Søk
Viser treff 11-20 av 165
Between health care and social security : psychiatric patients and the disability pension system in Norway and Russia
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2007-08-16)
Background: The official statistics of persons with mental disorders who are granted disability
pension (DP) in Russia and Norway indicate large differences between the countries.
Methods: This qualitative explorative hypothesis-generating study is based on text analysis of the
laws, regulations and guidelines, and qualitative interviews of informants representing all the
organisational elements ...
European citizens' use of E-health services : a study of seven countries
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2007-04-10)
Background: European citizens are increasingly being offered Internet health services. This study
investigated patterns of health-related Internet use, its consequences, and citizens' expectations
about their doctors' provision of e-health services.
Methods: Representative samples were obtained from the general populations in Norway,
Denmark, Germany, Greece, Poland, Portugal and Latvia. The ...
Fatal inanition in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) : pathological findings in completely emaciated carcasses
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2007-09-28)
Background: In a project to determine the causes of winter mortality in reindeer in Finnmark
County, northern Norway, the most frequent diagnosis turned out to be complete emaciation,
despite several of the reindeer having been given silage for up to 4 weeks before they died. The
present paper describes autopsy results and other findings in these animals.
Methods: Autopsies were made of 32 ...
Cyanobacterial ribosomal RNA genes with multiple, endonuclease-encoding group I introns
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2007-09-08)
Background: Group I introns are one of the four major classes of introns as defined by their
distinct splicing mechanisms. Because they catalyze their own removal from precursor transcripts,
group I introns are referred to as autocatalytic introns. Group I introns are common in fungal and
protist nuclear ribosomal RNA genes and in organellar genomes. In contrast, they are rare in all
other ...
Quality or equality? : the Norwegian experience with medical monopolies
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2007-02-15)
Background: In order to maintain both quality and efficiency of health services in a small country
with a scattered population, Norway established a monopoly system for 38 highly specialized
medical services. The geographical distributions of these services, which are provided by one or
two university hospitals only, were analysed.
Methods: The counties of residence for 2 711 patients admitted ...
Treatment needs and acknowledgement of illness : importance for satisfaction with psychiatric inpatient treatment
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2008)
Assessing medical students' attitudes towards learning communication skills : which components of attitudes do we measure?
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2007-03-30)
Background: The Communication Skills Attitudes Scale (CSAS) created by Rees, Sheard and
Davies and published in 2002 has been a widely used instrument for measuring medical students'
attitudes towards learning communication skills. Earlier studies have shown that the CSAS mainly
tests two dimensions of attitudes towards communication; positive attitudes (PAS) and negative
attitudes (NAS). The ...
Cross-sectional study of morbidity, morbidity-associated factors and cost of treatment in Ngaoundere, Cameroon, with implications for health policy in developing countries and development assistance policy
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2002-04-15)
Background: In a population-based epidemiological study in Ngaoundere, Cameroon, we studied
cross-sectional child morbidity and the cost of necessary investigation and treatment.
Methods: Three teams of two to three health workers visited haphazardly selected households in
all major housing quarters. We asked permission to enter for a health survey. Children with cough,
fever or weight loss as ...
A mitogenomic approach to the taxonomy of pollocks. Theragra chalcogramma and T. finnmarchica represent one single species
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2007-06-07)
Background:
The walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) and Norwegian pollock (T. finnmarchica) are confined to the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans, respectively, and considered as distinct species within the family Gadidae. We have determined the complete mtDNA nucleotide sequence of two specimens of Norwegian pollock and compared the sequences to that of 10 specimens of walleye pollock ...
Improvement of wound healing by water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA) in patients with chronic venous stasis ulcers of the lower legs including evaluation using infrared thermography
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2008)