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Definition and estimation of an actual reproduction number describing past infectious disease transmission: application to HIV epidemics among homosexual men in Denmark, Norway and Sweden by AMUNDSEN, E. J., STIGUM, H., RØTTINGEN, J.-A., AALEN, O. O.

“…Prevalence and incidence measures are the common way to describe epidemics. The reproduction number supplies information on the potential for growth or decline…”
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Feasibility of reaching world health organization targets for hepatitis C and the cost‐effectiveness of alternative strategies by Wisløff, T., White, R., Dalgard, O., Amundsen, E. J., Meijerink, H., Kløvstad, H.

“…Summary New drugs for treating hepatitis C have considerably increased the probability of being cured. Treatment uptake, however, is still low. The objectives…”
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Legal access to needles and syringes/needle exchange programmes versus HIV counselling and testing to prevent transmission of HIV among intravenous drug users: a comparative study of Denmark, Norway and Sweden by Amundsen, Ellen J, Eskild, Anne, Stigum, Hein, Smith, Else, Aalen, Odd O

“…Countries have adopted different strategies to prevent the transmission of HIV among intravenous drug users. Legal access to needles and syringes/needle…”
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Progression to AIDS slowed even more after the first two years with highly active antiretroviral therapy by Amundsen, Ellen J, Fekjær, Harald

“…Aims: The aim of this study was to describe the effectiveness of highly active antiretroviral treatment for HIV after the treatment became publicly available…”
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Changes in mortality due to major alcohol-related diseases in four Nordic countries, France and Germany between 1980 and 2009: a comparative age-period-cohort analysis by Kraus, Ludwig, Østhus, Ståle, Amundsen, Ellen J., Piontek, Daniela, Härkönen, Janne, Legleye, Stéphane, Bloomfield, Kim, Mäkelä, Pia, Landberg, Jonas, Törrönen, Jukka

“…Aims To investigate age, period and cohort effects on time trends of alcohol‐related mortality in countries with different drinking habits and alcohol…”
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Drinking pattern among adolescents with immigrant and Norwegian backgrounds: A two-way influence? by Amundsen, Ellen J., Rossow, Ingeborg, Skurtveit, Svetlana

“…ABSTRACT Aims  To assess the association between drinking behaviour among adolescents with both immigrant and native backgrounds with aspects of acculturation…”
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Back-calculation based on HIV and AIDS registers in Denmark, Norway and Sweden 1977-95 among homosexual men: estimation of absolute rates, incidence rates and prevalence of HIV by Amundsen, E J, Aalen, O O, Stigum, H, Eskild, A, Smith, E, Arneborn, M, Nilsen, O, Magnus, P

“…The Scandinavian countries, Denmark, Norway and Sweden, have established both HIV and AIDS registers to monitor the HIV epidemic. Information in such registers…”
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