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Association between pain, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and physical function in dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-04-19)Background Pain, neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) and functional impairment are prevalent in patients with dementia and pain is hypothesized to be causal in both neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) and functional impairment. ... -
Benzene exposure and risk of lymphohaematopoietic cancers in 25 000 offshore oil industry workers
(Journal article, 2015-03-24)Background: The aim of this work was to examine the risk of lymphohaematopoietic (LH) cancer according to benzene exposure among offshore workers. Methods: Cancer registry data were used to identify 112 cancer cases diagnosed ... -
Birthweight and childhood cancer: Preliminary findings from the international childhood cancer cohort consortium (I4C)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-07)Background: Evidence relating childhood cancer to high birthweight is derived primarily from registry and case–control studies. We aimed to investigate this association, exploring the potential modifying roles of age at ... -
Change in paternity, risk of placental abruption and confounding by birth interval: A population-based prospective cohort study in Norway, 1967-2009
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-02-10)Objectives: We examined abruption risk in relation to change in paternity, and evaluated if birth interval confounds this association. Setting: Population-based study of singleton births in Norway between 1967 and 2009. ... -
Child survival and BCG vaccination: A community based prospective cohort study in Uganda
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-02-22)Background Data on non-specific effects of BCG vaccination in well described, general population African cohorts is scanty. We report the effects of BCG vaccination on post-neonatal infant and post-infancy mortality in a ... -
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 ... -
Effects of early feeding on growth velocity and overweight/obesity in a cohort of HIV unexposed South African infants and children
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-04-02)Background South Africa has the highest prevalence of overweight/obesity in Sub-Saharan Africa. Assessing the effect of modifiable factors such as early infant feeding on growth velocity and overweight/obesity is therefore ... -
Estimating the future burden of hip fractures in Norway. A NOREPOS study.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: The incidence rate of hip fractures seems to be declining in many western countries. However, due to the ageing of the population, the number of fractures may still be on the rise. No papers so far have quantified ... -
Experienced and perceived risks of mycobacterial diseases: A cross sectional study among agropastoral communities in northern Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05-24)Objective The current study was conducted to assess experienced risk factors and perceptions of mycobacterial diseases in communities in northern Tanzania. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study in Arusha and Manyara ... -
The Impact of Child Behaviour Problems on Maternal Employment: A Longitudinal Cohort Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-09)This prospective population-based study examined associations between children’s behaviour problems and maternal employment. Information on children’s behaviour problems at 3 years from 22,115 mothers employed before ... -
Measuring socioeconomic status in multicountry studies: Results from the eight-country MAL-ED study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-03-21)Background: There is no standardized approach to comparing socioeconomic status (SES) across multiple sites in epidemiological studies. This is particularly problematic when cross-country comparisons are of interest. We ... -
Placental abruption and long-term maternal cardiovascular disease mortality: a population-based registry study in Norway and Sweden
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-05)Women with preeclamptic pregnancies have increased long-term cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. We explored this mortality risk among women with placental abruption, another placental pathology. We used linked Medical ... -
The prospective association between health anxiety and cancer detection: A cohort study linking the Hordaland Health Study (HUSK) with the Norwegian Cancer Registry
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-08)Objective: Health anxiety is associated with distress and disability, and overutilization of health services, but it is not known whether high levels of health anxiety may lead to increased detection of severe diseases ... -
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. ... -
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and venlafaxine in early pregnancy and risk of birth defects: Population based cohort study and sibling design
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Objective To assess whether use of specific selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) or venlafaxine in early pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of birth defects, with emphasis on cardiovascular birth ... -
Spatio-temporal analysis of smear-positive tuberculosis in the Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-06-01)Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease of public health concern, with a varying distribution across settings depending on socio-economic status, HIV burden, availability and performance of the health system. Ethiopia ... -
Use of GP services by patients with schizophrenia:A national cross-sectional register-based study a national cross-sectional register-based study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-02-18)Background Reform of health services has given primary care facilities increased responsibility for patients with serious mental disorders (SMD). There has also been a growing awareness of the high somatic morbidity among ...