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Admissions and surgery as indicators of hospital functions in Sierra Leone during the west-African Ebola outbreak
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background In an attempt to assess the effects of the Ebola viral disease (EVD) on hospital functions in Sierra Leone, the aim of this study was to evaluate changes in provisions of surgery and non-Ebola admissions during ... -
Adolescent siblings of children with cancer: a qualitative study from a salutogenic health promotion perspective
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Purpose: To explore the experiences of adolescents with a sibling suffering from cancer from a salutogenic health promotion perspective. Methods: Seven female siblings aged 13–17 years were interviewed. The interviews ... -
Advancements in predicting outcomes in patients with glioma: a surgical perspective
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Introduction: Diffuse glioma is a challenging neurosurgical entity. Although surgery does not provide a cure, it may greatly influence survival, brain function, and quality of life. Surgical treatment is by nature highly ... -
Adverse childhood experiences and their association with substance use disorders in adulthood: A general population study (Young-HUNT)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Aim To investigate the association of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and substance use disorders (alcohol and illicit drug use disorders), specifically by gender, in a large longitudinal non-clinical population ... -
Adverse events of exercise therapy in randomised controlled trials: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Objective To evaluate the relative risk (RR) of serious and non-serious adverse events in patients treated with exercise therapy compared with those in a non-exercising control group. Design Systematic review and ... -
Adverse events with fatal outcome associated with alemtuzumab treatment in multiple sclerosis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Objective Sporadic fatal adverse events have been reported during treatment of multiple sclerosis with alemtuzumab. To provide a systematic overview, we searched the centralized European Medicines Agency database of ... -
Adverse pregnancy outcomes among women in Norway with gestational diabetes using three diagnostic criteria
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction The aim of this study was to examine the risk of adverse perinatal outcomes in women diagnosed with GDM by the World Health Organization (WHO) 1999 criteria, and in those retrospectively identified by the ... -
Aerobic and cardiovascular autonomic adaptations to moderate intensity endurance exercise in patients with fibromyalgia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Objective: To investigate whether moderate intensity endurance exercise has similar effects on cardiovascular fitness and autonomic function in patients with fibromyalgia and healthy controls. Design: Case-control ... -
Aerobic high-intensity intervals improve V̇O2max more than supramaximal sprint intervals in females, similar to males
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction: Maximal oxygen uptake (V̇O2max) is a pivotal factor for aerobic endurance performance. Recently, aerobic high-intensity interval training (HIIT) was documented to be superior to sprint interval training (SIT) ... -
Age at Menarche, age at Natural Menopause, and Risk of Lung and Colorectal Cancers: A Mendelian Randomization Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: The roles of age at menarche and age at menopause in the etiology of lung and colorectal cancers are unclear. Objective: We aimed to investigate potential causal associations between age at menarche, age at ... -
Age- and sex-dependent effects of DNA glycosylase Neil3 on amyloid pathology, adult neurogenesis, and memory in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Oxidative stress generating DNA damage has been shown to be a key characteristic in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, how it affects the pathogenesis of AD is not yet fully understood. Neil3 is a DNA glycosylase initiating ... -
Age-of-onset information helps identify 76 genetic variants associated with allergic disease
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Risk factors that contribute to inter-individual differences in the age-of-onset of allergic diseases are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to identify genetic risk variants associated with the age at which ... -
Age-related change in peak oxygen uptake and change of cardiovascular risk factors. The HUNT Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Large longitudinal studies on change in directly measured peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) is lacking, and its significance for change of cardiovascular risk factors is uncertain. We aimed to assess ten-year ... -
Ageing, functioning patterns and their environmental determinants in the spinal cord injury (SCI) population: A comparative analysis across eleven European countries implementing the International Spinal Cord Injury Community Survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: As the European population with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is expected to become older, a better understanding of ageing with SCI using functioning, the health indicator used to model healthy ageing trajectories, ... -
AI-driven attenuation correction for brain PET/MRI: Clinical evaluation of a dementia cohort and importance of the training group size
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Introduction Robust and reliable attenuation correction (AC) is a prerequisite for accurate quantification of activity concentration. In combined PET/MRI, AC is challenged by the lack of bone signal in the MRI from which ... -
Aids to management of headache disorders in primary care (2nd edition): On behalf of the European Headache Federation and Lifting the Burden: The Global Campaign against Headache
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The Aids to Management are a product of the Global Campaign against Headache, a worldwide programme of action conducted in official relations with the World Health Organization. Developed in partnership with the European ... -
Air versus Sulfur Hexafluoride Gas Tamponade for Small and Medium-Sized Macular Holes: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Purpose To investigate whether air tamponade is noninferior to sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) gas tamponade for small (≤ 250 μm) and medium-sized (> 250 μm and ≤ 400 μm) macular holes (MHs). Design Multicenter, randomized ... -
Airway segmentation and centerline extraction from thoracic CT - Comparison of a new method to state of the art commercialized methods
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Introduction Our motivation is increased bronchoscopic diagnostic yield and optimized preparation, for navigated bronchoscopy. In navigated bronchoscopy, virtual 3D airway visualization is often used to guide a bronchoscopic ... -
Airway Symptoms among Farmers in Central Norway. A Comparative Study of Risks. The HUNT Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives The objective of this study was to compare the risk of developing respiratory symptoms in farmers and other occupational groups over a period of 11 to 23 years. Methods The study includes data from ... -
Akutt lungesviktsyndrom hos covid-19-pasient med negative nasofarynksprøver
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)En kvinne i 40-årene som ble innlagt etter tre ukers sykehistorie med luftveisinfeksjon, utviklet alvorlig akutt lungesviktsyndrom. Nasofarynksprøver tatt dag 1 og 3 etter innleggelse var negative for sars-CoV-2-viruset, ...