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Folate supplementation and twin pregnanciesStein Emil Vollset
Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, Section for Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Locus for Registry Based Epidemiology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Epidemiology 16:201-5. 2005..For this purpose several countries add folate to the flour. Therefore, it is important to monitor possible adverse effects of this B vitamin. We have assessed the effect of folate on twin pregnancies...- The association of gastric cancer risk with plasma folate, cobalamin, and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphisms in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and NutritionStein Emil Vollset
LOCUS for Homocysteine and Related Vitamins, Institute of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 16:2416-24. 2007..However, we observed increased gastric cancer risk at low cobalamin levels that was most likely due to compromised cobalamin status in atrophic gastritis preceding gastric cancer... 
Does the southern European cardiovascular mortality advantage extend to total mortality? 50-year trends in death risks between 40 and 70 years of age in Western European men and womenStein Emil Vollset
Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway
Scand J Public Health 38:127-34. 2010..To study 50-year mortality trends in men and women of northern and southern Western Europe...- Vitamins B2 and B6 and genetic polymorphisms related to one-carbon metabolism as risk factors for gastric adenocarcinoma in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutritionSimone J P M Eussen
LOCUS for Homocysteine and Related Vitamins, Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Medicine, University of Bergen, and Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 19:28-38. 2010..In summary, results from this large European cohort study showed an inverse association between vitamin B2 and GC risk, which is borderline significant, and a significant inverse association between vitamin B6 and GC risk... 
Plasma folate, related genetic variants, and colorectal cancer risk in EPICSimone J P M Eussen
LOCUS for Homocysteine and Related Vitamins, Institute of Medicine, Section for Pharmacology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Bergen, and Haukeland University Hospital, 5021 Laboratory Building, 9th Floor, Bergen, Norway
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 19:1328-40. 2010..We investigate the associations between plasma folate, several relevant folate-related polymorphisms, and CRC risk within the large European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition cohort...- The methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677C-->T polymorphism as a modulator of a B vitamin network with major effects on homocysteine metabolismSteinar Hustad
The Hormone Laboratory, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
Am J Hum Genet 80:846-55. 2007..Individuals with the TT genotype were particularly sensitive to the status of several B vitamins and might be candidates for personalized nutritional recommendations... - Plasma vitamins B2, B6, and B12, and related genetic variants as predictors of colorectal cancer riskSimone J P M Eussen
LOCUS for Homocysteine and Related Vitamins, Institute of Medicine, University of Bergen, and Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 19:2549-61. 2010..Although associations with folate have frequently been studied, studies on other plasma vitamins B2, B6, and B12 and colorectal cancer are scarce or inconclusive... - Modulation of the homocysteine-betaine relationship by methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677 C->t genotypes and B-vitamin status in a large-scale epidemiological studyPal I Holm
Hormone Laboratory, Haukeland University Hospital, Section for Pharmacology, Institute of Medicine, Armauer Hanssens hus, University of Bergen, 5021 Bergen, Norway
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 92:1535-41. 2007.... - Dietary predictors of plasma total homocysteine in the Hordaland Homocysteine StudySvetlana V Konstantinova
Section of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Kalfarveien, 31, Bergen, Norway
Br J Nutr 98:201-10. 2007..In conclusion, food items rich in B-vitamins and with a low content of fat and sugar were related to lower tHcy levels. Eggs, chicken, non-processed meat, fish and milk were inversely associated with tHcy... - Biomarkers related to one-carbon metabolism as potential risk factors for distal colorectal adenomasStefan de Vogel
Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 20:1726-35. 2011..However, plasma folate and vitamins B2 and B12 have inconsistently been associated with colorectal cancer risk, and there have been no previous studies relating plasma concentrations of methionine, choline, and betaine to this outcome... - Plasma total homocysteine level and bone mineral density: the Hordaland Homocysteine StudyClara Gram Gjesdal
Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, Institute of Medicine, University of Bergen, and Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital, Norway
Arch Intern Med 166:88-94. 2006..We examined the association of hip BMD with levels of plasma tHcy, folate, and vitamin B12 and the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) 677C-->T and 1298A-->C polymorphisms... - Large-scale population-based metabolic phenotyping of thirteen genetic polymorphisms related to one-carbon metabolismAse Fredriksen
LOCUS for Homocysteine and Related Vitamins, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Hum Mutat 28:856-65. 2007..2756A>G (tHcy), BHMT c.716G>A (DMG), CBS c.844_845ins68 (tHcy, betaine), CBS c.699C>T (tHcy, betaine, cystathionine) and TCN2 c.776C>G (MMA). No associations were observed for the other polymorphisms investigated... - Changes in basal and postmethionine load concentrations of total homocysteine and cystathionine after B vitamin interventionØyvind Bleie
Institute of Medicine, University of Bergen, Haukeland University Hospital, N 5021 Bergen, Norway
Am J Clin Nutr 80:641-8. 2004.... - Functional inference of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677C > T and 1298A > C polymorphisms from a large-scale epidemiological studyArve Ulvik
LOCUS for Homocysteine and Related Vitamins, Department of Internal Medicine, Pharmacology Section, University of Bergen, Armauer Hansens Hus, 5021 Bergen, Norway
Hum Genet 121:57-64. 2007..In conclusion, this report demonstrates functional inference of the MTHFR 677 C > T and 1,298 A > C polymorphisms from a large-scale epidemiological study... - Folate, vitamin B12, homocysteine, and the MTHFR 677C->T polymorphism in anxiety and depression: the Hordaland Homocysteine StudyIngvar Bjelland
Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, LOCUS for Homocysteine and Related Vitamins, University of Bergen, Norway
Arch Gen Psychiatry 60:618-26. 2003..This study examined the associations between folate, total homocysteine, vitamin B12, and the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677C-->T polymorphism, and anxiety and depression in a large population-based study... - Coffee consumption and circulating B-vitamins in healthy middle-aged men and womenArve Ulvik
LOCUS for Homocysteine and Related Vitamins, Department of Internal Medicine, Pharmacology Section, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Clin Chem 54:1489-96. 2008..tHcy is determined by several B-vitamins. However, reports about the association between coffee intake and B-vitamin status are few... - Risk of diabetes after gestational diabetes and preeclampsia. A registry-based study of 230,000 women in NorwayAnders Engeland
Department of Pharmacoepidemiology, Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Nydalen, Oslo, Norway
Eur J Epidemiol 26:157-63. 2011..If the increase in frequency of GDM observed in MBRN in recent years is real, a further increase in diabetic women can be expected... - Plasma homocysteine, folate, and vitamin B 12 and the risk of hip fracture: the hordaland homocysteine studyClara Gram Gjesdal
Department of Public Helath and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
J Bone Miner Res 22:747-56. 2007..High levels of homocysteine and low levels of folate predicted fracture, whereas vitamin B12 and genotypes were not related to fracture risk. High homocysteine may be a modifiable risk factor for hip fracture... - Phenotypic expression of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677C-->T polymorphism and flavin cofactor availability in thyroid dysfunctionSteinar Hustad
LOCUS for Homocysteine and Related Vitamins, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Am J Clin Nutr 80:1050-7. 2004..Riboflavin status modifies the metabolic effect of the polymorphism, and thyroid hormones increase the synthesis of flavin cofactors... - Divergent associations of plasma choline and betaine with components of metabolic syndrome in middle age and elderly men and womenSvetlana V Konstantinova
Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Bergen 5020, Norway
J Nutr 138:914-20. 2008..Choline and betaine were associated in opposite directions with key components of metabolic syndrome, suggesting a disruption of mitochondrial choline dehydrogenase pathway... - Hematological parameters and cobalamin status in infants born to smoking mothersAnne Lise Bjørke Monsen
Department of Pediatrics, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Biol Neonate 85:249-55. 2004..At 6 weeks, maternal smoking significantly predicted the methylmalonic acid and total homocysteine levels, suggesting an influence from smoking on the cobalamin function in these infants... - Infant birth size is not associated with maternal intake and status of folate during the second trimester in Norwegian pregnant womenRoy M Nilsen
Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Bergen 5020, Norway
J Nutr 140:572-9. 2010..3; 95% CI: 1.6, 3.3). This study of well-nourished Norwegian pregnant women suggests that dietary folate and plasma folate during the second trimester are not risk factors for infant birth size... - Early postoperative mortality after 67,548 total hip replacements: causes of death and thromboprophylaxis in 68 hospitals in Norway from 1987 to 1999Stein Atle Lie
Section for Medical Statistics, Armauer Hansens Hus, University of Bergen, Haukeland Hospital, Norway
Acta Orthop Scand 73:392-9. 2002..We found only a slight reduction in the 60-day postoperative mortality during the period 1987-1999. All underlying diagnoses for a prosthesis operation had a higher 60-day postoperative mortality than primary osteoarthrosis... - Failure of total knee arthroplasty with or without patella resurfacingStein Håkon Låstad Lygre
The Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
Acta Orthop 82:282-92. 2011..We assessed the impact on prosthesis survival of patella resurfacing and of prosthesis brand, based on data from the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register... - Maternal tryptophan and kynurenine pathway metabolites and risk of preeclampsiaRoy M Nilsen
Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bevital AS, Norway
Obstet Gynecol 119:1243-50. 2012..To estimate the association of maternal plasma concentrations of tryptophan and six kynurenine pathway metabolites with the risk of preeclampsia... - Self-selection and bias in a large prospective pregnancy cohort in NorwayRoy M Nilsen
Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Kalfarveien 31, N 5018 Bergen, Norway
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 23:597-608. 2009.... - Colorectal cancer and the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677C -> T and methionine synthase 2756A -> G polymorphisms: a study of 2,168 case-control pairs from the JANUS cohortArve Ulvik
Department of Pharmacology, University of Bergen, Armauer Hansens Hus, N 5021 Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 13:2175-80. 2004..In summary, we found significantly reduced risk of colorectal cancer in subjects with the MTHFR 677 TT and MTR 2756 GG genotypes. No interaction between the polymorphisms, or of either polymorphism with tHcy, was detected... - Antibiotic prophylaxis in total hip arthroplasty: effects of antibiotic prophylaxis systemically and in bone cement on the revision rate of 22,170 primary hip replacements followed 0-14 years in the Norwegian Arthroplasty RegisterLars B Engesaeter
The Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
Acta Orthop Scand 74:644-51. 2003..This observational study shows that the best results were recorded when antibiotic prophylaxis was given both systemically and in the bone cement, and if the systemic antibiotic was given 4 times on the day of surgery... - Smoking and deaths between 40 and 70 years of age in women and menStein Emil Vollset
Section for Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Ann Intern Med 144:381-9. 2006..Despite similar rates for lung cancer death, women who smoked had lower mortality rates in middle age than men with similar smoking histories due to fewer cardiovascular deaths in women... - Betaine and folate status as cooperative determinants of plasma homocysteine in humansPal I Holm
LOCUS for Homocysteine and Related Vitamins, University of Bergen, Norway
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 25:379-85. 2005..Two published studies have demonstrated that betaine in the circulation is a determinant of plasma total homocysteine, but none had sufficient power to investigate the possible effect modification by folate status... - Self-reported smoking status and plasma cotinine concentrations among pregnant women in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort StudyLiv G Kvalvik
Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Pediatr Res 72:101-7. 2012..In this prospective study, we validated self-reported tobacco use against nicotine exposure assessed by plasma cotinine in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa)... - Sickness absence with musculoskeletal or mental diagnoses, transition into disability pension and all-cause mortality: a 9-year prospective cohort studySturla Gjesdal
Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Scand J Public Health 37:387-94. 2009..A special focus was on possible differences in mortality among women and men who obtained disability pension (DP) as compared to those who did not... - Cohort profile: cohort of Norway (CONOR)Oyvind Naess
Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
Int J Epidemiol 37:481-5. 2008 - Risk of fetal death after pandemic influenza virus infection or vaccinationSiri E Håberg
Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
N Engl J Med 368:333-40. 2013..This concern was complicated by questions about vaccine safety in pregnant women that were raised by anecdotal reports of fetal deaths after vaccination... - Cerebral palsy among term and postterm birthsDag Moster
Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, PO Box 7804, N 5020 Bergen, Norway
JAMA 304:976-82. 2010..There is little information on the relation of CP risk to gestational age in the term range, where most CP occurs... - Changes in knowledge and attitudes of folate, and use of dietary supplements among women of reproductive age in Norway 1998-2000Anne Kjersti Daltveit
Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Norway
Scand J Public Health 32:264-71. 2004..The authors wished to establish Norwegian data on knowledge of, use of, and attitudes to folic acid supplement and dietary supplements before and after implementing national information campaigns on folate and pregnancy... - Validation of disease registration in pregnant women in the Medical Birth Registry of NorwayAnders Engeland
Department of Pharmacoepidemiology, Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, N 0403, Oslo, Norway
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 88:1083-9. 2009..The registration of asthma overall was 51%, but considerably higher for more serious asthma. Except for diabetes type 1, the medical disease diagnoses in the MBRN should be dealt with carefully... - Associations between cod liver oil use and symptoms of depression: the Hordaland Health StudyMaria Baroy Raeder
Dr Einar Martens Research Group for Biological Psychiatry, Center for Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Helse Bergen HF, N 5021 Bergen, Norway
J Affect Disord 101:245-9. 2007..This study aimed to evaluate the association between intake of cod liver oil, rich in omega-3 fatty acids, and high levels of symptoms of depression and anxiety in the general population... - Relative importance of risk factors for coronary heart disease--the Hordaland Homocysteine studyJannicke Igland
Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Scand Cardiovasc J 46:316-23. 2012..The aim was to rank coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors according to their importance in predicting CHD morbidity and mortality using a scale-independent statistical approach... - Usefulness and safety of percutaneous myocardial laser revascularization for refractory angina pectorisMohammed Salem
Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
Am J Cardiol 93:1086-91. 2004..We conclude that PMLR therapy is reasonably safe and effective as symptomatic improvement in patients refractory to medical therapy, and that the clinical benefit is not attributable to placebo effect or investigator bias... - Plasma total homocysteine and hospitalizations for cardiovascular disease: the Hordaland Homocysteine StudyEha Nurk
Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Armauer Hansen s Building, N 5021 Bergen, Norway
Arch Intern Med 162:1374-81. 2002..Elevated total plasma homocysteine (tHcy) level is a risk factor for occlusive disease in the coronary, cerebral, and peripheral vessels and is related to several lifestyle factors associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD)... - Secular trends in the epidemiology of pre-eclampsia throughout 40 years in Norway: prevalence, risk factors and perinatal survivalKari Klungsøyr
Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Kalfarveien 31, Bergen, Norway
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 26:190-8. 2012..Finally, stillbirth associated with pre-eclampsia decreased more than neonatal mortality over time, and in the last 5 years only a moderate excess risk of stillbirth and neonatal death was observed... - Early failures among 7,174 primary total knee replacements: a follow-up study from the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register 1994-2000Ove Furnes
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
Acta Orthop Scand 73:117-29. 2002..In tricompartmental knees, however, there were more revisions because of an infection. The relatively few patients with uncemented and hybrid implants showed no improvements in results compared to cemented knee prostheses... - International retrospective cohort study of neural tube defects in relation to folic acid recommendations: are the recommendations working?Lorenzo D Botto
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
BMJ 330:571. 2005..To evaluate the effectiveness of policies and recommendations on folic acid aimed at reducing the occurrence of neural tube defects... - Plasma concentration of folate as a biomarker for the intake of fruit and vegetables: the Hordaland Homocysteine StudyAsgeir Brevik
Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Am J Clin Nutr 81:434-9. 2005..Nutritional biomarkers may be used to assess dietary exposure without the errors commonly associated with self-reported dietary data... - Two distinct aetiologies of cardia cancer; evidence from premorbid serological markers of gastric atrophy and Helicobacter pylori statusSvein Hansen
The Cancer Registry of Norway, Institute of Population Based Cancer Research, Oslo, Norway
Gut 56:918-25. 2007..Non-cardia gastric adenocarcinoma is positively associated with Helicobacter pylori infection and atrophic gastritis. The role of H pylori infection and atrophic gastritis in cardia cancer is unclear... - Homocysteine and folate in pregnancyPer Magne Ueland
Clin Chem 50:1293-5. 2004 - Thermolabile methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, homocysteine, and cardiovascular disease risk: the European Concerted Action ProjectRaymond Meleady
Department of Cardiology, Adelaide Meath Hospital, Incorporating the National Children s Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland
Am J Clin Nutr 77:63-70. 2003..5.1.20) enzyme have elevated plasma concentrations of the cardiovascular disease risk factor homocysteine, particularly if folate depleted... - Folate and one-carbon metabolism gene polymorphisms and their associations with oral facial cleftsAbee L Boyles
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences NIH, Durham, North Carolina 27709, USA
Am J Med Genet A 146:440-9. 2008..No associations were found between any of the polymorphisms and CPO. Genetic variations in the nine metabolic genes examined here do not confer a substantial degree of risk for clefts... - Low fasting methionine concentration as a novel risk factor for recurrent venous thrombosisMiranda B A J Keijzer
Department of Endocrinology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Thromb Haemost 96:492-7. 2006..This risk association was stronger for methionine than for homocysteine or cysteine. This supports the hypothesis that impaired methylation may be involved in the pathogenesis of venous thrombosis... - Folic acid supplements and risk of facial clefts: national population based case-control studyAllen J Wilcox
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences NIH, Durham, NC 27709, USA
BMJ 334:464. 2007..To explore the role of folic acid supplements, dietary folates, and multivitamins in the prevention of facial clefts... - Circulating concentrations of folate and vitamin B12 in relation to prostate cancer risk: results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition studyMattias Johansson
Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Urology and Andrology, Umea University, 901 85 Umea, Sweden
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 17:279-85. 2008..The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between prostate cancer risk and circulating concentrations of folate and vitamin B(12) in a large prospective cohort... - Mortality and cardiovascular events in patients treated with homocysteine-lowering B vitamins after coronary angiography: a randomized controlled trialMarta Ebbing
Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Jonas Liesvei 65, 5021 Bergen, Norway
JAMA 300:795-804. 2008..Observational studies have reported associations between circulating total homocysteine concentration and risk of cardiovascular disease. Oral administration of folic acid and vitamin B(12) can lower plasma total homocysteine levels... - Dietary fat and plasma total homocysteine concentrations in 2 adult age groups: the Hordaland Homocysteine StudyPaula Berstad
Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway
Am J Clin Nutr 85:1598-605. 2007..The intake of n-3 (formerly called omega-3) fatty acids (FAs) may be inversely associated with plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) concentrations, but the epidemiologic data are sparse... - [Does folic acid have effects on other health problems than neural tube defects?]Anne Cathrine Staff
Kvinnesenteret, Kvinne barn divisjonen, Ulleval universitetssykehus, 0450 Oslo
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 125:438-41. 2005..Evidence concerning effect of increased intake on cardiovascular disease, cancer and other diseases has recently been evaluated in a report to the Directorate of Health and Social Welfare in Norway... - Holo-transcobalamin is an early marker of changes in cobalamin homeostasis. A randomized placebo-controlled studyEbba Nexo
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, AKH, Aarhus University Hospital, DK 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
Clin Chem 48:1768-71. 2002..We examined the effect of oral vitamin B(12) treatment on fluctuations in plasma total cobalamin and its binding proteins transcobalamin (TC) and haptocorrin (HC)... - [Hospital admission rates for cardiovascular diseases in Western Norway, 1992-2001]Nina Øyen
Institutt for samfunnsmedisinske fag, Universitetet i Bergen, Postboks 7804 5020 Bergen
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 128:17-23. 2008..Hospital admission rates, and case-fatality were compared with regional mortality rates for cardiovascular diseases... - Folate and depressionIngvar Bjelland
Psychother Psychosom 72:59-60. 2003 - Neonatal hip instability and risk of total hip replacement in young adulthood: follow-up of 2,218,596 newborns from the Medical Birth Registry of Norway in the Norwegian Arthroplasty RegisterIngvild Ø Engesaeter
The Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, UNIFOB, Bergen
Acta Orthop 79:321-6. 2008..Dysplasia is probably the most common underlying condition in osteoarthritis of the hip, leading to total hip replacement (THR) in young adulthood. We investigated whether hip instability at birth predisposes to THR in young adulthood... - [The Norwegian registry of joint prostheses--15 beneficial years for both the patients and the health care]Ove Furnes
Nasjonalt register for leddproteser Ortopedisk klinikk Haukeland Universitetssykehus 5021 Bergen
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 123:1367-9. 2003 - [Risk of disability pension among young persons on long-term sick leave]Sturla Gjesdal
Program for helseøkonomi og Seksjon for sosialmedisin
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 125:1801-5. 2005..In the late 1990s the incidence of new disability pensioners in Norway increased, especially among young people. This study assessed the risk and possible predictors of a transition to disability among long-term sickness absentees below 40... - [Effects of public initiatives aimed at reducing neural tube defects with folic acid supplementation]Anne Cathrine Staff
Kvinnesenteret, Kvinne barn divisjonen, Ulleval universitetssykehus, HF 0450 Oslo
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 125:435-7. 2005..Compliance with and effects of this recommendation has recently been evaluated in Norway in a report to the Directorate of Health and Social Welfare...