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Vaccination coverage and timeliness in three South African areas: a prospective study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-05-27)Background: Timely vaccination is important to induce adequate protective immunity. We measured vaccination timeliness and vaccination coverage in three geographical areas in South Africa. Methods: This study used vaccination ... -
Vaccination with adjuvanted recombinant neuraminidase induces broad heterologous, but not heterosubtypic, cross-protection against influenza virus infection in mice
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-03-10)In an attempt to assess the cross-protective potential of the influenza virus neuraminidase (NA) as a vaccine antigen, different subtypes of recombinant NA were expressed in a baculovirus system and used to vaccinate mice ... -
Valg av suturmateriale ved oralkirurgiske inngrep
(Master thesis, 2012-01-30)Suturer spiller en viktig rolle ved sårtilheling. De lukker og stabiliserer sårflater som er separert kirurgisk eller aksidentelt ved traumer, fremmer primær tilheling, og er med på å kontrollere blødning. Ved søk ble det ... -
Validation of a Norwegian version of SURgical PAtient Safety System (SURPASS) in combination with the World Health Organizations' Surgical Safety Checklist (WHO SSC)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01-07)Introduction: Surgical safety checklists may contribute to reduction of complications and mortality. The WHO’s Surgical Safety Checklist (WHO SSC) could prevent incidents in operating theatres, but errors also occur before ... -
Validation of Chichewa short musculoskeletal function assessment (SMFA) questionnaire: A cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03)Background: The Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment (SMFA) tool measures function and quality of life in patients with musculoskeletal conditions. Objective: This study aimed to translate and adapt culturally the ... -
Validation of liver elastography in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis and healthy individuals. Normal values and correlation to fibrosis parameters.
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-01-08)Liver elastography applies ultrasound-based measurements of liver stiffness (LS), used as a quantification of liver fibrosis. Correlation between liver stiffness measurements (LSM) and histological stages of liver fibrosis ... -
Validation of orthopaedic surgeons' assessment of cognitive function in patients with acute hip fracture
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: About one fourth of patients with hip fracture have cognitive impairment. These patients are at higher risk of surgical and medical complications and are often excluded from participating in clinical research. ... -
Validation of the cardiovascular risk model NORRISK 2 in South Asians and people with diabetes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objectives To evaluate the predictive ability of the previously published NORRISK 2 cardiovascular risk model in Norwegian-born and immigrants born in South Asia living in Norway, and to add information about diabetes and ... -
Validation of the multiple sclerosis diagnosis in the Norwegian Patient Registry
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-13)Background: Health registries may yield important data for epidemiological studies. However, in order to be a valuable source for information, the registered data have to be correct. Objectives: The aim of the study was ... -
Validation of World Health Organization Assessment Schedule 2.0 in specialized somatic rehabilitation services in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Purpose The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) 2.0 is a generic instrument to assess disability covering six domains. The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential of the instrument ... -
Validity and accuracy of the Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Self-Report Scale (ASRS) and the Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS) symptom checklists in discriminating between adults with and without ADHD
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objective To validate the Adult ADHD Self‐Report Scale (ASRS) and the Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS) in a well‐characterized sample of adult attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) patients and population ... -
Validity and reliability of OIDP and OHIP-14: a survey of Chinese high school students
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12-19)Background: To determine the impact of oral diseases on everyday life, measures of oral quality of life are needed. In complementing traditional disease-based measures, they assess the need for oral care to evaluate oral ... -
Validity and reliability of the Oral Impacts on Daily Performance (OIDP) frequency scale: a cross-sectional study of adolescents in Uganda
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2003-08-28)Background: Assessing oral health related quality of life impact of mouth in adolescents is a relatively ignored area in dental research. This study aimed to examine reliability and validity of an abbreviated version of ... -
Validity of self-reported myocardial infarction and stroke in regions with Sami and Norwegian populations: The SAMINOR 1 Survey and the CVDNOR project
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Objective: Updated knowledge on the validity of selfreported myocardial infarction (SMI) and self-reported stroke (SRS) is needed in Norway. Our objective was to compare questionnaire data and hospital discharge data from ... -
The validity of the Gait Variability Index for individuals with mild to moderate Parkinson's disease
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-05)Increased step-to-step variability is a feature of gait in individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and is associated with increased disease severity and reductions in balance and mobility. The Gait Variability Index (GVI) ... -
The value of cerebrospinal fluid α‐synuclein and the tau/α‐synuclein ratio for diagnosis of neurodegenerative disorders with Lewy pathology
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-07-10)Background and purpose: Parkinson's disease (PD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are three of the most common neurodegenerative disorders. Up to 20% of these patients have the wrong diagnosis, ... -
The value of the Voice Handicap Index-questionnaire and acoustic analyses to the laryngological examination.
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-09-23)Voice-related diseases may influence on individual’s daily life. Quantifying the extent of laryngeal pathology, voice symptoms and evaluating treatment responses for patients are challenging. The European Laryngological ... -
Vanishing twin syndrome among ART singletons and pregnancy outcomes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-11)STUDY QUESTION: Among babies born by ART, do singleton survivors of a vanishing twin have lower birth weight than other singletons? SUMMARY ANSWER: Vanishing twin syndrome (VTS) was associated with lower birth weight among ... -
Variability of activity patterns across mood disorders and time of day
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-12-19)Background: Few actigraphy studies in mood disorders have simultaneously included unipolar (UP) and bipolar (BD) depression or BD mixed states as a separate subgroup from mania. This study compared objectively measured ...