Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Nakken, Ola"
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Assessing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis prevalence in Norway from 2009 to 2015 from compulsory nationwide health registers
Nakken, Ola; Lindstrøm, Jonas Christoffer; Tysnes, Ole-Bjørn; Holmøy, Trygve (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Objective: In Norway, diagnoses from specialist health care visits, drug prescriptions, and causes of deaths are registered in compulsory health registers. We aimed to determine amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) prevalence ... -
Mortality trends of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Norway 1951–2014: an age–period–cohort study
Nakken, Ola; Lindstrøm, Jonas Christoffer; Tysnes, Ole-Bjørn; Holmøy, Trygve (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-12)Recent studies suggest that the incidence and mortality of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are increasing. Changing environmental factors could influence disease risk differently throughout life span, and also between ...