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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 ... -
Risk of diabetes after gestational diabetes and preeclampsia. A registry-based study of 230,000 women in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-02-06)This study aimed to use a population-based Prescription Database to explore later development of diabetes in women registered with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and/or preeclampsia in the Medical Birth Registry of ... -
Risk of hip fracture among older people using anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs: a nationwide prospective cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-05-09)Purpose Anxiolytics and hypnotics are widely used and may cause injurious falls. We aimed to examine associations between exposure to anxiolytics and hypnotics and the risk of hip fracture among all older people in Norway. ... -
Risk of hip fracture among older peopleusing antihypertensive drugs: a nationwidecohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-12-01)Background: Many people with a high risk of hip fracture have coexisting cardiovascular diseases. We aimed to examine associations between exposure to antihypertensive drugs and the risk of hip fracture among older people. ... -
Risk of Ischemic Stroke and Total Cerebrovascular Disease in Familial Hypercholesterolemia.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01)Background and Purpose—Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common autosomal dominant disease leading to increased level of serum LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol and risk of coronary heart disease. Whether FH ... -
Risk of Relapse Among Opioid‐Dependent Patients Treated With Extended‐Release Naltrexone or Buprenorphine‐Naloxone: A Randomized Clinical Trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background and Objectives: Compare the risk of relapse to heroin and other illicit opioids among opioid-dependent patients receiving treatment with extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX) or buprenorphine-naloxone ... -
Risk of relapse to non-opioid addictive substances among opioid dependent patients treated with an opioid receptor antagonist or a partial agonist: A randomized clinical trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background and objective First study to assess any compensatory increase in use of non-opioid illicit substances and alcohol in opioid dependent patients randomized to treatment with extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX) ... -
The risk of respiratory tract infections and antibiotic use in a general population and among people with asthma
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Aim The aim of this study was to investigate occupational, environmental, early life and other risk factors associated with respiratory infections and antibiotics use in a general population and among asthmatic ... -
Risk of stroke in genetically verified familial hypercholesterolemia: A prospective matched cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background and aims Individuals with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), causing severely elevated LDL-C, are expected to have a higher risk of ischemic stroke. The risk of hemorrhagic stroke and impact of statin use are, ... -
Risk of stroke the year following a delivery after using assisted reproductive technologies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Studies indicate that individuals who deliver after assisted reproductive technologies (ART) may have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). A recent large study from the U.S. showed a higher risk ... -
The risk of various types of cardiovascular diseases in mutation positive familial hypercholesterolemia; a review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common, inherited disease characterized by high levels of low-density lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) from birth. Any diseases associated with increased LDL-C levels including ... -
RNA viruses in community-acquired childhood pneumonia in semi-urban Nepal; a cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-07-27)Background: Pneumonia is among the main causes of illness and death in children <5 years of age. There is a need to better describe the epidemiology of viral community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in developing countries. ... -
The road to equitable healthcare: A conceptual model developed from a qualitative study of Syrian refugees in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Refugees in high-income countries face barriers to healthcare access even when they have the same rights and entitlements as the host population. Disadvantages in healthcare access contribute to differences in ... -
Role of a digital clinical decision-support system in management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Role of a Digital Clinical Decision–Support System in General Practitioners’ Management of COPD in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: The study investigated if a web-based clinical decision–support system (CDSS) tool would improve general practitioners’ (GPs) accuracy of diagnosis and classification of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...