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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2007)Our findings demonstrate that in addition to the “classic” and expected associations between the physical work requirement and health among unskilled women, significant associations existed between health and the psychosocial ...
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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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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2008)Infections transmitted by water continue to be a public health problem both in developing and in developed countries. In the developed countries, the classical waterborne diseases such as typhoid and cholera are almost ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2009)Omfanget av klinisk forskning i fysioterapi øker, men det har vært lite fokus på prosjekter som beskriver praksis, og som vurderer praksis i forhold til eksisterende forskningsbasert kunnskap eller faglige retningslinjer. ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2009)Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a major health problem in many parts of the developing world. STIs cause substantial morbidity and mortality, which disproportionately affect women. Because many of the complications ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2009)We showed that a well established epidemic in rural Bangladesh represented a low rate of recent transmission. A majority of the strains belonged to the ancient East African- Indian (EAI) lineage (Paper I). <br> Our study ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2009)Background: The Lønning II white paper asks for more knowledge on clinical priorities in different areas of health care. This in particular goes for resources used in intensive care units. Thanks to improvements in medical ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2009)Infections occurring as a result of stay in hospitals are costly for society and cause much suffering in the patients. A sizeable proportion of these hospital acquired infections are preventable. The hospital patient ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)Background The incidence of bovine babesiosis, caused by Babesia divergens (Apicomplexa: Piroplasmida) has decreased markedly since the 1930 s, but may re-emerge as a consequence of climate change and ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)Background The organization of nursing services could be important to the quality of patient care and staff satisfaction. However, there is no universally accepted nomenclature for this organization. The ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)Background The Prescription Peer Academic Detailing (Rx-PAD) project is an educational intervention study aiming at improving GPs' competence in pharmacotherapy. GPs in CME peer groups were randomised to ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)Objective is to investigate the relationship between migraine and obstructive sleep apnea in the general population. A cross-sectional population-based study. A random age and gender stratified sample of 40,000 persons ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)The main objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between tension-type headache and obstructive sleep apnea in the general population. The method involves a cross-sectional population-based study. A random ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)Background Estimating the economic impact of influenza is complicated because the disease may have non-specific symptoms, and many patients with influenza are registered with other diagnoses. Furthermore, ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)Background The aim of the present study was to compare the effects of 10 weeks resistance training in combination with either a regular diet (Ex) or a low carbohydrate, ketogenic diet (Lc+Ex) in overweight ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)Background Selection bias is a threat to the internal validity of epidemiological studies. In light of a growing number of studies which aim to provide DNA, as well as a considerable number of invitees who ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)Background Bovine Tuberculosis (BTB) is a widespread and endemic disease of cattle in Ethiopia. Information relating to genotypic characteristics of Mycobacterium bovis strains affecting the cattle population ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)Background Diabetes mellitus places a considerable burden on patients in terms of morbidity and mortality and on society in terms of costs. Costs related to diabetes are expected to increase due to increasing ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)Background In recent decades immigration to Norway from Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe has increased rapidly. The aim of this study was to assess the quality of care for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)Background South Asians living in western countries are known to have unfavourable cardiovascular risk profiles. Studies indicate migrants are worse off when compared to those living in country of origin. ...