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Ahmed, Montasir; Muhoozi, Grace Kyamazima Mehangye; Atukunda, Prudence; Westerberg, Ane Cecilie; Iversen, Per Ole; Wangen, Knut Reidar (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)Inadequate nutrition and insufficient stimulation in early childhood can lead to long-term deficits in cognitive and social development. Evidence for policy and decision-making regarding the cost of delivering nutrition ...
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Klitkou, Søren Toksvig; Wangen, Knut Reidar (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Although there is a broad societal interest in socioeconomic differences in survival after an acute myocardial infarction, only a few studies have investigated how such differences relate to the survival in ...
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Wangen, Knut Reidar; Zhu, Dawei; Wang, Jian (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2019)Hepatitis B vaccination rates in China have recently increased. This study aimed to investigate infant vaccination coverage for birth cohorts from 1997 to 2011 in rural regions and to assess catch-up vaccination potential. ...
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Zheng, Juan; Li, Quan; Wang, Jian; Zhang, Guojie; Wangen, Knut Reidar (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)The hepatitis B (HB) awareness level is an important factor affecting the rates of HB virus vaccination. To better understand income-related inequalities in the HB awareness level, it is imperative to identify the sources ...
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Trent, Pernille Kristina Bjerre; Nordskar, Nina Jebens; Wangen, Knut Reidar; Engeskaug, Ida; Opheim, Linn Ø.; Aune, Guro; Staff, Anne Cathrine; Thorsen, Lene; Falk, Ragnhild Sørum; Eriksson, Ane Gerda Zahl (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objectives Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLN) has replaced lymphadenectomy in staging of endometrial carcinoma. The aims of the study were to explore the prevalence of self-reported lymphedema (LEL), identify factors ...
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Zhu, Dawei; Guo, Na; Wang, Jian; Nicholas, Stephen; Wang, Zhen; Zhang, Guojie; Shi, Luwen; Wangen, Knut Reidar (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Hepatitis B (HB) vaccination is the most effective way to prevent HB virus infection. While measures taken to control the prevalence of HB have achieved significant results, HB prevalence in rural China among adults remains ...
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Abrahamsen, Cathrine; Reme, Silje Endresen; Wangen, Knut Reidar; Lindbæk, Morten; Werner, Erik Lønnmark (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms (MUPS) are prevalent among primary care patients and frequently lead to diminished quality of life, increased healthcare costs, and decreased work participation. We aimed ...
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Sjølie, Hanne Kathrine; Wangen, Knut Reidar; Lindstad, Berit Hauger; Solberg, Birger (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Increased harvest is high on the forestry and climate policy agenda in several countries. By carrying out a national-wide survey of forest owners, we explored to what extent private non-industrial forest owners in Norway ...
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Njie, Hassan; Wangen, Knut Reidar; Chola, Lumbwe; Gopinathan, Unni; Mdala, Ibrahimu; Sundby, Johanne Sommerschild; Ilboudo, Patrick Christian Gueswende (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)In pursuit of universal health coverage, many low- and middle-income countries are reforming their health financing systems and introducing health insurance schemes. As part of these reforms, lawmakers in The Gambia enacted ...