Magnus Svartengren
Professor at Department of Medical Sciences; Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- E-mail:
- magnus.svartengren@medsci.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Dag Hammarskjölds väg 60
752 37 UPPSALA - Postal address:
- Arbets- & miljömedicin, Akademiska sjukhuset
751 85 UPPSALA

Publications
Recent publications
Part of BMC Public Health, 2025
- DOI for The influence of psychosocial factors on productivity when implementing new office designs: a longitudinal explorative study in the Swedish public sector
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Part of BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2025
- DOI for Associations between knee pain and knee-loading physical activities at work and leisure: a cross-sectional study based on accelerometer measurements
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Part of Frontiers in Public Health, 2025
- DOI for Organizational factors behind low sickness absence in Swedish municipalities-An explorative qualitative study
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Part of European Journal of Social Work, p. 259-272, 2024
- DOI for Facilitators and barriers for creating a sustainable working life for first-generation immigrants – perceptions of multiple stakeholders in Sweden: [Underlättande och hindrande faktorer för att skapa ett hållbart arbetsliv för första generationens invandrare - uppfattningar från olika aktörer i Sverige]
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, p. 641-652, 2024
- DOI for In or out of reach?: Long-term trends in the reach of health assessments in the Swedish occupational setting
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Part of BMC Public Health, 2025
- DOI for The influence of psychosocial factors on productivity when implementing new office designs: a longitudinal explorative study in the Swedish public sector
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Part of BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2025
- DOI for Associations between knee pain and knee-loading physical activities at work and leisure: a cross-sectional study based on accelerometer measurements
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Part of Frontiers in Public Health, 2025
- DOI for Organizational factors behind low sickness absence in Swedish municipalities-An explorative qualitative study
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Part of European Journal of Social Work, p. 259-272, 2024
- DOI for Facilitators and barriers for creating a sustainable working life for first-generation immigrants – perceptions of multiple stakeholders in Sweden: [Underlättande och hindrande faktorer för att skapa ett hållbart arbetsliv för första generationens invandrare - uppfattningar från olika aktörer i Sverige]
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, p. 641-652, 2024
- DOI for In or out of reach?: Long-term trends in the reach of health assessments in the Swedish occupational setting
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Part of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, p. 136-141, 2024
- DOI for COVID-19: incidence and mortality in Sweden comparing all foreign-born to all Swedish-born individuals in different occupations in an unvaccinated cohort of year 2020
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Part of BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2024
- DOI for Bioelectrical impedance and lung function - associations with gender and central obesity: results of the EpiHealth study
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Part of ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, 2024
Part of Journal of Physical Activity and Health, p. 778-786, 2024
Restrictive Spirometric Pattern and Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry in a Population 50-64 Years
Part of Annals of the American Thoracic Society, p. 1524-1532, 2024
- DOI for Restrictive Spirometric Pattern and Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry in a Population 50-64 Years
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Part of Environmental Research, 2024
Part of COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR REPORTS, 2024
- DOI for Digital competence is a must: Manager and safety representative perspectives on evolving job skills and balancing digital work environments in transportation, logistics, and home care
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Long-term ambient air pollution exposure and renal function and biomarkers of renal disease
Part of Environmental Health, 2024
- DOI for Long-term ambient air pollution exposure and renal function and biomarkers of renal disease
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Part of Science of the Total Environment, 2024
CHANGES IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, SEDENTARY TIME, AND SELF-RATED HEALTH ACROSS THE RETIREMENT TRANSITION
Part of Innovation in Aging, p. 711-711, 2023
- DOI for CHANGES IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, SEDENTARY TIME, AND SELF-RATED HEALTH ACROSS THE RETIREMENT TRANSITION
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Part of Applied Ergonomics, 2023
- DOI for Does occupational health surveillance lead to risk reduction for workers exposed to hand-intensive work?
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Part of Scientific Reports, 2023
- DOI for Moderating effect of cardiorespiratory fitness on sickness absence in occupational groups with different physical workloads
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Part of Disability and Rehabilitation, p. 4394-4403, 2023
- DOI for Active engagement of managers in employee RTW and manager-employee relationship: managers’ experiences of participating in a dialogue using the Demand and Ability Protocol
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Part of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023
- DOI for A Quantitative Study on Employees' Experiences of a Support Model for Systematic Work Environment Management in Swedish Municipalities
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Part of ERJ Open Research, 2023
- DOI for Airspace Dimension Assessment for early detection of lung function impairment in the peripheral airways of firefighters
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Part of Journal of Sleep Research, 2023
- DOI for Development and performance of a sleep estimation algorithm using a single accelerometer placed on the thigh: an evaluation against polysomnography
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Part of Disability and Rehabilitation, p. 2013-2020, 2023
- DOI for How to strengthen the RTW process and collaboration between patients with chronic pain and their employers in interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation programs?: Patients' experiences of the Demand and Ability Protocol
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Part of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023
- DOI for Sustainable Earnings among Immigrants, and the Role of Health Status for Self-Sufficiency: A 10-Year Follow-Up Study of Labour Immigrants and Refugees to Sweden 2000–2006
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Part of Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022
- DOI for Predictors of post-COVID-19 and the impact of persistent symptoms in non-hospitalized patients 12 months after COVID-19, with a focus on work ability
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, p. 632-640, 2022
- DOI for Overqualification at work and risk of hospitalization for psychiatric and somatic diseases among immigrants in Sweden: a prospective register-based study
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Pulmonary translocation of ultrafine carbon particles in COPD and IPF patients
Part of Inhalation Toxicology, p. 14-23, 2022
- DOI for Pulmonary translocation of ultrafine carbon particles in COPD and IPF patients
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Part of Journal of Nursing Management, p. 3618-3627, 2022
- DOI for Success factors when implementing a structured support model for systematic work environment management in operating departments: A case study from Sweden
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Part of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
- DOI for Including a Three-Party Meeting Using the Demand and Ability Protocol in an Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation Programme for a Successful Return to Work Process
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Part of BMC Health Services Research, 2022
- DOI for Ergonomists' experiences of executing occupational health surveillance for workers exposed to hand-intensive work: a qualitative exploration
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Part of Sensors, 2021
- DOI for Validity of a Non-Proprietary Algorithm for Identifying Lying Down Using Raw Data from Thigh-Worn Triaxial Accelerometers
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Part of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
- DOI for Company Representatives' Experiences of Occupational Health Surveillance for Workers Exposed to Hand-Intensive Work: A Qualitative Study
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Part of Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2021
- DOI for Implementing New Working Practices Through a Structured Support Model for Systematic Work Environment Management: A Qualitative Study From Swedish Municipalities
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Part of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
- DOI for Development Work in Healthcare: What Supportive and Deterrent Factors Do Employees Working in a Hospital Department Experience in an Improved Work Environment?
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Part of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
- DOI for How Human Resources Index, Relational Justice, and Perceived Productivity Change after Reorganization at a Hospital in Sweden That Uses a Structured Support Model for Systematic Work Environment Management
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Part of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
- DOI for Can the Human Resources Index (HRI) Be Used as a Process Feedback Measurement in a Structured Support Model for Systematic Work Environment Management?
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Part of ERJ Open Research, 2020
- DOI for The impact of body mass index, central obesity and physical activity on lung function: results of the EpiHealth study
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Part of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
- DOI for Study Protocol for a Qualitative Research Project Exploring an Occupational Health Surveillance Model for Workers Exposed to Hand-Intensive Work
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Part of Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (JCSM), p. 545-552, 2020
Part of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
- DOI for First-Line Managers' Experiences of Working with a Structured Support Model for Systematic Work Environment Management
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Part of Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2020
Part of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
- DOI for Experiences of the Initial Phase Implementation of the STAMINA-Model in Perioperative Context Addressing Environmental Issues Systematically: A Qualitative Study
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Procurement and implementation processes for Occupational Health Services in Sweden
Part of Work, p. 607-615, 2020
Healthy migrant effect in the Swedish context: a register-based, longitudinal cohort study.
Part of BMJ Open, 2019
- DOI for Healthy migrant effect in the Swedish context: a register-based, longitudinal cohort study.
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Part of BMC Health Services Research, 2019
- DOI for Non-participation in initial and repeated health risk appraisals: a drop-out analysis based on a health project
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Part of International Journal of Workplace Health Management, p. 441-456, 2019
- DOI for How management groups' reason when deciding to use a model focusing on systematic work environment management: Experiences from Swedish municipalities
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Part of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019
- DOI for A Qualitative Study on Employees' Experiences of a Support model for Systematic Work Environment Management
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Exposure to Particles and Nitrogen Dioxide Among Workers in the Stockholm Underground Train System
Part of SH@W Safety and Health at Work, p. 377-383, 2019
- DOI for Exposure to Particles and Nitrogen Dioxide Among Workers in the Stockholm Underground Train System
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Quality and learning aspects of the first 9000 spirometries of the LifeGene study
Part of npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 2018
- DOI for Quality and learning aspects of the first 9000 spirometries of the LifeGene study
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Part of BMC Public Health, 2018
- DOI for Study protocol of an effect and process evaluation of the Stamina model; a Structured and Time-effective Approach through Methods for an Inclusive and Active working life
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The Healthy Migrant Effect among migrants to Sweden
Part of European Journal of Public Health, p. 19-19, 2018
Part of Sleep Medicine, p. 81-87, 2018
Burnout syndrome as an occupational disease in the European Union: an exploratory study.
Part of Industrial Health, p. 160-165, 2018
- DOI for Burnout syndrome as an occupational disease in the European Union: an exploratory study.
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Part of Environmental Research, p. 95-102, 2017
Prevalence, Incidence Proportion, and Heritability for Tinnitus: A Longitudinal Twin Study
Part of Ear and Hearing, p. 292-300, 2017
The Tale of Asbestos in Sweden 1972-1986: The Pathway to a Near-Total Ban
Part of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2017
- DOI for The Tale of Asbestos in Sweden 1972-1986: The Pathway to a Near-Total Ban
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Mortality Among Hardmetal Production Workers: The Swedish Cohort.
Part of Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2017
Influence of well-known risk factors for hearing loss in a longitudinal twin study
Part of International Journal of Audiology, p. 63-73, 2017
Part of Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (JCSM), p. 39-47, 2017
Part of Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2017
Mortality Among Hardmetal Production Workers: Swedish Measurement Data and Exposure Assessment.
Part of Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2017
Cancer Incidence Among Hardmetal Production Workers: The Swedish Cohort.
Part of Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2017
Health risk appraisals in Swedish occupational health services
Part of Work, p. 849-859, 2016
- DOI for Health risk appraisals in Swedish occupational health services
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, p. 315-323, 2015
The Role of Genetic Factors for Hearing Deterioration Across 20 Years: A Twin Study
Part of The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, p. 647-653, 2015
Part of European Journal of Pain, p. 341-349, 2015
- DOI for Sleep as a predictive factor for the onset and resolution of multi-site pain: A 5-year prospective study
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A job-exposure matrix for occupational noise: development and validation.
Part of Annals of Occupational Hygiene, p. 774-83, 2013
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 498-503, 2013
Altered microRNA profiles in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid exosomes in asthmatic patients.
Part of Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, p. 894-903, 2013
Air Pollution Exposure and Lung Function in Children: The ESCAPE Project
Part of Journal of Environmental Health Perspectives, p. 1357-1364, 2013
Childhood Allergies Affect Health-Related Quality of Life
Part of Journal of Asthma, p. 522-528, 2013