Occupational risk of COVID-19 related hospital admission in Denmark 2020-2021: a follow-up study

Objective: Mounting evidence indicates increased risk of COVID-19 among healthcare personnel, but the evidence on risks in other occupations is limited. In this study, we quantify the occupational risk of COVID-19-related hospital admission in Denmark during 2020-2021. Methods: The source population included 2.4 million employees age 20-69 years...

The association of health and voluntary early retirement pension and the modifying effect of quality of supervision: Results from a Danish register-based follow-up study

Objectives: The aims of this article are to (1) determine whether and to what extent general perceived health and quality of supervision predict voluntary early retirement pension (VERP) and (2) assess whether quality of supervision modifies the association between general perceived health and VERP. Methods: Employees aged 49–64 years who...

Job satisfaction is more than a fruit basket, health checks and free exercise: Cross-sectional study among 10,000 wage earners

Aim: Workers who are satisfied with their job are the cornerstones of healthy and productive companies. This study investigated factors associated with job satisfaction in the general working population. Methods: From the 2010 round of the Danish Work Environment Cohort Study, currently employed wage earners (N=10,427) replied to questions about...

Sediment deposition and net phosphorus retention in a hydraulically restored lowland river floodplain in Denmark: Combining field and laboratory experiments

Restoration of river systems allowing the transformation of former drained and dry riparian areas into riparian wetlands will increase the overbank storage of sediment and sediment-associated phosphorus (P). Wetland restoration is therefore a cost-effective mitigation measure to reduce the sediment and nutrient transport to river systems. The...

Occupation-specific screening for future sickness absence: Criterion validity of the trucker strain monitor (TSM)

Background: Monitoring psychological job strain may help occupational physicians to take preventive action at the appropriate time. For this purpose, the 10-item trucker strain monitor (TSM) assessing work-related fatigue and sleeping problems in truck drivers was developed. Objectives: This study examined (1) test-retest reliability, (2)...

Construction raw materials policy and supply practices in Northwestern Europe

The present contribution is an inventory of the construction raw materials policy and supply practices in The Netherlands, Belgium, North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony, Great Britain, Norway and Denmark. The work has been commissioned by the Dutch government in order to benchmark its domestic provision and the governing mineral planning policy....

Differences in perinatal mortality and suboptimal care between 10 European regions: Results of an international audit

Objective: A European concerted action (the EuroNatal study) investigated the background of differences in perinatal mortality between countries of Europe. The study aimed to determine the contribution of differences in quality of care, by looking at differences in the presence of suboptimal factors in individual cases of perinatal death. Design...

The validity of self-reported use of health care across socioeconomic strata: A comparison of survey and registration data

Background. Socioeconomic differences in health and in use of health care are well known. Most data on socioeconomic differences in health care utilization are based on retrospective self-report in community surveys, but the evidence on the validity of self-reported utilization of health care across socioeconomic groups is limited. The aim of...

The implications of tradable green certificates for the deployment of renewable electricity: mid-term report

The issue of green certificates has received much attention in the recentyear. In a system of green certificates, producers of renewable electricity receive a certificate for each pre-defined unit of electricity produced. Such a certificate represents the 'greenness', or in more general terms the 'societal value' of the production of electricity...

Integrated evaluation of energy conservation options and instruments: A country comparison

The main objective of the study was to provide insight in the drivingforces for energy conservation and their relation with conservation policy instruments and to investigate the present and future situation regarding energy conservation in different countries in terms of differences and common challenges. The results give rise to the following...

Characterization of aerosols at a coastal site near Vindeby (Denmark)

Aerosol particle size distributions and aerosol chemical composition were measured with optical particle counters and filter packs, respectively, on an offshore mast in the Danish coastal waters near Vindeby on the island of Lolland. The filter pack samples were analyzed for ions representative of marine and continental aerosol: Na+, Cl-, SC4-,...