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    • Airway symptoms and atopy in young children prescribed asthma medications: A large‐scale cohort study 

      Mikalsen, Ingvild Bruun; Dalen, Ingvild; Karlstad, Øystein; Eide, Geir Egil; Magnus, Maria Christine; Nystad, Wenche; Øymar, Knut (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Diagnosing asthma and deciding treatment are difficult in young children. An inappropriate and too high prescription rate of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) is suggested, but how airway symptoms are associated with prescriptions ...

    • Airway symptoms and lung function in the local population after the oil tank explosion in Gulen, Norway 

      Granslo, Jens Tore; Bråtveit, Magne; Hollund, Bjørg Eli; Irgens, Ågot; Svanes, Cecilie; Magerøy, Nils; Moen, Bente E. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-12-12)
      Background: Oil tanks containing a mixture of hydrocarbons, including sulphuric compounds, exploded and caught fire in an industrial harbour. This study assesses airway symptoms and lung function in the nearby population ...

    • Akathisia and atypical antipsychotics. Relation to suicidality, agitation and depression in a clinical trial 

      Bjarke, Jill Kristin; Gjerde, Helga Nødland; Jørgensen, Hugo A; Kroken, Rune Andreas; Løberg, Else-Marie; Johnsen, Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Objective: Akathisia is among the most unpleasant side effects related to antipsychotic drug (AP) use, and possible associations between akathisia and agitation, depression and suicidal behaviour, respectively, have been ...

    • Akutt Ambulant Team - kva innverknad kan opningstida ha? 

      Røssland, Hege Lægreid (Master thesis, 2011-03)
      Bakgrunn: Psykisk helsevern har dei siste tiåra gjennomført ein modernisering og omstilling av sine behandlingstilbod frå tradisjonell institusjonsbehandling til meir polikliniske og ambulante tenester. Det har vore satsa ...

    • Akutt intermitterende porfyri- kartlegging av funksjonelle og termodynamiske eigenskapar til hydroksymetylbilan syntase og utvalte mutantar 

      Rønneseth, Eva (Master thesis, 2011-05-16)
      Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is an inherited disorder. The majority of patients diagnosed with AIP have half-normal activity of hydroxymethylbilane synthase (HMBS), the third enzyme in the heme- pathway. Although the ...

    • Akuttmedisin i ein distriktskommune 

      Rørtveit, Sverre (Doctoral thesis, 2016-09-30)
      When medical emergencies happen, efficient organization of the emergency services and high competence among the personnel, is paramount. This dissertation contributes to the knowledge base of the medical emergency preparedness ...

    • The alarmins high mobility group box protein 1 and S100A8/A9 display different inflammatory profiles after acute knee injury 

      Aulin, C.; Larsson, S.; Vogl, T.; Roth, J.; Åkesson, A.; Swärd, P.; Heinbäck, R.; Harris, Helena Erlandsson; Struglics, A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Objective To compare the concentrations of high mobility group box 1 protein (HMGB1) and S100A8/A9 in synovial fluid between patients with knee injuries and osteoarthritis (OA), and knee healthy subjects. To investigate ...

    • Alcohol at bedtime induces minor changes in sleep stages and blood gases in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 

      Holmedahl, Nils Henrik; Øverland, Britt; Fondenes, Ove; Ellingsen, Ivar; Hardie, Jon Andrew (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-05-17)
      Purpose/background: The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of a moderate dose of alcohol on sleep architecture and respiration in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Alcohol depresses both hypercapnic ...

    • Alcohol consumption among pregnant women in Northern Tanzania 2000-2010: A registry-based study 

      Isaksen, Alexander Blaauw; Østbye, Truls; Mmbaga, Blandina Theophil; Daltveit, Anne Kjersti (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-09-03)
      Background: Alcohol can be harmful to the development of the foetus. In most developed countries, pregnant women are recommended to abstain from alcohol, however in developing countries, women are less likely to receive ...

    • Alcohol consumption, life satisfaction and mental health among Norwegian college and university students 

      Sæther, Solbjørg Makalani Myrtveit; Knapstad, Marit; Askeland, Kristin Gärtner; Skogen, Jens Christoffer (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Objective: High-level alcohol consumption is common in, and central to, the student community. Among adults, high-level alcohol consumption, and sometimes also low, has been associated with poorer social integration and ...

    • Alcohol-attributed disease burden in four Nordic countries: a comparison using the Global Burden of Disease, Injuries and Risk Factors 2013 study 

      Agardh, Emilie Elisabet; Danielsson, Anna-Karin; Ramstedt, Mats; Ledgaard Holm, Astrid; Diderichsen, Finn; Juel, Knud; Vollset, Stein Emil; Knudsen, Ann Kristin; Kinge, Jonas Minet; White, Richard; Skirbekk, Vegard; Mäkelä, Pia; Forouzanfar, Mohammad Hossein; Coates, Matthew M.; Casey, Daniel C.; Naghavi, Mohesen; Allebeck, Peter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-10)
      Aims: (1) To compare alcohol-attributed disease burden in four Nordic countries 1990–2013, by overall disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and separated by premature mortality [years of life lost (YLL)] and health loss ...

    • Algebraic topology-based machine learning using MRI predicts outcomes in primary sclerosing cholangitis 

      Singh, Yashbir; Jons, William A.; Eaton, John E.; Vesterhus, Mette Nåmdal; Karlsen, Tom Hemming; Bjørk, Ida; Abildgaard, Andreas; Jørgensen, Kristin Kaasen; Folseraas, Trine; Little, Derek; Gulamhusein, Aliya F.; Petrovic, Kosta; Negård, Anne; Conte, Gian Marco; Sobek, Joseph D.; Jagtap, Jaidip; Venkatesh, Sudhakar K.; Gores, Gregory J.; LaRusso, Nicholas F.; Lazaridis, Konstantinos N.; Erickson, Bradley J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background: Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic cholestatic liver disease that can lead to cirrhosis and hepatic decompensation. However, predicting future outcomes in patients with PSC is challenging. Our ...

    • An Algorithm (LaD) for Monitoring Childbirth in Settings Where Tracking All Parameters in the World Health Organization Partograph Is Not Feasible: Design and Expert Validation 

      Balikuddembe, Michael; Wakholi, Peter Khisa; Tumwesigye, Nazarius M.; Tylleskär, Thorkild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: After determining the key childbirth monitoring items from experts, we designed an algorithm (LaD) to represent the experts’ suggestions and validated it. In this paper we describe an abridged algorithm for ...

    • Algorithms for early detection of silent liver fibrosis in the primary care setting - a scoping review 

      Ravndal, Line; Lindvig, Katrine P.; Jensen, Ellen L.; Sunde, Anita Lenora; Nassehi, Damoun; Thiele, Maja; Krag, Aleksander; Kjosavik, Svein Reidar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Introduction Fatty liver disease affects almost 30% of the adult population worldwide. Most patients are asymptomatic, and there is not a linear relationship between exposure to risk factors and the risk of developing ...

    • All-Optical Electrophysiology in hiPSC-Derived Neurons With Synthetic Voltage Sensors 

      Puppo, Francesca; Sadegh, Sanaz; Trujillo, Cleber A.; Thunemann, Martin; Campbell, Evan P.; Vandenberghe, Matthieu; Shan, Xiwei; Akkouh, Ibrahim; Miller, Evan W.; Bloodgood, Brenda L.; Silva, Gabriel A.; Dale, Anders M.; Einevoll, Gaute; Djurovic, Srdjan; Andreassen, Ole Andreas; Muotri, Alysson R.; Devor, Anna (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Voltage imaging and “all-optical electrophysiology” in human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived neurons have opened unprecedented opportunities for high-throughput phenotyping of activity in neurons possessing ...

    • Allele diversity of the H-ras-1 variable number of tandem repeats in Norwegian lung cancer patients 

      Ryberg, D.; Tefre, T.; Skaug, V.; Stangeland, Lodve; Øvrebø, S.; Naalsund, A.; Børresen, A.-L.; Haugen, Aa. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 1992-11)
      We have examined restriction fragment length polymorphisms of the H-ras-1 gene in germ-line DNA from 214 lung cancer patients and 309 unaffected controls. When DNA samples were digested with MspI/HpaII, Southern blot ...

    • Allergisk reaksjon i forbindelse med bruk av søvnapnéskinne 

      Hatleberg, Kåre; Svahn, Johanna; Lundekvam, Birgitte Fos; Berge, Trine Lise Lundekvam; Gjerde, Kjersti; Kopperud, Hilde Molvig; Vindenes, Hilde Kristin; Björkman, Lars (Journal article, 2021)
      Langvarig behandling med søvnapnéskinner er godt undersøkt i vitenskapelige studier. De viser god effekt mot snorking og pustestopp, og det har fremkommet få bivirkninger (1). CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) er ...

    • Allmennlegers erfaringer som portvakt. Utfordringer, håndtering og konsekvenser 

      Nilsen, Stein (Doctoral thesis, 2018-04-12)
      Gatekeeping has been a natural part of the general practitioners’ (GPs’) duties for many decades. Recently, the gatekeeper’s function has been questioned, as ideals of shared decision-making and patient autonomy have been ...

    • Allocating external financing for health: a discrete choice experiment of stakeholder preferences 

      Grépin, Karen A.; Pinkstaff, Crossley B.; Hole, Arne Risa; Henderson, Klara; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Røttingen, John-Arne; Ottersen, Trygve (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-02-05)
      Most donors of external financing for health use allocation policies to determine which countries are eligible to receive financial support and how much support each should receive. Currently, most of these policies place ...

    • Alpha-tocopherol and MRI outcomes in multiple sclerosis - association and prediction 

      Løken-Amsrud, Kristin Ingeleiv; Myhr, Kjell-Morten; Bakke, Søren Jacob; Beiske, Antonie Giæver; Bjerve, Kristian S; Bjørnarå, Bård T.; Hovdal, Harald Olav; Lilleås, Finn; Midgard, Rune; Pedersen, Tom; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Torkildsen, Øivind; Wergeland, Stig; Holmøy, Trygve (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-01-22)
      Objective: Alpha-tocopherol is the main vitamin E compound in humans, and has important antioxidative and immunomodulatory properties. The aim of this study was to study alpha-tocopherol concentrations and their relationship ...