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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background Despite the increasing prevalence of diabetes and other health consequences of obesity, little is known on the metabolic profile across categories of body mass index (BMI) among African populations. ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background Physical activity may reduce the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes; however, compared to non-pregnant women, a lower proportion of pregnant women meet the physical activity guidelines. Our ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background There is a growing body of evidence for associations between the work environment and patient outcomes. A good work environment may maximise healthcare workers’ efforts to avoid failures and to facilitate quality ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)An inverse association between offspring birth weight (BW) and higher risk of parental cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality and morbidity has been reported. Shared environmental, genetic and intrauterine factors may be ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Increased mortality has been observed in mothers and fathers with male offspring but little is known regarding specific diseases. In a register linkage we linked women born 1925–1954 having survived to age 50 (n = 661,031) ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2017)Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the only disease whose ageadjusted mortality continues to increase. The disease trajectory for the patients involves years of chronic illness, interrupted with ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)Older patients with late-stage COPD: their illness experiences and involvement in decision-making regarding mechanical ventilation and noninvasive ventilation Aims and objectives The aim of this study was twofold: first, ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2013)Denne avhandlingens hensikt er å undersøke makt i omsorgsrelasjoner, her kalt omsorgsmakt. Empiri fra norsk eldreomsorg belyses med teoretiske perspektiver på makt hentet fra den franske filosofen og historikeren Michel ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)Greater investment is required in developing new drugs and vaccines against malaria in order to eradicate malaria. These precious funds must be carefully managed to achieve the greatest impact. We evaluate existing efforts ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background Laparoscopic liver resection is used in specialized centers all over the world. However, laparoscopic liver resection has never been compared with open liver resection in a prospective, randomized trial. Methods/Design ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Aim: To determine the opinions and attitudes of Turkish obstetricians and midwives to caesarean section (C-section) and vaginal birth following a C-section. Methods: The study involved obstetricians and midwives who were ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Det er gjort få forsøk på å kartlegge hva sykehuslegene mener om dagens styring og organisering av spesialisthelsetjenesten. Vi gjennomførte en spørreundersøkelse blant 971 medlemmer av Overlegeforeningen og Yngre legers ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: Health care systems in Finland, Norway and Sweden share many similarities, e.g. full-coverage and tax-financed, with predominately public sector hospitals. Despite similarities, there are differences in the ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)In this paper we explore the rise of ‘the breast cancer gene’ as a field of medical, cultural and personal knowledge. We address its significance in the Norwegian public health care system in relation to so-called biological ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2013)
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background Clinical ethics support, in particular Moral Case Deliberation, aims to support health care providers to manage ethically difficult situations. However, there is a lack of evaluation instruments ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background The pH of the human gastric mucosa varies around 2.5 so that only bacteria with strong acidic stress tolerance can colonize it. The ulcer causing Helicobacter pylori thrives in the gastric mucosa. ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background Procedures for the clinical assessment of acute poisoning by substances of abuse should identify patients in need of hospital admission and avoid hazardous discharges, while keeping the observation ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background Most patients with acute poisoning are treated as outpatients worldwide. In Oslo, these patients are treated in a physician-led outpatient clinic with limited diagnostic and treatment resources, which reduces ...
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Outsourcing day surgery to private for-profit hospitals: the price effects of competitive tendering (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)Setting prices for elective patient treatments in private for-profit (PFP) hospitals in traditional tax-funded health systems is challenging since both the organisation of these hospitals and the tasks they perform differ ...