Health risks, emergency preparedness and Norwegian-Russian cooperation on Svalbard. A systematic review
This is the first systematic review to explore health risks on Svalbard. We have analysed data retrieved from 18 articles that met eligibility criteria and present a mixed-methods quantitative and qualitative narrative synthesis. Norwegian and Russian inhabitants on Svalbard were compared with the r...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:8920391 2023-05-15T15:55:23+02:00 Health risks, emergency preparedness and Norwegian-Russian cooperation on Svalbard. A systematic review Austin Wæhler, Turid Ingebrigtsen, Tor 2022-03-13 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8920391/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35285421 https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2022.2049055 en eng Taylor & Francis http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8920391/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35285421 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2022.2049055 © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) ), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. CC-BY-NC Int J Circumpolar Health Review Article (Scoping and Systematic) Text 2022 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2022.2049055 2022-03-20T01:45:54Z This is the first systematic review to explore health risks on Svalbard. We have analysed data retrieved from 18 articles that met eligibility criteria and present a mixed-methods quantitative and qualitative narrative synthesis. Norwegian and Russian inhabitants on Svalbard were compared with the respective mainland populations, and we found no evidence of an increased risk for or prevalence of diseases. The rate of injuries caused by snowmobile accidents were significantly higher, but this was outweighed by a correspondingly lower rate of other injuries. A small unique risk for injuries inflicted by polar bears was confirmed. We identified knowledge gaps concerning how health care and emergency preparedness are organised. Text Circumpolar Health Svalbard PubMed Central (PMC) Svalbard International Journal of Circumpolar Health 81 1 |
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This is the first systematic review to explore health risks on Svalbard. We have analysed data retrieved from 18 articles that met eligibility criteria and present a mixed-methods quantitative and qualitative narrative synthesis. Norwegian and Russian inhabitants on Svalbard were compared with the respective mainland populations, and we found no evidence of an increased risk for or prevalence of diseases. The rate of injuries caused by snowmobile accidents were significantly higher, but this was outweighed by a correspondingly lower rate of other injuries. A small unique risk for injuries inflicted by polar bears was confirmed. We identified knowledge gaps concerning how health care and emergency preparedness are organised. |
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Health risks, emergency preparedness and Norwegian-Russian cooperation on Svalbard. A systematic review |
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Health risks, emergency preparedness and Norwegian-Russian cooperation on Svalbard. A systematic review |
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Health risks, emergency preparedness and Norwegian-Russian cooperation on Svalbard. A systematic review |
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Health risks, emergency preparedness and Norwegian-Russian cooperation on Svalbard. A systematic review |
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Health risks, emergency preparedness and Norwegian-Russian cooperation on Svalbard. A systematic review |
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