Publications by authors named "Arne Bastian Wiik"
Article Synopsis
- The study examines the complexities surrounding transfers of nursing home residents to emergency care facilities, highlighting the need to discern between warranted and unwarranted transfers.
- A Delphi study involving healthcare professionals reached consensus on when transfers should be avoided, although opinions varied significantly on certain scenarios.
- Overall, the findings categorize transfers into warranted, discretionary, and unwarranted, aiming to optimize care for residents and reduce healthcare costs.
Background: Second-hand smoke (SHS) is not an established risk factor for breast cancer. We examined exposure to SHS from parents during childhood and breast-cancer risk overall and by oestrogen- and progesterone-receptor status in the Norwegian Women and Cancer Study. Furthermore, we utilized our nationally representative prospective cohort study to estimate the fraction of breast cancer attributable to parental SHS during childhood.
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