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Assessment of pain in patients with dementia. Development of a staff-administered behavioural pain assessment tool
(Doctoral thesis, 2008-06-12)Aims: The aim of this thesis is to develop a staff-administered behavioural pain assessment tool for older persons with dementia, to test the instrument with respect to reliability and validity, and to use it in the clinical ... -
Assessment of Poly-ADP-ribose as a potential biomarker in Parkinson’s Disease
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Assessment of retention force and bone apposition in two differently coated femoral stems after 6 months of loading in a goat model
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-08-16)Background: Since the introduction of uncemented hip implants, there has been a search for the best surface coating to enhance bone apposition in order to improve retention. The surface coating of the different stems varies ... -
Assessment of Small Bowel Motility and SMA Blood Flow Studied with Transabdominal Ultrasound
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Purpose: Gastrointestinal ultrasound (GIUS) is a noninvasive imaging technique that may be used to study physiological changes in the small bowel. The aim of the study was to investigate the feasibility of measuring blood ... -
Assessment of the nail contamination with soil-transmitted helminths in schoolchildren in Jimma Town, Ethiopia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Large-scale deworming programs have been successful in reducing the burden of disease due to soil-transmitted helminth (STH; Ascaris lumbricloides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworm) infections, but re-infection ... -
Assessment of the utility of repeat tuberculin testing: a prospective study of adolescents in a high tuberculosis prevalence setting in South India
(Master thesis, 2012-04-11)Background -Under-nutrition is associated with sub-optimal or false -negative tuberculin responses, while BCG vaccination may produce false-positive reactions. The two-step tuberculin test may be of value in populations ... -
Assessment of treatment outcomes of registered tuberculosis patients in Laquintinie Hospital of Douala, Cameroon: a retrospective cohort study
(Master thesis, 2021-05-18)Background Globally, tuberculosis is a major public health problem and especially in low-income settings where resources are limited for proper treatment. The disease is managed by control programs that follow patients ... -
Assessment of tumor suppressor promoter methylation in healthy individuals
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08)Background The number of tumor suppressor genes for which germline mutations have been linked to cancer risk is steadily increasing. However, while recent reports have linked constitutional normal tissue promoter methylation ... -
Assfociations of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) with lower birth weight: An evaluation of potential confounding by glomerular filtration rate using a physiologically based pharmacokinetic model (PBPK)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-12)Background: Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has been associated with lower birth weight in epidemiologic studies. This association could be attributable to glomerular filtration rate (GFR), which is ... -
Association between abdominal and general obesity and respiratory symptoms, asthma and COPD. Results from the RHINE study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction Previous studies on the association between abdominal and general obesity and respiratory disease have provided conflicting results. Aims and objectives We aimed to explore the associations of abdominal ... -
The association between adherence to national antibiotic guidelines and mortality, readmission and length of stay in hospital inpatients: results from a Norwegian multicentre, observational cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-04-15)Background: Clinical antibiotic prescribing guidelines are essential in defining responsible use in the local context. Our objective was to investigate the association between adherence to national antibiotic prescribing ... -
The association between alcohol consumption and risk of hip fracture differs by age and gender in Cohort of Norway: a NOREPOS study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-11)Summary: The association between alcohol consumption and hip fracture differed by gender: Men aged 30–59 years drinking frequently or 14+ gl/week had higher risk than moderate drinkers. No significant association was seen ... -
Association Between Amygdala Volume and Trajectories of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia With Lewy Bodies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Introduction: The amygdala is implicated in psychiatric illness. Even as the amygdala undergoes significant atrophy in mild dementia, amygdala volume is underexplored as a risk factor for neuropsychiatric symptoms ... -
The association between aspects of carer distress and time until nursing home admission in persons with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the association between specific aspects of carer distress and time until nursing home admission (NHA) in people with mild dementia. Design: Prospective cohort ... -
The association between biomass fuel use for cooking and linear growth in young children in Bhaktapur, Nepal
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background There are still many people in the world who prepare their meals on open fires or stoves using solid fuels from biomass, especially in low-and middle-income countries. Although biomass cooking fuels have been ... -
Association between C-reactive protein levels and antipsychotic treatment during 12 months follow-up period after acute psychosis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background A potential role of inflammatory pathways in the pathology of schizophrenia has been suggested for at least a subgroup of patients. Elevated levels of the inflammatory marker C-reactive protein (CRP) have been ... -
Association between cholera treatment outcome and nutritional status in children aged 2–4 years in Nigeria
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)SETTING: Cholera can aggravate or precipitate malnutrition, and children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) have a higher incidence and longer duration of diarrhoea. OBJECTIVE: To describe 1) characteristics of and ... -
The association between cognitive impairment, gait speed, and Walk ratio
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Gait speed has been found to be associated with cognitive function. However, gait speed is an unspecific measure that may not be informative about gait patterns. The Walk ratio (step length divided by step ... -
Association between complement component 4A expression, cognitive performance and brain imaging measures in UK Biobank
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Altered expression of the complement component C4A gene is a known risk factor for schizophrenia. Further, predicted brain C4A expression has also been associated with memory function highlighting that altered ... -
The association between dairy intake and risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality in patients with stable angina pectoris
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Aims The association of dairy products with cardiovascular disease and mortality risk remains heavily debated. We aimed to investigate the association between intake of total dairy and dairy products and the risk of acute ...