Browsing Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care by Author "Xu, Shanshan"
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Emergency Craniotomy and Burr-Hole Trephination in a Low-Resource Setting: Capacity Building at a Regional Hospital in Cambodia
Hu, Jingjing; Sokh, Vannara; Nguon, Sophy; Heng, Yang Van; Husum, Hans; Kloster, Roar; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Xu, Shanshan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)To evaluate the teaching effect of a trauma training program in emergency cranial neurosurgery in Cambodia on surgical outcomes for patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). We analyzed the data of TBI patients who ... -
Greenness exposure: beneficial but multidimensional
Johannessen, Ane; Xu, Shanshan; Abbah, Achenyo Peace; Janson, Christer (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Many studies have shown that greenness has beneficial health effects, particularly on psychological and cardiovascular outcomes. In this narrative review, we provide a synthesis of knowledge regarding greenness exposure ... -
Long-term exposure to low-level air pollution and greenness and mortality in Northern Europe. The Life-GAP project
Xu, Shanshan; Marcon, Alessandro; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen; Benediktsdottir, Bryndis; Brandt, Jørgen; Engemann, Kristine; Frohn, Lise Marie; Geels, Camilla; Gislason, Thorarinn; Heinrich, Joachim; Holm, Mathias; Janson, Christer; Markevych, Iana; Modig, Lars; Orru, Hans; Schlunssen, Vivi; Sigsgaard, Torben; Johannessen, Ane (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Air pollution has been linked to mortality, but there are few studies examining the association with different exposure time windows spanning across several decades. The evidence for the effects of green space ... -
Long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution and asthma in low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review protocol
Abbah, Achenyo Peace; Xu, Shanshan; Johannessen, Ane (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Several epidemiological studies have examined the risk of asthma and respiratory diseases in association with long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution. However, little is known regarding the adverse effects ... -
Maternal Blood Levels of Toxic and Essential Elements and Birth Outcomes in Argentina: The EMASAR Study
Xu, Shanshan; Hansen, Solrunn; Sripada, Kam; Aarsland, Torbjørn; Horvat, Milena; Mazej, Darja; Álvarez, Marisa V.; Odland, Jon Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Pregnant women’s levels of toxic and essential minerals have been linked to birth outcomes yet have not been adequately investigated in South America. In Argentina, n = 696 maternal whole blood samples from Ushuaia (n = ... -
Predictors of Maternal Serum Concentrations for Selected Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Pregnant Women and Associations with Birth Outcomes: A Cross-Sectional Study from Southern Malawi
Mwapasa, Mphatso; Huber, Sandra; Chakhame, Bertha Immaculate; Maluwa, Alfred; Odland, Maria Lisa; Ndhlovu, Victor; Röllin, Halina; Xu, Shanshan; Odland, Jon Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-28)Population exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) may result in detrimental health effects, especially to pregnant women, developing foetuses and young children. We are reporting the findings of a cross-sectional ... -
Serum Concentrations of Selected Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in Pregnant Women and Associations with Birth Outcomes. A Cross-Sectional Study from Southern Malawi
Mwapasa, Mphatso; Huber, Sandra; Chakhame, Bertha Immaculate; Maluwa, Alfred; Odland, Maria Lisa; Röllin, Halina; Choko, Augustine; Xu, Shanshan; Odland, Jon Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-01-17)Pervasive exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) shows associations with adverse pregnancy outcomes. The aim of the present study was to examine the determinants of different serum PFAS concentrations in ...