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Birth after preeclamptic pregnancies: association with allergic sensitization and allergic rhinoconjunctivitis in late childhood; a historically matched cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-11)Background: The development of allergic sensitization and allergic disease may be related to factors during intrauterine life, but the role of maternal preeclampsia is not known. We studied if maternal preeclampsia is ... -
Birth defects and cancer risk : Nordic population-based studies of cancer risk in children, adolescents, and adults with major birth defects and their siblings
(Doctoral thesis, 2024-09-02)Bakgrunn: Medfødte misdannelser og kreft er begge blant de ti vanligste årsakene til tapte leveår grunnet død eller helsetap for barn mellom 0 og 19 år (ulykker og perinatale sykdommer ekskludert). Årsakene til begge ... -
Birth length and weight as predictors of breast cancer prognosis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-03-26)Background Birth size, and particularly birth length, is positively associated with breast cancer risk in adulthood. The objective of this study was to examine whether birth size is associated with survival among breast ... -
Birth prevalence of congenital heart defects in Norway 1994-2009—A nationwide study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-08-10)Background: The reasons for decreasing birth prevalence of congenital heart defects (CHDs) in several European countries and Canada are not fully understood. We present CHD prevalence among live births, stillbirths, and ... -
Birth Weight in Consecutive Pregnancies and Maternal Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Among Spontaneous and Iatrogenic Term Births: A Population-Based Cohort Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Knowledge on the association between offspring birth weight and long-term risk of maternal cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality is often based on firstborn infants without consideration of women’s consecutive births. We ... -
Birth Weight Is Associated With Kidney Size in Middle-Aged Women
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Introduction Low birth weight (LBW) is associated with increased risk of kidney disease due to lower nephron endowment leading to hyperfiltration and subsequent nephron loss. Kidney size is commonly used as a proxy for ... -
Birth weight was associated with maternal exposure to intimate partner violence during pregnancy in southern Ethiopia: A prospective cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Introduction: Birth weight is defined as the first weight of the newborn, ideally measured soon after birth. A recent Ethiopian survey estimated that 48% of births took place in health facilities. Data for women exposed ... -
Births and deaths in Sidama in southern Ethiopia: findings from the 2018 Dale-Wonsho Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Sidama is one of the most densely populated areas in Ethiopia. Information about the demographic characteristics is scarce, and most studies were census based on interviews. Earlier population studies from ... -
Births in freestanding midwifery-led units in Norway: What women view as important aspects of care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objective: To describe what women view as important aspects of care when giving birth in freestanding midwifery-led units in Norway. Methods: Data from four open-ended questions in the Babies Born Better survey, Version ... -
Births in two different delivery units in the same clinic - A prospective study of healthy primiparous women
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-06-22)Background: Earlier studies indicate that midwife-led birth settings are associated with modest benefits, including reduced medical interventions and increased maternal satisfaction. The generalizability of these studies ... -
Birthweight and childhood cancer: Preliminary findings from the international childhood cancer cohort consortium (I4C)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-07)Background: Evidence relating childhood cancer to high birthweight is derived primarily from registry and case–control studies. We aimed to investigate this association, exploring the potential modifying roles of age at ... -
Birthweight and urinary incontinence after childbirth: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Urinary incontinence (UI) is common after childbirth. Many cohort and cross-sectional studies have reported data on birthweight, but results have not been pooled. It is unclear how birthweight affects UI after childbirth. ... -
Birthweight in offspring and cardiovascular mortality in their parents, aunts and uncles: a family-based cohort study of 1.35 million births
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background A link between suboptimal fetal growth and higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is well documented. It has been difficult to assess the contribution of environmental versus genetic factors to the ... -
Birthweight of the subsequent singleton pregnancy following a first twin or singleton pregnancy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction Birthweight is an important pregnancy indicator strongly associated with infant, child, and later adult life health. Previous studies have found that second-born babies are, on average, heavier than first-born ... -
Bisfosfonatindusert osteonekrose i kjevene
(Master thesis, 2009-04-27)Bisfosfonater er preparater som blir etter hvert mer og mer brukt i behandlingen av pasienter med multippel myelom, metastaserende bryst- og prostatakreft, Paget's sykdom, osteopeni og osteoporose. Det finnes ikke alternative ... -
Bisphenol A in human saliva and urine before and after treatment with dental polymer‐based restorative materials
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The aim of this study was to quantify bisphenol A (BPA) concentrations in saliva and urine before and after treatment with dental polymer-based restorative materials to assess if placement of this material is associated ... -
Bivariate causal mixture model quantifies polygenic overlap between complex traits beyond genetic correlation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06-03)Accumulating evidence from genome wide association studies (GWAS) suggests an abundance of shared genetic influences among complex human traits and disorders, such as mental disorders. Here we introduce a statistical tool, ... -
A Blended Learning Course Design in Clinical Pharmacology for Post-graduate Dental Students
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012)Postgraduate courses in clinical pharmacology are important for dentists to be updated on drug therapy and information related to their clinical practice, as well as knowledge of relevant adverse effects and interactions. ... -
Blockade of lymphotoxin-beta receptor signaling reduces aspects of Sjogren's syndrome in salivary glands of non-obese diabetic mice
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-02-18)Introduction The lymphotoxin-beta receptor (LTβR) pathway is important in the development and maintenance of lymphoid structures. Blocking this pathway has proven beneficial in murine models of autoimmune diseases such as ... -
Blood eosinophils during bronchiolitis: Associations with atopy, asthma and lung function in young adults
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Aim: To study if blood eosinophils during bronchiolitis were associated with atopy, asthma and lung function in young adults and if these associations differed between respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis and ...