Projects

Twenty years later: Explanations and consequences of the decline in adolescents’ drinking in the Nordic countries

The overall aim of the proposed workshop series is to examine why there is a decline in adolescent drinking, using a Nordic comparative approach.

Understanding and helping children who resist or refuse post-separation parental contact: A systematic mapping review

This project will map and describe research about the reasons children resist or refuse to meet a parent after separation.

Understanding the link between air pollution and distribution of related health impacts and welfare in the Nordic countries - NordicWelfAir

This project will investigate the relationships between air pollution and health in the Nordic countries.

Understanding the link between cardio-metabolic diseases and severe psychiatric disorders - a national multigenerational register study

Use of dietary supplements among children in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa)

This project will study use of recommended and non-recommended supplements among MoBa children.

Use of e-cigarette in Norway. Exploring the culture and use of e-cigarettes in an Norwegian context

The main objective for this PhD-project is to explore the evolving vaper culture and use of e-cigarettes in Norway.

Using MoBa to understand the COVID-19 pandemic

This project will follow the spread of COVID-19 disease in Norway over the next few years, and investigate why someone becomes infected and possibly seriously ill.

Varicella zoster virus infections in Norway

The study will calculate the annual number of hospitalisations, primary care consultations and deaths caused by chickenpox and herpes zoster in the Norwegian population.

Vocational rehabilitation and long term sick leave: a systematic review of effects

NAV commissioned a systematic review of studies of effect of occupational rehabilitation interventions among people on long-term sick leave or at risk for long-term sick leave.

Weight maintaince after a weight reduction program for children and adolescence

A systematic review of studies where children and adolescents who have participated in a program for reduction of weight, afterwards participate in a program to stabilize the new weight.

Whole-genome sequencing and antimicrobial resistance in Brucella melitensis from a Norwegian perspective

The aim of this study was to explore all Brucella melitensis isolates collected in Norway from 1999 to 2016 in relation to origin of infection and antimicrobial resistance patterns.

Work-related interventions for people on long-term sick leave

YoungGrowth

By using data on body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference in 8-year old and 13-year old children, we can estimate the effect of a free fruit program in schools.

Årsaker til bakteriell meningitt i Conakry, Guinea

The objective of this study is to provide data on the aetiology of consecutive bacterial meningitis cases from a hospital in Conakry, Guinea.