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Clinical and socio-behavioral correlates of tooth loss: a study of older adults in Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2006-03-15)Background: Focusing 50 year olds and above, this study assessed the frequency, extent and correlates of tooth loss due to various reasons. Frequency and correlates of posterior occluding support was also investigated. ... -
Clinical decision making in cancer care: a review of current and future roles of patient age
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-05-09)Background: Patient age is among the most controversial patient characteristics in clinical decision making. In personalized cancer medicine it is important to understand how individual characteristics do affect practice ... -
Clinical decisions presented to patients in hospital encounters: a cross-sectional study using a novel taxonomy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Objective: To identify and classify all clinical decisions that emerged in a sample of patient–physician encounters and compare different categories of decisions across clinical settings and personal characteristics. Design: ... -
Clinical ethics dilemmas in a low-income setting - a national survey among physicians in Ethiopia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09-13)Background Ethical dilemmas are part of medicine, but the type of challenges, the frequency of their occurrence and the nuances in the difficulties have not been systematically studied in low-income settings. The objective ... -
Clinical features of gastroenteritis during a large waterborne Campylobacter outbreak in Askøy, Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Purpose: Outbreaks of Campylobacter infection are common, but studies exploring the clinical features of acute illness in the outbreak setting are scarce in existing literature. The main purpose of the present study was ... -
Clinical information predicting severe obstructive sleep apnea: A cross-sectional study of patients waiting for sleep diagnostics
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Introduction Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is highly prevalent with serious health consequences. Demand for diagnostic studies is high, in many countries exceeding capacity. Purpose The objective of this cross-sectional ... -
Clinical long-term consequences of acute hepatic porphyria and porphyria cutanea tarda
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-12-10)Background: The porphyrias comprise of several rare metabolic disorders in which a crucial enzymatic step in the biosynthesis of haem is affected, mostly due to a genetic defect. The current project focused on two major ... -
Clinical practice patterns among native and immigrant doctors doing out-of-hours work in Norway: a registry-based observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-07-12)Objectives: To evaluate whether immigrant and native Norwegian doctors differ in their practice patterns. Design: Observational study. Setting: Out-of-hours (OOH) emergency primary healthcare in Norway, 2008. Participants: ... -
Clinical remission of asthma and allergic rhinitis-in a longitudinal population study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Although asthma and allergic rhinitis are chronic diseases, some patients experience periods of remission. Information on prognostic factors associated with the remission of asthma and allergic rhinitis is ... -
Clinically significant discrepancies between sleep problems assessed by standard clinical tools and actigraphy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-10-27)Background: Sleep disturbances are widespread among nursing home (NH) patients and associated with numerous negative consequences. Identifying and treating them should therefore be of high clinical priority. No prior studies ... -
Clinimetric properties of a translated and culturally adapted Norwegian version of the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale for use in clinical practice and research
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Purpose To translate and culturally adapt the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale, POSAS, to Norwegian and explore its test-retest, intra- and inter-tester reliability. Methods POSAS was translated into Norwegian ... -
Co-existing symptoms and risk factors among African school children with hyperactivity-inattention symptoms in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
(Journal article, 2006-03-08)The aims of the study were to explore hyperactivity-inattention symptoms and co-existing symptoms of emotional and behavioural problems among African school children and their relationship with health status, socio-demographic ... -
Co-morbid anaemia and stunting among children 2–5 years old in southern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Abstract: Background In Ethiopia, 38% of children less than 5 years of age are stunted and 57% are anaemic. Both have a negative impact later in life on physical growth and cognitive development and often coexist. There ... -
Cobalamin and folate status in 6 to 35 months old children presenting with acute diarrhea in Bhaktapur, Nepal
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-03-03)Background: Cobalamin and folate are essential micronutrients and are important in DNA and RNA synthesis, cell proliferation, growth, hematopoiesis, and cognitive function. However, data on cobalamin and folate status are ... -
Cobalamin and folate status in women during early pregnancy in Bhaktapur, Nepal
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The demand for cobalamin (vitamin B12) and folate is increased during pregnancy, and deficiency during pregnancy may lead to complications and adverse outcomes. Yet, the status of these micronutrients is unknown in many ... -
The coexistence of asthma and COPD: risk factors, clinical history and lung function trajectories
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Patients with concomitant features of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a heavy disease burden. Using data collected prospectively in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey, we ... -
Cognitive and motor outcomes in children born low birth weight: A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies from South Asia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01-29)Background South Asia contributes substantially to global low birth weight population (i.e. those with birth weight < 2500 g). Synthesized evidence is lacking on magnitude of cognitive and motor deficits in low birth weight ... -
Cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic insomnia in outpatients with major depression—A randomised controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The aim of this randomised controlled assessor-blinded trial was to examine the effect of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia on sleep variables and depressive symptomatology in outpatients with comorbid insomnia ... -
A cohort analysis of survival and outcomes in severely anaemic children with moderate to severe acute malnutrition in Malawi
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Introduction: Moderate to severe acute malnutrition (SAM/MAM) and severe anaemia are important and associated co-morbidities in children aged less than five years. Independently, these two morbidities are responsible for ... -
Cohort profile: cerebral palsy in the Norwegian and Danish birth cohorts (MOBAND-CP)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-09-02)Purpose: The purpose of MOthers and BAbies in Norway and Denmark cerebral palsy (MOBAND-CP) was to study CP aetiology in a prospective design. Participants: MOBAND-CP is a cohort of more than 210 000 children, created as ...