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Retirement age and disability status as pathways to later-life cognitive impairment: Evidence from the Norwegian HUNT Study linked with Norwegian population registers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Research shows that retirement age is associated with later-life cognition but has not sufficiently distinguished between retirement pathways. We examined how retirement age was associated with later-life ... -
Retrospective assessment of exposure to carcinogens in Norway’s offshore petroleum industry
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-06-15)Objectives: The main research objective of the four articles comprising this dissertation was to provide retrospective exposure information for a planned study on cancer in a cohort within Norway’s offshore petroleum ... -
A review of the implementation and research strategies of advance care planning in nursing homes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-01-21)Background Nursing home (NH) patients have complex health problems, disabilities and needs for Advance Care Planning (ACP). The implementation of ACP in NHs is a neglected research topic, yet it may optimize the intervention ... -
Revision of the Ethiopian Essential Health Service Package: An Explication of the Process and Methods Used
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)To make progress toward universal health coverage, countries should define the type and mix of health services that respond to their populations’ needs. Ethiopia revised its essential health services package (EHSP) in 2019. ... -
Ricoeur’s triple mimesis and the zone of proximal development in the learning processes of interprofessional student teams
(Journal article, 2020)It has been reported that the temporal aspects of the zone of proximal development (ZPD) are underanalyzed. The aim of this article is to use the literary science concept of Paul Ricoeur’s triple mimesis to elucidate ... -
The right to health of non-nationals and displaced persons in the sustainable development goals era: challenges for equity in universal health care
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-02-21)Introduction: Under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), United Nations (UN) Member States reported progress on the targets toward their general citizenry. This focus repeatedly excluded marginalized ethnic and linguistic ... -
Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Body-mass index (BMI) has increased steadily in most countries in parallel with a rise in the proportion of the population who live in cities1,2. This has led to a widely reported view that urbanization is one of the most ... -
The risk association of plasma total homocysteine with acute myocardial infarction is modified by serum vitamin A
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Background. Plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) has been implicated in the development of cardiovascular disease, but the mechanisms remain unclear. Vitamin A (Vit-A) is involved in homocysteine metabolism and we therefore ... -
Risk factors and outcomes of preterm birth. A study of the associations of preterm birth with cerebral palsy and atopic diseases
(Doctoral thesis, 2014-10-03)Background: Children born preterm are at increased risk for a number of chronic diseases, including cerebral palsy and asthma. Asthma is usually categorised among the atopic diseases, but whether preterm birth also affects ... -
Risk Factors for Extended Duration of Acute Diarrhea in Young Children
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-05-08)Objective and Background: We sought to identify predictors of extended duration of diarrhea in young children, which contributes substantially to the nearly 1 1/2 million annual diarrheal deaths globally. Methods: We ... -
Risk factors for fracture and fracture severity of the distal radius and ankle : What about osteoporosis, celiac disease and obesity?
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-06-17)Background: Fractures are a substantial burden for both individuals and society. For the individual it leads to pain, reduced quality of life, disability and increased mortality. For society, it carries a great cost and ... -
Risk factors for maternal death in the highlands of rural northern Tanzania: a case-control study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-02-08)Background Tanzania has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in sub-Saharan Africa. Due to the paucity of epidemiological information on maternal deaths, and the high maternal mortality estimates found earlier in ... -
Risk factors for obstructed labour in Eastern Uganda: A case control study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-10)Introduction: Obstructed labour (OL) is an important clinical and public health problem because of the associated maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Risk factors for OL and its associated obstetric squeal are ... -
Risk factors for scabies, tungiasis, and tinea infections among schoolchildren in southern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional Bayesian multilevel model
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Skin problems cause significant sickness in communities with poor living conditions, but they have received less attention in national or global health studies because of their low mortality rates. In many ... -
Risk factors in hospital deaths in severely malnourished children in Kampala, Uganda
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2006-03-16)Background: Although the risk factors for increased fatality among severely malnourished children have been reported, recent information from Africa, during a period of HIV pandemic and constrained health services, remains ... -
Risk factors, healthcare-seeking and sexual behaviour among patients with genital ulcers in Zambia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-06-06)Background: Genital ulcers (GU) are associated with an increased risk of HIV transmission. Understanding risk factors for genital ulcers and sexual behaviour patterns after onset of symptoms and health seeking behaviour ... -
Risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in twin- and singleton-born women: An inter-generational cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Objective To compare the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes between twin-born and singleton-born women. We also evaluated whether in utero exposure to pre-eclampsia or preterm delivery affected adverse pregnancy outcomes ... -
Risk of attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder in offspring of mothers with infections during pregnancy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Maternal infections during pregnancy are common events that have been suggested to be risk factors for Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in offspring. Only a few studies have been conducted to ... -
Risk of congenital anomalies after exposure to asthma medication in the first trimester of pregnancy – a cohort linkage study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Objective: To examine the effect of maternal exposure to asthma medications on the risk of congenital anomalies. Design: Meta-analysis of aggregated data from three cohort studies. Setting: Linkage between healthcare ... -
Risk of Congenital Heart Defects in Offspring of Affected Mothers and Fathers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Smaller studies have reported a higher offspring risk of congenital heart defects (CHDs) for mothers with CHDs than for fathers with CHDs. In a large population-based study, we investigated whether offspring ...