Browsing BioMed Central høstingsarkiv by Author "Parr, Christine L"

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  • Data quality and practical challenges of thyroid volume assessment by ultrasound under field conditions - observer errors may affect prevalence estimates of goitre 
    Henjum, Sigrun; Strand, Tor A; Torheim, Liv E; Oshaug, Arne; Parr, Christine L (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
    Background The ultrasonographic estimation of thyroid size has been advocated as being more precise than palpation to diagnose goitre. However, ultrasound also requires technical proficiency. This study ...
  • Meat consumption and mortality - results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition 
    Rohrmann, Sabine; Overvad, Kim; Bueno-de-Mesquita, H B; Jakobsen, Marianne U; Egeberg, Rikke; Tjønneland, Anne; Nailler, Laura; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Clavel-Chapelon, Françoise; Krogh, Vittorio; Palli, Domenico; Panico, Salvatore; Tumino, Rosario; Ricceri, Fulvio; Bergmann, Manuela M; Boeing, Heiner; Li, Kuanrong; Kaaks, Rudolf; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Wareham, Nicholas J; Crowe, Francesca L; Key, Timothy J; Naska, Androniki; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Trichopoulos, Dimitirios; Leenders, Max; Peeters, Petra H; Engeset, Dagrun; Parr, Christine L; Skeie, Guri; Jakszyn, Paula; Sánchez, María-José; Huerta, José M; Redondo, M L; Barricarte, Aurelio; Amiano, Pilar; Drake, Isabel; Sonestedt, Emily; Hallmans, Göran; Johansson, Ingegerd; Fedirko, Veronika; Romieux, Isabelle; Ferrari, Pietro; Norat, Teresa; Vergnaud, Anne C; Riboli, Elio; Linseisen, Jakob (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
    Background Recently, some US cohorts have shown a moderate association between red and processed meat consumption and mortality supporting the results of previous studies among vegetarians. The aim of this ...
  • Test-retest reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and estimated effects on disease risk in the Norwegian Women and Cancer Study (NOWAC) 
    Parr, Christine L; Veierød, Marit B; Laake, Petter; Lund, Eiliv; Hjartåker, Anette (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2006)
    Background The Norwegian Women and Cancer Study (NOWAC) is a national population-based cohort study with 102 443 women enrolled at age 30–70 y from 1991 to 1997. The present study was a methodological ...