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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 ... -
The Role of a Mission Organization in Building a Sustainable Government Hospital in Southern Ethiopia
(Journal article, 2020)In 1950, the Norwegian Lutheran Mission (NLM) began holistic mission work, including health work in Yirga Alem in Sidama in Southern Ethiopia. The hospital, which had served as a military hospital during the Italian war ... -
The role of epigenetics in multi-generational transmission of asthma: An NIAID workshop report-based narrative review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)There is mounting evidence that environmental exposures can result in effects on health that can be transmitted across generations, without the need for a direct exposure to the original factor, for example, the effect of ... -
The role of evidence in the decision-making process of selecting essential medicines in developing countries: the case of Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-01-08)Background: Insufficient access to essential medicines is a major health challenge in developing countries. Despite the importance of Standard Treatment Guidelines and National Essential Medicine Lists in facilitating ... -
Role of evolutionary conserved residues in integrin α11 cytoplasmic tail
(Master thesis, 2021-05-31)Integrins are cell surface receptors, present in the plasma membrane of cells. The integrin family is composed of 18 α subunits and 8 β subunits, which can combine non-covalently to form 24 different integrin heterodimers. ... -
The role of general practitioners in the pre hospital setting, as experienced by emergency medicine technicians: a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-08-22)Background: Together with the ambulances staffed with emergency medical technicians (EMTs), general practitioners (GPs) on call are the primary resources for handling emergencies outside hospitals in Norway. The benefit ... -
The role of livestock keeping in tuberculosis trends in Arusha, Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2003-07)SETTING: Arusha, Tanzania. OBJECTIVE: To assess risk factors that might influence TB control in the general population and in livestock-keepers. METHODS: Of 242 villages in four districts, 27 were selected randomly. In ... -
Role of parents in adolescent self-rated health: Norwegian Nord-Trøndelag Health Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-09)Background: Self-rated health (SRH) is a known important predictor of later mortality, morbidity, and health service attendance. From adolescence onwards, this multifactorial composite seems to be relatively stable. ...