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White matter hyperintensities and headache: A population-based imaging study (HUNT MRI)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Objective To examine the relationship between white matter hyperintensities and headache. Methods White matter hyperintensities burden was assessed semi-quantitatively using Fazekas and Scheltens scales, and by manual ... -
White Matter Matters: Unraveling Violence in Psychosis and Psychopathy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Individuals with psychotic disorders have an increased risk of committing acts of violence. Neurobiological support for the extent to which violence in psychosis is driven by psychotic symptoms and/or antisocial traits ... -
The WHO 2021 Classification of Central Nervous System tumours: a practical update on what neurosurgeons need to know—a minireview
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background The World Health Organization (WHO) Classification of Tumours, also known as WHO Blue Books, represents an international standardised tool in the diagnostic work-up of tumours. This classification system is under ... -
Who benefits from orthogeriatric treatment? Results from the Trondheim hip-fracture trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background: Hip fracture patients are heterogenous. Certain patient characteristics are associated with poorer prognosis, but less is known about differences in response to treatment among subgroups. The Trondheim Hip ... -
WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG): the first pre-service training study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Despite the increasing burden of mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders, a significant treatment gap for these disorders continues to exist across the world, and especially in low- and middle-income ... -
Who Returns to work? Exploring the Role of Interpersonal Problems in Occupational Rehabilitation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose: Current interventions designed to facilitate return to work (RTW) after long-term sick leave show weak effects, indicating the need for new approaches to the RTW process. The importance of social relationships in ... -
Whole exome sequencing analysis of novel rare variants in susceptibility and unprecedented genes of hereditary colorectal cancer
(Master thesis, 2020)Abstract will be available on 2023-01-01 -
Whole Genome Gene Expression Meta-Analysis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Colon Mucosa Demonstrates Lack of Major Differences between Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background: In inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), genetic susceptibility together with environmental factors disturbs gut homeostasis producing chronic inflammation. The two main IBD subtypes are Ulcerative colitis (UC) ... -
Whole transcriptomic network analysis using Co-expression Differential Network Analysis (CoDiNA)
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Whole-body computed tomography versus conventional skeletal survey in patients with multiple myeloma: A study of the International Myeloma Working Group
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)For decades, conventional skeletal survey (CSS) has been the standard imaging technique for multiple myeloma (MM). However, recently whole-body computed tomography (WBCT) has been implemented into the diagnostic criteria ... -
Whole-volume tumor MRI radiomics for prognostic modeling in endometrial cancer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background In endometrial cancer (EC), preoperative pelvic MRI is recommended for local staging, while final tumor stage and grade are established by surgery and pathology. MRI‐based radiomic tumor profiling may aid in ... -
Whose voices matter? Use, misuse and non-use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) among severely disabled children living in small group homes.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The article explores whether and how severely disabled children living in small group homes are supported in their communicative efforts to participate and have a voice in their everyday lives. The study, framed within a ... -
Why babies die in unplanned out-of-institution births: An enquiry into perinatal deaths in Norway 1999-2013.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Introduction The aims were to describe causes of death associated with unplanned out-of-institution births, and to study whether they could be prevented. Material and methods Retrospective population-based observational ... -
Why do myeloma patients have bone disease? A historical perspective.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The question of how myeloma cells cause destruction of skeletal tissue has interested scientists for many years, and knowledge in this field has developed in parallel with the understanding of physiological bone remodeling. ... -
Why do women not adhere to advice on maternal referral in rural Tanzania? Narratives of women and their family members
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: In most low-income countries, many women with high-risk pregnancies and complications do not reach the referral hospitals despite the provision of referral advice. Objective: To explore how antenatal maternal ... -
Why intraperitoneal glucose sensing is sometimes surprisingly rapid and sometimes slow: A hypothesis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The artificial pancreas requires fast and reliable glucose measurements. The peritoneal space has shown promising results, and in one of our studies we detected glucose changes in the peritoneal space already at the same ... -
Why not integrate ethics in HTA: identification and assessment of the reasons
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)From the conception of HTA in the 1970s it has been argued that addressing ethical issues is an element of HTA, and many methods for integrating ethics in HTA have become available. However, despite almost 40 years with ... -
Why simulation can be efficient: on the preconditions of efficient learning in complex technology based practices
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009)Background: It is important to demonstrate learning outcomes of simulation in technology based practices, such as in advanced health care. Although many studies show skills improvement and selfreported change to practice, ... -
Why the Norwegian 2021 guideline for basic life support are different
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Medical guidelines provide health care professionals with a framework for how they should treat patients and perform training. Although based on the available scientific evidence, their legitimacy depends on a transparent ... -
Why we don't need "unmet needs"! On the concepts of unmet need and severity in health-care priority setting
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)In health care priority setting different criteria are used to reflect the relevant values that should guide decision-making. During recent years there has been a development of value frameworks implying the use of multiple ...