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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2007)Background Persons of Pakistani origin living in Oslo have a much higher prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and secondary hyperparathyroidism but similar bone mineral density compared with ethnic Norwegians. ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2008)While traffic-related particulate air pollution has been associated with both exacerbation and development of asthma and allergic diseases, little is known about the health effects of wood smoke particles.<br> The purpose ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem in the Horn of Africa with Ethiopia being the most affected where TB cases increase at the rate of 2.6% each year. One of the main contributing ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2006)Background Delay in start of tuberculosis (TB) treatment has an impact at both the individual level, by increasing the risk of morbidity and mortality, and at the community level, by increasing the risk of ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)Background Lateral epicondylitis is a painful condition responsible for loss of function and sick leave for long periods of time. In many countries, the treatment guidelines recommend a wait-and-see policy, ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2006)Background Knowledge of how work demands vary between different practice areas could give us a better understanding of the factors that influence the working conditions in the health services, and could ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2006)Objective To explore what domains of work are important for job satisfaction among doctors, nurses and auxiliaries and to discuss differences between professional groups in the perspective of micro team ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2007)Background Variability in stages of the HIV-1 epidemic and hence HIV-1 prevalence exists in different areas in sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of this study was to investigate the magnitude of HIV-1 infection ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)Background There is little information about height and weight status of Palestinian adolescents. The objective of this paper was to assess the prevalence of stunting, underweight, and overweight/obesity ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)Background Access to antiretroviral drugs for HIV-1 infection has increased in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) during the past few years. Mutations in the HIV-1 genome are often associated with treatment failure ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)Objectives To determine the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and other reproductive tract infections (RTIs) among pregnant women in Moshi, Tanzania and to compare the occurrence of ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2006)Background 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 ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)Background: Malawi has one of the highest maternal mortality levels in the world. Maternal deaths are to a large extent preventable. Provision of quality emergency obstetric care has been advocated as one of the most ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2007)Background A substantial burden associated with MI has been reported. Thus, how survivors experience their quality of life (QOL) is now being given increasing attention. However, few studies have involved ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)In 2002, Norway experienced a large outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in hospitals with 231 confirmed cases. This fuelled intense public and professional debates on what were the causes and who were responsible. ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2008)Mot slutten av 1700-tallet hadde Norge ikke sitt eget universitet, landet var ennå ingen selvstendig nasjon, men vi hadde vår egen sykdom, nemlig ”den norske radesyken”. Den foreliggende avhandling tar for seg radesykens ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2003)Background The underlying reasons for differences between clinical practice and systematically developed guidelines vary from one clinical problem to another. It is therefore logical to tailor strategies ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2006)Summary Risk factors associated with diarrhoeal disease and diarrheagenic E. coli disease in Duc Giang Hospital, north-eastern corner of Ha Noi, Viet Nam Background: Diarrheagenic E. coli (DEC) disease is more prevalent ...
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Risk factors for incomplete vaccination and missed opportunity for immunization in rural Mozambique (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)Background Inadequate levels of immunization against childhood diseases remain a significant public health problem in resource-poor areas of the globe. Nonetheless, the reasons for incomplete vaccination ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2007)Background Recent studies have shown ethnic differences concerning cardio-vascular disease, diabetes and mental health. Little is known about ethnic differences in skin morbidity. The purpose of this study ...