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    • Costs of promoting exclusive breastfeeding at community level in three sites in South Africa 

      Nkonki, Lungiswa Leonora; Daviaud, Emmanuelle; Jackson, Debra; Chola, Lumbwe; Doherty, Tanya; Chopra, Mickey; Robberstad, Bjarne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-01-10)
      Background: Community-based peer support has been shown to be effective in improving exclusive breastfeeding rates in a variety of settings. Methods: We conducted a cost analysis of a community cluster randomised-controlled ...

    • Cost–utility analysis of antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes: results from a randomised, placebo-controlled trial in Norway (the AIM study) 

      Grotle, Margreth; Bråten, Lars Christian Haugli; Brox, Jens Ivar; Espeland, Ansgar; Zolic-Karlsson, Zinajda; Killingmo, Rikke Munk; Tingulstad, Alexander; Grøvle, Lars; Johanessen, Anne Froholdt; Kristoffersen, Per Martin; Wigemyr, Monica; van Tulder, Maurits W.; Storheim, Kjersti; Zwart, John-Anker (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Objective To evaluate the cost–utility of 100 days of antibiotics in patients with chronic low back pain (LBP) and type I or II Modic changes included in the Antibiotic treatment In patients with chronic low back pain ...

    • Counselling, child growth and feeding of children in Uganda in the era of HIV. Contexts and consequences 

      Fadnes, Lars Thore (Doctoral thesis, 2011-06-03)
      Background: Despite gradual improvements in child survival, around 8 million children die globally every year before the age of 5 years. Infant feeding practices including breastfeeding vary considerably between settings, ...

    • Counting Mycobacteria in Infected Human Cells and Mouse Tissue: A Comparison between qPCR and CFU 

      Pathak, Sharad; Awuh, Jane A.; Leversen, Nils Anders; Flo, Trude H.; Åsjø, Birgitta (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-04-19)
      Due to the slow growth rate and pathogenicity of mycobacteria, enumeration by traditional reference methods like colony counting is notoriously time-consuming, inconvenient and biohazardous. Thus, novel methods that rapidly ...

    • Country contextualisation of cost-effectiveness studies: lessons from Ethiopia 

      Johansson, Kjell Arne; Tolla, Mieraf Taddesse; Memirie, Solomon Tessema; Miljeteig, Ingrid; Habtemariam, Mahlet; Woldemariam, Addis Tamire; Verguet, Stéphane; Norheim, Ole Frithjof (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Emerging demographic, epidemiological and health system changes in low-income countries require revisions of national essential health services packages in accordance with standard healthcare priority setting methods. ...

    • Country of first birth and neonatal outcomes in migrant and Norwegian-born parous women in Norway: a population-based study 

      Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir; Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Aasheim, Vigdis; Small, Rhonda; Moster, Dag; Schytt, Erica (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Background This study compares subsequent birth outcomes in migrant women who had already had a child before arriving in Norway with those in migrant women whose first birth occurred in Norway. The aim of this study was ...

    • Country readiness and prerequisites for successful design and transition to implementation of essential packages of health services: Experience from six countries 

      Alwan, Ala; Majdzadeh, Reza; Yamey, Gavin; Blanchet, Karl; Hailu, Alemayehu; Jama, Mohamed; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Musa, Mohammed Yusuf Ahmed; Omar, Omar Mwalim; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Safi, Najibullah; Siddiqi, Sameen; Zaidi, Raza (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      This paper reviews the experience of six low-income and lower middle-income countries in setting their own essential packages of health services (EPHS), with the purpose of identifying the key requirements for the successful ...

    • Countrywise results of total hip replacement. An analysis of 438,733 hips based on the Nordic Arthroplasty Register Association database 

      Mäkelä, Keijo T.; Matilainen, Markus; Pulkkinen, Pekka; Fenstad, Anne Marie; Havelin, Leif Ivar; Engesæter, Lars B.; Furnes, Ove; Overgaard, Søren; Pedersen, Alma Becic; Kärrholm, Johan; Malchau, Henrik; Garellick, Göran; Ranstam, Jonas; Eskelinen, Antti (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)
      Background and purpose: An earlier Nordic Arthroplasty Register Association (NARA) report on 280,201 total hip replacements (THRs) based on data from 1995–2006, from Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, was published in 2009. The ...

    • Couple relationship problems—a task for the general practitioner? A cross-sectional survey from Norway 

      Berge, Siri Dalsmo; Meland, Eivind; Brekke, Mette; Bondevik, Gunnar Tschudi; Thuen, Frode; Mildestvedt, Thomas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: A healthy couple relationship is a predictor of good health. There is a lack of knowledge about what role family and couples counselling should have in general practice. Objectives: To identify the prevalence ...

    • The course and determinants of post-traumatic stress over 12 months after hospitalization for COVID-19 

      Stavem, Knut; Heir, Trond; Dammen, Toril; Brønstad, Eivind; Lerum, Tøri Vigeland; Durheim, Michael Thomas; Lund, Kristine Marie Aarberg; Aarli, Bernt Bøgvald; Einvik, Gunnar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Objective: To assess the trajectory of symptoms and symptom-defined post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from 1.5 to 12 months after hospitalization for COVID-19 and determine risk factors for persistent symptoms and ...

    • The Course of Carotid Plaque Vulnerability Assessed by Advanced Neurosonology 

      Aarli, Sander Johan; Thomassen, Lars; Waje-Andreassen, Ulrike; Logallo, Nicola; Kvistad, Christopher Elnan; Næss, Halvor; Fromm, Annette (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-20)
      Background: Carotid artery atherosclerosis is a major risk factor for ischemic stroke. This risk is related to plaque vulnerability and is characterized by plaque morphology, intraplaque neovascularization, and cerebral ...

    • Covariables of Myocardial Function in Women and Men with Increased Body Mass Index 

      Pristaj, Nadia; Saeed, Sahrai; Midtbø, Helga Bergljot; Halland, Hilde; Matre, Knut; Gerdts, Eva (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Introduction Sex-difference in types of cardiac organ damage has been reported in subjects with increased body mass index (BMI). However less is known about sex-differences in left ventricular (LV) myocardial function ...

    • COVID-19 and the environment: A critical review and research agenda 

      Shakil, Mohammad Hassan; Munim, Ziaul Haque; Tasnia, Mashiyat; Sarowar, Shahin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      The current Coronavirus infection (COVID-19) outbreak has had a substantial impact on many aspects of general life. Although a number of studies have been published on the topic already, there has not been a critical review ...

    • COVID-19 and venous thromboembolism - prophylaxis and treatment 

      Kvåle, Reidar; Azrakhsh, , Nessar Ahmad; Mohn, Kristin Greve-Isdahl; Aanerud, Marianne; Guttormsen, Anne Berit; Reikvam, Håkon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

    • Covid-19 hos pasienter med kronisk inflammatorisk leddsykdom 

      Nystad, Tone Wikene; Hufthammer, Karl Ove; Buanes, Eirik Alnes; Bryne, Kjartan; Fevang, Bjørg Tilde Svanes (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      BAKGRUNN Siden pasienter med kronisk inflammatorisk leddsykdom kan være mer utsatt for infeksjoner, ønsket vi å undersøke forekomsten av covid-19 i denne gruppen og se om forhold ved den revmatiske sykdommen, pasienten ...

    • COVID-19 in pregnancy—characteristics and outcomes of pregnant women admitted to hospital because of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Nordic countries 

      Engjom, Hilde Marie; Aabakke, Anna J. M.; Klungsøyr, Kari; Svanvik, Teresia; Äyräs, Outi; Jonasdottir, Eva; Thurn, Lars; Jones, Elin; Pettersson, Karin; Nyfløt, Lill Trine; Al-Zirqi, Iqbal Ahmad Abdelwahab; Vangen, Siri; Juliusson, Pétur Benedikt; Källén, Karin; Gissler, Mika; Krebs, Lone (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Introduction Population-based studies about the consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) in pregnancy are few and have limited generalizability to the Nordic population and healthcare systems. Material and ...

    • COVID-19 mortality and its predictors in the elderly: A systematic review 

      Dadras, Omid; SeyedAlinaghi, SeyedAhmad; Karimi, Amirali; Shamsabadi, Ahmadreza; Qaderi, Kowsar; Ramezani, Maryam; Mirghaderi, Seyed Peyman; Mahdiabadi, Sara; Vahedi, Farzin; Saeidi, Solmaz; Shojaei, Alireza; Mehrtak, Mohammad; Azar, Shiva A.; Mehraeen, Esmaeil; Voltarelli, Fabrício A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background and Aims Older people have higher rates of comorbidities and may experience more severe inflammatory responses; therefore, are at higher risk of death. Herein, we aimed to systematically review the mortality ...

    • COVID-19 mortality in patients with immunodeficiency and its predictors: a systematic review 

      SeyedAlinaghi, SeyedAhmad; Karimi, Amirali; Barzegary, Alireza; Mojdeganlou, Hengameh; Vahedi, Farzin; Mirghaderi, Seyed Peyman; Shobeiri, Parnian; Ramezani, Maryam; Yousefi Konjdar, Parisa; Mirzapour, Pegah; Tantuoyir, Marcarious M.; Mehraeen, Esmaeil; Dadras, Omid; Voltarelli, Fabricio (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Introduction Patients with immunodeficiency are usually more prone to worse outcomes of infectious diseases. However, there are some disagreements in the context of COVID-19, for example, in patients with human immunodeficiency ...

    • COVID-19 myocarditis and postinfection Bell’s palsy 

      Dahl, Elin Hoffmann; Mosevoll, Knut Anders; Cramariuc, Dana; Vedeler, Christian Alexander; Blomberg, Bjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Here we present the case of a 37-year-old previously healthy man who developed fever, headache and a unilateral, painful neck swelling while working offshore. He had no known contact with anyone with COVID-19; however, due ...

    • COVID-19 OG FYSISK AKTIVITET 

      Kolve, Jonar Tollefsen (Master thesis, 2022-06-16)
      Covid-19 er en pågående pandemi som har resultert i nasjonale og lokale restriksjoner i store deler av 2020 for å begrense smitte. Disse restriksjonene har vært inngripende i det norske folks hverdag. Oppgaven undersøker ...