• Cost effectiveness of adding budesonide/formoterol to tiotropium in COPD in four Nordic countries 

      Nielsen, Rune; Kankaanranta, Hannu; Bjermer, Leif; Lange, Peter; Arnetorp, Sofie; Hedegaard, Morten; Stenling, Anna; Mittmann, Nicole (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-11)
      Objective: Assess the cost effectiveness of budesonide/formoterol (BUD/FORM) Turbuhaler®+tiotropium (TIO) HandiHaler® vs. placebo (PBO)+TIO in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) eligible for inhaled ...
    • CT-defined emphysema in COPD patients and risk for change in desaturation status in 6-min walk test 

      Wåtevik, Marie; Frisk, Bente; Real, Francisco Gomez; Hardie, Jon Andrew; Bakke, Per; Eagan, Tomas Mikal Lind; Johannessen, Ane (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background Emphysema and exercise induced desaturation (EID) are both related to poorer COPD prognosis. More knowledge of associations between emphysema and desaturation is needed for more efficient disease management. ...
    • Early life growth and associations with lung function and bronchial hyperresponsiveness at 11-years of age 

      Mikalsen, Ingvild Bruun; Halvorsen, Thomas; Juliusson, Pétur Benedikt; Magnus, Maria Christine; Nystad, Wenche; Stensrud, Trine; Størdal, Ketil; Vollsæter, Maria; Øymar, Knut Asbjørn Alexander (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Low birthweight and being born small-for-gestational age (SGA) are linked to asthma and impaired lung function. Particularly, poor intrauterine growth followed by rapid catch-up growth during childhood may predispose for ...
    • Respiratory symptoms and mortality in four general population cohorts over 45 years 

      Gulsvik, Amund; Bakke, Per; Brøgger, Jan; Nielsen, Rune; Stavem, Knut (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Objective: This study assessed the association between respiratory symptoms and mortality in four cohorts of the general population in Norway aged 15–75 years and in selected subgroups in the pooled sample. Methods: The ...
    • Risk factors for lung cancer in COPD - results from the Bergen COPD cohort study 

      Husebø, Gunnar Reksten; Nielsen, Rune; Hardie, Jon Andrew; Bakke, Per S.; Lerner, Lorena; D'Alessandro-Gabazza, Corina; Gyuris, Jeno; Gabazza, Esteban; Aukrust, Pål; Eagan, Tomas Mikal (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Background: COPD patients have an increased risk of developing lung cancer, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. We aimed to identify risk factors for lung cancer in patients from the Bergen COPD Cohort ...