Browsing Institutt for allmenn- og samfunnsmedisin by Author "Dalen, Ingvild"
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Straand, Jørund; Fetveit, Arne; Rognstad, Sture; Gjelstad, Svein; Brekke, Mette; Dalen, Ingvild (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2006)Background 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 ...
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Gjelstad, Svein; Fetveit, Arne; Straand, Jørund; Dalen, Ingvild; Rognstad, Sture; Lindbaek, Morten (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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Syed, Hammad R; Zachrisson, Henrik D; Dalgard, Odd S; Dalen, Ingvild; Ahlberg, Nora (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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Inequalities in health: a comparative study between ethnic Norwegians and Pakistanis in Oslo, Norway Syed, Hammad R; Dalgard, Odd S; Hussain, Akhtar; Dalen, Ingvild; Claussen, Bjorgulf; Ahlberg, Nora L (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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Raza Syed, Hammad; Steffen Dalgard, Odd; Dalen, Ingvild; Claussen, Bjørgulf; Hussain, Akthar; Selmer, Randi; Ahlberg, Nora (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 ...