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Benzene exposure and risk of lung cancer in the Norwegian Offshore Petroleum Worker cohort: a prospective case-cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Objective The objective of our study was to examine whether occupational exposure to benzene is associated with lung cancer among males in the Norwegian Offshore Petroleum Workers cohort. Methods Among 25 347 male offshore ... -
Benzene exposure and risk of lymphohaematopoietic cancers in 25 000 offshore oil industry workers
(Journal article, 2015-03-24)Background: The aim of this work was to examine the risk of lymphohaematopoietic (LH) cancer according to benzene exposure among offshore workers. Methods: Cancer registry data were used to identify 112 cancer cases diagnosed ... -
Benzene Exposure From Selected Work Tasks on Offshore Petroleum Installations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, 2002-2018
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objectives Work on offshore petroleum installations may cause exposure to benzene. Benzene is a carcinogenic agent, and exposure among workers should be as low as reasonably practicable. We aimed to assess short-term ... -
Benzodiazepines and antidepressants: Effects on cognitive and functional decline in Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-31)Objectives We aim to study the effects of the prescription of benzodiazepines and antidepressants on cognitive and functional decline in older adults living with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Lewy body dementia (LBD) over ... -
The Bergen 4-Day Treatment for Panic Disorder: A Pilot Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-06-26)The current article reports on the findings from a pilot treatment study on panic disorder (PD) with or without agoraphobia. Consecutively referred patients were included and treated with the Bergen 4-day treatment format. ... -
Best Practice Recommendations for the Implementation of a Digital Pathology Workflow in the Anatomic Pathology Laboratory by the European Society of Digital and Integrative Pathology (ESDIP)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The interest in implementing digital pathology (DP) workflows to obtain whole slide image (WSI) files for diagnostic purposes has increased in the last few years. The increasing performance of technical components and the ... -
Beta2-adrenoreceptor agonists and long-term risk of Parkinson's disease
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction There is limited information on how the association between Parkinson's disease and the use of beta2-adrenoreceptor (β2AR) agonists varies among groups of short-, long-, and ultra-long-acting β2AR agonists ... -
Betaine as a determinant of postmethionine load total plasma homocysteine before and after B-Vitamin supplementation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2004)Objective—Betaine is a substrate in the betaine– homocysteine methyltransferase reaction, converting homocysteine to methionine. There are only sparse data on plasma betaine as a determinant of the plasma total homocysteine ... -
Better health-related quality of life (Mental component summary), having a higher level of education, and being less than 75 years of age are predictors of hospital admission among cognitively intact nursing home residents: A 5-year follow-up study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-03-07)Objective: To study whether health-related quality of life (HRQOL), activities of daily living (ADL), and anxiety and depression symptoms affect the risk of hospital admission and potential interactions with having a cancer ... -
Better mental health in children of Vietnamese refugees compared with their Norwegian peers - a matter of cultural difference?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-10-21)Background: There are conflicting results on whether immigrant children are at a heightened risk of mental health problems compared with native youth in the resettlement country. The objective of the study: To compare the ... -
Better survival of hybrid total knee arthroplasty compared to cemented arthroplasty.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Background and purpose — There have been few comparative studies on total knee replacement (TKR) with cemented tibia and uncemented femur (hybrid TKR). Previous studies have not shown any difference in revision rate between ... -
Betydelig pårørendebelastning hos pårørende til hjemmeboende personer med demens: Resultater fra LIVE@Home.Path studien
(Master thesis, 2024-05-15)Bakgrunn: I dag er det omtrent 400 000 personer i Norge som er nære pårørende til en person med demens. Av disse opplever en tredjedel pårørendebelastning. Omsorgsoppgavene som pårørende utfører, kan føre til langvarig ... -
Betydning av pasientleie for tynntarmsdose ved strålebehandling av pasienter med rectumcancer
(Master thesis, 2010-11-29)Background: Irradiation is a standard adjuvant treatment for rectal cancer, but there is no standard concerning the most optimal treatment position. Different approaches have been carried out in which treatment position ... -
Betydningen av personlighetstrekk ved langvarige hode-og ansiktssmerter
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Aim: Knowledge about personality can support the choice of treatment of chronic head and facial pain. The aim of this literature review, which to our knowledge is the first of its kind, is to investigate the significance ... -
Betydninger av brukerstyrt personlig assistanse i hverdagen; erfaringer og muligheter. En kvalitativ studie.
(Master thesis, 2021-12-15)Bakgrunn: Tema for masteroppgaven er brukerstyrt personlig assistanse (BPA), som er et assistansetilbud for personer med funksjonsnedsettelse. Ordningen er sentral i debatten om likestilling og mulighet for samfunnsdeltagelse. ... -
Bevacizumab treatment induces metabolic adaptation toward anaerobic metabolism in glioblastomas
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-01)Anti-angiogenic therapy in glioblastoma (GBM) has unfortunately not led to the anticipated improvement in patient prognosis. We here describe how human GBM adapts to bevacizumab treatment at the metabolic level. By performing ... -
Beyond autonomy and care: Experiences of ambivalent abortion seekers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background While being prepared for abortions, some women experience decisional ambivalence during their encounters with health personnel at the hospital. Women’s experiences with these encounters have rarely been examined. ... -
Beyond sleep duration: Sleep timing as a risk factor for childhood obesity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Ample evidence attests to the relationship between short sleep duration, sleep problems and childhood obesity. However, few studies have examined the association between sleep timing and obesity in children. ... -
Beyond the Law - An Ethnography of Zambian Abortion Politics
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-06-18)Every year, as many as 25 million women are estimated to resort to unsafe abortion worldwide. Many of these abortions lead to severe complications and death. Nevertheless, abortion remains a contentious issue that is ... -
Beyond the law: Misoprostol and medical abortion in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-01)Misoprostol has during the past few years become an important obstetric drug used for different purposes both within and outside hospitals in Tanzania. In this paper, we analyze how misoprostol is perceived, accessed and ...