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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)Background Health care seeking is a dynamic process that is influenced by socio-demographic, cultural and other factors. In Ethiopia, there are limited studies regarding the health seeking behaviour of ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2006)Background Women continue to be disproportionately affected by HIV in Tanzania, and factors contributing to this situation need to be identified. The objective of this study was to determine social, ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)Background Hypnosis treatment in general practice is a rather new concept. This pilot study was performed to evaluate the effect of a standardized hypnosis treatment used in general practice for patients ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)Background The increasing attention on functional assessments in medical and vocational rehabilitation requires a focus change for the general practitioners (GP) into paying attention to patient resources, ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2006)Background The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of sickness absence with psychiatric diagnoses from 1994–2000, and the distribution across gender, age groups, diagnostic groups and regions in ...
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Inequalities in health: a comparative study between ethnic Norwegians and Pakistanis in Oslo, Norway (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2006)Background The objective of the study was to observe the inequality in health from the perspective of socio-economic factors in relation to ethnic Pakistanis and ethnic Norwegians in Oslo, Norway. ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2005)Background Several studies have shown that children who are relatively young within a school year are at greater risk for poorer school performance compared with their older peers. One study also reported ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)Background 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 ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2005)Gjennom kvalitative intervjuer med kvinner med kroniske muskelsmerter studeres utfordringer i møtet med legen og dagliglivet. Det ‘(tro)verdighetsarbeidet’ pasientene utfører synliggjøres og analyseres; et arbeid som peker ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion, 2007)
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2007)Arvelig høyt kolesterol, familiær hyperkolesterolemi (FH), er en genetisk tilstand som er forbundet med øket risiko for hjertesykdom. Målsettingen i denne avhandlingen er å utforske hvordan personer med FH opplever og ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2005)Background Maternal mortality is the vital indicator with the greatest disparity between developed and developing countries. The challenging nature of measuring maternal mortality has made it necessary to ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)Background Decisions on disability pensions are based, among others, on medical reports. The way these medical assessments are performed is largely unclear. The aim of the study was to determine which ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)Background Bullying is a widespread and serious problem that might influence both mental and psychical well being as well as school performance and social life. The aim of this study was to describe the ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2004)Background The objective of the study was to compare the prevalence and severity of musculo-skeletal pain between two socioeconomically contrasting areas in Oslo, Norway, and to explore possible explanatory ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)Background Over the last few years the number of immigrants from the non-western parts of the world living in Oslo, has increased considerably. We need to know if these immigrants are satisfied with the ...
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Norwegian Physicians' Knowledge of and Opinions about Evidence-Based Medicine: Cross-Sectional Study (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2009)Objective To answer five research questions: Do Norwegian physicians know about the three important aspects of EBM? Do they use EBM methods in their clinical practice? What are their attitudes towards EBM? Has EBM in their ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2008)Activities of Daily Living (ADL) are among the first achievements in childhood, and provide a sense of mastery, independence and social approval for the child. Self-dependence in everyday living skills is important to ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)Background Obesity is one of the most important risk factors for osteoarthritis (OA) in knee(s). However, the relationship between obesity and OA in hand(s) and hip(s) remains controversial and needs further ...