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Diagnostic scope in out-of-hours primary care services in eight European countries: an observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-05-13)Background: In previous years, out- of-hours primary care has been organised in large-scale organisations in many countries. This may have lowered the threshold for many patients to present health problems at nights and ... -
Diagnostic testing for hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolaemia in low-income and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study of data for 994 185 individuals from 57 nationally representative surveys
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Testing for the risk factors of cardiovascular disease, which include hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolaemia, is important for timely and effective risk management. Yet few studies have quantified ... -
Diagnostisk nøyaktighet av kliniske tester for skader av ankelsyndesmosen: En systematisk litteraturoversikt
(Master thesis, 2016-11-03)Study design: Systematic review. Background: Orthopedic tests for syndesmosis injuries are routinely used during the physical examination. The quality of the tests have been considered low and patients are suspected to be ... -
Diagnostisk nøyaktighet av kliniske tester og korrelasjon av Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index ved symptomatisk unilateral supraspinatustendinopati; en tverrsnitt studie med muskelskjelettultralyd som referansetest.
(Master thesis, 2012-10-31)Background Symptomatic supraspinatus tendinopathy is considered to be one of the most common pathologies affecting the shoulder and a challenge to diagnose in primary clinical setting. The manual therapist has a responsibility ... -
Diagnostisk nøyaktighet ved fire kliniske provokasjonstester for subacromialt impingement
(Master thesis, 2012-10-31)Objective Shoulder pain is a common complaint in the population. For optimal treatment, it is important with valid and reliable tests. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the discriminate ability of four physical ... -
Diagnostisk verdi av ortopediske spesielle tester for å detektere endret acromiohumeral distanse i skulderleddet og grad av symptomer og funksjonsnedsettelse målt ved Western Ontario Rotator Cuff index
(Master thesis, 2012-11-01)Background Subacromial impingement syndrome(SIS) is one of the primary causes of shoulder pain. The etiology is complex, but acromiohumeral distance(AHD) appears to be an important indicator of the condition. Aim The aim ... -
Diarrhoeal disease and subsequent risk of death in infants and children residing in low-income and middle-income countries: analysis of the GEMS case-control study and 12-month GEMS-1A follow-on study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: The Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS) was a 3-year case-control study that measured the burden, aetiology, and consequences of moderate-to-severe diarrhoea (MSD) in children aged 0–59 months. GEMS-1A, a ... -
Diet and kwashiorkor: A prospective study from rural DR Congo
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-15)The etiology of kwashiorkor remains enigmatic and longitudinal studies examining potential causes of kwashiorkor are scarce. Using historical, longitudinal study data from the rural area of Bwamanda, Democratic Republic ... -
Diet and nutritional status among hospitalised children in Hawassa, Southern Ethiopia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Undernutrition constitutes a major problem among children in Hawassa, Ethiopia, and the literature on nutritional status in hospitalised children is scarce. The aim of this study was to investigate dietary ... -
Diet matters, particularly in pregnancy - results from MoBa studies of maternal diet and pregnancy outcomes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Awareness that maternal diet may influence the outcome of pregnancy as well as the long-term health of mother and child has increased in recent years. A new food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was developed and validated ... -
Diet, weight change, coronary heart disease and death : The Hordaland Health Studies
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-06-03)Background: While nutritional status is considered important in preventing coronary heart disease (CHD) and early mortality, there are numerous nutritional topics needing closer scrutiny. For example, it is unclear to what ... -
Dietary behaviour and parental socioeconomic position among adolescents: The German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents 2003-2006 (KiGGS)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05-19)Background The positive association between parental socioeconomic position (PSEP) and health among adolescents may be partly explained by dietary behaviour. We investigated the associations between fruit intake, vegetable ... -
Dietary correlates of an at-risk BMI among Inuit adults in the Canadian high arctic: cross-sectional international polar year Inuit health survey, 2007-2008
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-09-18)Background: The study’s objective was to investigate the dietary correlates of an at-risk body mass index (BMI) among Inuit adults from thirty-six communities across the Canadian Arctic using data from the cross-sectional ... -
Dietary Intake and Biomarkers of Folate and Cobalamin Status in Norwegian Preschool Children: The FINS-KIDS Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Folate and cobalamin (vitamin B-12) are essential for growth and development. However, few populationbased studies have investigated B-vitamin status in children. Objectives: This study aimed to assess biomarkers ... -
Dietary methyl donors, methyl metabolizing enzymes, and epigenetic regulators: diet–gene interactions and promoter CpG island hypermethylation in colorectal cancer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-12-14)Dietary methyl donors might influence DNA methylation during carcinogenesis of colorectal cancer (CRC). Among 609 CRC cases and 1,663 subcohort members of the Netherlands Cohort Study on diet and cancer (n = 120,852), we ... -
Dietary practices and nutritional status of children aged 0-24 months and their mothers in the rural ensete-monoculture dominated Sidama region, Ethiopia
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-05-26)Underernæring og mangelfullt næringsinntak er vanlige problemer i mange lavinntektsland slik som Etiopia. I disse områdene er de fleste studiene fra bynære strøk på grunn av nærhet til infrastruktur og helsesystemer. Det ... -
Dietary practices and nutritional status of young children in the former ensete monoculture dominated Sidama region, southern Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-09-14)Background: Child undernutrition is a challenge in Ethiopia, where morbidity and mortality among children are attributed to it. This study aimed to describe the dietary practices, household food insecurity, and nutritional ... -
Dietary predictors of plasma total homocysteine concentration in the Hordaland Homocysteine Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007)Established dietary predictors of plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) include folate, riboflavin, and vitamins B6 and B12, while information is scarce regarding other dietary components. The aim of this study was to examine ... -
Differences in cervical cancer screening between immigrants and non-immigrants in Norway: a primary health care register based study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)The prevalence of cervical cancer is high among some groups of immigrants. Although there is evidence of low participation in cervical cancer screening programs among immigrants, studies have been subject to selection bias ... -
Differences in perinatal and infant mortality in high-income countries: Artifacts of birth registration or evidence of true differences?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-09-04)Background: Variation in birth registration criteria may compromise international comparisons of fetal and infant mortality. We examined the effect of birth registration practices on fetal and infant mortality rates to ...