• The Impact of Relative Poverty on Norwegian Adolescents' Subjective Health: A Causal Analysis with Propensity Score Matching 

      Elstad, Jon Ivar; Pedersen, Axel West (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Studies have revealed that relative poverty is associated with ill health, but the interpretations of this correlation vary. This article asks whether relative poverty among Norwegian adolescents is causally related to ...
    • Marginalisation, ebola and health for all: From outbreak to lessons learned 

      Shelley-Egan, Clare; Dratwa, Jim (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;Volume 16 Issue 17, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-19)
      The Ebola epidemic in West Africa between 2014 and 2015 was the deadliest since the discovery of the virus four decades ago. With the second-largest outbreak of Ebola virus disease currently raging in the Democratic Republic ...
    • Policy guidelines for effective inclusion and reintegration of people with chronic diseases in the workplace: national and european perspectives 

      Vlachou, Anastasia; Stavroussi, Panayiota; Roka, Olga; Vasilou, Evdokia; Papadimitriou, Dimitra; Scaratti, Chiara; Kadyrbaeva, Asel; Fheodoroff, Klemens; Brecelj, Valentina; Svestkova, Olga; Tobiasz-Adamczyk, Beata; Finnvold, Jon Erik; Gruber, Sonja; Leonardi, Matilde (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;Volume 15, Issue 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-03-11)
      The increasing prevalence of chronic diseases among the European working age population, as well as the implications for the individual and societal level, underline the need for policy guidelines targeting the effective ...
    • Race and 1918 influenza pandemic in the United States: A review of the literature 

      Økland, Helene; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;Volume 16, Issue 14, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-12)
      During epidemics, the poorest part of the population usually suffers the most. Alfred Crosby noted that the norm changed during the 1918 influenza pandemic in the US: The black population (which were expected to have higher ...
    • Resilience and Poly-Victimization among Two Cohorts of Norwegian Youth 

      Huang, Lihong; Mossige, Svein (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;Volume 15, Issue 12, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-13)
      Previous research shows that there is a significant and positive relationship between being a victim of violence and experiencing high levels of psychological problems among young people. Conversely, resilience is negatively ...