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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)Elevated plasma homocysteine levels are associated with increased risk of fractures in observational studies. However, it is unsettled whether homocysteine‐lowering treatment affects fracture risk. The aim of this study ...
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Bacteriology in uncomplicated urinary tract infections in Norwegian general practice from 2001–2015 (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women are common, and urine samples from these patients are not routinely cultured. Empirical treatment is based on knowledge of resistance patterns for common ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)Family members in families with severe chronic disease play important roles in care-giving. In families affected by Huntington's disease (HD), caregivers encounter practical and emotional challenges and distress. Enduring ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background: Although a large number of people are diagnosed with dementia each year, the syndrome is still perceived as a sensitive and tabooed topic. Communication about dementia to those living with the syndrome and their ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background Bariatric surgery for children and adolescents is becoming widespread. However, the evidence is still scarce and of poor quality, and many of the patients are too young to consent. This poses a ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Diagnostic imaging has been a part of medicine for the last century. It has been difficult to implement guidelines in this field, and unwarranted imaging has been a frequent problem. Some work ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)Background Tuberculosis is a major public health problem in Ethiopia, and a high number of TB patients are co-infected with HIV. There is a need for more knowledge about factors influencing treatment ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)Objectives Maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity rates are particularly grim in conflict, post-conflict and other crisis settings, a situation partly blamed on non-availability and/or poor quality of emergency ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)Background At the dawn of the third millennium, while the control of the second biggest infectious killer in the world (tuberculosis [TB]) is an international priority, millions of pastoralist communities in the Horn of ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: To date, research on bodily changes following bariatric surgery has focused predominantly on women, leaving the long-term experience of men relatively unexplored. In this paper, we draw on interviews with men ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Research on the digital divide has moved beyond connectivity to skills and usage disparities. Yet for many older people lack of connectivity remains a challenge, and for those who do have access, skills and usage remain ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)Articles describing older persons’ experiences of coping with severe depression are, to our knowledge, lacking. This article is methodologically grounded in phenomenological hermeneutics, inspired by Paul Ricoeur, and ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)Mammography screening for breast cancer is widely available in many countries. Initially praised as a universal achievement to improve women's health and to reduce the burden of breast cancer, the benefits and harms of ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)More knowledge is needed on how to reduce the prevalence of formal and informal coercion in Norwegian mental health care. To explore possible reasons for the widespread differences in coercive practice in psychiatry and ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: We present and discuss the results of a Norwegian survey of medical doctors' views on potential ethical dilemmas in professional practice. Methods: The study was conducted in 2015 as a postal questionnaire to ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)Objective To explore contemporary practices and clinical recommendations regarding the use of acupuncture for infants by Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners in Shanghai. Design A qualitative study consisting ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)This article analyzes a specter that has haunted bioethics almost since its inception, namely the specter of the misuse of biotechnology by maleficent agents bent on mass destruction, or the complete eradication of human ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Objective To investigate the shape of the causal relation between body mass index (BMI) and mortality. Design Linear and non-linear mendelian randomisation analyses. Setting Nord-Trøndelag Health (HUNT) Study (Norway) ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Overweight and obesity is a major global public health challenge, and understanding the implications for healthcare systems is essential for policy planning. Past studies have typically found ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background Although disability is considered the main cause of low bone mineral density (BMD) in multiple sclerosis (MS), other factors related to the disease process or treatment could also be involved. ...