E., Herlihy, A. S., Andersson, A-M., Almstrup, K., Daugaard, G., Skakkebaek, N. E., Leffers, H. & Rajpert-De Meyts, E., 2006, In: Acta Pathologica Microbiologica et Immunologica Scandinavica. 114, 7-8, p. 549-58 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research

  • Carcinoma in Situ 100%
  • Protein Biosynthesis 95%
  • Cadherins 89%
  • Germ Cells 87%
  • Testicular Germ Cell Tumor 81%
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Chemical composition and surface areas in relation to health effects of ultrafine particles - Reply to Ovrevik and Schwarze

  Loft, S., Risom, L. & Moller, P., 2006, In: Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 594, 1-2, p. 199-200 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Children's exposure to environmental pollutants and biomarkers of genetic damage I. Overview and critical issues.

  Neri, M., Bonassi, S., Knudsen, L. E., Sram, RJ., Holland, N., Ugolini, D. & Merlo, DF., 2006, In: Mutation Research - Mutation Research Genomics. 612, p. 1-13

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

• Children's exposure to environmental pollutants and biomarkers of genetic damage II. Results of a comprehensive literature search and meta-analysis.

  Neri, M., Ugolini, D., Bonassi, S., Fucic, A., Holland, N., Knudsen, L. E., Sramd, RJ., Ceppi, M., Bocchini, V. & Merlo, DF., 2006, In: Mutation Research - Mutation Research Genomics. 612, p. 14-39 26 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  128 Citations (Scopus)

• Chromosomal aberrations and SCEs as biomarkers of cancer risk

  Norppa, H., Bonassi, S., Hansteen, I-L., Hagmar, L., Strömberg, U., Rössner, P., Boffetta, P., Lindholm, C., Gundy, S., Lazutka, J., Cebulska-Wasilewska, A., Fabiánová, E., Srám, R. J., Knudsen, L. E., Barale, R. & Fucic, A., 30 Aug 2006, In: Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 600, 1-2, p. 37-45 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Sister Chromatid Exchange 100%
  • Tumor Biomarkers 63%
  • Chromosome Aberrations 62%
  • Biological Marker 58%
  • Genotoxic 51%
  233 Citations (Scopus)

• Chromosomal aberrations and SCEs as biomarkers of cancer risk.

  Noppa, H., Bonassi, S., Hansteen, IL., Hagmar, L., Stromberg, U., Rossner, P., Bofetta, P., Lindholm, C., Gundy, S., Lazutka, J., Cebulska-Wasilewska, A., Fabianova, E., Sram, RJ., Knudsen, L. E., Barale, R. & Fucic, A., 2006, In: Mutation Research - Mutation Research Genomics. 600, p. 37-45 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  233 Citations (Scopus)

• Cytogenetic effects in children and mothers exposed to air pollution assessed by the frequency of micronuclei and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH): a family pilot study in the Czech Republic

  Pedersen, M., Vinzents, P., Petersen, J. H., Kleinjans, J. C. S., Plas, G., Kirsch-Volders, M., Dostál, M., Rössner, P., Beskid, O., Sram, R. J., Merlo, D. F. & Knudsen, L. E., 2006, In: Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 608, 2, p. 112-20 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Cytogenetics 100%
  • Air Pollution 92%
  • Czech Republic 87%
  • Carcinogenic 74%
  • Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization 71%
  49 Citations (Scopus)

• Cytokine expression in mice exposed to diesel exhaust particles by inhalation. Role of tumor necrosis factor

  Saber, A. T., Jacobsen, N. R., Bornholdt, J., Kjaer, S. L., Dybdahl, M., Risom, L., Loft, S., Vogel, U. & Wallin, H., 2006, In: Particle and Fibre Toxicology. 3, 1, p. art no. 4-

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  49 Citations (Scopus)

• Dietary antioxidants and beneficial effect on oxidatively damaged DNA

  Møller, P. & Loft, S., 2006, In: Free Radical Biology & Medicine. 41, 3, p. 388-415 27 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  128 Citations (Scopus)

• Environmental genotoxins in children and adults: introduction and overview

  Sarrif, A., Kyrtopoulos, S. A., Autrup, H., Farmer, P., Kirsch-Volders, M., Kleinjans, J. C. S., Knudsen, L. E., Mathar, U., Wiegand, H-J. & Vrijhof, H., 2006, In: Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 608, 2, p. 97-9 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

• Exposure modeling - Using operational air pollution models

  Hertel, O., Jensen, SS., Hvidberg, M., Ketzel, M., Berkowicz, R., Sørensen, M., Loft, S. & Nielsen, OR., 2006, In: Toxicology Letters. 164, p. 115

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

• Exposure to high level-benzene and ultrafine particulate matter present in ambient air in Cotonou, Benin: Assessment of biological markers.

  Avogbe, P. H., Ayi-Fanou, L., Fayomi, B., Møller, P., Loft, S., Vinzents, P. S., Hautrup, H. & Sanni, A., 2006, In: Toxicology Letters 164. 116, p. 222-223

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

• Genome-wide differential gene expression in children exposed to air pollution in the Czech Republic

  van Leeuwen, D. M., van Herwijnen, M. H. M., Pedersen, M., Knudsen, L. E., Kirsch-Volders, M., Sram, R. J., Staal, Y. C. M., Bajak, E., van Delft, J. H. M. & Kleinjans, J. C. S., 2006, In: Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 600, 1-2, p. 12-22 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Air Pollution 100%
  • Czech Republic 94%
  • Genome 51%
  • Biological Marker 45%
  • Gene Expression 45%
  41 Citations (Scopus)

• Human breast milk contamination with phthalates and alterations of endogenous reproductive hormones in infants three months of age

  Main, K. M., Mortensen, G. K., Kaleva, M. M., Boisen, K. A., Damgaard, I. N., Chellakooty, M., Schmidt, I. M., Suomi, A-M., Virtanen, H. E., Petersen, J. H., Andersson, A-M., Toppari, J. & Skakkebaek, N. E., 2006, In: Environmental Health Perspectives. 114, 2, p. 270-276 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • phthalic acid 100%
  • Phthalate 81%
  • Human Milk 81%
  • environmental pollution 77%
  • infant 61%
  499 Citations (Scopus)

• Increased expression of alpha- and beta-globin mRNAs at the pituitary following exposure to estrogen during the critical period of neonatal sex differentiation in the rat

  Leffers, H., Navarro, V. M., Nielsen, J. E., Mayen, A., Pinilla, L., Dalgaard, M., Malagon, M. M., Castaño, J. P., Skakkebaek, N. E., Aguilar, E. & Tena-Sempere, M., 1 Apr 2006, In: Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 99, 1, p. 33-43 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research

  • alpha-Globins 100%
  • Sex Differentiation 93%
  • beta-Globins 88%
  • Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System 80%
  • Estrogen 76%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Ischemic heart disease and welding in Scandinavian studies

  Sjogren, B., Gyntelberg, F. & Hilt, B., 2006, In: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health. Suppl. 2, p. 50-53 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Is human fecundity declining?

  Skakkebaek, N. E., Jørgensen, N., Main, K. M., Rajpert-De Meyts, E., Leffers, H., Andersson, A-M., Juul, A., Carlsen, E., Mortensen, G. K., Jensen, T. K. & Toppari, J., 1 Feb 2006, In: International Journal of Andrology. 29, 1, p. 2-11 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research

  • Fertility 100%
  • Birth Rate 82%
  • Testicular Neoplasms 80%
  • Government Agencies 49%
  • Epidemiologists 47%
  226 Citations (Scopus)

• Laboratory work and pregnancy outcomes: a study within the National Birth Cohort in Denmark

  Zhu, J. L., Knudsen, L. E., Andersen, A-M. N., Hjollund, N. H. & Olsen, J., 2006, In: Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 63, 1, p. 53-8 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • laboratory technicians 100%
  • Laboratory Personnel 87%
  • Denmark 67%
  • Pregnancy Outcome 64%
  • pregnancy 54%
  31 Citations (Scopus)

• Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI)

  Simonsen, E., Jensen, H. H. & Mortensen, E. L., 2006, Assessmentmetoder: Håndbog for psykologer og psykiatere. Elsass, P., Ivanouw, J., Mortensen, E. L., Poulsen, S. & Rosenbaum, B. (eds.). Dansk Psykologisk Forlag, p. 259-272

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Communication

• Oxidative DNA damage and human cancer: Need for cohort studies

  Loft, S. & Møller, P., 2006, In: Antioxidants & Redox Signaling. 8, 5-6, p. 1021-1031 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  71 Citations (Scopus)

• Perceptions of parents on the participation of their infants in clinical research

  Gammelgaard, A., Knudsen, L. E. & Bisgaard, H., 2006, In: Archives of Disease in Childhood. 91, 12, p. 977-80 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Parents 100%
  • Child 57%
  • Asthma 38%
  • Altruism 23%
  • Interviews 22%
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• Periodontal disease and coronary heart disease

  Geismar, K., Stoltze, K., Sigurd, B., Gyntelberg, F. & Holmstrup, P., 2006, In: Journal of Periodontology. 77, 9, p. 1547-1554 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  68 Citations (Scopus)

• Phthalate monoesters in perfusate from a dual placenta perfusion system, the placenta tissue and umbilical cord blood

  Mose, T., Mortensen, G. K., Hedegaard, M. & Knudsen, L. E., 2006, In: Reproductive Toxicology. 23, 1, p. 83-91 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • phthalic acid 100%
  • Cord 90%
  • Phthalate 81%
  • Fetal Blood 72%
  • Placenta 68%
  87 Citations (Scopus)

• Placental perfusion - a human alternative

  Mose, T. & Knudsen, L. E., 2006, In: ALTEX. Alternatives zu Tierexperimenten. 23 Suppl, p. 358-63 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Placenta 100%
  • Perfusion 81%
  • Animal Testing Alternatives 62%
  • Fetus 56%
  • Cotyledon 53%

• Pornography consumption and attitudes supporting violence against women.

  Hald, G. M., 2006.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review

• Prospective study of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2 '-deoxyguanosine excretion and the risk of lung cancer

  Loft, S., Svoboda, P., Kasai, H., Tjonneland, A., Vogel, U., Møller, P., Overvad, K. & Raaschou-Nielsen, O. L., 2006, In: Carcinogenesis. 27, 6, p. 1245-1250 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  138 Citations (Scopus)

• Psychological workload and weight gain among women with and without familial obesity

  Overgaard, D., Gamborg, M., Gyntelberg, F. & Heitmann, B. L., 2006, In: Obesity. 14, 3, p. 458-463 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Quality of hospital care evaluated by Danish nurses and doctors--based on experience from their own or a close family member's hospitalization

  Gyntelberg, F., Suadicani, P., Rix, B. A., Skov, P. S., Nielsen, PE. & Juhl, E., 2006, In: Danish Medical Bulletin. 53, p. 342-348

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Searching PubMed for molecular epidemiology studies: the case of chromosome aberrations

  Ugolini, D., Neri, M., Knudsen, L. E., Bonassi, S. & Merlo, D. F., 2006, In: Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. 47, 4, p. 227-9 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Medical Subject Headings 100%
  • Molecular Epidemiology 83%
  • Chromosome Aberrations 69%
  • Biological Marker 64%
  • PubMed 57%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Sense of coherence and Health. The Construction of an amendment to Antonovsky's sense of coherence scale (SOC-II)

  Flensborg-Madsen, T. & Merrick, J., Jun 2006, In: The Scientific World Journal. 20, 6, p. 2133-9

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Sense of coherence and physical Health. A cross-sectional study using a new scale (SOC-II)

  Flensborg-Madsen, T. & Merrick, J., Oct 2006, In: The Scientific World Journal. 9, 6, p. 2200-11

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Sense of coherence and physical Health. Testing Antonovsky's theory

  Flensborg-Madsen, T. & Merrick, J., Oct 2006, In: The Scientific World Journal. 9, p. 2212-9

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Sense of coherence and physical Health. The emotional sense of coherence (SOC-E) was found to be the best-known predictor of physical health

  Flensborg-Madsen, T. & Merrick, J., Jun 2006, In: The Scientific World Journal. 22, 6, p. 2147-57

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  17 Citations (Scopus)

• Serum levels of activin A and inhibin A are not related to the increased susceptibility to pre-eclampsia in type I diabetic pregnancies

  Ekbom, P., Damm, P., Andersson, A-M., Skakkebæk, N. E., Feldt-Rasmussen, U. & Mathiesen, E. R., 1 Jan 2006, In: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 85, 2, p. 143-7 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research

  • inhibin A 100%
  • activin A 89%
  • Pregnancy in Diabetics 89%
  • Pre-Eclampsia 64%
  • Serum 29%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Survey of air pollution in Cotonou, Benin - air monitoring and biomarkers

  Fanou, L. A., Mobio, T. A., Creppy, E. E., Fayomi, B., Fustoni, S., Moller, P., Kyrtopoulos, S., Georgiades, P., Loft, S., Sanni, A., Skov, H., Ovrebo, S. & Autrup, H., 2006, In: Science of the Total Environment. 358, 1-3, p. 85-96 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  51 Citations (Scopus)

• Testicular dysgenesis syndrome: possible role of endocrine disrupters

  Bay, K., Asklund, C., Skakkebaek, N. E. & Andersson, A-M., 1 Mar 2006, In: Best Practice & Research: Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 20, 1, p. 77-90 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research

  • Testicular Neoplasms 100%
  • phthalic acid 39%
  • Hypospadias 37%
  • Cryptorchidism 36%
  • Semen Analysis 36%
  127 Citations (Scopus)

• The alkaline comet assay: Towards validation in biomonitoring of DNA damaging exposures

  Moller, P., 2006, In: Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology. 98, 4, p. 336-345 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  195 Citations (Scopus)

• The influence of environmental exposure to complex mixtures including PAHs and lead on genotoxic effects in children living in Upper Silesia, Poland

  Mielzynska, D., Siwinska, E., Kapka, L., Szyfter, K., Knudsen, L. E. & Merlo, D. F., 2006, In: Mutagenesis. 21, 5, p. 295-304 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons 100%
  • Genotoxic 92%
  • Complex Mixtures 86%
  • Poland 86%
  • Environmental Exposure 84%
  35 Citations (Scopus)

• The sensitivity of the child to sex steroids: possible impact of exogenous estrogens

  Aksglaede, L., Juul, A., Leffers, H., Skakkebaek, N. E. & Andersson, A-M., 2006, In: Human Reproduction Update. 12, 4, p. 341-9 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Estrogens 100%
  • Steroids 90%
  • Endocrine Disruptors 62%
  • Gonadal Steroid Hormones 52%
  • Child 52%
  110 Citations (Scopus)

• Urinary 1-hydroxypyrene in children living in city and rural residences in Denmark

  Hansen, Å. M., Raaschou-Nielsen, O. & Knudsen, L. E., 2006, In: Science of the Total Environment. 363, 1-3, p. 70-7 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • 1-Hydroxypyrene 100%
  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons 35%
  • city 35%
  • Regression analysis 25%
  • Tobacco 17%
  18 Citations (Scopus)
• 2005

  Airborne occupational exposure, ABO phenotype, and risk of obesity

  Suadicani, P., Hein, HO. & Gyntelberg, F., 2005, In: International Journal of Obesity. 29, p. 689-96

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Baseline micronuclei frequency in children: estimates from meta- and pooled analyses

  Neri, M., Ceppi, M., Knudsen, L. E., Merlo, D. F., Barale, R., Puntoni, R. & Bonassi, S., 2005, In: Environmental Health Perspectives. 113, 9, p. 1226-9 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Genotoxic 100%
  • Biological Marker 75%
  • Meta-Analysis 62%
  • Block Like Crystal 56%
  • Child 36%
  66 Citations (Scopus)

• Base oxidation in human lymphocyte DNA: results of an inter-laboratory validation study

  Dubois, J., Duez, P., Kouegnigang, L., Rees, J-F., Loft, S., Møller, P., Jensen, A. & Risom, L., 2005, In: The FASEB Journal. 18, p. 82-84

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  331 Citations (Scopus)

• Behandling og udredning af mandlig infertilitet og hypogonadisme

  Carlsen, E., Jørgensen, N., Juul, A. & Skakkebæk, N. E., 2005, In: Maanedsskrift for Praktisk Laegegerning. 83, p. 1239-49 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review

• Breast cancer incidence, case-fatality and breast cancer mortality in Danish women using hormone replacement therapy--a prospective observational study

  Stahlberg, C., Lynge, E., Andersen, Z. J., Keiding, N., Ottesen, B., Rank, F., Hundrup, Y. A., Obel, E. B. & Pedersen, A. T., 2005, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 34, 4, p. 931-5 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Children¿s exposure to environmental pollutants and biomarkers of genetic damage.II. Results of a comprehensive literature search and meta-analysis.

  Neri, M., Ugolini, D., Bonasse, S., Fucic, A., Holland, N., Knudsen, L. E., Sram, D. & Merlo, F., 2005, In: Mutation Research - Reviews. 24, 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review