Browsing Institutt for allmenn- og samfunnsmedisin by Title
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)Background Non-adherence to tuberculosis (TB) treatment is an important barrier for TB control programs because incomplete treatment may result in prolonged infectiousness, drug resistance, relapse, and ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)Aim: Tuberculosis (TB) is a worldwide pandemic. The BCG vaccine still remains the standard for TB prevention in most countries because of its efficacy in preventing life-threatening forms of TB in infants and young children, ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2006)Background More than half of all antibiotic prescriptions in general practice are issued for respiratory tract infections (RTIs), despite convincing evidence that many of these infections are caused by ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2006)Abstract Back ground: Associations between major CVD risk factors and CVD have been reported to be similar among different populations in different regions of the world. But cardiovascular risk profiles differ in different ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)Background Regular examination and early treatment of diabetic retinopathy can prevent visual loss. The aim of the study was to describe the care of vision and ocular health in people with diabetes in ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2007)Background Chlamydia and gonorrhoea are major causes of morbidity among women in developing countries. Both infections have been associated with pregnancy-related complications, and case detection and ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)Background 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 ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2007)Background Communication training builds on the assumption that understanding of the concepts related to professional communication facilitates the training. We know little about whether students' knowledge ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2007)Background In Malawi essential drugs are provided free of charge to patients at all public health facilities in order to ensure equitable access to health care. The country thereby spends about 30% of the ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2007)Background The objective of the study is to improve general practitioners' diagnoses of adolescent depression. Major depression is ranked fourth in the worldwide disability impact. ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2005)Background Delayed diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) results in severe disease and a higher mortality. It also leads to an increased period of infectivity in the community. The objective of this ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2009)Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and nitro-PAHs are environmental pollutants formed during incomplete combustion of organic material, found attached to particulate matter (PM) in ambient air. PM has been associated ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2007)Background Mortality rates for older persons in Botswana have been unavailable and little is known of predictors of mortality in old age. This study may serve as a precursor for more detailed assessments. ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2007)Background Early onset of menopause is a risk factor for several health problems. The objective was primarily to investigate the association between early menopause and current, past active and passive ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2008)Tobacco smoking, and chronic neck and shoulder pain are major public health problems in the modern society, and both lack effective treatments. This thesis presents two trials focusing on acupuncture as a treatment for ...
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(Chapter / Bokkapittel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2003)I dette kapittelet skal jeg belyse og diskutere følgende to problemstillinger: Hvilke innsikter kan skjønnlitterære tekster gi om forholdet mellom makt og medisin? Kan en litterær tilnærming til makt tilføre noe av verdi ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2008)Avhandlingen er en monografi som viser hvordan livet etter en hjerneskade kan innebære stor angst og utrygghet. For noen kan det føre til selvmordstanker. Men når man finner en måte å leve med skaden på, viser dette seg ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2005)Background The aim of this study was to explore the ethical challenges in surgery from the surgeons' point of view and their experience of being in ethically difficult situations. ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2005)Background Leukemia is a clonal disorder characterized by uncontrolled proliferation of haematopoietic cells, and represents the most common form of cancer in children. Advances in therapy for childhood ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 1984)Avhandlingen ble utgitt som Rapport nr 1, 1984, i rapportserie hos Gruppe for helsetjenesteforskning, Statens institutt for folkehelse.