Treatment decisions regarding caries and dental developmental defects in children - a questionnaire-based study among Norwegian dentists by M. M. Uhlen, H. Valen, L. S. Karlsen, A. B. Skaare, A. Bletsa, V. Ansteinsson, A. Mulic

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Persistence and Prognostic Implications of Orthostatic Hypotension in Older Individuals with Mild-to-Moderate Dementia by Hogne Soennesyn, Ingvild Dalen, Dag Aarsland

“…Methods: Referrals to outpatient clinics specialising in old age psychiatry and geriatric medicine in the counties of Rogaland and Hordaland in western Norway with a first-time diagnosis of mild dementia were consecutively asked for inclusion. …”
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Can medical algorithms be fair? Three ethical quandaries and one dilemma by Kristine Bærøe, Torbjørn Gundersen, Edmund Henden, Kjetil Rommetveit

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Occipital lobe infarctions are different by Halvor Naess, Ulrikke Waje-Andreassen, Lars Thomassen

“…Halvor Naess, Ulrikke Waje-Andreassen, Lars ThomassenDepartment of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, University of Bergen, N-5021 Bergen, NorwayObjectives: We hypothesized that occipital lobe infarctions differ from infarctions in other locations as to etiology, risk factors and prognosis among young adults.Methods: Location, etiology, risk factors and long-term outcome were evaluated among all young adults 15–49 years suffering from cerebral infarction in Hordaland County, Norway between 1988 and 1997.Results: The following variables were more frequent among patients with occipital lobe infarction compared with patients with infarctions located elsewhere: younger age (P < 0.001), female sex (P = 0.016), prothrombotic state (P = 0.005) and lack of hypertension (P = 0.001). …”
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Decline of arterial cerebral infarction among young women: the Bergen Stroke Study by Naess H, Fromm, Iversen, Thomassen L, Waje-Andresassen U

“…The incidence of cerebral infarction in females was significantly lower between 2006 and 2010 than between 1988 and 1997 (P = 0.007).Conclusion: Our findings suggest that the frequency of cerebral infarction among young females has dropped significantly during recent years.Keywords: cerebral infarction, Hordaland County, young females, males…”
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How Do Persons Who Inject Drugs Experience Care From Nurses in Hospital Settings? A Qualitative Study by Kjerstine Solheim, Marit Hegg Reime, Leslie S. P. Eide

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Psychiatric Diagnoses Differ Considerably in Their Associations With Alcohol/Drug-Related Problems Among Adolescents. A Norwegian Population-Based Survey Linked With National Patie... by Ove Heradstveit, Ove Heradstveit, Jens Christoffer Skogen, Jens Christoffer Skogen, Jørn Hetland, Robert Stewart, Robert Stewart, Mari Hysing, Mari Hysing

“…The study sample included 16 to 19 year olds who participated in the youth@hordaland survey and consented to the linkage with patient registry data (n = 9,408). …”
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Long-Term Monitoring of Protected Cultural Heritage Environments in Norway: Development of Methods and First-Time Application by Sebastian Eiter, Wendy Fjellstad, Oskar Puschmann, Svein Olav Krøgli

“…We applied these methods for the first time to the historical clustered farm settlement of Havrå in Hordaland County, West Norway. The methods are documented in a handbook and can be applied as a toolbox, where different monitoring methods or frequency of repeat recording may be selected, dependent on local situations, e.g., on the landscape character of the area in focus.…”
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Cultural Syncretism and Interpicturality: The Iconography of Throne Benches in Medieval Icelandic Book Painting by Drechsler Stefan

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Dei anglosaksiske sverda. L-typesverd i England og Skandinavia by Jostein Aksdal

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Underestimation of the importance of homocysteine as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in epidemiological studies. by Clarke, R, Lewington, S, Donald, A, Johnston, C, Refsum, H, Stratton, I, Jacques, P, Breteler, M, Holman, R

“…METHODS: Regression dilution ratios (RDR) for tHcy were calculated using replicate tHcy measurements obtained after 3, 6 and 8 years from the Rotterdam, Hordaland and Framingham studies, respectively, and after 3, 6, 9 and 12 years from the United Kingdom Prospective Study of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (UKPDS). …”

Evolutionary psychological perspectives on filicide are applicable in modern-day Norway by Vibeke Ottesen, Vibeke Ottesen

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Divorce and adolescent academic achievement: Heterogeneity in the associations by parental education. by Sondre Aasen Nilsen, Kyrre Breivik, Bente Wold, Kristin Gärtner Askeland, Børge Sivertsen, Mari Hysing, Tormod Bøe

“…METHODS:The population-based cross-sectional youth@hordaland study of adolescents aged 16-19 years conducted in Norway in 2012, provided information about parental divorce and was linked to national administrative registries (N = 9,166) to obtain high-quality, objective data on the adolescents' grade point average (GPA), and their parents' educational qualifications and income. …”
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Cluster renewal and the heterogeneity of extra-regional linkages: a study of MNC practices in a subsea petroleum cluster by Rune Njøs, Lina Orre, Arnt Fløysand

“…We investigate one of Norway’s strongest and most dynamic industry clusters, the subsea cluster in Hordaland county, and discuss the usefulness of combining relational and evolutionary understandings in analytical frameworks that address cluster renewal. …”
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Inclusion in the heat of the moment: Balancing participation and mastery by Kristian Øen, Rune Johan Krumsvik, Øystein Olav Skaar

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Intake of flavonoid-rich wine, tea, and chocolate by elderly men and women is associated with better cognitive test performance. by Nurk, E, Refsum, H, Drevon, C, Tell, G, Nygaard, H, Engedal, K, Smith, A

“…In a cross-sectional study, we examined the relation between intake of 3 common foodstuffs that contain flavonoids (chocolate, wine, and tea) and cognitive performance. 2031 participants (70-74 y, 55% women) recruited from the population-based Hordaland Health Study in Norway underwent cognitive testing. …”

Does present use of cardiovascular medication reflect elevated cardiovascular risk scores estimated ten years ago? A population based longitudinal observational study by Straand Jørund, Brekke Mette

“…</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Prospective logitudinal observational study of 20 252 participants in The Hordaland Health Study born 1950-57, not using CVM in 1997-99. …”
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Neurological symptoms among dental assistants: a cross-sectional study by Hollund BE, Moen BE, Riise T

“…</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>All dental assistants still at work and born before 1970 registered in the archives of a trade union in Hordaland county of Norway were invited to participate (response rate 68%, n = 41), as well as a similar number of randomly selected assistant nurses (response rate 87%, n = 64) in the same age group. …”
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Genese des Nordseeraumes im Quartär by Heinrich Reinhard

“…In the Scandinavian area, important ice‑sheds were besides the Scandinavian main ice‑shed the Hordaland, Utsira, Dalarna and Småland ice‑sheds. Greatly independent differential glacier streams with different drift characteristics and morphodynamic power were the Oslo, Boknfjord, Hardanger, Katte­gat and Belt Sea glacier streams. …”
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Evaluating different breast tumor progression models using screening data by Åsbjørn Schumacher Westvik, Harald Weedon-Fekjær, Jan Mæhlen, Knut Liestøl

“…Methods Breast cancer incidence data 1990–2009 obtained from the initially screened Norwegian counties (Akershus, Oslo, Rogaland and Hordaland) was included, covering the time-period before, during and after the introduction of mammography screening. …”
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