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Epidemiological study to quantify risks for paediatric computerized tomography and to optimise doses (EPI-CT)

Examinations using computed tomography (CT) contribute to about 80% of the population's radiation dose from medical diagnostics and treatment. Today, relatively much is known about the health effects ...
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The SHoT Study

The SHoT Study (an acronym for the Norwegian name: Studentenes Helse- og Trivselsundersøkelse) is a national student survey for higher education in Norway. So far, three health surveys of the student ...
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Disability related to vision and hearing – Studies based on Norwegian data : Protocol for evidence and gap map

For the new chapter, there is a need to obtain an overview of relevant research publications, and therefore we will prepare an Evidence and Gap Map. Evidence and Gap Maps (EGMs) are a systematic ...
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Screen use on children and adolescents’ physical health and development: Protocol for two umbrella reviews

Children and adolescents use screens and other digital media in most arenas. Screen use can have both positive and negative consequences for their physical health and development, but studies have ...
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Best prediction of adverse pregnancy outcomes

The purpose of this study is to compare two methods for assessing whether a newborn baby is underweight or overweight relative to its gestational age. The one method, which is in common use in Norway, ...
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Understanding the link between cardio-metabolic diseases and severe psychiatric disorders - a national multigenerational register study

Coordinating Institution:Norwegian Institute of Public Health Project Manager: Øyvind Erik Næss, Norwegian Institute of Public Health Project Participants: Øyvind Erik Næss, Physical Health and Ageing ...
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TB cluster study, Sidama, Ethiopia: A population-based prospective cohort study

Geographical information systems are increasingly being used in studies on infectious diseases to identify transmission patterns and disease clusters. This population-based prospective cohort study ...
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The CATCH-UP project: The impact of pre- and postnatal exposure to mixtures of environmental toxicants on catch-up growth, obesity and cardio-metabolic health in children

The overall objective of the project is to study the potential effects of exposure to mixtures of toxicants during vulnerable life stages on child growth and weight status. The project will also take ...
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Evaluation of OpenAlex - Protocol

In 2023, the team for Automation of Information Retrieval published the report: Aims, findings, and suggested target areas for automation of information retrieval: Final Report 2022. The team proposed ...
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TBFVNET: SURVEILLANCE AND RESEARCH ON TICK-BORNE FLAVIVIRUSES (TBFV)

Åshild Kristine Andreassen, University of South-Eastern Norway Rose Vikse, Virology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health Kristian Alfsnes, Bacteriology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health Arnulf ...
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Physical Activity, Screen Time and Musculoskeletal Pain among University Students

Øystein Vedaa, Department of Psychosocial Science, University of Bergen Katharine Grace Forster, Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Børge ...
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Exposure of the father and implications for the child: Analysis of genetic and epigenetic changes in triads-a case-control study

To test whether paternal tobacco smoking results in an increased incidence of de novo mutations or epigenetic changes in the offspring and to protect the new-born child from disease caused by father's ...