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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)ntroduction Although the coverage of maternity services in some low and middle-income countries (LMIC) has greatly improved, the quality of maternity care remains poor, and maternal mortality rates are high. In this ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Context: Recreational drug toxicity is frequent. Availability of new psychoactive substances is steadily increasing. However, data with verified analyses from clinical settings are limited. To evaluate the impact of novel ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background It is increasingly becoming evident that a strong primary health care system is more likely to provide better population health, more equity in health throughout the population, and better use of economic ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objective Functional abdominal pain is a common symptom in children and adolescents. Three years ago, we investigated the experiences among parents whose children had chronic abdominal pain but no somatic diagnosis. The ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2016)Background Sick leave rates in Norway and in the Western world in general are quite high, and despite the identification of a wide array of risk factors, much of the individual variation in sick leave remains unexplained. ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background and aim: In Norway, a large part of the population is dependent on disability benefits. The main reasons for this are related to long-term musculoskeletal pain and psychological complaints. Prevocational ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)I hvilken grad opplever studenter undervisning i medisin og kunst som relevant? Hvilket utbytte har studenter av slik undervisning? Denne artikkelen gir en introduksjon til feltet og belyser disse problemstillingene med ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Objective To examine whether individuals with schizophrenia (SCZ) or bipolar disorder (BD) had equal likelihood of not being diagnosed with cardiovascular disease (CVD) prior to cardiovascular death, compared to individuals ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background This study explored the association of unemployment and an increased risk of receiving disability pension, and the possibility that this risk is attributed to municipality-specific characteristics. ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)In 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a call for all countries to move towards ‘Universal Health Coverage’ (UHC). The WHO defines UHC as «ensuring that all people can use the promotive, preventative, curative ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2017)Patients with Huntington’s disease (HD) need tailored multidisciplinary healthcare to maintain and optimize function and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The aims of this thesis were to describe the levels and ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Despite increasing contraceptive use and prevalence, many women who want to avoid or delay pregnancy are not using contraceptives. This results in unintended pregnancies, which increases the risk of unsafe abortions. This ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background In order to plan and improve provision of comprehensive care in Huntington’s disease (HD), it is critical to understand the gaps in healthcare and social support services provided to HD patients. Research has ...
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Unstable terminality: negotiating the meaning of chronicity and terminality in motor neurone disease (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)This paper explores the meaning of chronicity and terminality in motor neurone disease (MND), also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). There is no known cause or cure for MND, and expected survival is 2–5 years, ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Risk factor approaches are often used when implementing programs aimed at enforcing advantageous health care behaviors. A less frequently-used strategy is to identify and capitalize on those who, despite risk factors, ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Objectives To investigate the association between urban–rural location and the occurrence of diabetes mellitus (DM) in the Yangon Region, and to estimate the proportion of urban and rural participants already diagnosed ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background Recent societal and political reforms in Myanmar may upturn the socio-economy and, thus, contribute to the country’s health transition. Baseline data on urban-rural disparities in non-communicable ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Higher hip fracture incidence in urban than in rural areas has been demonstrated, but urban–rural differences in posthip fracture mortality have been less investigated, and the results are disparate. Hence, the aims of the ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2019)Urinary tract infections are commonly handled in primary care. The thesis explored diagnostic strategies and bacteriology of uncomplicated urinary tract infections. A possible narrow-spectrum antibiotic treatment for urinary ...
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Use and feasibility of delayed prescribing for respiratory tract infections: A questionnaire survey (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)Background Delayed prescribing of antibiotics for respiratory tract infections (RTIs) lowers the amount of antibiotics consumed. Several national treatment guidelines on RTIs recommend the strategy. When ...