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Diagnosis and management of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in low-resource settings, a study from Zanzibar, Tanzania
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-01-11)Tuberculosis (TB) is still a major global public health concern. Of the 7 million incident TB cases recognized by the World Health Organization in 2018, 15% were extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) cases. Diagnosing EPTB ... -
Diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis in Pakistan: Are national guidelines used by private healthcare providers?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background The National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTP) in Pakistan developed, with the Pakistan Paediatric Association, a pediatric scoring chart to aid diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis (TB). Our study compared the ... -
Diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis using the MPT64 antigen detection test in a high-income low tuberculosis prevalence setting
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) poses diagnostic challenges due to the paucibacillary nature of the disease. The immunochemistry-based MPT64 antigen detection test (MPT64 test) has shown promising results ... -
Diagnostic knowing in general practice: interpretative action and reflexivity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Getting the right diagnosis is supposed to provide an explanation of a patient’s health problem and inform health care decisions. As a core element of clinical reasoning, diagnosis deserves systematic and ... -
Diagnostic measures for severe acute malnutrition in Indian infants under 6 months of age: a secondary data analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Weight for length z-score (WLZ) < − 3 is currently used to define severe acute malnutrition (SAM) among infants. However, this approach has important limitations for infants younger than 6 months of age as WLZ ... -
Diagnostic performance of a SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen test in a large, Norwegian cohort
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Rapid antigen tests (RATs) may be included in national strategies for handling the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, as they provide test results rapidly, are easily performed outside laboratories, and enable immediate ... -
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 ... -
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 ...