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The impact of school bullying on adolescent migration expectations in Iceland by Bjarnason, Thoroddur, Haartsen, Tialda, Arnarsson, Arsaell M., Sigurgeirsdottir, Vanda

“…Adolescent migration expectations are shaped by various background characteristics, social relations, and lifestyle considerations. However, the impact of…”
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Nordic adolescents responding to demanding survey scales in boring contexts: Examining straightlining by Aarø, Leif Edvard, Fismen, Anne‐Siri, Wold, Bente, Skogen, Jens Christoffer, Torsheim, Torbjørn, Arnarsson, Ársæll Már, Lyyra, Nelli, Löfstedt, Petra, Eriksson, Charli

“…Introduction Straightlining, or identical responses across all items within a multi‐item scale, is often taken as an indication that responses to all items in…”
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Prevalence of Age-related Macular Degeneration in Old Persons: Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility Reykjavik Study by Jonasson, Fridbert, MD, Arnarsson, Arsaell, PhD, Eiríksdottir, Gudny, MSc, Harris, Tamara B., MD, Launer, Lenore J., PhD, Meuer, Stacy M., BS, Klein, Barbara E., MD, Klein, Ronald, MD, Gudnason, Vilmundur, PhD, Cotch, Mary Frances, PhD

“…Purpose To describe the prevalence and signs of early and late age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in an old cohort. Design Population-based cohort study…”
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Joint Physical Custody and Communication with Parents: A Cross-National Study of Children in 36 Western Countries by Bjarnason, Thoroddur, Arnarsson, Arsaell M.

“…An increasing number of divorced parents in Western countries have joint physical custody of their children. A comparative study of children in 36 European,…”
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Life Satisfaction Among Children in Different Family Structures: A Comparative Study of 36 Western Societies by Bjarnason, Thoroddur, Bendtsen, Pernille, Arnarsson, Arsaell M., Borup, Ina, Iannotti, Ronald J., Löfstedt, Petra, Haapasalo, Ilona, Niclasen, Birgit

“…This paper examines differences in life satisfaction among children in different family structures in 36 western, industrialised countries (n = 184 496)…”
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Sexual orientation and migration intentions among rural, exurban and urban adolescents in Iceland by Thorsteinsson, Einar Baldvin, Bjarnason, Thoroddur, Loi, Natasha M., Arnarsson, Arsaell Mar

“…Rural areas have often been assumed to be somewhat hostile territory for sexual minorities. As a result, moving to an urban area may be an integral part of…”
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Different factors associate with body image in adolescence than in emerging adulthood: A gender comparison in a follow-up study by Gestsdottir, Sunna, Svansdottir, Erla, Sigurdsson, Hedinn, Arnarsson, Arsaell, Ommundsen, Yngvar, Arngrimsson, Sigurbjorn, Sveinsson, Thorarinn, Johannsson, Erlingur

“…Background Body image dissatisfaction has been linked with a range of adverse psychosocial outcomes in both genders and has become an important public health…”
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The 7‐year cumulative incidence of cornea guttata and morphological changes in the corneal endothelium in the Reykjavik Eye Study by Zoega, Gunnar M., Arnarsson, Arsaell, Sasaki, Hiroshi, Söderberg, Per G., Jonasson, Fridbert

“… Purpose:  To examine the corneal endothelium and establish the 7‐year cumulative incidence of cornea guttata (CG). Methods:  Population‐based prospective…”
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Risk Factors for Five-Year Incident Age-related Macular Degeneration: The Reykjavik Eye Study by Arnarsson, Arsaell, Sverrisson, Thordur, Stefánsson, Einar, Sigurdsson, Haraldur, Sasaki, Hiroshi, Sasaki, Kazuyuki, Jonasson, Fridbert

“…To establish risk factors for five-year incidence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Population-based, prospective cohort study, and risk analysis. A…”
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Laser Treatment and the Mechanism of Edema Reduction in Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion by Arnarsson, Arsaell, Stefansson, Einar

“…To test a hypothesis on the physiological mechanism of the disappearance of macular edema after laser treatment. The hypothesis is based on the effect grid…”
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Transplanting embryonic stem cells onto damaged human corneal endothelium by Hanson, Charles, Arnarsson, Arsaell, Hardarson, Thorir, Lindgård, Ann, Daneshvarnaeini, Mandana, Ellerström, Catarina, Bruun, Anita, Stenevi, Ulf

“…AIM To investigate whether human embryonic stem cells(hESCs) could be made to attach, grow and differentiate on a human Descemet’s membrane(DM).METHODS…”
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Changes in co‐use of alcohol and cannabis among Nordic adolescents in the 21st century: Results from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs study by Raitasalo, Kirsimarja, Rossow, Ingeborg, Moan, Inger Synnøve, Bye, Elin K., Svensson, Johan, Thor, Siri, Ekholm, Ola, Pisinger, Veronica, Arnarsson, Ársæll, Bloomfield, Kim

“…Introduction In the 21st century, there has been a decline in alcohol use among adolescents in most Nordic countries, while trends of cannabis use have…”
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How ‘outdoors time’ transforms the social relationships of children in Iceland by Thorsteinsson, Jakob Frimann, Arnarsson, Ársaell, Jónasson, Jón Torfi

“…This study explores the relationship between the time children spend outdoors with critical social and health factors. We use questionnaire data from the…”
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Physical activity and its relation to metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors among three professions by Hersteinsson, Börkur Már, Magnússon, Kristján Thór, Böðvarsson, Ásgeir, Arnarsson, Ársæll, Jóhannsson, Erlingur, Arngrímsson, Sigurbjörn Árni

“…The relation between objectively measured physical activity (PA) and metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors has not been studied in Iceland. This study…”
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Social inequalities in self-rated health: A comparative cross-national study among 32,560 Nordic adolescents by TORSHEIM, TORBJØRN, NYGREN, JENS M., RASMUSSEN, METTE, ARNARSSON, ARSÆLL M., BENDTSEN, PERNILLE, SCHNOHR, CHRISTINA W., NIELSEN, LINE, NYHOLM, MARIA

“…Aims: We aimed to estimate the magnitude of socioeconomic inequality in self-rated health among Nordic adolescents (aged 11, 13 and 15 years) using the Family…”
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The Problem with Low-Prevalence of Bullying by Arnarsson, Arsaell, Bjarnason, Thoroddur

“…This paper tests the hypothesis of whether being bullied in an environment where bullying is infrequent decreases adolescents' life satisfaction. Analyses were…”
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The Effects of Gender and Family Wealth on Sexual Abuse of Adolescents by Runarsdottir, Eyglo, Smith, Edward, Arnarsson, Arsaell

“…Sexual abuse and sexual assaults against adolescents are among the most significant threats to their health and well-being. Some studies have found poverty to…”
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Epidemiology of exfoliation syndrome in the Reykjavik Eye Study by Arnarsson, Arsaell Már

“… Exfoliation syndrome (XFS) is a major risk factor for glaucoma. It is characterized by a pathological accumulation of polymorphic fibrillar material in the…”
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Increased disk size in glaucomatous eyes vs normal eyes in the reykjavik eye study by Wang, Lan, Damji, Karim F., Munger, Rejean, Jonasson, Fridbert, Arnarsson, Arsaell, Sasaki, Hiroshi

“…To evaluate the use of disk diameter as an indicator in the identification of glaucomatous optic neuropathy. We evaluated all available stereofundus…”
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Adolescent alcohol and cannabis use in Iceland 1995–2015 by Arnarsson, Arsaell, Kristofersson, Gisli Kort, Bjarnason, Thoroddur

“…Introduction Over the past two decades, alcohol consumption of Icelandic adolescents has decreased dramatically. The aim of this study was to quantify the…”
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