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Holger Schulz is affiliated with Universität Hamburg in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with a particular focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Oncology, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Their research encompasses a range of topics, including:

  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Cancer Survivorship and Care
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Patient Dignity and Privacy
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Psychiatric Care and Mental Health Services
  • Family Support in Illness

Recent publications by Holger Schulz include:

  • Multi-organ assessment in mainly non-hospitalized individuals after SARS-CoV-2 infection: The Hamburg City Health Study COVID programme, 2021, European Heart Journal
  • Quality of life, level of functioning, and its relationship with mental and physical disorders in the elderly: results from the MentDis_ICF65+ study, 2020, Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
  • Cancer patients' preferred and perceived level of involvement in treatment decision-making: an epidemiological study, 2020, Acta Oncologica
  • Exposure to virtual nature: the impact of different immersion levels on skin conductance level, heart rate, and perceived relaxation, 2021, Virtual Reality
  • Air pollution during infancy and lung function development into adolescence: The GINIplus/LISA birth cohorts study, 2020, Environment International

Holger Schulz has frequently published in venues such as BMJ Open, Frontiers in Psychology, PLoS ONE, BMC Palliative Care, and Health and Quality of Life Outcomes.

The scientist regularly collaborates with a group of co-authors, with the most frequent including:

  • Christiane Bleich
  • Karin Oechsle
  • Kerstin Kremeike
  • Anneke Ullrich
  • Alexander Konnopka

Their research output reflects a strong interdisciplinary approach, integrating medical, psychological, and social aspects relevant to public health and patient care. The combination of clinical and psychological perspectives is evident in their work on mental health treatment, cancer survivorship, and quality of life in vulnerable populations.

Best Publications

  • Ultrafine Particles Cross Cellular Membranes by Nonphagocytic Mechanisms in Lungs and in Cultured Cells

    Marianne Geiser;Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser;Nadine Kapp;Samuel Schürch;Samuel Schürch

  • TRANSLOCATION OF ULTRAFINE INSOLUBLE IRIDIUM PARTICLES FROM LUNG EPITHELIUM TO EXTRAPULMONARY ORGANS IS SIZE DEPENDENT BUT VERY LOW

    W G Kreyling;M Semmler;F Erbe;P Mayer

  • A humanized version of Foxp2 affects cortico-basal ganglia circuits in mice

    Wolfgang Enard;Sabine Gehre;Kurt Hammerschmidt;Sabine M. Hölter

  • Genome-wide association study identifies five loci associated with lung function.

    E Repapi;I Sayers;L V Wain;P R Burton

  • Translocation and potential neurological effects of fine and ultrafine particles a critical update

    Annette Peters;Bellina Veronesi;Lilian Calderón-Garcidueñas;Peter Gehr

  • One in two cancer patients is significantly distressed: Prevalence and indicators of distress.

    A. Mehnert;T.J. Hartung;M. Friedrich;S. Vehling

  • New genetic signals for lung function highlight pathways and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease associations across multiple ancestries

    Shrine N;Guyatt Al;Erzurumluoglu Am;Jackson Ve;Jackson Ve;Jackson Ve

  • Shared genetic origin of asthma, hay fever and eczema elucidates allergic disease biology

    Manuel A. Ferreira;Judith M. Vonk;Hansjörg Baurecht;Ingo Marenholz;Ingo Marenholz

  • Instillation of six different ultrafine carbon particles indicates a surface area threshold dose for acute lung inflammation in mice.

    Tobias Stoeger;Claudia Reinhard;Shinji Takenaka;Andreas Schroeppel

  • Genome-wide association and large-scale follow up identifies 16 new loci influencing lung function

    María Soler Artigas;Daan W. Loth;Louise V. Wain;Sina A. Gharib

  • Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma: Results of a Pilot and Phase II Study of Systemic and Intraventricular Chemotherapy With Deferred Radiotherapy

    Hendrik Pels;Ingo G.H. Schmidt-Wolf;Axel Glasmacher;Holger Schulz

  • Cardiovascular effects of fine and ultrafine particles.

    Holger Schulz;Volker Harder;Angela Ibald-Mulli;Andrej Khandoga

  • The prevalence of mental disorders in older people in Western countries - a meta-analysis.

    Jana Volkert;Holger Schulz;Martin Härter;Olga Wlodarczyk

  • Prevalence of mental disorders in elderly people: the European MentDis_ICF65+ study

    Sylke Andreas;Holger Schulz;Jana Volkert;Maria Dehoust

  • The risk of being depressed is significantly higher in cancer patients than in the general population: Prevalence and severity of depressive symptoms across major cancer types

    T.J. Hartung;E. Brähler;H. Faller;M. Härter

  • Socio-economic determinants of physical activity across the life course: A "DEterminants of DIet and Physical ACtivity" (DEDIPAC) umbrella literature review

    Grainne O’Donoghue;Grainne O’Donoghue;Aileen Kennedy;Anna Puggina;Katina Aleksovska

  • Using concept mapping in the development of the EU-PAD framework (EUropean-Physical Activity Determinants across the life course): a DEDIPAC-study

    Giancarlo Condello;Fiona Chun Man Ling;Fiona Chun Man Ling;Antonino Bianco;Sebastien Chastin

  • Genome-wide association analyses for lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease identify new loci and potential druggable targets

    Louise V. Wain;Louise V. Wain;Nick Shrine;María Soler Artigas;A. Mesut Erzurumluoglu

  • Fludarabine in Combination With Alemtuzumab Is Effective and Feasible in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Results of a Phase II Trial

    Thomas Elter;Peter Borchmann;Holger Schulz;Marcel Reiser

  • A dose-controlled system for air-liquid interface cell exposure and application to zinc oxide nanoparticles.

    Anke Gabriele Lenz;Erwin Karg;Bernd Lentner;Vlad Dittrich

Frequent Co-Authors

Joachim Heinrich
Joachim Heinrich Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Uwe Koch
Uwe Koch Universität Hamburg
Annette Peters
Annette Peters Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Martin Härter
Martin Härter Universität Hamburg
Martin D. Tobin
Martin D. Tobin University of Leicester
Karl Wegscheider
Karl Wegscheider Universität Hamburg
Louise V. Wain
Louise V. Wain University of Leicester
Nicole Probst-Hensch
Nicole Probst-Hensch Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Dennis Nowak
Dennis Nowak Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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