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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)
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Early diagnosis and immediate initiation of treatment are essential for an effective tuberculosis (TB) control program. Delay in diagnosis is significant to both disease prognosis at the individual ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2006)
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This study examined the association between psychosocial and organizational work conditions and mental health among women employed in the cleaning profession in Norway.
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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)
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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)
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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 ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)
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The optimum age for measles vaccination varies from country to country and thus a standardized vaccination schedule is controversial. While the increase in measles vaccination coverage has produced ...
(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, 2006)
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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 ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2007)
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The aim was to assess the construct validity characteristics of an adapted version of the long International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-L) and report seasonal variations in physical ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2004)
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Research on health equity which mainly utilises population-based surveys, may be hampered by serious selection bias due to a considerable number of invitees declining to participate. Sufficient ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2007)
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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 ...