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Kari Furu

Norwegian Institute of Public health
Verified email at fhi.no
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The Nordic countries as a cohort for pharmacoepidemiological research

K Furu, B Wettermark, M Andersen… - Basic & clinical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The Nordic countries have a long tradition of registry‐based epidemiological research.
Many population‐based health registries were established in the 1960s, with use of unique …

The Nordic prescription databases as a resource for pharmacoepidemiological research—a literature review

B Wettermark, H Zoëga, K Furu… - … and drug safety, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose All five Nordic countries have nationwide prescription databases covering all
dispensed drugs, with potential for linkage to outcomes. The aim of this review is to present an …

Use of insulin and insulin analogs and risk of cancer—systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

…, M Andersen, A Auvinen, J Haukka, K Furu… - Current drug …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: An association of insulin use and risk of cancer has been reported but evidence
is conflicting and methodological issues have been identified. Objective: To summarize …

[PDF][PDF] ALKBH5 is a mammalian RNA demethylase that impacts RNA metabolism and mouse fertility

…, WM Zhao, WM Tong, XJ Wang, F Bogdan, K Furu… - Molecular cell, 2013 - cell.com
N 6 -methyladenosine (m 6 A) is the most prevalent internal modification of messenger RNA
(mRNA) in higher eukaryotes. Here we report ALKBH5 as another mammalian demethylase …

[HTML][HTML] Risk of fetal death after pandemic influenza virus infection or vaccination

…, S Madsen, I Buajordet, K Furu… - … England Journal of …, 2013 - Mass Medical Soc
Background During the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic, pregnant women were at risk for
severe influenza illness. This concern was complicated by questions about vaccine safety …

International trends in clozapine use: a study in 17 countries

…, A Coma Fusté, K Furu, K Garuoliené… - Acta Psychiatrica …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective There is some evidence that clozapine is significantly underutilised. Also, clozapine
use is thought to vary by country, but so far no international study has assessed trends in …

International trends in antipsychotic use: a study in 16 countries, 2005–2014

…, L Brandt, AC Fusté, K Furu, K Garuoliené… - European …, 2017 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to assess international trends in antipsychotic use, using a
standardised methodology. A repeated cross-sectional design was applied to data extracts …

Trends in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder medication use: a retrospective observational study using population-based databases

…, T Boukhris, G Bushnell, S Crystal, K Furu… - The Lancet …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background The use of medications to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
has increased, but the prevalence of ADHD medication use across different world regions is …

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors during pregnancy and risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension in the newborn: population based cohort study from the five …

H Kieler, M Artama, A Engeland, Ö Ericsson, K Furu… - Bmj, 2012 - bmj.com
… Anders Engeland senior researcher3 4, Örjan Ericsson researcher5, Kari Furu professor
and senior researcher3 6, Mika Gissler research professor7 2, Rikke Beck Nielsen …

Association of prenatal exposure to antiseizure medication with risk of autism and intellectual disability

…, MK Leinonen, JM Cohen, JW Dreier, K Furu… - JAMA …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Women with epilepsy frequently need antiseizure medication (ASM) to prevent
seizures in pregnancy. Risk of neurodevelopmental disorders after prenatal exposure to …