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Open AccessThe impact of cancer patient pathway on timing of radiotherapy and survival: a cohort study in glioblastoma patients
Glioblastoma (GBM) is an aggressive brain tumor in which primary therapy is standardized and consists of surgery, radiotherapy (RT), and chemotherapy. However, the optimal time from surgery to start of RT is u...
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Open AccessBreastfeeding and Slee** Patterns Among 6–12-Month-Old Infants in Norway
Parental behavior and infant sleep patterns can vary widely both within and between cultures and settings. Breastfeeding during the second half-year of infancy has been associated with frequent night waking, w...
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Open AccessDental care for older adults in home health care services - practices, perceived knowledge and challenges among Norwegian dentists and dental hygienists
Providing dental services to dependent older adults might be challenging because of physical and cognitive decline. The present study aimed to explore current practices, knowledge, and experienced challenges r...
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Open AccessAssociations between social support and physical activity in postpartum: a Norwegian multi-ethnic cohort study
Social support is associated with higher self-reported physical activity (PA) in postpartum women, but it is unknown if similar association occur when using objective PA data. The aim was to explore the associ...
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Open AccessThe impact of dietary diversity and seasonality in food availability on the quantile distribution of birth size among pregnant women in rural Malawi – a cross-sectional study
Dietary diversity scores can be used as a proxy for dietary intakes and for assessment of nutrient adequacy. Studies from low-resource settings have found maternal dietary diversity scores to be associated wit...
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Open AccessEnhancing nutrition knowledge and dietary diversity among rural pregnant women in Malawi: a randomized controlled trial
In many sub-Saharan African countries, such as Malawi, antenatal care (ANC) services do not deliver sufficient nutrition awareness to improve adequate dietary intake in pregnancy. We therefore compared the eff...
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Open AccessVariation between nursing homes in drug use and in drug-related problems
Residents at nursing homes (NHs) are at particular risk for drug related harm. Regular medication reviews using explicit criteria for pharmacological inappropriateness and classification of drug related proble...
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Open AccessEthnic and gender differences in the management of type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study from Norwegian general practice
Ethnic minority groups from Asia and Africa living in Western countries have a higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) than the general population. We aimed to assess ethnic differences in diabetes care by...
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Open AccessMaternal BMI and nutritional status in early pregnancy and its impact on neonatal outcomes at birth in Bangladesh
To assess the maternal characteristics and nutritional status according to body mass index (BMI) at 6–14 weeks of gestation and to examine the relationship between maternal nutritional status in early pregnanc...
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Open AccessPredictors for outcome in acute lateral epicondylitis
Lateral epicondylitis or tennis elbow is a frequent condition with long-lasting symptoms. In order to identify predictors for treatment success and pain in lateral epicondylitis, we used data from a randomized...
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Effects of dietary and physical activity interventions on the risk of type 2 diabetes in South Asians: meta-analysis of individual participant data from randomised controlled trials
Individuals of South Asian origin have a high risk of type 2 diabetes and of dying from a diabetes-attributable cause. Lifestyle modification intervention trials to prevent type 2 diabetes in high-risk South A...
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Open AccessThe prevalence of selected risk factors for non-communicable diseases in Hargeisa, Somaliland: a cross-sectional study
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, respiratory conditions and cancers, are the most common causes of morbidity and mortality globally. Information on the prevalen...
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Change in Mental Health Stigma After a Brief Intervention Among Internally Displaced Persons in Central Sudan
Stigmatizing attitudes towards people with mental illness is a worldwide phenomenon, This Longitudinal study aimed to determine the level of stigma, among the internal displaced persons in central Sudan and ex...
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Open AccessObjectively recorded physical activity in pregnancy and postpartum in a multi-ethnic cohort: association with access to recreational areas in the neighbourhood
Physical activity may reduce the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes; however, compared to non-pregnant women, a lower proportion of pregnant women meet the physical activity guidelines. Our objectives were to ...
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Open AccessCorticosteroid or placebo injection combined with deep transverse friction massage, Mills manipulation, stretching and eccentric exercise for acute lateral epicondylitis: a randomised, controlled trial
Lateral epicondylitis of the elbow is a frequent condition with long-lasting symptoms. Corticosteroid injection is increasingly discouraged and there is little knowledge on the combined effect of corticosteroi...
