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    Obesity is a risk factor for poor response to treatment in early rheumatoid arthritis : a NORD-STAR study 
    Dubovyk, Violetta; Vasileiadis, Georgios K.; Fatima, Tahzeeb; Zhang, Yuan; Kapetanovic, Meliha Crnkic; Kastbom, Alf; Rizk, Milad; Söderbergh, Annika; Zhao, Sizheng Steven; van Vollenhoven, Ronald F.; Hetland, Merete Lund; Haavardsholm, Espen A.; Nordström, Dan; Nurmohamed, Michael T.; Guðbjörnsson, Björn; Lampa, Jon; Østergaard, Mikkel; Heiberg, Marte Schrumpf; Sokka-Isler, Tuulikki; Gröndal, Gerður María; Lend, Kristina; Hørslev-Petersen, Kim; Uhlig, Till; Rudin, Anna; Maglio, Cristina (2024-04-04)
    Objective This report from the NORD-STAR (Nordic Rheumatic Diseases Strategy Trials and Registries) trial aimed to determine if obesity is associated with response to conventional and biological antirheumatic treatment in early rheumatoid arthritis ...
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    Mental health and work : a European perspective 
    Fioritti, Angelo; Jónasson, Hlynur; de Winter, Lars; Van Audenhove, Chantal; van Weeghel, Jaap (2024-04-05)
    Among the many social determinants of health and mental health, employment and work are getting momentum in the European political agenda. On 30–31 January 2024, a ‘High-level Conference on Mental Health and Work’ was held in Brussels on the initiative ...
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    Association between lung function and dyspnoea and its variation in the multinational Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study 
    Müller, A.; Wouters, E. F.; Koul, P.; Welte, T.; Harrabi, I.; Rashid, A.; Loh, L. C.; Al Ghobain, M.; Elsony, A.; Ahmed, R.; Potts, J.; Mortimer, K.; Rodrigues, F.; Paraguas, S. N.; Juvekar, S.; Agarwal, D.; Obaseki, D.; Gíslason, Þórarinn; Seemungal, T.; Nafees, A. A.; Jenkins, C.; Dias, H. B.; Franssen, F. M.E.; Studnicka, M.; Janson, C.; Cherkaski, H. H.; El Biaze, M.; Mahesh, P. A.; Cardoso, J.; Burney, P.; Hartl, S.; Janssen, D. J.A.; Amaral, A. F.S. (2024-04-13)
    Background: Dyspnoea is a common symptom of respiratory disease. However, data on its prevalence in general populations and its association with lung function are limited and are mainly from high-income countries. The aims of this study were to estimate ...
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    Þróun líkamsþyngdar barnshafandi kvenna við upphaf meðgöngu á Norðurlandi árin 2004-2022 
    Jónsdóttir, Kamilla Dóra; Hrólfsdóttir, Laufey; Gunnarsson, Björn; Jónsdóttir, Ingibjörg; Halldórsson, Þórhallur Ingi; Smárason, Alexander Kristinn (2024-04-08)
    INNGANGUR Ofþyngd og offita barnshafandi kvenna er ört vaxandi lýðheilsu­vandamál um allan heim, að Íslandi meðtöldu. Meðgöngukvillar og frávik í fæðingu eru algengari meðal þessara kvenna. Markmið rannsóknarinnar var að skoða þróun líkamsþyngdar við ...
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    The association of degree of polypharmacy before and after among hospitalised internal medicine patients and clinical outcomes : a retrospective, population-based cohort study 
    Jónsdóttir, Freyja; Blöndal, Anna Bryndís; Guðmundsson, Aðalsteinn; Bates, Ian; Stevenson, Jennifer Mary; Sigurðsson, Martin Ingi (2024-03-28)
    Objectives To determine the prevalence and incidence of polypharmacy/hyperpolypharmacy and which medications are most prescribed to patients with varying burden of polypharmacy. Design Retrospective, population-based cohort study. Setting Iceland. ...

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