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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
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Worldwide, herbs and spices are much used food flavourings. However, little data exist regarding actual dietary intake of culinary herbs and spices. We developed a food frequency questionnaire ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2016)
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate whether under-reporting of energy intake affects derived dietary patterns and the association between dietary patterns and self-reported chronic disease. Diets of ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2010)
The live birth of cloned animals has shown that somatic cells are not irrevesibly committed to their fate. A functional reprogramming of differentiated cells to pluripotency may present beneficial applications in regenerative ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2016)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
High mammographic density (MD) is associated with a 4–6 times increase in breast cancer risk. For post-menopausal women, MD often decreases over time, but little is known about the underlying biological mechanisms. MD ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
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Previous research on mental health care has shown considerable differences in use of seclusion, restraint and involuntary medication among different wards and geographical areas. This study ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2006)
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Police work is regarded as a high-stress occupation, but so far, no nationwide study has explored the associations between work stress and health.
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
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The number of events per individual is a widely reported variable in medical research papers. Such variables are the most common representation of the general variable type called discrete ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
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Knowledge about important factors in reduction of burnout is needed, but there is a dearth of burnout intervention program studies and their effects among physicians. The present three-year ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
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Recent studies have shown high prevalence rates for pelvic girdle pain (PGP) in pregnancy. Some risk factors for developing PGP have been suggested, but the evidence is weak. Furthermore there ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2006)
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In order to more effectively promote fruit and vegetable intake among children and adolescents, insight into determinants of intake is necessary. We conducted a review of the literature for ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2007)
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Monitoring dynamics in HIV-1 infection and risk behaviours is important in evaluating, adjusting and scaling up prevention programmes. The objective of this study was to estimate trends in the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Brown adipose tissue has gained interest as a potential target to treat obesity and metabolic diseases. Irisin is a newly identified hormone secreted from skeletal muscle enhancing browning of white fat cells, which improves ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2016)
Background Dietary exposure is complex since foods are eaten in combinations and the foods contain a combination of several nutrients. It is likely that there is an interaction and synergy between these foods and nutrients. ...
Effekten av kostholdsråd på kardiovaskulære risikofaktorer blant unge voksne med økt risiko for koronar hjertesykdom - en randomisert, kontrollert studie Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2015)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2005)
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Miscarriage and induced abortion are life events that can potentially cause mental distress. The objective of this study was to determine whether there are differences in the patterns of normalization ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
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Peritraumatic psychological- and sensory impressions in victims of civilian accidents are only partly understood. This study scrutinizes the level and duration of perceived psychological threat ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2005)
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Few studies have investigated personality and medical school variables in regard to job satisfaction after graduation. It is of great importance to investigate these factors because this information ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)
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The underlying nature of negative symptoms in psychosis is poorly understood. Investigation of the relationship between the different negative subsymptoms and neurocognition is one approach to ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
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Although the general statistical advice is to keep continuous exposure variables as continuous in statistical analyses, categorisation is still a common approach in medical research. In a recent ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
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Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer in women and consists of a heterogeneous collection of diseases with distinct histopathological, genetic and epigenetic characteristics. In this study, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)
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NUCKS (Nuclear, Casein Kinase and Cyclin-dependent Kinase Substrate) is a nuclear, DNA-binding and highly phosphorylated protein. A number of reports show that NUCKS is highly expressed on the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2006)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)
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The aims of the study were (i) to examine global quality of life (GQOL) before fracture in patients with low-energy wrist or hip fracture compared with an age- and sex-matched control group, and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)
The Neuroscience Peer Review Consortium (NPRC) was conceived in the summer of 2007 at a meeting of editors and publishers of neuroscience journals. One of the working groups addressed whether it was possible to construct ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
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Arachnoid cyst (AC) fluid has not previously been compared with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the same patient. ACs are commonly referred to as containing "CSF-like fluid". The objective of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
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There is an urgent need for more carefully developed public health measures in order to curb the obesity epidemic among youth. The overall aim of the "EuropeaN Energy balance Research to prevent ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2006)
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Fruit and vegetable consumption is low in the Netherlands and a key target in healthy diet promotion. However, hardly any information is available on differences in fruit and vegetable consumption ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Background Multi-state models, as an extension of traditional models in survival analysis, have proved to be a flexible framework for analysing the transitions between various states of sickness absence and work over time. ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2015)
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2023)
Migraine aura is a collection of perceptual symptoms affecting many migraineurs caused by a phenomenon called cortical spreading depression (CSD). Similar processes can occur in ischemic stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
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Globalization has facilitated the employability of doctors almost anywhere in the world. In recent years, the migration of doctors seems to have increased. However, we lack studies on doctors’ ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)
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Some risk factors for low-energy wrist fracture have been identified. However, self-reported measures such as health-related quality of life (HRQOL) have not been examined as potential risk factors ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)
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Efforts are ongoing to determine the significance of unclassified variants (UVs) in the breast cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1/BRCA2, but no study has systematically assessed whether women ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
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The aim of the present study was to investigate whether a previously shown survival benefit resulting from routine early invasive management of unselected patients with acute non-ST-segment ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2009)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
5-Hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) was recently described as a stable modification in mammalian DNA. 5hmC is formed by the enzymatic oxidation of 5-methylcytosine (5meC). Overwhelming evidence supports the notion that 5meC has ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2007)
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Fruit and vegetable intake is low among European children and exposure to TV is negatively associated with the intake of fruit and vegetables. The aim of the present study was to explore exposure ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
Molecular imaging enables non-invasive visualization of the dynamics of molecular processes within living organisms in vivo. Different imaging modalities as MRI, SPECT, PET and optic imaging are used together with molecular ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
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Alcohol use is increasing among women in Africa, and comparable information about women's current alcohol use is needed to inform national and international health policies relevant to the entire ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)
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Nephropathy is serious complication of diabetes. We have previously shown that level of the proteoglycan syndecan-1 in blood is associated with ultrastructural kidney changes in young persons ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
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Weight loss and increased physical fitness are established approaches to reduce cardiovascular risk factors. We studied the reduction in BMI z-score associated with improvement in cardiometabolic ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
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Young men tend to have a low intake of vegetables and fruit. Unfortunately, this group is difficult to reach with health information. Furthermore, knowledge about weight perceptions and the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)
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Chronic rheumatic diseases are painful conditions which are not entirely controllable and can place high emotional demands on individuals. Increasing evidence has shown that emotion regulation ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
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The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of sleep problems in a community-based sample of patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) in Norway, and their associated factors.
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
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The health positive effects of diets high in fruits and vegetables are generally not replicated in supplementation trials with isolated antioxidants and vitamins, and as a consequence the emphasis ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Variability of the comet assay is a serious issue, whether it occurs from experiment to experiment in the same laboratory, or between different laboratories analysing identical samples. Do we have to live with high ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)
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Early trauma-focused cognitive-behavioural therapy (TFCBT) holds promise as a preventive intervention for people at risk of developing chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The aim of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2002)
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Previous studies have shown that several agents that stimulate heptahelical G-protein coupled receptors activate the extracellular signal regulated kinases ERK1 (p44mapk) and ERK2 (p42mapk) in ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2006)
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Two main genes encoding the catalytic subunits Cα and Cβ of cyclic AMP dependent protein kinase (PKA) have been identified in all vertebrates examined. The murine, bovine and human Cβ genes encode ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
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Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is a non-invasive lesion of the breast that is frequently detected by mammography and subsequently removed by surgery. However, it is estimated that about half ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common yet underdiagnosed condition. The aim of our study is to test whether prediabetes and type 2 diabetes are associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Introduction Obesity-susceptibility loci have been related to adiposity traits in adults and may affect body fat estimates in adolescence. There are indications that different sets of obesity-susceptibility loci influence ...
Health problems and help-seeking in a nationwide sample of operational Norwegian ambulance personnel
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)
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To estimate the prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms, and their association with professional help-seeking, among operational ambulance personnel and a general working population, and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
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Inconsistent effects of school-based obesity prevention interventions may be related to how different subgroups receive them. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an intervention ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)
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Several studies with conflicting findings have investigated the association between acne and mental health problems. Acne usually starts in adolescents, as does an increase in the prevalence of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2005)
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Most children eat fewer fruits and vegetables than recommended. To be able to design effective interventions, understanding the aetiology of the behaviour is important. Accessibility and preferences ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background Conscientious objection has spurred impassioned debate in many Western countries. Some Norwegian general practitioners (GPs) refuse to refer for abortion. Little is know about how the GPs carry out their refusals ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
The somatotopically organized whisker barrel field of the rat primary somatosensory (S1) cortex is a commonly used model system for anatomical and physiological investigations of sensory processing. The neural connections ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2015)
A current grand challenge in neuroscience is to achieve an understanding of how the brain integrates information and coordinates its systems at the circuit level, which in turn requires anatomical knowledge about specific ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Background: Results showing that sera from double vaccinated individuals have minimal neutralizing activity against Omicron have been interpreted as indicating the need for a third vaccine dose for protection. However, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Topographical organization is a hallmark of the mammalian brain, and the spatial organization of axonal connections in different brain regions provides a structural framework accommodating specific patterns of neural ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) has been suggested to be involved in various nucleic acid transactions and cellular processes, including transcriptional regulation, demethylation of 5-methylcytosine and stem cell pluripotency. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2005)
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The purpose of this report was to classify mammograms according to four methods and to examine their agreement and their relationship to selected risk factors for breast cancer.
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
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Elucidating the exact relationship between gene copy number and expression would enable identification of regulatory mechanisms of abnormal gene expression and biological pathways of regulation. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2007)
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Hodgkin's lymphoma survivors (HLSs) commonly report chronic fatigue, defined as high levels of fatigue for 6 months or more. Underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Based upon knowledge from ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2007)
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Doctors have a relatively high degree of emotional distress, but seek help to a lesser degree and at a later stage than other academic groups. This can be deleterious for themselves and for their ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
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Plant-based diets rich in fruit and vegetables can prevent development of several chronic age-related diseases. However, the mechanisms behind this protective effect are not elucidated. We have ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
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ADHD is currently defined as a cognitive/behavioral developmental disorder where all clinical criteria are behavioral. Overactivity, impulsiveness, and inattentiveness are presently regarded as ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
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For safe clinical application of engineered cartilage made from mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), molecular mechanisms for chondrogenic differentiation must be known in detail. Changes in gene ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2007)
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Before starting interventions addressing energy-balance related behaviors, knowledge is needed about the prevalence of sedentary behaviors and low physical exercise, their interrelationships, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
Detailed knowledge about the anatomical organization of axonal connections is important for understanding normal functions of brain systems and disease-related dysfunctions. Such connectivity data are typically generated ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2006)
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In the Norwegian context, higher mental distress has been reported for the non-Western immigrants compared to the ethnic Norwegians and Western immigrants. This high level of distress is often ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2015)
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are present as ortho- and non-ortho-substituted PCBs, with most of the ortho-substituted congeners being neurotoxic. The present study examined effects of the ortho-substituted PCB 153 on ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
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Low skeletal muscle mass is associated with insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. Serum creatinine may serve as a surrogate marker of muscle mass, and a possible relationship between low ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2007)
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A high prevalence of lifetime psychiatric disorders among help-seeking substance abusers has been clearly established. However, the long-term course of psychiatric disorders and mental distress ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Background High mammographic density might mask breast tumors, resulting in delayed diagnosis or missed cancers.
Purpose To investigate the association between mammographic density and histopathologic tumor characteristics ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)
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There is no standardized method for the assessment of physical activity (PA). Therefore it is important to investigate the validity and comparability of different measures. The International ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2007)
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Norwegian children consume less fruit and vegetables (FV) than recommended. In order to increase the intake, a School Fruit subscription programme is now offered to all Norwegian elementary and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2006)
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This study examined the relationship between life satisfaction among medical students and a basic model of personality, stress and coping. Previous studies have shown relatively high levels of ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2015)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2006)
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Age-related alterations in metabolism and excretion of medications increase the risk of adverse drug events in the elderly. Inappropriate polypharmacy and prescription practice entails increased ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)
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There have been no previous studies conducted in Pakistan comparing the concordance of any well established Western anxiety/depression screening instrument with an indigenous scale, in a community ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
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To study the mortality pattern of Norwegian doctors, people in human service occupations, other graduates and the general population during the period 1960-2000 by decade, gender and age. The ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)
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A subgroup of clinical trial subjects identified by baseline characteristics is a proper subgroup while a subgroup determined by post randomization events or measures is an improper subgroup. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2002)
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Cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) plays a central role in regulation of energy metabolism. Upon stimulation of testicular Sertoli cells by follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), glycolysis ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
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Oxidation Resistance 1 (OXR1) gene is a highly conserved gene of the TLDc domain-containing family. OXR1 is involved in fundamental biological and cellular processes, including DNA damage response, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
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In order to inform interventions to prevent sedentariness, more longitudinal studies are needed focusing on stability and change over time in multiple sedentary behaviours. This paper investigates ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2007)
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The aim of this paper was to test the goodness of fit of the Attitude – Social influence – self-Efficacy (ASE) model in explaining schoolchildren's intentions to eat fruit and their actual fruit ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2006)
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Researchers have become increasingly aware that ambulance personnel may be at risk of developing work-related health problems. This article systematically explores the literature on health problems ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
Background In the period 1990-2006, strong and almost equivalent increases in sales figures of selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) were observed in all Nordic countries. The sales figures of tricyclic ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)
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Poisoned patients are often treated in and discharged from pre-hospital health care settings. Studies of poisonings should therefore not only include hospitalized patients. Aims: To describe the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2005)
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The behaviour of children with Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder is often described as highly variable, in addition to being hyperactive, impulsive and inattentive. One reason might be ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Background In Oslo, the majority of patients with acute poisoning are treated in primary care, at an emergency outpatient clinic with limited diagnostic and treatment resources. We describe the poisonings currently seen ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Published under under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (CC BY 3.0). Obtained from Haematologica/the Hematology Journal website http://www.haematologica.org
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Despite limited regeneration capacity, partial injuries to the adult mammalian spinal cord can elicit variable degrees of functional recovery, mediated at least in part by reorganization of neuronal circuitry. Underlying ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Background The role of vitamin D in breast cancer etiology is unclear. There is some, but inconsistent, evidence that vitamin D is associated with both breast cancer risk and mammographic density (MD). We evaluated the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
α2- and β-adrenoceptors (AR) reciprocally control catecholamine release and vascular tension. Disorders in these functions are present in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). The present study tested if α2AR dysfunctions ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
The differentiation of pluripotent stem cells to hepatocytes is well established, yet current methods suffer from several drawbacks. These include a lack of definition and reproducibility, which in part stems from continued ...