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Senfølger av kjernefysiske prøvesprengninger på øygruppen Novaya Semlya i perioden 1955 til 1962 : rapport etter programmet "Liv". Arkhangelsk 1994.
(Research report; Forskningsrapport, 1996) -
The Sørreisa gastrointestinal disorder study : dyspepsia, peptic ulcer and endoscopic findings in a population
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Factors affecting doctors' decision making
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 1996) -
The military service : mental distress and changes in health related behaviours among Norwegian army conscripts.
(Research report; Forskningsrapport, 1994) -
Arrhythmia, electrocardiographic signs, and physical activity in relation to coronary heart risk factors and disease : the Tromsø study
(Research report; Forskningsrapport, 1995) -
Helse, livsstil og levekår i Finnmark : resultater fra Hjerte-karundersøkelsen i 1987-88 : Finnmark III
(Research report; Forskningsrapport, 1993) -
Risk factors for, and 13-year mortality from, cardiovascular disease by socioeconomic status : a study of 44690 men and 17540 women, ages 40-49.
(Research report; Forskningsrapport, 1993) -
Hypertensjon i distriktshelsetjenesten
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Beskrivelse og analyse av etterundersøkelsesgruppen. Hjerte-kar undersøkelsen i Finnmark – Et eksempel på en populasjonsundersøkelse rettet mot cardiovasculære sykdommer.
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Health education and self care in dentistry : surveys and interventions.
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 1989) -
Helse og ulikhet. Vi trenger et handlingsprogram for Finnmark.
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Prenatal exposure to DDT and other selected environmental contaminants and their predictors in malaria and non-malaria areas in coastal KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2014-02-20)Prenatal exposure to environmental toxicants is of major concern, as foetal development is one of the most sensitive life stages for endogenous and exogenous insults. Permeability of the placenta allows not only for environmental contaminants, but also contaminants released from maternal body stores during pregnancy, to be transferred to the foetus. Most of the exposure assessments in pregnant women ... -
Vertebral fractures and self-perceived health in elderly women and men in a population-based cross-sectional study: the Tromsø Study 2007-08
(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 ... -
A study of fish consumption and cardiometabolic risk factors among the circumpolar population of the rural Nenets Autonomous Area in comparison with the urban population of Arkhangelsk County
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2012-12-14)Russia is a country with a high level of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) death. The nation has experienced several economic crises after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. While CVD-related deaths have decreased in Japan, North America and Western Europe during recent decades, CVD deaths in Russia have increased. Fish consumption is believed to have cardio-protective effects. Fish consumption ... -
COPD in the elderly : diagnostic criteria, symptoms and smoking. Quantitative and qualitative studies of persons over sixty years of age in The Tromsø studies.
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2012-11-09)SUMMARY Smokers benefit from the enjoyment and fellowship smoking brings in the short term, yet may cause diseases and disability later in life. This thesis is about COPD, the spirometry criteria for diagnosis, the predictive value of respiratory symptoms, and smoking and its cessation. Paper 1 and 2 are quantitative, epidemiological studies, which were based on a cross sectional population ... -
Nutrients and toxic elements in semidomesticated reindeer in Norway : nutritional and Food Safety Aspects
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2012-09-28)Reinsdyr (Rangifer tarandus tarandus L.) er en viktig del av samisk kultur og en viktig bestanddel av samisk tradisjonell kost. Data på rein som næringsmiddel for mennesker har vært mangelfulle i forhold andre husdyr. Hovedmålet med denne avhandlingen var å øke kunnskapen om reinsdyr som matvare for mennesker, for å studere konsentrasjoner av fettsyrer, lipider, vitaminer, essensielle elementer ... -
A doctor close at hand : a qualitative analysis of GPs' work in cancer care
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2012-08-31)Summary of thesis The core of medicine, even specialized and high-tech medicine, is a meeting, a consultation, between a human being asking for advice and another human being, whose knowledge and experience is expected to be helpful. This thesis explores how the suspicion of cancer can arise in such a consultation, how general practitioners (GPs) can contribute to cancer care and how GPs might ... -
Disease activity and outcome in juvenile idiopathic arthritis - a longitudinal cohort study in the Nordic countries
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2012-05-16)SUMMARY This thesis is based on the Nordic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) cohort study. In a multi-centre population-based setting a prospective followup of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) was performed. Pediatric rheumatology centers in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden included children with newly diagnosed JIA during a 3.5 year period starting January 1st 1997. The study was focused ... -
Aspects of health services in Sami areas
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2012-04-26)Helsepolitikk for samer har bygd på antakelser om at språk- og kulturforskjeller mellom helsepersonell og pasienter fører til et underforbruk av helsetjenester og en dårligere helsetjeneste. Første studie i denne avhandlingen analyserer forbruket av sykehus, og avviser at det er et underforbruk av helsetjenester blant samer generelt, men finner at de eldste innbyggerne i samiske kommuner er noe ... -
Functional ultrasound of the anal canal. The effect of pregnancy and childbirth
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2011-06-22)This thesis is concerned with functional three-dimensional ultrasound of the anal canal. Comparing acquisitions assessed with endoanal- and transvaginal transducers, the transvaginal transducer turned out to be as good as the endovaginal transducer. In addition, the curvatures, position and dimensions of the undisturbed anatomical structures in the anal canal, including the anal mucosa, could be ...
