Browsing Fakultet for medisin og helsevitenskap (uspesifisert) by Issue Date
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Epidemiological studies in hereditary hemochromatosis: Prevalence, morbidity and benefit of screening
(Dissertations at the Faculty of Medicine, 0805-7680; 218, Doctoral thesis, 2003)The basis for this thesis is a population-based screening program for hereditary hemochromatosis, carried out in Nord-Trøndelag County in Norway, as a part of The HUNT Study 1995-97. The main purpose of the screening program ... -
Reproductive outcome in women with rheumatic disease : a population registry based study of the effects of inflammatory rheumatic disease and connective tissue disease on reproductive outcome in Norwegian women in 1967-1995
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Socioeconomic inequalities in health and disability.: Social epidemiology in the Nord-Trøndelag health study (HUNT), Norway
(Dissertations at the Faculty of Medicine, 0805-7680; 239, Doctoral thesis, 2004)Socioeconomic inequalities in health and disability are found in all countries where social gradients have been studied. Despite rapid economic growth and expanding health care systems, aiming at providing services to ... -
Evaluation of electronic medical records - A clinical task perspective
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2004:37, Doctoral thesis, 2004)Evaluation is a challenging but necessary part of the development cycle of clinical information systems like the complex electronic medical records (EMR) systems. It is believed that evaluations of EMR systems should include ... -
Tissue characterization by high resolution magic angle spinning MR spectroscopy
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2004:41, Doctoral thesis, 2004)Vevs-karakterisering med høyoppløsning MAS MR spektroskopi Høyoppløsning MAS er en MR spektroskopisk metode som gir høyt oppløste spekter av faste materialer. I dette doktorgradsarbeidet har høyoppløsning MAS blitt anvendt ... -
Epidemiological studies on weight change and health in a large population
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Posttraumatic stress reactions in children and adolescents
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2005:206, Doctoral thesis, 2005)The 1980s mark the beginning of systematic research and theoretical advances in the field of psychic trauma in children. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was a diagnosis for adults in the Diagnostic and Statistical ... -
Extended stroke unit service and early supported discharge.: Short and long-term effects
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2005:205, Doctoral thesis, 2005)Effekter av utvidet slagbehandling og samarbeid på tvers av forvaltningsnivå. Hjerneslag er en av de hyppigste årsaker til alvorlig funksjonshemming og død i Norge, i tillegg at sykdommen medfører betydelige samfunnsmessige ... -
Polycystic ovary syndrome - Metformin treatment in pregnancy
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Mental health and cerebral magnetic resonance imaging in adolescents with low birth weight
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2005:183, Doctoral thesis, 2005)VLBW adolescents We found that the VLBW adolescents had specific emotional and cognitive traits. Some of them fit with psychiatric concepts and others do not. They had an increased risk of developing psychiatric symptoms ... -
The Serotonin Producing Enterochromaffin Cell, and Effects of Hyperserotoninemia on Heart and Bone
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2005:208, Doctoral thesis, 2005)Neuroendocrine (NE) cells are found in a majority of the body organs. In the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, enterochromaffin cells (EC) constitute the largest NE cell population and they are distributed from the cardia to ... -
Metabolic effects of ultraviolet radiation on the anterior part of the eye
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2006:22, Doctoral thesis, 2006)Ultraviolet radiation (UV-R) is an environmental factor known to increase the risk of developing an irreversible opacification of the lens (cataract). Increased irradiance of UV-R to the earth because of depletion of ... -
Results and consequences of routine ultrasound screening in pregnancy: A geographic based population study
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2006:123, Doctoral thesis, 2006)The aims of the study were: To assess the risk for adverse obstetrical outcome in women where the EDD had been postponed more than 14 days with ultrasound. To evaluate the mortality and morbidity of conservatively managed ... -
Quantification of regional myocardial function by strain rate and strain for evaluation of coronary artery disease: Automated versus manual analysis during acute myocardial infarction and dobutamine stress echocardiography
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2006:163, Doctoral thesis, 2006)Kvantifisering av hjertets muskelfunksjon med tøyning og tøyningshastighet målt med ultralyd for vurdering av koronar sykdom. Automatisert metode versus manuell ved akutt hjerteinfarkt og ultralyd stress test. Vanligvis ... -
Sustainable and responsible preventive medicine: Conceptualising ethical dilemmas arising from clinical implementation of advancing medical technology
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2006:113, Doctoral thesis, 2006)Background and setting Health care has become one of the most expansive activities in contemporary societies, and technology is one of its most influential factors. The modern medical-technological enterprise is however ... -
Pain, autonomic activation and muscular activation to experimentally-induced cognitive stress in headache patients
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2007:186, Doctoral thesis, 2007)Background and objectives Stress is in several studies mentioned as the most frequent trigger of headache. Nevertheless, the exact mechanisms by which stress induces headache is poorly understood and relatively few studies ... -
Ultrasound beams for enhanced image quality
(Dissertations at the Faculty of Medicine, 0805-7680; 2008-152, Doctoral thesis, 2008)The contents of this thesis consider new methods for generating ultrasound beams for enhanced image quality in medical imaging. The results presented are produced through computer simulations. The thesis consists of an ... -
Depression and anxiety in relation to catechol-O-methyltransferase Val158Met genotype in the general population: The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008)Background: The catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene contains a functional polymorphism, Val158Met, which has been linked to anxiety and depression, but previous results are not conclusive. The aim of the present ... -
Methods for improving quality and efficiency in quantitative echocardiography: Aspects of using high frame rate
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2008:53, Doctoral thesis, 2008)Ultralyd er i dag et standardverktøy innen hjertediagnostikk. Analyse av ventrikkelfunksjon gjøres subjektivt ved å se på gråskala ultralydopptak av hjertet. Dette gjør dokumentasjon og opplæring vanskelig. Det er derfor ...