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B-type natriuretic peptide trumps other prognostic markers in patients assessed for coronary disease (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background: Risk prediction for patients with suspected coronary artery disease is complex due to the common occurrence of prior cardiovascular disease and extensive risk modification in primary care. Numerous markers have ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background We have previously reported overexpression of the immunoregulatory protein B7-H3 in colorectal cancer and that nuclear expression predicted poor outcome in colon cancer patients. The present study ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: Several studies have reported an association between chronic periodontitis (CP) and cardiovascular diseases. Detection of periodontopathogens, including red complex bacteria (RCB), in vascular lesions has ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2018)Treatment seeking patients with severe obesity might choose between specialized medical treatment and surgical treatment. Knowledge of what distinguishes patients that choose either treatment is sparse, with greater ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Obesity is a global pandemic leading to increased mortality and increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Bariatric surgery is an established treatment of obesity leading to weight loss and reduction of mortality. ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Diabetes in pregnancy contributes to maternal mortality and morbidity though it receives little attention in developing countries. The purpose of the study was to explore the barriers to adherence and possible solutions ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background Implementation of quality improvements in palliative care (PC) is challenging, and detailed knowledge about factors that may facilitate or hinder implementation is essential for success. One part of the EU-funded ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)Aims and objectives: To identify what nurses experience as barriers to ensuring adequate nutritional care for the undernourished hospitalized elderly. Background: Undernutrition occurs frequently among the hospitalised ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Purpose To improve work ability and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) cancer patients were offered a “Rapid-Return to Work” program. However, several patients did not improve their work status after ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Despite its popularity as an inferential framework, classical null hypothesis significance testing (NHST) has several restrictions. Bayesian analysis can be used to complement NHST, however, this ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2019)Pancreas transplantation (PTX) is the only treatment that offer diabetes mellitus type I patients long-term insulin independence. PTX is performed as PTX alone (PTA) or in combination with a kidney transplant (SPK). The ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2018)This dissertation concerns some of the possible advantages of totally laparoscopic aortobifemoral bypass surgery in the treatment of aortoiliac occlusive disease, with focus on the postoperative inflammatory reaction, the ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background Benign hereditary chorea is a rare disorder which is characterized by early onset, non-progressive choreic movement disturbance, with other hyperkinetic movements and unsteadiness also commonly ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background Benzodiazepines are frequently prescribed to patients with drug use disorders. However, it has previously been difficult to distinguish whether this frequent prescribing was due to underlying ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) is a non-penetrating injury to the carotid and/or vertebral artery that may cause stroke in trauma patients. Historically BCVI has been considered rare but more recent publications ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Abnormal cellular Ca2+ handling contributes to both contractile dysfunction and arrhythmias in heart failure. Reduced Ca2+ transient amplitude due to decreased sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ content is a common finding in ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Lav sosioøkonomisk status og lite sosial støtte er risikofaktorer for dårlig fysisk og mental helse, selvmord og selvskading. Denne robuste sammenhengen kan enten skyldes at dårlige sosiale forhold forårsaker dårlig ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2012)Objective:<br> The distinction between Bipolar Disorder (BD) and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in youths is difficult because of similar behaviour presentation. Delayed diagnosis and treatment of early ...
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Biallelic POLR3A variants confirmed as a frequent cause of hereditary ataxia and spastic paraparesis (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)