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Holmfridur Gunnarsdottir
Researcher at University of Iceland
Publications - 22
Citations - 1325
Holmfridur Gunnarsdottir is an academic researcher from University of Iceland. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Cohort study. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 22 publications receiving 1201 citations.
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Occupation and cancer – follow-up of 15 million people in five Nordic countries
Eero Pukkala,Jan Ivar Martinsen,Elsebeth Lynge,Holmfridur Gunnarsdottir,Pär Sparén,Laufey Tryggvadottir,Elisabete Weiderpass,Kristina Kjærheim +7 more
TL;DR: Mesothelioma was the cancer type showing the largest relative differences between the occupations, and plumbers, seamen and mechanics were the occupations with the highest risk in the present study.
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Association between exposure to crystalline silica and risk of sarcoidosis.
TL;DR: This is the first study to indicate a relation between sarcoidosis and exposure to the crystalline silica, cristobalite, and some indications of a dose-response relation which will hopefully encourage further studies.
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Early retirement and non-employment after breast cancer.
M-L Lindbohm,E Kuosma,Taina Taskila,Päivi Hietanen,Kathrine Carlsen,Sævar Berg Gudbergsson,Holmfridur Gunnarsdottir +6 more
TL;DR: Whether workplace support, sociodemographic factors and co‐morbidity are associated with early retirement or non‐employment due to other reasons among breast cancer survivors is examined.
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Work ability of survivors of breast, prostate, and testicular cancer in Nordic countries: a NOCWO study
Marja-Liisa Lindbohm,Taina Taskila,E Kuosma,Päivi Hietanen,Kathrine Carlsen,Sævar Berg Gudbergsson,Holmfridur Gunnarsdottir +6 more
TL;DR: Although most factors affecting the work ability of the survivors and reference subjects were the same, survivors’ work ability seemed to be particularly sensitive to avoidance behavior.
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Cancer risk by education in Iceland; a census-based cohort study
Halldora Vidarsdottir,Holmfridur Gunnarsdottir,Elinborg J Olafsdottir,Gudridur H Olafsdottir,Eero Pukkala,Laufey Tryggvadottir +5 more
TL;DR: The association between education and cancer incidence seen in this study resembles observations from other countries and probably reflects concordance between social status and certain risk factors for cancer.