Blar i Institutt for samfunnsmedisin og sykepleie på tidsskrift "Norsk Epidemiologi"
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Epidemiology and health policy: How to avoid becoming prisoner of the proximate
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)It goes without saying, epidemiology –the science of distribution of diseases and risk factors in popula-tions–isthebasisforallsoundandrationalhealthpolicy.Politiciansandpeopleinchargeof healthservices will ... -
From Biobanks for health to Biobank Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Norwegian biobanks comprise a unique resource for researchers who want to investigate pathways to the development of common and complex diseases and improve prevention and treatment. Extensive efforts have been made in ... -
Jakten på helsefremmende faktorer i epidemiologisk forskning: Eksempler fra Helseundersøkelsen i Nord-Trøndelag (HUNT)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Epidemiologisk forskning har tradisjonelt hatt fokus på å studere utbredelsen av sykdommer, risikofaktorer og årsaksfaktorer, og med forebygging som et hovedmål. Forskning på helsefremming har som hensikt å under-søke ... -
Kultur og helse i HUNT – En metodeevaluering
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Flere studier har indikert at det er sammenheng mellom kulturdeltagelse og helse, men mange av studiene har vesentlige svakheter. Befolkningsstudier med et stort antall deltagere har flere fordeler, bl.a. er det mulig å ... -
LADA (latent autoimmune diabetes in adults) in Norway - occurence, risk factors, treatment and complications :
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)LADA (latent autoimmune diabetes in adults) may be the most common form of autoimmune diabetes and thus encompasses a significant proportion of the diabetic population. Still, knowledge about this common form of diabetes ... -
Managing incidental findings in population based biobank research :
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)With the introduction of whole genome sequencing in medical research, the debate on how to handle incidental findings is becoming omnipresent. Much of the literature on the topic so far, seems to defend the researcher’s ... -
Norwegian social epidemiology during 200 years
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Social epidemiology has been defined as The branch of epidemiology that studies the social distribution andsocial determinants of states of health (1). Whereastraditional epidemiology is primarily concerned with health ... -
Peeking into the black box of privacy - biobank participants on the importance of recognition
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Biobank research deals with personal information and data from blood and tissue analysis, making the questions of legitimate recruitment of participants and handling of their data to be intimately connected with the issue ... -
The Scandinavian small-for-gestational age (SGA) pregnancy and birth cohort – A source to continual insight into fetal growth restriction and long term physical and neurodevelopmental health in mother and offspring
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Human in utero growth restriction (IUGR) is associated with an increased risk for perinatal mortality and morbidity among newborns and infants. To pursue this challenge, a Request For Proposals (RFP) was issued in 1983 by ... -
Self-esteem and mental health in adolescents - level and stability during a school year.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Aim: Adolescence represent an important period for positive mental health development. The aim of the present paper was to investigate gender differences as well as the level, stability and predictive role of mental health ... -
The association between vascular factors and subjective memory impairment in older people : the HUNT study, Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Objectives: Subjective memory impairment (SMI) is often considered an early sign of dementia. This study investigates the relationship between SMI and dementia-related vascular factors in older people. Method: This study ... -
Type 2 diabetes genes : present status and data from Norwegian studies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)The worldwide rise in prevalence of type 2 diabetes has led to an intense search for the genetic risk factors of this disease. In type 2 diabetes and other complex disorders, multiple genetic and environmental factors, as ... -
Utvidet egenmelding: en vei mot riktigere sykefravær?
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Women’s health and gender perspectives in the history of modern Norwegian epidemiology
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)In this chapter, we will discuss selected aspects of the impact of women’s movement on the development of modern epidemiology in Norway based on the experiences of leading a research program in Women’s Health (RPWH, ...