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Aakre KM, Roraas T, Hyltoft Petersen P, Svarstad E, Saele K, Sandberg S. Week-to-Week Biological Variation in the N-terminal Prohormone of Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Hemodialysis Patients and Healthy Individuals. Clin Chem. 2013.

Aarsand AK, Sandberg S. How to achieve harmonisation of laboratory testing -The complete picture. Clin Chim Acta. 2013.

Aamland A, Werner EL, Malterud K. Sickness absence, marginality, and medically unexplained physical symptoms: A focus-group study of patients' experiences. Scand J Prim Health Care 2013; 31: 95-100.

Achterberg W, Pieper MJC, van Dalen-Kok AH, de Waal MWM, Husebo BS, Lautenbacher S,  Kunz M, Scherder EJA,  Corbett A. Pain management in patients with dementia. Clin Interventions Aging 2013;8:1471–1482.

Bakken MS, Engeland A, Engesæter LB, Ranhoff AH, Hunskaar S, Ruths S. Increased risk of hip fracture among older people using antidepressant drugs: data from the Norwegian Prescription Database and the Norwegian Hip Fracture Registry. Age Ageing 2013; 42: 514-20.

Breidablik HJ, Meland E, Aakre KM, Førde OH. PSA-måling og prostatakreft – overdiagnostisering og overbehandling. Tidsskr Nor Lægeforen;133:1711-6.

Bjorvatn B, Waage S. Bright light improves sleep and psychological health in shift working nurses (Commentary on Huang et al.). Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2013; 9: 647-648.

Bjorvatn B. Søvn. Kommentar i Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening 2013; 133: 2379-2780.

Bustad HJ, Vorland M, Rønneseth E, Sandberg S, Martinez A, Toska K. Conformational stability and activity analysis of two hydroxymethylbilane synthase mutants, K132N and V215E, with different phenotypic association with acute intermittent porphyria. Biosci Rep. 2013.

Baerheim A. Is the cross-over design suitable for evaluation of the effect of an educational intervention? Patient Educ Couns 2013; 90: 284.

Carobene A, Braga F, Røraas T, Sandberg S, Bartlett WA. A systematic review of data on biological variation for alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase and γ-glutamyl transferase. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2013;51:1997–2007.

Cooper J, Thue G, Claudi T, Løvaas KF, Carlsen S, Sandberg S. The Norwegian Diabetes Register for Adults - an overview of the first years. Norsk Epidemiologi. 2013;23:29–34.

Cooper JG, Claudi T, Thordarson HB, Løvaas KF, Carlsen S, Sandberg S, et al. Treatment of type 1 diabetes in the specialist health service - data from the Norwegian Diabetes Register for Adults. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2013;133:2257–61.

Diaz, E; Raza, A; Sandvik, H; Hjorleifsson, S. Immigrant and native regular general practitioners in Norway. A comparative registry-based observational study. European Journal of General Practice September 2013.  

Di Milia L, Waage S, Pallesen S, Bjorvatn B. Shift work disorder in a random population sample - prevalence and comorbidities. PLoS One 2013; 8: e55306.

Drageset J, Corbett A, Selbaek G, Husebo BS. Cancer-related Pain and Symptoms among Nursing Home Residents: A Systematic Review. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2014 Apr 2.

Ebbesen MH, Hunskaar S, Rortveit G, Hannestad YS. Prevalence, incidence and remission of urinary incontinence in women: longitudinal data from the Norwegian HUNT study (EPINCONT). BMC Urol 2013; 13:27.

Ekeland, Tor-Johan; Kirkengen, Anna Luise; Getz, Linn; Schei, Edvin; Ulvestad, Elling; Hetlevik, Irene; Vetlesen, Arne Johan. «What constitutes competence? That depends on the task». Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care 2013 ;Volum 31. s. 65-6.

Eldevik MF, Flo E, Moen BE, Pallesen S, Bjorvatn B. Insomnia, excessive sleepiness, excessive fatigue, anxiety, depression and shift work disorder in nurses having less than 11 hours in-between shifts. PloS One 2013; 8: e70882.

Flo E, Pallesen S, Åkerstedt T, Magerøy N, Moen BE, Grønli J, Nordhus IH, Bjorvatn B. Shift-related sleep problems vary according to work schedule. Occup Environ Med 2013; 70: 238-45. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2012-101091.

Flottorp SA, Oxman AD, Krause J, Musila NR, Wensing M, Godycki-Cwirko M, Baker R, Eccles MP. A checklist for identifying determinants of practice: A systematic review and synthesis of frameworks and taxonomies of factors that prevent or enable improvements in healthcare professional practice. Implement Sci 2013; 8: 35. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-8-35.

Fossum IN, Bjorvatn B, Waage S, Pallesen S. Effects of shift work and night work in the offshore petroleum industry: A systematic review. Industrial Health 2013; 51: 530-544.

Fossum IN, Nordnes LT, Storemark SS, Bjorvatn B, Pallesen S. The association between use of electronic media in bed before going to sleep, and insomnia symptoms, daytime sleepiness, morningness and chronotype. Behavioral Sleep Medicine 2014; 12:1-15.

Froggatt K, Reitinger E, Brazil K, Kunz R, Parker D,  Morbey H,  Husebo BS. Palliative Care in LTC Settings for Older People. EAPC Taskforce 2010-2012. EAPC Report 2013 – White Paper.

Golubnitschaja O, Watson ID, Topic E, Sandberg S, Ferrari M, Costigliola V. Position paper of the EPMA and EFLM: a global vision of the consolidated promotion of an integrative medical approach to advance health care. EPMA J. 2013;4:12.

Graverholt B, Riise T, Jamtvedt G, Husebo BS, Nortvedt MW. Acute hospital admissions from nursing homes: predictors of unwarranted variation? Scand J Public Health 2013; 41: 359-65.

Gude T, Vaglum P, Anvik T, Bærheim A, Grimstad H. A few more minutes make a difference? The relationship between content and length of GP consultations. Scand J Prim Health Care 2013; 31: 31-5.

Herrmann WJ, Haarmann A, Flick U, Bærheim A, Lichte T, Herrmann M. Patients’subjective concepts about primary healthcare utilisation: the study protocol of a qualitative comparative study between Norway and Germany. BMJ Open 2013; 3.

Horvath AR, Lord SJ, Stjohn A, Sandberg S, Cobbaert CM, Lorenz S, et al. From biomarkers to medical tests: The changing landscape of test evaluation. Clin Chim Acta. 2013.

Huibers, L; Philips, H; Giesen, P; Remmen, R; Christensen, MB; Bondevik, GT. EurOOHnet - the European research network for out-of-hours primary health care. European Journal of General Practice 2013. Eur J Gen Pract 2013,     

Hunskår S. AF 75 år – fagforening og fagleg forening. Utposten 2013; 42 (5): 34-5.

Husebo BS, Ballard C, Fritze F, Sandvik RK, Aarsland D. Efficacy of Pain Treatment on Mood Symptoms in Patients with Dementia – Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial of Efficacy. 2013

Husebo BS, Ballard C, Cohen-Mansfield J, Seifert R, Aarsland D. The Response of Agitated Behavior to Pain Management in Persons with Dementia. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2013 Apr 20. pii: S1064-7481(12)00103-0.

Hynninen MJ, Pallesen S, Hardie J, Eagan TML, Bjorvatn B, Bakke P, Nordhus IH. Insomnia symptoms, objectively measured sleep, and disease severity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease outpatients. Sleep Medicine 2013; 14: 1328-1333.

Iden KR, Engedal K, Hjorleifsson S, Ruths S. Prevalence of Depression  among Recently Admitted Long-Term Care Patients in Norwegian Nursing  Homes: Associations with Diagnostic Workup and Use of Antidepressants.  Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2013 Oct 24;37(3-4):154-162.

Lallukka T, Overland S, Haaramo P, Saastamoinen P, Bjorvatn B, Sivertsen B. The joint contribution of pain and insomnia to sickness absence and disability retirement: a register-linkage study among Norwegian and Finnish employees. European Journal of Pain 2013.

Lunde HMB, Bjorvatn B, Myhr KM, Bø L. Clinical assessment and management of sleep disorders in multiple sclerosis. Acta Neurol Scand 2013; 127 (Suppl. 196): 24-30.

Malterud K. Uten kunnskap, ingen praksis - uten praksis, ingen kunnskap. Allmennmedisin - et fag med høy og særegen kunnskapsvaluta. Utposten 2013; 42 (1): 2-4.

Malterud K, Lyngstad I. MiniPEP - brukerundersøkelse som metode for praktisk kvalitetsforbedring på allmennlegekontoret. Utposten 2013; 42 (2): 26-31.

Malterud K. Diagnosis – A tool for rational action? A critical view from family medicine. Atrium 2013 (11): 26-31.

Meland E. Nyreligiøsiteten som utfordring. Tidsskr Nor Lægeforen;133:2023.

Mildestvedt, Landro, Haukeland. Livsstilsarbeid i allmennpraksis. Utposten nr 6 2013 s 24-26.

Mrdalj J, Pallesen S, Milde AM, Jellestad FK, Murison R, Ursin R, Bjorvatn B, Grønli J. Early and later life stress alter brain activity and sleep in rats. PloS One 2013; 8: e69923.

Omli R, Hunskaar S, Mykletun A, Romild U, Kuhry E. Urinary incontinence and risk of functional decline in older women: data from the Norwegian HUNT-study. BMC Geriatr 2013; 13: 47. 

Mørch K, Hanevik K, Rivenes AC, Bødtker JE, Næss H, Stubhaug B, Wensaas KA, Rortveit G, Eide GE, Hausken T, Langeland N. Chronic fatigue syndrome 5 years after giardiasis: differential diagnoses, characteristics and natural course. BMC Gastroenterol 2013 Feb 12;13:28.

Pieper MJC, van Dalen-Kok AH, Francke L, van der Steen JT, Scherder EJA, Husebo BS, Achterberg WP. Interventions targeting pain or behaviour in dementia: a systematic review. Ageing Res Rev 2013.

Pallesen S, Sivertsen B, Nordhus IH, Bjorvatn B. Ten-year trend of insomnia prevalence in the adult Norwegian population. Sleep Medicine 2014 Feb;15(2):173-9.

Raknes G, Hunskår S. Geografisk avstand gir ulik bruk av legevakt. Utposten 2013; 42 (6): 6-9.

Raknes G, Hansen EH, Hunskaar S. Distance and utilisation of out-of-hours services in a Norwegian urban/rural district: an ecological study. BMC Health Serv Res 2013; 13: 222.

Reiter SF, Hjörleifsson S, Breidablik HJ, Meland E. Impact of divorce and loss of parental contact on health complaints among adolescents. J Public Health 2013; 35: 278-85.

Reitinger E, Froggatt K, Brazil K, Heimerl K, Hockley J, Kunz R, Morbey H, Parker D, Husebo BS. Palliative Care in Long-term Care Settings for Older People: Findings from an EAPC Taskforce. 2013. Eur J Pall Care 2013; 20(5): 251-253.

Reknes I, Pallesen S, Magerøy N, Moen BE, Bjorvatn B, Einarsen S. Exposure to bullying behaviors as a predictor of mental health problems among Norwegian nurses: results from the prospective SUSSH-survey. International Journal of Nursing studies, in press.

Roelen CAM, Magerøy N, van Rhenen W, Groothoff JW, van der Klink JJL, Pallesen S, Bjorvatn B, Moen BE. Low job satisfaction does not identify nurses at risk of future sickness absence: results from a Norwegian cohort study. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2013; 50: 366-373.

Roelen CAM, Bültmann U, Groothoff JW, van Rhenen W, Magerøy N, Moen BE, Pallesen S, Bjorvatn B. Physical and mental fatigue as predictors of sickness absence among Norwegian nurses. RINAH 2013; 36: 453-465.

Roelen CAM, van Rhenen W, Schaufeli WB, van der Klink JJL, Magerøy N, Moen BE, Bjorvatn B, Pallesen S. Mental and physical health-related functioning mediates between psychological job demands and sickness absence among nurses. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2013 in press. 

Røthing M, Malterud K, Frich JC. Caregiver roles in families affected by Huntington’s disease: a qualitative study. Scand J Caring Sci published online: 18 NOV 2013.

Rørtveit S, Meland E, Hunskaar S. Changes of triage by GPs during the course of prehospital emergency situations in a Norwegian rural community. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2013, 21: 89.

Ruths S, Sørensen PH, Kirkevold Ø, Husebø BS, Krüger K, Halvorsen KH, Selbaek G. Trends in psychotropic drug prescribing in Norwegian nursing homes from 1997 to 2009: a comparison of six cohorts. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2013;28:868-76.

Saxvig IW, Wilhelmsen-Langeland A, Pallesen S, Vedaa O, Nordhus IH, Sørensen E, Bjorvatn B. Objective measures of sleep and dim light melatonin onset in adolescents and young adults with delayed sleep phase disorder compared to healthy controls. J Sleep Res 2013; 22: 365-72.

Saxvig IW, Wilhelmsen-Langeland A, Pallesen S, Vedaa Ø, Nordhus IH, Bjorvatn B. A randomized controlled trial with bright light and melatonin for delayed sleep phase disorder. Effects on subjective and objective sleep. Chronobiology International.

Saksvik-Lehouillier IB, Bjorvatn B, Hetland H, Sandal GM, Moen B, Magerøy N, Åkerstedt T, Pallesen S. Individual, situational and lifestyle factors related to shift work tolerance among nurses who are new to and experienced in night work. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2013; 69: 1136-1146.

Schei E. Profesjonalitet må læres. Intervju med fem legestudenter.Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening, 2013; 133:1578 – 81.

Schei E. Krigerens vei. Intervju med Roger Strand, Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening, 2013, 33:746 – 8.

Schei E. Vend om til et bedre liv. Bokessay, Utposten nr 2, 2013, 41-2.

Simonsen KA, Hunskaar S, Sandvik H, Rortveit G. Capacity and adaptations of general practice during an influenza pandemic. PLoS One. 2013 Jul 18;8(7):e69408.

Sivertsen B, Björnsdottir E, Øverland S, Bjorvatn B, Salo P. The joint contribution of insomnia and obstructive sleep apnoea on sickness absence. Journal of Sleep Research 2013; 22: 223-230.

Stavelin A, Petersen PH, Sølvik UØ, Sandberg S. External Quality Assessment of Point-of-Care Methods: Model For Combined Assessment of Method Bias and Single-Participant Performance by the Use of Native Patient Samples and Noncommutable Control Materials. Clin Chem 2013; 59: 363-71.

Storemark SS, Fossum IN, Bjorvatn B, Moen BE, Flo E, Pallesen S. Personality factors predict sleep related shift work tolerance in different shifts at two year follow-up. A prospective study. BMJ Open 2013;3:e003696.

Sølvik UØ, Røraas T, Christensen NG, Sandberg S. Diagnosing Diabetes Mellitus: Performance of Hemoglobin A1c Point-of-Care Instruments in General Practice Offices. Clin Chem. 2013.

Tirimacco R, Koumantakis G, Erasmus R, Mosca A, Sandberg S, Watson ID, et al. Glucose meters - fit for clinical purpose. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2013;:1–10.

Thorsen O, Hartveit M, Baerheim A. The consultants' role in the referring process with general practitioners: partners or adjudicators? A qualitative study. BMC Fam Pract, 2013; 14.

Toxopeus AH, Husebo BS, Strand LI, Delwel S, van Wijk AJ, Scherder EJA, Lobbezoo F. The mouth care items of the MOBID pain scale revisited: A reliability assessment of video uptakes. Gerodontology. 2014 Feb 17.

Vedaa Ø, Bjorvatn B, Magerøy N, Thun E, Pallesen S. Longitudinal predictors of changes in the morningness-eveningness personality among Norwegian nurses. Personality and Individual Differences 2013; 55: 152-156.

Waage S, Pallesen S, Moen BE, Bjorvatn B. Sleep and health in oil rig workers – before and after a two week work period offshore. Industrial Health 2013; 51: 172-179.

Warpe H, Bjorvatn B, Waage S, Hovlid E, Pallesen S. Vet lite om helsefarene ved turnusarbeid. Sykepleien 2013; 11: 54-57.

Watine J, Mokaddem W, Carriere P, Couaillac J-P, Kristoffersen A-H, Thue G, et al. Heterogeneity in the handling of vitamin-K-antagonists and of INR: the example of Quercy-Rouergue. Ann Clin Biochem. 2013;71:707–16.

Wilhelmsen-Langeland, A., Saxvig, I. W., Pallesen, S., Nordhus, I. H., Vedaa, Ø., Lundervold, A., & Bjorvatn, B. (2013). A randomized controlled trial with bright light and melatonin for the treatment of delayed sleep phase disorder: effects on subjective and objective sleepiness and cognitive function. Journal of Biological Rhythms, 28(5), 306-21.

Wilhelmsen-Langeland A, Saxvig IW, Pallesen S, Nordhus IH, Vedaa Ø, Sørensen E, Bjorvatn B. The personality profile of young adults with delayed sleep phase syndrome. Behavioural Sleep Medicine 2014: 12: 1-12.

Winde L, Haukenes I, Hetlevik Ø, Gjesdal S. The regular general practitioner and sickness absence--a register-based study. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 2013;133: 28-32.

Øyane N, Pallesen S, Moen BE, Åkerstedt T, Bjorvatn B. Associations between night work and anxiety, depression, insomnia, sleepiness and fatigue in a sample of Norwegian nurses. PLoS One 2013; 8: e70228.