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Vilkår for begrepsdannelse og praksis i psykiatri : en filosofisk undersøkelse
(Others; Andre, 1996)Det begrensede siktemålet med denne avhandlingen, er å gi en oversikt over sentrale vilkår for psykiatrisk begrepsdannelse og praksis. En slik oversikt vil dog forhåpentligvis gjøre det enklere å bedømme hvilke spørsmål det er viktig å stille, i en klargjøring av psykiatriens potensiale som forvalter av intensjonen om lydhørhet overfor den Andres smerte. -
Dialog og refleksjon. Festskrift til Tom Andersens 60 års dag
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Physical activity and risk of cancer : a population based cohort study including prostate, testicular, colorectal, lung and breast cancer
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 1997)The overall aim of this thesis was to elucidate any association between physical activity and the subsequent risk of some major types of cancer in the general adult population of Norway: prostate, testicular, colorectal, lung and breast cancer. <p> <p>• Another aim was to examine whether physical activity at work had a different association to these cancer types than physical activity in leisure ... -
Incidence of and risk factors for myocardial infarction, stroke, and diabetes mellitus in a general population : the Finnmark study 1974-1989
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 1998) -
General practitioner hospitals : use and usefulness : a study from Finnmark County in North Norway.
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 1998) -
Use of alternative medicine by Norwegian cancer patients
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No går det på helsa laus : helse, sykdom og risiko for sykdom i to nord-norske kystsamfunn
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 1998)The present thesis shows how ordinary people experience the process of medicalization in their everyday life. The thesis describes how health and iliness is resolved, and how they solve their daily health problems. <p>The data presented is from two villages on the coast of Northern Norway. The study from Nordfjord examines how people change their attitude to iliness, health and health-care over time. ... -
Sykestuer i Finnmark : en studie av bruk og nytteverdi
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The potential for reducing inappropriate hospital admissions : a study of health benefits and costs in a department of internal medicine
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 1999)Inappropriate hospital admissions are defined as those which do not result in health benefit for the patient or in such benefit that could have been obtained on a lower care level. Studies from many parts of the world have reported high rates of such admissions. It is commonly believed that they represent a potential for significant cost reductions. However, this assumes that they can be identified ... -
Interpretation of forearm bone mineral density : the Tromsø study
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A population based study on coronary heart disease in families : the Finnmark Study 1974-1989
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Environmental and occupational exposure, life-style factors and pregnancy outcome in arctic and subarctic populations of Norway and Russia
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2000)The study was initiated because of the public fear of adverse reproductive health and pregnancy outcomes in the Russian-Norwegian border zone in the vicinity of the nickel producing industry in the Kola Peninsula. The original objective was to assess health conditions of delivering women and their outcomes in the general population in the Russian- Norwegian arctic area, including assessment of ... -
Dietary data in the Norwegian Women and Cancer Study : validation and analyses of health related aspects
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2000)The objectives of the present thesis were to design a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire for use in epidemiological research among Norwegian women, to validate certain components of the dietary data, to collect dietary data from a large nation-wide sample of women, and to analyse selected nutritional aspects related to health, both cross-sectionally and prospectively. The data are ... -
Ultrasound assessed carotid atherosclerosis in a general population : the Tromsø study
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2000)As a neurologist with a special interest in cerebrovascular diseases, and with several years of practice with ultrasound examinations of extra- and intracranial arteries, I have some times experienced patients in whom ultrasound revealed unexpected findings which surprised mc, and made me wonder about etiological relationships and clinical implications. Thus, ultrasound examinations of the carotid ... -
Echocardiographic screening in a general population : normal distribution of echocardiographic measurements and their relation to cardiovascular risk factors and disease : The Tromsø Study
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2000) -
The South Asian cataract management study : a prospective clinical study of traditional intracapsular cataract surgery with and without implantation of anterior chamber intraocular lens
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Hjerte-karundersøkelsene i Finnmark 1974-2000. Resultater fra undersøkelsene
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Individual fatty acids and cardiovascular risk factors
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2001)This thesis focuses on the relationship of individual fatty acids in blood phospholipids with blood pressure, serum cholesterol, triglycerides and apolipoproteins. A clinical trial and a observational study address the following questions: 1. What are the effects of dietary supplementation with high doses (4 grams daily) of highly purified EPA and DHA on serum lipids (triglycerides, total, LDL ... -
The stenotic carotid artery plaque : prevalence, risk factors and relations to clinical disease : the Tromsø study
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2001)Stroke is the second leading cause of death in the world and is responsible for a high percentage of major disability, requiring substantial resources spent on care and rehabilitation. Atherosclerosis due to lipid accumulation in the vessel wall with formation of stenotic atheromatous plaques in the carotid bifurcation and/or the internal carotid artery is an important cause of stroke. In ... -
Fragile bones in patients with stroke? : bone mineral density in acute stroke patients and changes during one year of follow up
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2001)This thesis highlights several clinically important questions related to bone loss the first year following stroke and with regard to bone mass at stroke onset:<br> Lack of mobility and weight bearing early after stroke is an important factor for the greater bone loss in the proximal femur on the paretic side. Relearning to walk within the first two month after stroke, even with support of another ...