Senior Researcher, PhD
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Employers:
Norwegian Institute of Public Health and Oslo University Hospital
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Areas of interest:
• Osteoporosis and hip fracture epidemiology
• Osteoporosis and Diabetes and fractures
• Physical activity, health and activities of daily living among elderly
• Youth health
• Prenatal health
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CV
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Basic profession
Statistician
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Academic degrees
PhD, University of Oslo, 1999
MSc, University of Oslo 1977
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Dissertation
Hip fracture, risk factors and excess mortality. Epidemiological studies in the Norwegian county of Nord-Trøndelag (1999)
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Professional experience (after dissertation)
2011: Senior researcher (1183). Norwegian Resource Centre for Women’s Health, Women and Children Clinic, Oslo University Hospital
2010: Senior researcher (1183). Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public health
2002–2010: Researcher (1110), Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public health
1999–2002 Researcher (1109), Department of Population Health Sciences, National Institute of Public health
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Peer review
2011: British Medical Journal, 2010: Diabetologia, 2009: British Medical Journal (twice), future medicine, JAMA & Archives – Archives of general psychiatry, Aging Health, 2008: Diabetologia, Journal of Science and medicine in Sport, Osteoporosis International, Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Fysioterapeuten, 2007: Diabetologia, Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2006: Diabetologia, Injury Prevention, Diabetologia (twice), 2005: Diabetologia, Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2004: Diabetologia, Injury Prevention, 1999: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
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Publications
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Publications in PubMed
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Shortlist of selected publications:
1. Omsland TK, Schei B, Grønskag AB, Langhammer A, Forsén L, Gjesdal CG et al. Weight loss and distal forearm fractures in postmenopausal women: the Nord-Trøndelag health study, Norway. Osteoporosis International 2009; 20:2009-2016.
2. Forsén L, Berntsen GK, Meyer HE, Tell GS, Fønnebø V, NOREPOS Core Research Group. Differences in precision in bone mineral density measured by SXA and DXA: the NOREPOS study. European Journal of Epidemiology 2008; 23:615-624.
3. Omsland TK, Emaus N, Gjesdal CG, Falch JA, Tell GS, Forsén L et al. In vivo and in vitro comparison of densitometers in the NOREPOS study. Journal of Clinical Densitometry 2008; 11:276-282.
4. Forsmo S, Langhammer A, Forsén L, Schei B. Forearm bone mineral density in an unselected population of 2,779 men and women–the HUNT Study, Norway. Osteoporosis International 2005; 16:562-567.
5. Forsén L, Sandvig S, Schuller A, Søgaard AJ. Compliance with external hip protectors in nursing homes in Norway. Injury Prevention 2004; 10:344-349.
6. Forsén L, Søgaard AJ, Sandvig S, Schuller A, Røed U, Arstad C. Risk of hip fracture in protected and unprotected falls in nursing homes in Norway. Injury Prevention 2004; 10:16-20.
7. Forsén L, Arstad C, Sandvig S, Schuller A, Røed U, Søgaard AJ. Prevention of hip fracture by external hip protectors: an intervention in 17 nursing homes in two municipalities in Norway. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 2003; 31:261-266.
8. Hawker GA, Forsmo S, Cadarette SM, Schei B, Jaglal SB, Forsén L et al. Correlates of forearm bone mineral density in young Norwegian women: the Nord-Trondelag Health Study. American Journal of Epidemiology 2002; 156:418-427.
9. Forsmo S, Schei B, Langhammer A, Forsén L. How do reproductive and lifestyle factors influence bone density in distal and ultradistal radius of early postmenopausal women? The Nord-Trondelag Health Survey, Norway. Osteoporosis International 2001; 12:222-229.
10. Sandvig S, Forsén L. Forebygging av lårhalsbrudd ved bruk av hoftebeskytter. Et helsetjenestetiltak. ISBN 82-91036-40-3 2000.
11. Forsén L, Meyer HE, Midthjell K, Edna TH. Diabetes mellitus and the incidence of hip fracture: results from the Nord-Trondelag Health Survey. Diabetologia 1999; 42:920-925.
12. Forsén L, Søgaard AJ, Meyer HE, Edna T, Kopjar B. Survival after hip fracture: short- and long-term excess mortality according to age and gender. Osteoporosis International 1999; 10:73-78.
13. Forsén L, Meyer HE, Søgaard AJ, Næss S, Schei B, Edna TH. Mental distress and risk of hip fracture. Do broken hearts lead to broken bones? Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 1999; 53:343-347.
14. Forsén L, Bjartveit K, Bjørndal A, Edna TH, Meyer HE, Schei B. Ex-smokers and risk of hip fracture. American Journal of Public Health 1998; 88:1481-1483.
15. Forsén L, Bjørndal A, Bjartveit K, Edna TH, Holmen J, Jessen V et al. Interaction between current smoking, leanness, and physical inactivity in the prediction of hip fracture. Journal of Bone & Mineral Research 1994; 9:1671-1678.