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Centre for Arctic Medicine, Thule Institute, University of Oulu, Finland [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2004
Centre for Arctic Medicine (CAM) is part of Thule Institute, University of Oulu. The CAM has its origins in the Nordic Secretariat of Arctic Medicine founded in 1969, which was integrated into the structure of the University of Oulu in 1996 and became a part of the Thule Institute in 2001.
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No improvement of sleep from vitamin D supplementation: insights from a randomized controlled trial

Sleep Medicine: X, 2021
Background: Vitamin D has been linked to sleep health in observational studies. Data from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with vitamin D is scarce.
A.U. Larsen, L.A. Hopstock, R. Jorde, G. Grimnes   +3 more
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O MEDICINES IN THE ARCTIC DISTRICTS OF THE SAKHA REPUBLIC (YAKUTIA)

Север и рынок: формирование экономического порядка, 2023
Access to medicines is intrinsically linked to fundamental human rights to health and life. The need to make medicines more accessible is articulated in strategic planning documents, including the Strategy for the Development of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation and National Security until 2035.
Sardana M. Tarabukina, Anna N. Shishigina   +1 more
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Competing mortality risks analysis of prediagnostic lifestyle and dietary factors in colorectal cancer survival: the Norwegian Women and Cancer Study

BMJ Open Gastroenterology, 2019
Background It remains unclear whether or which prediagnostic lifestyle and dietary factors influence colorectal cancer (CRC) survival following diagnosis.
Guri Skeie, Tonje Braaten, Sunday Oluwafemi Oyeyemi, Kristin Benjaminsen Borch   +3 more
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Mechanisms of accidental fall injuries and involved injury factors: a registry-based study

Injury Epidemiology, 2020
Background Falls are the leading cause of injury-related morbidity and mortality worldwide, but fall injury circumstances differ by age. We studied the circumstances of accidental fall injuries by age in Shenkursk District, Northwest Russia, using the ...
Tatiana Nikolaevna Unguryanu, Andrej Mechislavovich Grjibovski, Tordis Agnete Trovik, Børge Ytterstad, Alexander Valerievich Kudryavtsev   +4 more
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Anthropometric measures are satisfactory substitutes for the DXA‐derived visceral adipose tissue in the association with cardiometabolic risk—The Tromsø Study 2015–2016

Obesity Science & Practice, 2021
Background Body mass index (BMI) increases while cardiometabolic risk factors decrease in individuals in high‐income countries. This paradoxical observation raises the question of whether current measures of overweight and obesity properly identify ...
Marie W. Lundblad, Bjarne K. Jacobsen, Jonas Johansson, Sameline Grimsgaard, Lene F. Andersen, Laila A. Hopstock   +5 more
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Overall lifestyle changes in adulthood are associated with cancer incidence in the Norwegian Women and Cancer Study (NOWAC) – a prospective cohort study

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Cancer is a leading cause of premature death worldwide and incidence is expected to rise in the coming decades. Many cohort studies, measuring lifestyle factors at one time-point, have observed that overall healthy lifestyles were inversely ...
Sairah L. F. Chen, Therese H. Nøst, Edoardo Botteri, Pietro Ferrari, Tonje Braaten, Torkjel M. Sandanger, Kristin B. Borch   +6 more
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Lifestyle factors as mediators of area-level socio-economic differentials in cardiovascular disease risk factors. The Tromsø Study

SSM: Population Health, 2022
Introduction: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death and disability and living in areas with low socio-economic status (SES) is associated with increased risk of CVD.
Sweta Tiwari, Ester Cerin, Tom Wilsgaard, Ola Løvsletten, Inger Njølstad, Sameline Grimsgaard, Laila A. Hopstock, Henrik Schirmer, Annika Rosengren, Kathrine Kristoffersen, Maja-Lisa Løchen   +10 more
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Secular trends and correlates of physical activity: The Tromsø Study 1979-2008

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background The aim was to describe secular trends in leisure time physical activity (LTPA) and work related physical activity (WPA) from 1979 to 2008.
Bente Morseth, Bjarne K. Jacobsen, Nina Emaus, Tom Wilsgaard, Lone Jørgensen   +4 more
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Associations between body height and cardiovascular risk factors in women and men: a population-based longitudinal study based on The Tromsø Study 1979–2016

BMJ Open
Objectives Investigate associations between body height and cardiovascular disease risk factors at several time points in women and men across educational levels in Norway.Design Population-based longitudinal study.Setting The Tromsø Study, a population ...
Kristin Benjaminsen Borch, Tom Wilsgaard, Inger Njølstad, Anne Helen Hansen, Sondre Haakonson Arntsen   +4 more
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