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No increase in response rate by adding a web response option to a postal population survey: A randomized trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-12-31)Background: There is substantial interest in use of the Internet for surveys, but there have been few health-oriented, large, randomized trials of general population surveys on the Internet. It is unclear whether providing ... -
Non-metastatic prostate cancer: rationale for conservative treatment and impact on disease-related morbidity and mortality in the elderly
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Purpose: To determine the rationale for not offering local treatment to prostate cancer patients with non-metastatic disease at diagnosis who later died of prostate cancer and to document local and systemic complications ... -
Noninvasive ventilation in COVID-19 patients aged ≥ 70 years—a prospective multicentre cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is a promising alternative to invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) with a particular importance amidst the shortage of intensive care unit (ICU) beds during the COVID-19 pandemic. ... -
Nonlinear Analysis of Motor Activity Shows Differences between Schizophrenia and Depression: A Study Using Fourier Analysis and Sample Entropy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-01-28)The purpose of this study has been to describe motor activity data obtained by using wrist-worn actigraphs in patients with schizophrenia and major depression by the use of linear and non-linear methods of analysis. Different ... -
NOR-SASS (Norwegian Sonothrombolysis in Acute Stroke Study): Randomized controlled contrast-enhanced sonothrombolysis in an unselected acute ischemic stroke population
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-02)Background and Purpose—The NOR-SASS (Norwegian Sonothrombolysis in Acute Stroke Study) aimed to assess effect and safety of contrast-enhanced ultrasound treatment in an unselected acute ischemic stroke population. ... -
Nordic guidelines 2021 for diagnosis and treatment of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background The diagnostic work-up and treatment of patients with gastroenteropancreatic (GEP) neuroendocrine neoplasms (NEN) has undergone major advances and new methods are introduced. Furthermore, an update of the WHO ... -
Nordic Specialist Course in Palliative Medicine: Evaluation and Impact on the Development of Palliative Medicine in the Nordic Countries: A Survey among Participants from Seven Courses 2003-2017
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: The five Nordic Associations for palliative medicine (PM) have since 2003 organized a common specialist course for six weeks in two years. Aim: To describe the course: participants, evaluations, impact on ... -
Normal and malignant epithelial cells with stem-like properties have an extended G2 cell cycle phase that is associated with apoptotic resistance
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-04-28)Background Subsets of cells with stem-like properties have been previously isolated from human epithelial cancers and their resistance to apoptosis-inducing stimuli has been related to carcinoma recurrence and treatment ... -
Normal Liver Stiffness Values in Children - A Comparison of Three Different Elastography Methods
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05)Objectives: Noninvasive tests for the evaluation of liver fibrosis are particularly helpful in children to avoid general anesthesia and potential complications of invasive tests. We aimed to establish reference values for ... -
Norske retningslinjer for tverrfaglig behandling av hoftebrudd
(Report, 2018)Hoftebrudd rammer cirka 9000 pasienter per år i Norge. Pasienter med hoftebrudd er ofte skrøpelige eldre personer som har mye komorbiditet og ikke minst geriatriske problemstillinger. Det er økt risiko for varig redusert ... -
The Norwegian Cognitive impairment after stroke study (Nor-COAST): study protocol of a multicentre, prospective cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-11-26)Background: Early and late onset post-stroke cognitive impairment (PCI) contributes substantially to disability following stroke, and is a high priority within stroke research. The aetiology for PCI is complex and related ... -
The Norwegian degenerative spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis (NORDSTEN) study: study overview, organization structure and study population
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Purpose To provide an overview of the The Norwegian Degenerative spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis (NORDSTEN)-study and the organizational structure, and to evaluate the study population. Methods The NORDSTEN is ... -
Norwegian paediatric habilitation centres judge their own competence on cerebral visual impairment as limited
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Aim: Cerebral visual impairment (CVI), a frequently occurring functional impairment in children with neurodevelopmental disorders, leads to communicative, social and academic challenges. In Norway, children with ... -
The Norwegian preeclampsia family cohort study: a new resource for investigating genetic aspects and heritability of preeclampsia and related phenotypes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-12-01)Background. Preeclampsia is a major pregnancy complication without curative treatment available. A Norwegian Preeclampsia Family Cohort was established to provide a new resource for genetic and molecular studies aiming to ... -
The Norwegian Stroke in the Young Study (NOR-SYS): rationale and design
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-07-17)Background: Ischemic stroke in young adults is a major health problem being associated with a higher vascular morbidity and mortality compared to controls, and a stroke recurrence rate of 25% during the first decade. The ... -
The Norwegian tenecteplase stroke trial (NOR-TEST): randomised controlled trial of tenecteplase vs. alteplase in acute ischaemic stroke
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-05-15)Background: Alteplase is the only approved thrombolytic agent for acute ischaemic stroke. The overall benefit from alteplase is substantial, but some evidence indicates that alteplase also has negative effects on the ... -
Not every estimate counts – evaluation of cell composition estimation approaches in brain bulk tissue data
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-06-07)Background: Variation in cell composition can dramatically impact analyses in bulk tissue samples. A commonly employed approach to mitigate this issue is to adjust statistical models using estimates of cell abundance derived ... -
Nothing to complain about? : residents’ and relatives’ viewson a "good life" and ethical challenges in nursing homes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Background: Nursing home residents are a vulnerable population. Most of them suffer from multimorbidity, while many have cognitive impairment or dementia and need care around the clock. Several ethical challenges in nursing ... -
A novel age-related gene expression signature associates with proliferation and disease progression in breast cancer
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background and objective Breast cancer (BC) diagnosed at ages <40 years presents with more aggressive tumour phenotypes and poorer clinical outcome compared to older BC patients. Here, we explored transcriptional BC ... -
Novel biomarkers in multiple sclerosis pathology with a focus on neuroprotection and myelin repair
(Doctoral thesis, 2024-01-16)Multippel sklerose (MS) er en sykdom som fører til skade på nervesystemet, kjennetegnet av definerte områder med vevsskade (lesjoner) i sentralnervesystemet (CNS). Dette resulterer i varig funksjonshemming hos pasienter. ...