Blar i forfatter "Strand, Leif Åge"

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    • Disease-related mortality among 21,609 Norwegian male military peacekeepers deployed to Lebanon between 1978 and 1998 

      Strand, Leif Åge; Martinsen, Jan Ivar; Borud, Einar Kristian (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-03-07)
      Objective: To investigate external-cause mortality among 21 609 Norwegian male military peacekeepers deployed to Lebanon during 1978–1998. <br>Methods: The cohort was followed from first day of deployment through 2013, and mortality during deployment and post discharge was assessed using standardized mortality ratios (SMR) calculated from national rates in Norway. Poisson regression was used ...

    • Fit for fight-self-reported health in military women: A cross-sectional study 

      Fadum, Elin Anita; Strand, Leif Åge; Martinussen, Monica; Breidvik, Laila; Isaksen, Nina; Borud, Einar Kristian (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-10-17)
      <p><i>Background - </i>Substantial research has found that women assess their health as poor relative to men, but the reasons for this are not fully understood. Military women are characterised by good health and the ability to work in an archetypically male culture. Thus, studies on the gender pattern of self-reported health in military personnel could generate hypotheses for future research on the ...

    • Predictors of gaming behavior among military peacekeepers – exploring the role of boredom and loneliness in relation to gaming problems 

      Myrseth, Helga; Olsen, Olav Kjellevold; Borud, Einar Kristian; Strand, Leif Åge (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-03-22)
      The aim of the current study was to explore gaming problems in post-deployment veterans and to investigate whether boredom and loneliness can predict levels of gaming problems. The general well-being of veterans post their deployments to war zones is linked to an array of negative health consequences, and veterans may be at risk for developing gaming problems after homecomings. Problems that may be ...

    • Yersinia enterocolitica: A Follow-up of the Outbreak in the Norwegian Armed Forces in 2014 

      Borud, Einar Kristian; Håberg, Siri Eldevik; Norheim, Arne Johan; Strand, Leif Åge; Fadum, Elin Anita (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-28)
      Introduction - In the spring of 2014, there was an outbreak of Yersinia enterocolitica (YE) gastroenteritis in four Norwegian military camps—the largest outbreak ever reported in Norway. YE is usually transmitted via food, and the gastrointestinal disease caused by the bacterium is considered a public health problem in several countries. Common symptoms of YE gastroenteritis are abdominal pain, ...