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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background: Self-management is crucial in the daily management of type 2 diabetes. It has been suggested that mHealth may be an important method for enhancing self-management when delivered in combination with health ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Introduction: Despite the universal recognition of unsafe abortion as a major public health problem, very little research has been conducted to document its precipitating factors in Burkina Faso. Our aim was to investigate ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2014)
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The aim of this longitudinal epidemiological study was to investigate possible associations between occupational exposure, respiratory symptoms and change in lung function among employees at a mineral fertiliser ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2014)
Background: EHR challenges to redesign health delivery systems in order to contribute to health care delivery that is safe, patient-centered, timely, efficient and equitable. The purpose of this work is to investigate one ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background Early detection and treatment of TB is essential for the success of TB control program performance. The aim of this study was to determine the length and analyze predictors of patients’, health systems’ and ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2014)
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Suffering a stroke in the age span between 18-67 years means being threatened by a serious illness during a productive phase of life. During this phase, people usually focus on education, launching a career ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Radon exposures were assigned to each residential address in the Oslo region using a geographic information system (GIS) that included indoor radon measurements. The results will be used in an epidemiologic study regarding ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Setting: Delay in tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis increases the infectious pool in the community and the risk of development of resistance of mycobacteria, which results in an increased number of deaths. Objective: To describe ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background The conjugate vaccine against serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis (NmA), MenAfriVac, is currently being introduced throughout the African meningitis belt. In repeated multicentre cross-sectional studies in Burkina ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Objective To identify case definitions for chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), and explore how the validity of case definitions can be evaluated in the absence of a reference standard. Design ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background: The care policy and organization of the care sector is shifting to accommodate projected demographic changes and to ensure a sustainable model of health care provision in the future. Adult children and spouses ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is a common and disabling condition. We wanted to investigate the modifiable risk factors Body Mass Index (BMI) and physical activity, using knee replacement (KR) as a marker for ...
(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 ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background The relationship between research funding across therapeutic areas and the burden of disease in Norway has not been investigated. Further, few studies have looked at the association between national research ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background Countries must decide whether or not to replace primary cytology-based screening with primary human papillomavirus (HPV)-based screening. We aimed to assess how primary screening for an HPV infection, a sexually ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Objective Despite the suggested role of vitamin D in the prevention of diabetes and cardiovascular disease or its risk factors, the evidence is not consistent and there is a paucity of randomized controlled trials in this ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background: Increasingly, countries have introduced female vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV), causally linked to several cancers and genital warts, but few have recommended vaccination of boys. Declining vaccine ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
This prospective population-based study examined associations between children’s behaviour problems and maternal employment. Information on children’s behaviour problems at 3 years from 22,115 mothers employed before ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Knowledge of illness perception may aid the identification of groups of patients with a higher risk of coping
poorly with the demands of their illness. This study aims to investigate associations between illness perception, ...
Employment Trends During Preschool Years Among Mothers of Term Singletons Born with Low Birth Weight
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Children born at term with low birth weight (LBW) are regarded growth restricted and are at particular risk of adverse health outcomes requiring a high degree of parental participation in the day-to-day care. This study ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Reimbursement agencies in several countries now require health outcomes to be measured in terms of quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs), leading to an immense increase in publications reporting QALY gains. However, there ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background Medication-overuse headache (MOH) is a common problem in primary care. Brief intervention (BI) has successfully been used for detoxification from overuse of alcohol and drugs. The aim of this pilot study was to ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Purpose: Although chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) primarily affects the lungs, it is regarded as a systemic disorder associated with comorbidity and physical deterioration, which often results in reduced levels ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background: Many health effects of oils rich in oleic acid (OA, 18:1 n9) seem to be opposite those of arachidonic acid (AA, 20:4 n6), i.e. concerning cardiovascular risk. In recent studies in humans and in the rat we ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2014)
Home health care is increasingly preferred as the setting for care for older people who depend on daily and long-term care. During a long-term care trajectory in a context where home health care is a 24-hour service with ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2014)
Purpose. The overall aim of this thesis was to examine recovery of physical functioning in patients with hip osteoarthritis (OA) during the first year after total hip arthroplasty (THA). The specific aims were 1) to examine ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Objective: Recently there has been emerging clinical and research interest in the application of deep brain stimulation (DBS) and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to the treatment of anorexia nervosa ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Objective: To assess effects of a two year intensive, multidisciplinary rehabilitation program for patients with early- to mid-stage Huntington’s disease.
Design: A prospective intervention study.
Setting: One inpatient ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Aim To investigate variables associated with change in quality of life (QOL), measured by QUALID scale and three subscales; tension, sadness and wellbeing, among dementia patients in nursing homes.
Method A 10 months ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
During the past decade, donor funding for health interventions in Kenya and other African countries has risen sharply. Focused on high-profile diseases such as HIV/AIDS, these funds create islands of intervention in a sea ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background: In recent years, the attention on the use of coercion in mental health care has increased. The use of coercion is common and controversial, and involves many complex ethical challenges. The research question ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background The aim of the study was to investigate nurses’ and care workers’ experiences of spiritual needs among residents with dementia in nursing homes. Nurses claim to practice holistic nursing. Nevertheless, there is ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Objectives The study examined the course of neck and shoulder pain among a cohort of technical school students entering working life. We also aimed to identify work-related and individual risk factors for neck and shoulder ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2014)
Approximately 70–80% of all persons who live in nursing homes have dementia. Enhancing communication and interactions that promote mutuality, dignity, and respect can be challenging because of the residents’ decreased ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background. In Russia, active case finding (ACF) for certain population groups has been practiced uninterruptedly for many decades, but no studies comparing ACF and passive case finding (PCF) approaches in Russia have been ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background: There is a lack of population-based studies on multiple births and maternal mental health. Having a high-risk pregnancy by bearing two or more children is a stressful life event, and the challenges of parenting ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background: Hearing and vision impairments increase with age and are common risk factors for functional decline reduced social participation and withdrawal.
Objective: Describe the hearing and vision of home care patients ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Objective. This study aimed to investigate patient safety attitudes amongst health care providers in Norwegian primary care by using the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire, in both out-of-hours (OOH) casualty clinics and GP ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Abstract Background: The aim of this study was to explore perspectives on the collaboration between physicians and nurses managing oxygen and ventilator treatment of sick infants in a Norwegian neonatal intensive care unit. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Lower bone mineral density (BMD) in smokers may be attributable to lower body weight or fat mass, rather than to a direct effect of smoking. We analyzed the effects of smoking exposure, assessed by plasma cotinine, and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background The reduction of the preterm delivery (PTD) rate is a maternal and child health target. Elevated rates have been found among several immigrant groups, but few studies have distinguished between PTD according ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background Conscientious objection has spurred impassioned debate in many Western countries. Some Norwegian general practitioners (GPs) refuse to refer for abortion. Little is know about how the GPs carry out their refusals ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background: The prevalence of morbid obesity is an increasing health problem in most parts of the world and is related to lower quality of life. Sense of coherence, or the perception that the world is meaningful and ...
(Chapter / Bokkapittel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Hospital nurses' and physicians' production and exchange of accurate information between levels of care are crucial for ensuring safe and seamless care for patients in transition. We report on a study in which we explored ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
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Combining a professional and managerial role can be challenging for doctors and nurses. We aimed to explore influence strategies used by doctors and nurses who are managers in hospitals with a ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background
The conversions of the n-3 and n-6 fatty acid of plant origin to the C20 and C22 very long chain fatty acids (LCPUFAs) is regulated by several cellular enzymes such as elongases and desaturases.
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
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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 ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
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Newborn infants with respiratory failure are often treated with intubation and mechanical ventilation for prolonged periods of time. Our objective was to evaluate whether increasing use of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
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Patient safety culture is how leader and staff interaction, attitudes, routines and practices protect patients from adverse events in healthcare. The Safety Attitudes Questionnaire is the most ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
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Empathy is important in ensuring the quality of the patient-physician relationship. Several studies have concluded that empathy declines during medical training, especially during the third year. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
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The use of involuntary admission in psychiatry may be necessary to enable treatment and prevent harm, yet remains controversial. Mental health laws in high-income countries typically permit ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common causes of pain and disability in the adult population. Several studies have documented discordance between general practioners (GP) practice and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
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Extensive studies have documented the complex and comprehensive psychosocial consequences of stroke. Psychosocial difficulties significantly affect long-term functioning and quality of life. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
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Maternal death auditing is widely used to ascertain in-depth information on the clinical, social, cultural, and other contributing factors that result in a maternal death. As the 2015 deadline ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
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Competence and attitudes to suicidal behaviour among physicians are important to provide high-quality care for a large patient group. The aim was to study different physicians’ attitudes towards ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
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Although uncomplicated cystitis is often self-limiting, most such patients will be prescribed antibiotic treatment. We are investigating whether treatment of cystitis with an NSAID is as effective ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
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Doctors have a low prevalence of sickness absence. Employment status is a determinant in the multifactorial background of sickness absence. The effect of doctors’ employment status on sickness ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
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Hand osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most prevalent musculoskeletal diseases in an adult population and may have a large influence on an individual’s functioning, health-related quality of life ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
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Health care professionals in several countries are searching for alternatives to acute hospitalization. In Hallingdal, Norway, selected acute patients are admitted to a community hospital. The ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
I debatten om fastlegers adgang til reservasjon mot henvisning til abort hevdet noen at reservasjonslegenes ønske er selvmotsigende og utilstrekkelig begrunnet. Det ble hevdet at reservasjonslegenes foreslåtte balansegang ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
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National estimates for the occurrence of diabetes are difficult to obtain, particularly time trends in incidence. The aim was to describe time trends in prevalent and incident use of blood ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
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Research suggests that rehabilitation is beneficial for persons with Huntington’s disease (HD), but there is limited knowledge about participants’ experiences with residential rehabilitation ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
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Clinicians at Norwegian community mental health centres assess referrals from general practitioners and classify them into three priority groups (high priority, low priority, and refusal) according ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
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The aim of this study was to explore how pelvic girdle pain after delivery influences women’s daily life in Norway. Knowledge about living with post-partum pelvic girdle pain is lacking.
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
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Hospitals are merging to become more cost-effective. Mergers are often complex and difficult processes with variable outcomes. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of mergers on ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
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Obesity is a well-known risk factor for osteoarthritis (OA). The majority of obesity research in OA is performed using self-reported BMI-data, however, its validity in persons with OA is unknown. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
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Self-management of long term conditions can promote quality of life whilst delivering benefits to the financing of health care systems. However, rarely are the meso-level influences, likely to ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
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QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube® (QFT-GIT) test is used for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection. Besides, QFT-GIT test could allow tracking changes in immune response among TB patients ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
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Opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) is regarded as a crime control measure. Yet, some individuals are charged with violent criminal offenses while enrolled in OMT. This article aims to generate ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
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Fatigue is a disabling symptom associated with reduced quality of life in various populations living with chronic illnesses. The transfer of knowledge about fatigue from one group to another is ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
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This paper reviews evidence and quality of Systematic Reviews (SRs) on the effects of breathing control exercises (BCEs) and respiratory muscle training (RMT) on breathlessness/dyspnea and other ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
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Attitudes to, and practices of, scientific authorship vary. We have studied this variation among researchers in a university hospital and medical school in Norway.
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
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Long-term conditions pose major challenges for healthcare systems. Optimizing self-management of people with long-term conditions is an important strategy to improve quality of life, health ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background The prevalence of depression is high and the elderly have an increased risk of developing chronic course. International data suggest that depression in the elderly is under-recognised, the latency before clinicians ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Objective: It is logical that tailoring implementation strategies to address identified determinants of adherence to clinical practice guidelines should improve adherence. This study aimed to identify and prioritize ...
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The objective of this study was to examine women’s perceptions after participation in a motivational and gender-sensitive program (VINN) and to explore what was experienced as helpful. The qualitative data consisted of ...
(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 ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2014)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Background: Over the past few years, there has been growing interest in assessing the relationship between exposure to radon at home and the risk of childhood cancer. Previous studies have produced conflicting results, ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2014)
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2014)
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2014)
Obesity is a major public health challenge and childhood obesity represents a growing threat to health. The aim of this epidemiological PhD project was to describe the current prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2014)
Denne avhandlingen fokuserer på hvordan det er å være utviklingshemmet og pasient hos fastlegen. Forskningen bidrar til at personer med utviklingshemming, deres pårørende, fastleger og andre samarbeidspartnere har bedre ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2014)
Medical and clinical psychology students strive to be good professionals. In addition to acquiring academic knowledge and skills, they also need to build affective and inter-personal capacities. Doing so will help them to ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2014)
Physical fitness, disease activity and cardiovascular health in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2014)
Pasienter med revmatisk inflammatorisk ryggsykdom (spondyloartritt) bør anbefales å trene kondisjon- og styrketrening for å forebygge komorbiditet. Også pasienter som er i en aktiv fase av sykdommen kan trene høyintensivt ...
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The aim of this study was to explore and describe older persons’ experiences of their first Preventive Home Visit. Preventive Home Visits (PHV) are health services that aim to promote older persons' health, prevent functional ...
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Analyser av cellefritt DNA fra foster i gravide kvinners blod gir nye muligheter innen fosterdiagnostikk: Testene er bedre enn eksisterende tester, de reduserer risikoen og er billigere. Flere land har tatt i bruk disse ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
From the conception of HTA in the 1970s it has been argued that addressing ethical issues is an element of HTA, and many methods for integrating ethics in HTA have become available. However, despite almost 40 years with ...