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Risk of stroke in genetically verified familial hypercholesterolemia: A prospective matched cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background and aims Individuals with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), causing severely elevated LDL-C, are expected to have a higher risk of ischemic stroke. The risk of hemorrhagic stroke and impact of statin use are, ... -
The risk of various types of cardiovascular diseases in mutation positive familial hypercholesterolemia; a review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common, inherited disease characterized by high levels of low-density lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) from birth. Any diseases associated with increased LDL-C levels including ... -
RNA viruses in community-acquired childhood pneumonia in semi-urban Nepal; a cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-07-27)Background: Pneumonia is among the main causes of illness and death in children <5 years of age. There is a need to better describe the epidemiology of viral community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in developing countries. ... -
The road to equitable healthcare: A conceptual model developed from a qualitative study of Syrian refugees in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Refugees in high-income countries face barriers to healthcare access even when they have the same rights and entitlements as the host population. Disadvantages in healthcare access contribute to differences in ... -
Role of a digital clinical decision-support system in management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Role of a Digital Clinical Decision–Support System in General Practitioners’ Management of COPD in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: The study investigated if a web-based clinical decision–support system (CDSS) tool would improve general practitioners’ (GPs) accuracy of diagnosis and classification of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary ... -
The Role of a Mission Organization in Building a Sustainable Government Hospital in Southern Ethiopia
(Journal article, 2020)In 1950, the Norwegian Lutheran Mission (NLM) began holistic mission work, including health work in Yirga Alem in Sidama in Southern Ethiopia. The hospital, which had served as a military hospital during the Italian war ... -
The role of epigenetics in multi-generational transmission of asthma: An NIAID workshop report-based narrative review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)There is mounting evidence that environmental exposures can result in effects on health that can be transmitted across generations, without the need for a direct exposure to the original factor, for example, the effect of ... -
The role of evidence in the decision-making process of selecting essential medicines in developing countries: the case of Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-01-08)Background: Insufficient access to essential medicines is a major health challenge in developing countries. Despite the importance of Standard Treatment Guidelines and National Essential Medicine Lists in facilitating ... -
Role of evolutionary conserved residues in integrin α11 cytoplasmic tail
(Master thesis, 2021-05-31)Integrins are cell surface receptors, present in the plasma membrane of cells. The integrin family is composed of 18 α subunits and 8 β subunits, which can combine non-covalently to form 24 different integrin heterodimers. ... -
The role of general practitioners in the pre hospital setting, as experienced by emergency medicine technicians: a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-08-22)Background: Together with the ambulances staffed with emergency medical technicians (EMTs), general practitioners (GPs) on call are the primary resources for handling emergencies outside hospitals in Norway. The benefit ... -
The role of livestock keeping in tuberculosis trends in Arusha, Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2003-07)SETTING: Arusha, Tanzania. OBJECTIVE: To assess risk factors that might influence TB control in the general population and in livestock-keepers. METHODS: Of 242 villages in four districts, 27 were selected randomly. In ... -
Role of parents in adolescent self-rated health: Norwegian Nord-Trøndelag Health Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-09)Background: Self-rated health (SRH) is a known important predictor of later mortality, morbidity, and health service attendance. From adolescence onwards, this multifactorial composite seems to be relatively stable. ... -
The role of pregnancy in maternal cancer risk: Epidemiologic evidence from the Nordic Countries Linked Birth and Cancer Registries Cohort Project
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The experience of pregnancy has a lasting impact, in many cases beneficial, on cancer risk in the mother. In the long term, breast, ovarian, and endometrial cancers are lower in parous women, and each pregnancy provides ... -
The Role of Psychological Readiness in Return to Sport Assessment After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Knowledge about the predictive value of return to sport (RTS) test batteries applied after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is limited. Adding assessment of psychological readiness has been ... -
Role of RvD1 on Osteogenic Factors Involved in the Inflammatory and Resolution Processes in Periodontal Periapical Lesions
(Master thesis, 2015-05-29)Introduction: Inflammation is a protective body response against invading traumatic or microbial injury. However, persistent or unresolved acute inflammation can result in a chronic injury to local tissues that may lead ... -
The role of the private sector in delivering essential packages of health services: Lessons from country experiences
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Many countries are adopting essential packages of health services (EPHS) to implement universal health coverage (UHC), which are mostly financed and delivered by the public sector, while the potential role of the private ... -
Roles and responsibilities of clinical ethics committees in priority setting
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-12-01)Background: Fair prioritization of healthcare resources has been on the agenda for decades, but resource allocation dilemmas in clinical practice remain challenging. Can clinical ethics committees (CECs) be of help? The ... -
Rolleutvidelse ved noen bildediagnostiske avdelinger i Norge. En kvalitativ studie av 4 profesjoners erfaringer
(Master thesis, 2013-05-14)Bakgrunn: I januar 2009 ble Norges første radiografer med videreutdanning i ultralyd (RVU) uteksaminert ved Høgskolen i Gjøvik(HIG). Tre bildediagnostiske avdelinger har i dag RVUer som ukentlig utfører ultralydundersøkelser ... -
Routine assessment of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in the DiaPROM trial
(Conference poster, 2019)Objective: We aimed to investigate willingness to complete patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) on a touchscreen computer in the outpatient clinics’ waiting area, estimate the proportion of participants with elevated ...