• Initiation of anti-osteoporotic drugs in high-risk female patients starting glucocorticoid treatment: a population study in Norway 

      Apalset, Ellen Margrete; Lunde, Astrid; Hoff, Mari; Ehrenstein, Vera; Tell, Grethe S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Summary Glucocorticoid use is a risk factor for osteoporosis and fractures. We studied whether women initiating glucocorticoid treatment also started anti-osteoporotic treatment, according to clinical guidelines. Women ...
    • Prevalence and incidence rates of atrial fibrillation in Norway 2004-2014 

      Kjerpeseth, Lars Jøran; Igland, Jannicke; Selmer, Randi Marie; Ellekjær, Hanne; Tveit, Arnljot; Berge, Trygve; Kalstø, Silje Madeleine; Christophersen, Ingrid E.; Myrstad, Marius; Skovlund, Eva; Egeland, Grace M.; Tell, Grethe S.; Ariansen, Inger (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Objective To study time trends in incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in the entire Norwegian population from 2004 to 2014, by age and sex, and to estimate the prevalence of AF at the end of the study period. Methods A ...
    • Urban–Rural Differences in Hip Fracture Mortality: A Nationwide NOREPOS Study 

      Solbakken, Siri Marie; Magnus, Jeanette H.; Meyer, Haakon E; Dahl, Cecilie; Stigum, Hein; Søgaard, Anne-Johanne; Holvik, Kristin; Tell, Grethe S.; Emaus, Nina; Forsmo, Siri; Gjesdal, Clara Gram; Schei, Berit; Vestergaard, Peter; Omsland, Tone Kristin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Higher hip fracture incidence in urban than in rural areas has been demonstrated, but urban–rural differences in posthip fracture mortality have been less investigated, and the results are disparate. Hence, the aims of the ...