• Understanding recent trends in incidence of invasive breast cancer in Norway: age-period-cohort analysis based on registry data on mammography screening and hormone treatment use 

  Weedon-Fekjær, Harald; Bakken, Kjersti; Vatten, Lars Johan; Tretli, Steinar (Journal article, 2012-01-30)

  Objective: To quantify the separate contributions of menopausal hormone treatment and mammography screening activities on trends in incidence of invasive breast cancer between 1987 and 2008. Design: Population study ...

• Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors during pregnancy and risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension in the newborn: population based cohort study from the five Nordic countries 

  Kieler, Helle; Artama, Miia; Engeland, Anders; Ericsson, Örjan; Furu, Kari; Gissler, Mika; Nielsen, Rikke Beck; Nørgaard, Mette; Stephansson, Olof; Valdimarsdottir, Unnur; Zoega, Helga; Haglund, Bengt (Journal article, 2012-01-12)

  Objective: To assess whether maternal use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) increases the risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension in the newborn, and whether such an effect might differ between specific ...

• Efficacy of processed amaranth-containing bread compared to maize bread on hemoglobin, anemia and iron deficiency anemia prevalence among two-to-five yearold anemic children in Southern Ethiopia: A cluster randomized controlled trial 

  Orsango, Alemselam Zebdewos; Loha, Eskindir; Lindtjørn, Bernt; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S. (Journal article, 2020-09-28)

  Background: Few studies have evaluated iron-rich plant-based foods, such as amaranth grain, to reduce anemia and iron deficiency anemia. Amaranth is rich in nutrients, but with high level of phytate. The objective of this ...

• Childhood undernutrition and the potential of amaranth for reducing anaemia in southern Ethiopia 

  Orsango, Alemselam Zebdewos (Doctoral thesis, 2022-05-10)

  The overall objective of this thesis was to investigate the efficacy of consuming bread containing processed amaranth on the treatment of anaemia and IDA among children 2-5 years of age in southern Ethiopia. Also, it sought ...

• DNA methylation in newborns conceived by assisted reproductive technology 

  Håberg, Siri Eldevik; Page, Christian Magnus; Lee, Yunsung; Nustad, Haakon Egdetveit; Magnus, Maria Christine; Haftorn, Kristine Løkås; Carlsen, Ellen Øen; Denault, William Robert Paul; Bohlin, Jon; Jugessur, Astanand; Magnus, Per Minor; Gjessing, Håkon Kristian; Lyle, Robert (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Assisted reproductive technology (ART) may affect fetal development through epigenetic mechanisms as the timing of ART procedures coincides with the extensive epigenetic remodeling occurring between fertilization and embryo ...

• Maternal weight, weight change and perinatal outcomes: Can physical activity and gestational weight gain modify the risk? 

  Sørbye, Linn Marie (Doctoral thesis, 2019-02-08)

  Background: Maternal overweight and obesity increase the risk of complications during pregnancy and childbirth and are a threath to reproduction. It is of major importance to identify factors that have the potential to ...

• Porphyria cutanea tarda and patterns of long-term sick leave and disability pension: a 24-year nationwide matched-cohort study 

  Baravelli, Carl Michael; Aarsand, Aasne Karine; Sandberg, Sverre; Tollånes, Mette Christophersen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Background Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is a skin disorder caused by a defect in the liver enzyme uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase and is associated with hepatitis C virus infection, high alcohol intake, smoking and iron ...

• Educational attainment and mortality in schizophrenia 

  Tesli, Martin Steen; Degerud, Eirik Magnus Meek; Plana-Ripoll, Oleguer; Gustavson, Kristin; Torvik, Fartein Ask; Ystrøm, Eivind; Ask, Helga; Tesli, Natalia; Høye, Anne; Stoltenberg, Camilla; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted; Næss, Øyvind Erik; Nesvåg, Ragnar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Background Individuals suffering from schizophrenia have a reduced life expectancy with cardiovascular disease (CVD) as a major contributor. Low educational attainment is associated with schizophrenia, as well as with ...

• A digital health registry with clinical decision support for improving quality of antenatal care in Palestine (eRegQual): a pragmatic, cluster-randomised, controlled, superiority trial 

  Venkateswaran, Mahima; Ghanem, Buthaina; Abbas, Eatimad; Abu Khader, Khadija; Abu Ward, Itimad; Awwad, Tamara; Baniode, Mohammad; Frost, Michael James; Hijaz, Taghreed; Isbeih, Mervett; Mørkrid, Kjersti; Rose, Christopher James; Frøen, Frederik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Background Health worker compliance with clinical guidelines is enhanced by digital clinical decision support at the point of care. The Palestinian public health system is implementing a digital maternal and child health ...

• How to Realize the Benefits of Point-of-Care Testing at the General Practice: A Comparison of Four High-Income Countries 

  Lingervelder, Deon; Koffijberg, Hendrik; Emery, Jon; Fennessy, Paul; Price, Christopher; van Marwijk, Harm; Eide, Torunn Bjerve; Sandberg, Sverre; Cals, Jochen; Derksen, Joke; Kusters, Ron; Ijzermanx, Maarten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background In some countries, such as the Netherlands and Norway, point-of-care testing (POCT) is more widely implemented in general practice compared to countries such as England and Australia. To comprehend what is ...

• Extra-intestinal complications following acute giardiasis 

  Hunskår, Gunnhild Sellevoll (Doctoral thesis, 2022-05-12)

  Background: Giardia lamblia is a common waterborne protozoan parasite worldwide. A large outbreak occurred in Bergen, Norway, in 2004. It was caused by heavy rainfall overloading the sewage system leading to contamination ...

• Hvorfor innreisekarantene? 

  Tobiassen, Marte; Lie, Anne Helene Kveim; Aavitsland, Preben (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Innreisekarantene er blitt brukt som smittevernstiltak i over 600 år. Da covid-19 rammet vinteren 2020 hadde verdens stater ulik tilnærming til innreise­karantene. I Norge var vi tilbakeholdne med et slikt tiltak, mens man ...

• Measuring performance on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational locations: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 

  Fullman, Nancy; Yearwood, Jamal; Abay, Solomon M.; Abbafati, Cristiana; Abd-Allah, Foad; Abdela, Jemal; Abdelalim, Ahmed; Abebe, Zegeye; Abebo, Teshome Abuka; Aboyans, Victor; Abraha, Haftom Niguse; Abreu, Daisy M. X.; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.; Adane, Akilew Awoke; Adedoyin, Rufus Adesoji; Adetokunboh, Olatunji; Adhikari, Tara Ballav; Afarideh, Mohsen; Afshin, Ashkan; Agarwal, Gina; Agius, Dominic; Agrawal, Anurag; Agrawal, Sutapa; Kiadaliri, Aliasghar Ahmad; Aichour, Miloud Taki Eddine; Akibu, Mohammed; Akinyemi, Rufus Olusola; Akinyemiju, Tomi F.; Akseer, Nadia; Al Lami, Faris Hasan; Alahdab, Fares; Al-Aly, Ziyad; Alam, Khurshid; Alam, Tahiya; Alasfoor, Deena; Albittar, Mohammed I.; Alene, Kefyalew Addis; Al-Eyadhy, Ayman; Ali, Syed Danish; Alijanzadeh, Mehran; Aljunid, Syed M.; Alkerwi, Ala'a; Alla, Francois; Allebeck, Peter; Allen, Christine; Alomari, Mahmoud A.; Al-Raddadi, Rajaa; Alsharif, Ubai; Altirkawi, Khalid A.; Alvis-Guzman, Nelson; Amare, Azmeraw T.; Amenu, Kebede; Ammar, Walid; Amoako, Yaw Ampem; Anber, Nahla; Andrei, Catalina Liliana; Androudi, Sofia; Antonio, Carl Abelardo T.; Araujo, Valdelaine E. M.; Aremu, Olatunde; Arnlöv, Johan; Artaman, Al; Aryal, Krishna Kumar; Asayesh, Hamid; Asfaw, Ephrem Tsegay; Asgedom, Solomon Weldegebreal; Asghar, Rana Jawad; Ashebir, Mengistu Mitiku; Asseffa, Netsanet Abera; Atey, Tesfay Mehari; Atre, Sachin R.; Atteraya, Madhu S.; Avila-Burgos, Leticia; Avokpaho, Euripide Frinel G. Arthur; Awasthi, Ashish; Quintanilla, Beatriz Paulina Ayala; Ayalew, Animut Alebel; Ayele, Henok Tadesse; Ayer, Rakesh; Ayuk, Tambe Betrand; Azzopardi, Peter; Azzopardi-Muscat, Natasha; Babalola, Tesleem Kayode; Badali, Hamid; Badawi, Alaa; Banach, Maciej; Banerjee, Amitava; Banstola, Amrit; Barber, Ryan M.; Barboza, Miguel A.; Barker-Collo, Suzanne L.; Bärnighausen, Till; Barquera, Simon; Barrero, Lope H.; Bassat, Quique; Basu, Sanjay; Baune, Bernhard T.; Bazargan-Hejazi, Shahrzad; Bedi, Neeraj; Beghi, Ettore; Behzadifar, Masoud; Behzadifar, Meysam; Htet, Aung Soe; Kisa, Adnan; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Savic, Miloje; Skirbekk, Vegard Fykse; Vollset, Stein Emil; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Winkler, Andrea Sylvia (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)

  Background A key component of achieving universal health coverage is ensuring that all populations have access to quality health care. Examining where gains have occurred or progress has faltered across and within countries ...

• Genetic diversity of astrovirus in children from a birth cohort in Nepal 

  Shrestha, Sanjaya Kumar; Shrestha, Jasmin; Andreassen, Åshild Kristine; Strand, Tor A; Dudman, Susanne Gjeruldsen; Dembinski, Jennifer Lynn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Objective: This study describes the types of Human astroviruses detected in stool samples collected from a birth cohort of children in Nepal. Methods: Using a commercial kit (ProSpecT), a total of 5,224 diarrheal and ...

• Letter to the Editor 

  Rognstad, Øyvind Bakken; Kaldenbach, Siri; Strand, Tor Arne (Journal article, 2022)

• Rural general practice staff experiences of patient safety incidents and low quality of care in Norway: an interview study 

  Harbitz, Martin Bruusgaard; Stensland, Per Steinar; Gaski, Margrete (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Background and objectives General practitioners (GPs), nurses and medical secretaries (practice staff) are responsible for the continuous provision of safe care in rural general practice. Little is known about their role ...

• European Biological Variation Study (EuBIVAS): Within- and between-subject biological variation estimates for serum thyroid biomarkers based on weekly samplings from 91 healthy participants 

  Bottani, Michela; Aarsand, Aasne Karine; Banfi, Giuseppe; Locatelli, Massimo; Coşkun, Abdurrahman; Díaz-Garzón, Jorge; Fernandez-Calle, Pilar; Sandberg, Sverre; Ceriotti, Ferruccio; Carobene, Anna (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Objectives: Thyroid biomarkers are fundamental for the diagnosis of thyroid disorders and for the monitoring and treatment of patients with these diseases. The knowledge of biological variation (BV) is important to define ...

• Within- and between-subject biological variation data for serum zinc, copper and selenium obtained from 68 apparently healthy Turkish subjects 

  Coşkun, Abdurrahman; Carobene, Anna; Aarsand, Aasne K.; Aksungar, Fehime B.; Serteser, Mustafa; Sandberg, Sverre; Díaz-Garzón, Jorge; Fernandez-Calle, Pilar; Karpuzoglu, Fatma H.; Coskun, Cihan; Klzllkaya, Emine; Fidan, Damla; Jonker, Niels; Ugur, Esra; Unsal, Ibrahim (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Objectives: Trace elements (TrEL) are nutritionally essential components in maintaining health and preventing diseases. There is a lack of reliable biological variation (BV) data for TrELs, required for the diagnosis and ...

• The European Biological Variation Study (EuBIVAS): A summary report 

  Carobene, Anna; Aarsand, Aasne Karine; Bartlett, William A.; Coşkun, Abdurrahman; Díaz-Garzón, Jorge; Fernandez-Calle, Pilar; Guerra, Elena; Jonker, Niels; Locatelli, Massimo; Plebani, Mario; Sandberg, Sverre; Ceriotti, Ferruccio (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Biological variation (BV) data have many important applications in laboratory medicine. Concerns about quality of published BV data led the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) 1st ...

• Within- and between-subject biological variation data for tumor markers based on the European Biological Variation Study 

  Coşkun, Abdurrahman; Aarsand, Aasne Karine; Sandberg, Sverre; Guerra, Elena; Locatelli, Massimo; Díaz-Garzón, Jorge; Fernandez-Calle, Pilar; Ceriotti, Ferruccio; Jonker, Niels; Bartlett, William A.; Carobene, Anna (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Objectives: Reliable biological variation (BV) data are required for the clinical use of tumor markers in the diagnosis and monitoring of treatment effects in cancer. The European Biological Variation Study (EuBIVAS) was ...

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