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Changes in substance use during outpatient treatment for substance use disorders: a prospective Norwegian cohort study from 2016 to 2020
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Continuous use of amphetamines, alcohol, benzodiazepines, cannabis, cocaine, or opioids contributes to health impairments, increased morbidity, and overdose deaths among patients with substance use disorders ... -
Changes of triage by GPs during the course of prehospital emergency situations in a Norwegian rural community
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-12-19)Background: Priority grade assessment according to urgency level of the patients (triage) is considered vital in emergency medicine casualties. Little is known of the experiences of pre-hospital emergency medicine triage ... -
The changing role of gatekeepers: Rationing and shared decision-making in primary care
(Doctoral thesis, 2006-06-21)The Norwegian health care system is increasingly dependent on the general practitioner’s(GP’s) gatekeeper function for cost containment and for fair and effective resource allocation.GPs enjoy extensive professional freedom ... -
Characteristics of being hospitalized as a child with a new diagnosis of type 1 diabetes: a phenomenological study of children¿s past and present experiences
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-01-17)Background: Our understanding of children and childhood has changed over the last few decades, which may have an impact on children’s conditions in hospitals. Children’s rights have been strengthened by the “Convention on ... -
Characteristics of being hospitalized as a child with a new diagnosis of type 1 diabetes: a phenomenological study of children’s past and present experiences.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-01-17)Background Our understanding of children and childhood has changed over the last few decades, which may have an impact on children’s conditions in hospitals. Children’s rights have been strengthened by the “Convention on ... -
Characteristics of hospitalized patients during a large waterborne outbreak of Campylobacter jejuni in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Very few reports describe all hospitalized patients with campylobacteriosis in the setting of a single waterborne outbreak. This study describes the demographics, comorbidities, clinical features, microbiology, treatment ... -
Characteristics of oral cleft phenotypes : epidemiological and genetic studies in Norway
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-11-02)The surgical treatment of oral clefts in Norway has been centralized to two plastic surgery departments that have had well-organized data sets on their cleft patients since the early 1960’s. Since 1967, it has been compulsory ... -
Characterization of an amorphous deposit in the lamina propria in oral snuff users in the Sudan as collagen
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 1998-04)Histological and ultrastructural features of 25 oral snuff dipper's lesions with distinctive subepithelial hyaline deposits were investigated. Periodic acid-Schiff reaction with and without diastase digestion demonstrated ... -
Characterization of consumption patterns of small indigenous fish species among children aged 18-59 months in coastal fishing communities in Ghana
(Master thesis, 2021-06-02)Even though there is some progress towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during the past decades in Ghana, malnutrition due to poor diets remains an unresolved challenge with significant inequalities, especially ... -
A checklist for identifying determinants of practice: A systematic review and synthesis of frameworks and taxonomies of factors that prevent or enable improvements in healthcare professional practice
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-03-23)Background: Determinants of practice are factors that might prevent or enable improvements. Several checklists, frameworks, taxonomies, and classifications of determinants of healthcare professional practice have been ... -
Chest pain out-of-hours – an interview study of primary care physicians’ diagnostic approach, tolerance of risk and attitudes to hospital admission
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12-21)Background: Acute chest pain constitutes a considerable diagnostic challenge outside hospitals. This will often lead to uncertainty in choosing the right management, and the physicians’ approach may be influenced by their ... -
Child alcohol use disorder in Eastern Uganda: screening, diagnostics, risk factors and management of children drinking alcohol in Uganda (TREAT CAUD): a mixed-methods research protocol
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Following a finding of alcohol use among children aged 5–8 years old in Mbale, Uganda, this project investigates the magnitude of alcohol and substance use among children ged 6–13 years old and related household, ... -
Child and adolescent mental health services in Uganda
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Introduction Worldwide, one in five children and adolescents suffer from mental health disorders, while facing limited opportunities for treatment and recovery. Growing up, they face multiple challenges that might contribute ... -
Child and Caregiver Reporting on Child Maltreatment and Mental Health in the Philippines Before and After an International Child Development Program (ICDP) Parenting Intervention
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Child maltreatment is a serious problem affecting millions of children. Research on self-reporting of child maltreatment has shown a difference in reporting between caregivers and children. Increased understanding of this ... -
Child and maternal malnutrition: A cohort study from a drought-prone area in southern Ethiopia
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-10-18)Bakgrunn: I Etiopia er underernæring hos barn og mødre fortsatt store folkehelseproblemer, spesielt i landlige og fattige husholdninger. Landet er langt fra å nå de globale ernæringsmålene, selv om ernæringspolitikk og ... -
Child development in rural Burkina Faso. Association between maternal alcohol consumption, stunting, schooling, and neuropsychological outcomes
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-06-04)Introduction: The general aim of this thesis was to evaluate the association of maternal alcohol consumption, stunting (low height-for-age) and schooling on neuropsychological outcomes among children in rural Burkina Faso ... -
Child health in a Ugandan cohort: Studies on survival, vaccination and malaria
(Doctoral thesis, 2011-10-24)Background: To reduce under-five mortality according to Millennium Development Goal 4, infant mortality must be reduced considerably. The aim of this thesis was to measure perinatal and infant mortality and to explore ... -
Child mental illness and the help-seeking process: a qualitative study among parents in a Ugandan community
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01-11)Abstract Background: Child mental illness contributes signifcantly to the burden of disease worldwide, and many are left untreated due to factors on both the provider and user side. Recognising this, the Ugandan Ministry ...