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Arsenic exposure and developmental neurotoxicity: An evaluation of biomarkers of effect.
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Arterial ischaemic stroke from 2010-2015: Incidence, risk factors, atherosclerosis and 5-year outcome : The Norwegian Stroke in the Young Study, a three-generation research program
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-12-09)“Norwegian Stroke in the Young Study” (NOR-SYS) er en tre generasjoners studie, som har inkludert hjerneinfarkt pasienter i alderen mellom 15-60 år, og deres foreldre, partnere og voksne barn mellom 2010-2015 for å få ... -
Arterial Stiffness in Overweight and Obesity: Association with Sex, Age, and Blood Pressure
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction: Obesity has been associated with increased arterial stiffness. Sex-differences in arterial stiffness in obesity have been less explored. Aim: To explore sex-differences in arterial stiffness by applanation ... -
Artifacts on Magnetic Resonance Imaging from Electronic Identification Enablement in Silicone Gel Implants Are Not Negligible
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Breast implants filled with silicone gel are used worldwide for cosmetic reasons, or breast reconstruction following risk-reducing or therapeutic mastectomy. The importance of identifiable implants is undeniable. A recent ... -
‘As soon as they can hold a glass, they begin taking alcohol’: a qualitative study on early childhood substance use in Mbale District, Uganda
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Globally, substance use is a leading contributor to the burden of disease among young people, with far reaching social, economic and health effects. Following a finding of harmful alcohol use among 5-8-year-old ... -
“As soon as they can hold a glass” : Exploring the prevalence, context and social determinants of early childhood substance use before age 10: a multimethod study from 11 countries in Africa
(Doctoral thesis, 2024-02-22)Bakgrunn: Etter å ha funnet skadelig alkoholinntak blant 5-8 år gamle barn i Uganda har vi undersøkt denne praksisen ytterligere i Uganda spesielt og Afrika generelt. Rusbruk i tidlig barndom, før ungdomstid (dvs. før ... -
Ascaris exposure and its association with lung function, asthma, and DNA methylation in Northern Europe
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Ascaris infections, with a worldwide prevalence above 10%, can cause respiratory pathology. However, long-term effects on lung function in humans are largely unknown. Objective We investigated the associations ... -
Aspects of Dental Caries in Sudanese Schoolchildren
(Doctoral thesis, 2011-01-26)Background: Effective delivery of dental services must be based on reliable information about the level of disease and treatment need in the target population. Evaluation of the relative impact of various factors known to ... -
Aspects of Oral Health Care Services in the context of HIV and AIDS in the Sudan
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-10-01)Introduction: Sub-Saharan Africa is a home to 67% of all people living with HIV-infection. War and the resulting population movements, Sudan's long borders with countries which have high HIV-prevalence, all these conditions ... -
Aspects of statin prescribing in Norwegian counties with high, average and low statin consumption – an individual-level prescription database study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-12-05)Background: The aim of this paper was to test the goodness of fit of the Attitude – Social influence – self-Efficacy (ASE) model in explaining schoolchildren's intentions to eat fruit and their actual fruit intake in ... -
Aspirin as secondary prevention in colorectal cancer liver metastasis (ASAC trial): study protocol for a multicentre randomized placebo-controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Colorectal cancer is one the most common cancers in the western world with increasing incidence. Approximately 50% of the patients develop liver metastases. Resection of liver metastases is the treatment of ... -
Assay harmonization and use of biological standards to improve the reproducibility of the hemagglutination inhibition assay: A FLUCOP collaborative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The hemagglutination inhibition (HAI) assay is an established technique for assessing influenza immunity, through measurement of antihemagglutinin antibodies. Improved reproducibility of this assay is required to provide ... -
Assembling a global database of child pneumonia studies to inform WHO pneumonia management algorithm: Methodology and applications
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background The existing World Health Organization (WHO) pneumonia case management guidelines rely on clinical symptoms and signs for identifying, classifying, and treating pneumonia in children up to 5 years old. We aimed ... -
Assembly and Cellular Exit of Coronaviruses: Hijacking an Unconventional Secretory Pathway from the Pre-Golgi Intermediate Compartment via the Golgi Ribbon to the Extracellular Space
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Coronaviruses (CoVs) assemble by budding into the lumen of the intermediate compartment (IC) at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-Golgi interface. However, why CoVs have chosen the IC as their intracellular site of assembly ... -
Assessing a nurse-assisted eHealth intervention posthospital discharge in adult patients with non-communicable diseases: a protocol for a feasibility study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction A growing number of patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as heart failure (HF) and colorectal cancer (CRC), are prone to comorbidity, a high rate of readmissions and complex healthcare needs. ... -
Assessing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis prevalence in Norway from 2009 to 2015 from compulsory nationwide health registers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Objective: In Norway, diagnoses from specialist health care visits, drug prescriptions, and causes of deaths are registered in compulsory health registers. We aimed to determine amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) prevalence ... -
Assessing association of dental caries with child oral impact on daily performance; a cross-sectional study of adolescents in Copperbelt province, Zambia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-18)Background: Dental caries and child oral impact on daily performance (C-OIDP) have been linked in several studies. However, the studies used caries indices, which limit the ability to examine how C-OIDP prevalence varies ... -
Assessing fear of hypoglycemia in a population-based study among parents of children with type 1 diabetes – psychometric properties of the hypoglycemia fear survey – parent version
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-01-19)Background: In the treatment of childhood type 1 diabetes, being aware of the parents’ fear of hypoglycemia is important, since the parents’ fear may influence the management of treatment and the children’s blood glucose ... -
Assessing medical students’ attitudes towards learning communication skills – which components of attitudes do we measure?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-03-30)Background. The Communication Skills Attitudes Scale (CSAS) created by Rees, Sheard and Davies and published in 2002 has been a widely used instrument for measuring medical students' attitudes towards learning communication ... -
Assessing performance enhancing tools: experiences with the open performance review and appraisal system (OPRAS) and expectations towards payment for performance (P4P) in the public health sector in Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-09-10)Background Health workers’ motivation is a key determinant of the quality of health services, and poor motivation has been found to be an obstacle to service delivery in many low-income countries. In order to increase the ...