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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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/26745 2024-02-04T09:59:38+01:00 Health risks, emergency preparedness and Norwegian-Russian cooperation on Svalbard. A systematic review Wæhler, Turid Austin Ingebrigtsen, Tor 2022-03-13 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/26745 https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2022.2049055 eng eng Taylor & Francis Wæhler, T.A. (2024). Healthcare Delivery and Emergency Preparedness on Svalbard: A Study of Norwegian and Russian Practices and Cooperation. (Doctoral thesis). https://hdl.handle.net/10037/32312 . International Journal of Circumpolar Health Wæhler TA, Ingebrigtsen T. Health risks, emergency preparedness and Norwegian-Russian cooperation on Svalbard. A systematic review. International Journal of Circumpolar Health. 2022;81(1) FRIDAID 2009360 doi:10.1080/22423982.2022.2049055 1239-9736 2242-3982 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/26745 openAccess Copyright 2022 The Author(s) Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed publishedVersion 2022 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2022.2049055 2024-01-11T00:08:07Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health Svalbard University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive 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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Wæhler, Turid Austin Ingebrigtsen, Tor 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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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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2022 |
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https://hdl.handle.net/10037/26745 https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2022.2049055 |
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Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health Svalbard |
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Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health Svalbard |
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Wæhler, T.A. (2024). Healthcare Delivery and Emergency Preparedness on Svalbard: A Study of Norwegian and Russian Practices and Cooperation. (Doctoral thesis). https://hdl.handle.net/10037/32312 . International Journal of Circumpolar Health Wæhler TA, Ingebrigtsen T. Health risks, emergency preparedness and Norwegian-Russian cooperation on Svalbard. A systematic review. International Journal of Circumpolar Health. 2022;81(1) FRIDAID 2009360 doi:10.1080/22423982.2022.2049055 1239-9736 2242-3982 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/26745 |
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