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  • Vaginal breech delivery: results of a prospective registration study 
    Vistad, Ingvild; Cvancarova, Milada; Hustad, Berit L; Henriksen, Tore (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
    Background Most countries recommend planned cesarean section in breech deliveries, which is considered safer than vaginal delivery. As one of few countries in the western world Norway has continued to ...
  • Validating the generic quality of life tool “QOL10” in a substance use disorder treatment cohort exposes a unique social construct 
    Muller, Ashley E; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Clausen, Thomas (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
    Background Generic quality of life (QoL) instruments provide important measures of self-reported wellbeing that can be compared across healthy and clinical populations. The aim of this analysis is to validate ...
  • Validation and use of microdialysis for determination of pharmacokinetic properties of the chemotherapeutic agent mitomycin C - an experimental study 
    Sørensen, Olaf; Andersen, Anders; Olsen, Harald; Alexandr, Kristian; Ekstrøm, Per O; Giercksky, Karl-Erik; Flatmark, Kjersti (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
    Background Mitomycin C is a chemotherapeutic agent used in the treatment of peritoneal surface malignancies, administered as hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy after cytoreductive surgery. Pharmacokinetic ...
  • Validation of a culturally modified short form of the McCarthy Scales of Children’s Abilities in 6 to 8 year old Zimbabwean school children: a cross section study 
    Kandawasvika, Gwendoline Q; Mapingure, Paul M; Nhembe, Margaret; Mtereredzi, Richard; Stray-Pedersen, Babill (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
    Background The burden of cognitive impairment among school children from developing communities is under reported due to lack of culturally appropriate screening tools. The objective of this study was to ...
  • Validation of a short version of the Lee fatigue scale in adults living in Norway: a cross-sectional population survey 
    Lerdal, Anners; Gay, Caryl; Bonsaksen, Tore; Ekeberg, Øivind; Grimholt, Trine; Heir, Trond; Kottorp, Anders; Lee, Kathryn A.; Skogstad, Laila; Schou-Bredal, Inger (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
    Background Due to the nature of fatigue, a brief reliable measure of fatigue severity is needed. Thus, the aim of our study was to evaluate a short version of the Lee Fatigue Scale (LFS) in the Norwegian ...
  • Validation of diagnostic utility of fasting plasma glucose and HbA1c in stable renal transplant recipients one year after transplantation 
    Ussif, Amin M; Åsberg, Anders; Halden, Thea A S; Nordheim, Espen; Hartmann, Anders; Jenssen, Trond (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    Background The use of HbA1c ≥6.5% for diagnosis of diabetes has been challenged for post-transplantation diabetes mellitus (PTDM) also known as new onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) due to a low ...
  • Validation of IgA nephropathy diagnosis in the Swedish Renal Registry 
    Rehnberg, Johanna; Segelmark, Mårten; Ludvigsson, Jonas F.; Emilsson, Louise (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2024)
    Aim The Swedish Renal Registry (SRR) is a unique national quality registry that monitors the clinical trajectory of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). We have validated the biopsy data registered ...
  • Validation of oligoarrays for quantitative exploration of the transcriptome 
    Nygaard, Vigdis; Liu, Fang; Holden, Marit; Kuo, Winston P; Trimarchi, Jeff; Ohno-Machado, Lucila; Cepko, Connie L; Frigessi, Arnoldo; Glad, Ingrid K; van de Wiel, A M; Hovig, Eivind; Lyng, Heidi (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2008)
    Background Oligoarrays have become an accessible technique for exploring the transcriptome, but it is presently unclear how absolute transcript data from this technique compare to the data achieved with ...
  • Validation of reference genes for quantitative RT-qPCR studies of gene expression in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua l.) during temperature stress 
    Aursnes, Ingrid A; Rishovd, Anne L; Karlsen, Hans E; Gjøen, Tor (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2011)
    Background One important physiological response to environmental stress in animals is change in gene expression. To obtain reliable data from gene expression studies using RT-qPCR it is important to evaluate ...
  • Validation of repeated self-reported n-3 PUFA intake using serum phospholipid fatty acids as a biomarker in breast cancer patients during treatment 
    Brunvoll, Sonja H; Thune, Inger; Frydenberg, Hanne; Flote, Vidar G; Bertheussen, Gro F; Schlichting, Ellen; Bjerve, Kristian S; Hjartåker, Anette (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    Background The role of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in breast cancer is not clear and under debate. To explore this relationship it is important to have proper validated dietary assessment methods ...
  • Validation of serrated polyps (SPs) in Swedish pathology registers 
    Bozorg, Soran R; Song, Mingyang; Emilsson, Louise; Ludvigsson, Jonas F (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    Background Little is known about the natural history of serrated polyps (SPs), partly due to the lack of large-scale epidemiologic data. In this study, we examined the validity of SP identification according to SNOMED ...
  • Validation of the Vascular quality of life questionnaire – 6 for clinical use in patients with lower limb peripheral arterial disease 
    Larsen, Anne S F; Reiersen, Anne T; Jacobsen, Morten B; Kløw, Nils-Einar; Nordanstig, Joakim; Morgan, Mark; Wesche, Jarlis (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
    Background The VascuQoL-6 (VQ-6) health-related quality of life questionnaire, a short version of the disease-specific VascuQoL-25, was developed for clinical practice and use in vascular registries. The ...
  • Validation of two short questionnaires assessing physical activity in colorectal cancer patients 
    Henriksen, Hege B; Berntsen, Sveinung; Paur, Ingvild; Zucknick, Manuela; Skjetne, Anne J; Bøhn, Siv K; Henriksen, Christine; Smeland, Sigbjørn; Carlsen, Monica H; Blomhoff, Rune (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    Background In order to investigate the impact of adherence to recommendations of physical activity and sedentary time on health outcomes in clinical trials, there is a need for feasible tools such as ...
  • Validation study of HSCL-10, HSCL-6, WHO-5 and 3-key questions in 14–16 year ethnic minority adolescents 
    Sirpal, Manjit K; Haugen, Wench; Sparle, Kaj; Haavet, Ole R (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
    Background There is a lack of validated instruments for detection of depression in ethnic minority adolescent patients in primary care. This study aimed to compare a subgroup of the bilingual, ethnic minority ...
  • Validity and diagnostic performance of fluorescence optical imaging measuring synovitis in hand osteoarthritis: baseline results from the Nor-Hand cohort 
    Maugesten, Øystein; Mathiessen, Alexander; Hammer, Hilde B; Hestetun, Sigrid Valen; Kvien, Tore K; Uhlig, Till; Ohrndorf, Sarah; Haugen, Ida K (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    Objective Fluorescence optical imaging (FOI) demonstrates enhanced microcirculation in finger joints as a sign of inflammation. We wanted to assess the validity and diagnostic performance of FOI measuring synovitis in ...
  • Variation between nursing homes in drug use and in drug-related problems 
    Fog, Amura F; Mdala, Ibrahimu; Engedal, Knut; Straand, Jørund (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    Background Residents at nursing homes (NHs) are at particular risk for drug related harm. Regular medication reviews using explicit criteria for pharmacological inappropriateness and classification of drug ...
  • Variation in gene expression patterns in effusions and primary tumors from serous ovarian cancer patients 
    Schaner, Marci E; Davidson, Ben; Skrede, Martina; Reich, Reuven; Flørenes, Vivi A; Risberg, Björn; Berner, Aasmund; Goldberg*, Iris; Givant-Horwitz, Vered; Tropè, Claes G; Kristensen, Gunnar B; Nesland, Jahn M; Børresen-Dale, Anne-Lise (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2005)
    Background While numerous studies have characterized primary ovarian tumors, little information is available regarding expression patterns of metastatic sites of this cancer. To define sets of genes that ...
  • Variational based smoke removal in laparoscopic images 
    Wang, Congcong; Alaya Cheikh, Faouzi; Kaaniche, Mounir; Beghdadi, Azeddine; Elle, Ole J (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    Background In laparoscopic surgery, image quality can be severely degraded by surgical smoke, which not only introduces errors for the image processing algorithms (used in image guided surgery), but also ...
  • Variations in healthcare utilization for mental health problems prior to suicide by socioeconomic status: a Norwegian register-based population study 
    Øien-Ødegaard, Carine; Christiansen, Solveig T. G.; Hauge, Lars J.; Stene-Larsen, Kim; Bélanger, Sissel M.; Bjertness, Espen; Reneflot, Anne (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2024)
    Background Suicide poses a major public health challenge, claiming around 650 lives annually in Norway. There is limited understanding of mental healthcare utilization patterns preceding suicide, particularly ...
  • Variations in seasonal solar insolation are associated with a history of suicide attempts in bipolar I disorder 
    Bauer, Michael; Glenn, Tasha; Achtyes, Eric D.; Alda, Martin; Agaoglu, Esen; Altınbaş, Kürşat; Andreassen, Ole A.; Angelopoulos, Elias; Ardau, Raffaella; Vares, Edgar A.; Aydin, Memduha; Ayhan, Yavuz; Baethge, Christopher; Bauer, Rita; Baune, Bernhard T.; Balaban, Ceylan; Becerra-Palars, Claudia; Behere, Aniruddh P.; Behere, Prakash B.; Belete, Habte; Belete, Tilahun; Belizario, Gabriel O.; Bellivier, Frank; Belmaker, Robert H.; Benedetti, Francesco; Berk, Michael; Bersudsky, Yuly; Bicakci, Şule; Birabwa-Oketcho, Harriet; Bjella, Thomas D.; Brady, Conan; Cabrera, Jorge; Cappucciati, Marco; Castro, Angela M. P.; Chen, Wei-Ling; Cheung, Eric Y. W.; Chiesa, Silvia; Crowe, Marie; Cuomo, Alessandro; Dallaspezia, Sara; Del Zompo, Maria; Desai, Pratikkumar; Dodd, Seetal; Donix, Markus; Etain, Bruno; Fagiolini, Andrea; Fellendorf, Frederike T.; Ferensztajn-Rochowiak, Ewa; Fiedorowicz, Jess G.; Fountoulakis, Kostas N.; Frye, Mark A.; Geoffroy, Pierre A.; Gonzalez-Pinto, Ana; Gottlieb, John F.; Grof, Paul; Haarman, Bartholomeus C. M.; Harima, Hirohiko; Hasse-Sousa, Mathias; Henry, Chantal; Høffding, Lone; Houenou, Josselin; Imbesi, Massimiliano; Isometsä, Erkki T.; Ivkovic, Maja; Janno, Sven; Johnsen, Simon; Kapczinski, Flávio; Karakatsoulis, Gregory N.; Kardell, Mathias; Kessing, Lars V.; Kim, Seong J.; König, Barbara; Kot, Timur L.; Koval, Michael; Kunz, Mauricio; Lafer, Beny; Landén, Mikael; Larsen, Erik R.; Lenger, Melanie; Lewitzka, Ute; Licht, Rasmus W.; Lopez-Jaramillo, Carlos; MacKenzie, Alan; Madsen, Helle Ø.; Madsen, Simone A. K. A.; Mahadevan, Jayant; Mahardika, Agustine; Manchia, Mirko; Marsh, Wendy; Martinez-Cengotitabengoa, Monica; Martiny, Klaus; Mashima, Yuki; McLoughlin, Declan M.; Meesters, Ybe; Melle, Ingrid; Meza-Urzúa, Fátima; Ming, Mok Y.; Monteith, Scott; Moorthy, Muthukumaran; Morken, Gunnar; Mosca, Enrica; Mozzhegorov, Anton A.; Munoz, Rodrigo; Mythri, Starlin V.; Nacef, Fethi; Nadella, Ravi K.; Nakanotani, Takako; Nielsen, René E.; O‘Donovan, Claire; Omrani, Adel; Osher, Yamima; Ouali, Uta; Pantovic-Stefanovic, Maja; Pariwatcharakul, Pornjira; Petite, Joanne; Pfennig, Andrea; Ruiz, Yolanda P.; Pilhatsch, Maximilian; Pinna, Marco; Pompili, Maurizio; Porter, Richard; Quiroz, Danilo; Rabelo-da-Ponte, Francisco D.; Ramesar, Raj; Rasgon, Natalie; Ratta-apha, Woraphat; Ratzenhofer, Michaela; Redahan, Maria; Reddy, M. S.; Reif, Andreas; Reininghaus, Eva Z.; Richards, Jenny G.; Ritter, Philipp; Rybakowski, Janusz K.; Sathyaputri, Leela; Scippa, Ângela M.; Simhandl, Christian; Severus, Emanuel; Smith, Daniel; Smith, José; Stackhouse, Paul W.; Stein, Dan J.; Stilwell, Kellen; Strejilevich, Sergio; Su, Kuan-Pin; Subramaniam, Mythily; Sulaiman, Ahmad H.; Suominen, Kirsi; Tanra, Andi J.; Tatebayashi, Yoshitaka; Teh, Wen L.; Tondo, Leonardo; Torrent, Carla; Tuinstra, Daniel; Uchida, Takahito; Vaaler, Arne E.; Veeh, Julia; Vieta, Eduard; Viswanath, Biju; Yoldi-Negrete, Maria; Yalcinkaya, Oguz K.; Young, Allan H.; Zgueb, Yosra; Whybrow, Peter C. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    Background Bipolar disorder is associated with circadian disruption and a high risk of suicidal behavior. In a previous exploratory study of patients with bipolar I disorder, we found that a history of ...