Blar i forfatter ISM skriftserie "Ahmed, Luai Awad"

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    • Risk factors for fractures in Tromsø : the Tromsø study 

      Ahmed, Luai Awad (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2005)
      <p>A fracture is a break or crack in a bone. Fractures are common and anyone can fracture a bone. They occur when the bone can not withstand the physical force excerpted on it. There are several types or classifications of fracture; simple, stress, comminuted, impact, compound, complete and incomplete. Depending on the type and location of a fracture, the treatment varies from immobilization ...

    • Vertebral fractures and self-perceived health in elderly women and men in a population-based cross-sectional study: the Tromsø Study 2007-08 

      Waterloo, Svanhild Haugnes; Søgaard, Anne Johanne; Ahmed, Luai Awad; Damsgård, Elin; Morseth, Bente; Emaus, Nina (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Health-related quality of life (HRQL) may be associated with increased mortality in the elderly. The effect of prevalent vertebral fractures on HRQL in elderly women and men is not well described. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between prevalent vertebral fractures and back pain, neck pain, and HRQL in elderly women and men, and to study possible gender differences in the ...