Geir Egil Eide, Professor II, Lifestyle Epidemiology Research Group, Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Norway

	Born: 18 September 1951 Nationality: Norwegian Marital status: Married, two children Email: geir.egil.eide@helse-bergen.no Adress for correspondence and visit: Centre for Clinical Research, Haukeland University Hospital, Armauer Hansen's House, N-5021 Bergen, Norway
Degrees: Doctor Philosophiae, University of Bergen Candidatus Realium (MSc); Diploma in Mathematical Statistics (University of Bergen) Posts: Biostatistician, Centre for Clinical Research, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen 1999- Professor II, Lifestyle Epidemiology Research Group, Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen 2010- Associate Professor II, Section for Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Dep. of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Norway (1999-2009) Visiting Scholar, Department of Statistics, University of California at Berkeley, 1995-96. Statistical Consultant (20%), Lung Epidemiologic Research Group, University of Bergen 1992-1999 Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH), Bergen 1988-1999. Research Assistant, Statistical Consultant, Researcher and Head (1983-1988), Section for Medical Informatics and Statistics (SMIS), University of Bergen 1979-1988. Societies: American Statistical Association International Biometric Society (President Nordic-Baltic Region 2009-2012) International Society for Clinical Biostatistics Norwegian Statistical Society: President 1999-2001 Selected publications: Eide, Geir Egil (2008) Attributable fractions for partitioning risk and evaluating disease prevention: a practical guide. Clinical Respiratory Journal 2, s1, 92-103. Eide, Geir Egil & Heuch, Ivar (2007) Computation of Attributable Fractions on the Basis of Exposure Probabilities. Commentary. Sleep 30, 4, 386-386. Eide, Geir Egil & Heuch, Ivar (2006) Average Attributable Fractions: A Coherent Theory for Apportioning Excess Risk to Individual Risk Factors and Subpopulations. Biometrical Journal 48, 5, 820-837. Eide, Geir Egil & Heuch, Ivar (2006) A Scaled Sample Space Cube Used to Illustrate Attributable Fractions. Biometrical Journal 48, 1, 93-104. Eide, Geir Egil & Heuch, Ivar (2001) Attributable fractions: fundamental concepts and their visualization. Statistical Methods in Medical Research 10, 159-193. Eide, Geir Egil; Omenaas, Ernst & Gulsvik, Amund (1996) The semi-proportional hazards model revisited: practical reparametrizations. Statistics in Medicine 15, 1771-1777. Eide, Geir Egil & Gefeller, Olaf (1995) Sequential and average attributable fractions as aids in the selection of preventive strategies. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 5, 645-655. Other publications, see: PubMed ISI Web of Science, search for author: 'Eide GE' Main interests: Attributable fractions Event history analysis Present Teaching: Course in clinical trials methodology Basic course in medical and health related research Referee for: American Journal of Epidemiology Biometrical Journal Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine Epidemiology International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Journal of Clinical Epidemiology Journal of Clinical Nursing Journal of the American Medical Association Lancet Neurology Methods of Information in Medicine Occupational and Environmental Medicine Scandinavian Journal of Immunology Scandinavian Journal of Public Health Research visits: 2005: Centre for Advanced Study, Oslo Norway 1995/96: Department of Statistics, University of California at Berkeley Home page Department Home page University Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, last updated 07.10.10 Hogne.Sandvik@isf.uib.no