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Publications by Jan A. Falch

153 publications found

Original articles

Søgaard AJ, Holvik K, Omsland TK, Tell GS, Dahl C, Schei B, Falch JA, Eisman JA, Meyer HE (2014)
Abdominal obesity increases the risk of hip fracture. A population-based study of 43,000 women and men aged 60-79 years followed for 8 years. Cohort of Norway
J Intern Med, 277 (3), 306-317
DOI 10.1111/joim.12230, PubMed 24597977

Omsland TK, Emaus N, Tell GS, Magnus JH, Ahmed LA, Holvik K, Center J, Forsmo S, Gjesdal CG, Schei B, Vestergaard P, Eisman JA, Falch JA, Tverdal A, Søgaard AJ, Meyer HE (2014)
Mortality following the first hip fracture in Norwegian women and men (1999-2008). A NOREPOS study
Bone, 63, 81-6
DOI 10.1016/j.bone.2014.02.016, PubMed 24607943

Wekre LL, Kjensli A, Aasand K, Falch JA, Eriksen EF (2014)
Spinal deformities and lung function in adults with osteogenesis imperfecta
Clin Respir J, 8 (4), 437-43
DOI 10.1111/crj.12092, PubMed 24308436

Finnes TE, Meyer HE, Falch JA, Medhus AW, Wentzel-Larsen T, Lofthus CM (2013)
Secular reduction of excess mortality in hip fracture patients >85 years
BMC Geriatr, 13, 25
DOI 10.1186/1471-2318-13-25, PubMed 23496953

Devold HM, Søgaard AJ, Tverdal A, Falch JA, Furu K, Meyer HE (2012)
Hip fracture and other predictors of anti-osteoporosis drug use in Norway
Osteoporos Int, 24 (4), 1225-33
DOI 10.1007/s00198-012-2063-1, PubMed 22776863

Støen RO, Nordsletten L, Meyer HE, Frihagen JF, Falch JA, Lofthus CM (2012)
Hip fracture incidence is decreasing in the high incidence area of Oslo, Norway
Osteoporos Int, 23 (10), 2527-34
DOI 10.1007/s00198-011-1888-3, PubMed 22246602

Devold HM, Furu K, Skurtveit S, Tverdal A, Falch JA, Sogaard AJ (2012)
Influence of socioeconomic factors on the adherence of alendronate treatment in incident users in Norway
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf, 21 (3), 297-304
DOI 10.1002/pds.2344, PubMed 22237942

Wekre LL, Eriksen EF, Falch JA (2011)
Bone mass, bone markers and prevalence of fractures in adults with osteogenesis imperfecta
Arch Osteoporos, 6 (1), 31-8
DOI 10.1007/s11657-011-0054-z, PubMed 22207876

Kjensli A, Ryg M, Falch JA, Armbrecht G, Diep LM, Eriksen EF, Ellingsen I (2010)
Does body height reduction influence interpretation of lung function in COPD patients?
Eur Respir J, 36 (3), 540-8
DOI 10.1183/09031936.00148609, PubMed 20110396

Alver K, Meyer HE, Falch JA, Søgaard AJ (2010)
Outdoor air pollution, bone density and self-reported forearm fracture: the Oslo Health Study
Osteoporos Int, 21 (10), 1751-60
DOI 10.1007/s00198-009-1130-8, PubMed 20077108

Wekre LL, Frøslie KF, Haugen L, Falch JA (2010)
A population-based study of demographical variables and ability to perform activities of daily living in adults with osteogenesis imperfecta
Disabil Rehabil, 32 (7), 579-87
DOI 10.3109/09638280903204690, PubMed 20136476

Devold HM, Doung GM, Tverdal A, Furu K, Meyer HE, Falch JA, Sogaard AJ (2009)
Prescription of anti-osteoporosis drugs during 2004-2007-a nationwide register study in Norway
Eur J Clin Pharmacol, 66 (3), 299-306
DOI 10.1007/s00228-009-0746-0, PubMed 19898839

Fjalestad T, Falch JA, Stromsoe K (2009)
Proximal humeral fractures and relation to osteoporosis: a cohort study of 49 hospitalized patients with 50 fractures
Eur. J. Orthop. Surg. Traumatol., 19 (7), 461-466
DOI 10.1007/s00590-009-0453-7

Løvås K, Gjesdal CG, Christensen M, Wolff AB, Almås B, Svartberg J, Fougner KJ, Syversen U, Bollerslev J, Falch JA, Hunt PJ, Chatterjee VK, Husebye ES (2009)
Glucocorticoid replacement therapy and pharmacogenetics in Addison's disease: effects on bone
Eur J Endocrinol, 160 (6), 993-1002
DOI 10.1530/EJE-08-0880, PubMed 19282465

Kjensli A, Falch JA, Ryg M, Blenk T, Armbrecht G, Diep LM, Ellingsen I (2009)
High prevalence of vertebral deformities in COPD patients: relationship to disease severity
Eur Respir J, 33 (5), 1018-24
DOI 10.1183/09031936.00073908, PubMed 19129288

Meyer HE, Søgaard AJ, Falch JA, Jørgensen L, Emaus N (2008)
Weight change over three decades and the risk of osteoporosis in men: the Norwegian Epidemiological Osteoporosis Studies (NOREPOS)
Am J Epidemiol, 168 (4), 454-60
DOI 10.1093/aje/kwn151, PubMed 18599490

Meyer HE, Lofthus CM, Søgaard AJ, Falch JA (2008)
Change in the use of hormone replacement therapy and the incidence of fracture in Oslo
Osteoporos Int, 20 (5), 827-30
DOI 10.1007/s00198-008-0679-y, PubMed 18563511

Lofthus CM, Frihagen F, Meyer HE, Nordsletten L, Melhuus K, Falch JA (2008)
Epidemiology of distal forearm fractures in Oslo, Norway
Osteoporos Int, 19 (6), 781-6
DOI 10.1007/s00198-007-0499-5, PubMed 17985071

Omsland TK, Emaus N, Gjesdal CG, Falch JA, Tell GS, Forsen L, Berntsen GK, Meyer HE (2007)
In vivo and in vitro comparison of densitometers in the NOREPOS study
J Clin Densitom, 11 (2), 276-82
DOI 10.1016/j.jocd.2007.10.001, PubMed 18158262

Alver K, Søgaard AJ, Falch JA, Meyer HE (2007)
The Oslo Health Study: Is bone mineral density higher in affluent areas?
Int J Equity Health, 6, 19
DOI 10.1186/1475-9276-6-19, PubMed 18036226

Holvik K, Meyer HE, Søgaard AJ, Haug E, Falch JA (2007)
Pakistanis living in Oslo have lower serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D levels but higher serum ionized calcium levels compared with ethnic Norwegians. The Oslo Health Study
BMC Endocr Disord, 7, 9
DOI 10.1186/1472-6823-7-9, PubMed 17945003

Alvaer K, Meyer HE, Falch JA, Nafstad P, Søgaard AJ (2007)
Outdoor air pollution and bone mineral density in elderly men - the Oslo Health Study
Osteoporos Int, 18 (12), 1669-74
DOI 10.1007/s00198-007-0424-y, PubMed 17619807

Holvik K, Meyer HE, Søgaard AJ, Selmer R, Haug E, Falch JA (2006)
Biochemical markers of bone turnover and their relation to forearm bone mineral density in persons of Pakistani and Norwegian background living in Oslo, Norway: The Oslo Health Study
Eur J Endocrinol, 155 (5), 693-9
DOI 10.1530/eje.1.02282, PubMed 17062885

Kjensli A, Mowinckel P, Ryg MS, Falch JA (2006)
Low bone mineral density is related to severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Bone, 40 (2), 493-7
DOI 10.1016/j.bone.2006.09.005, PubMed 17049326

Deressa E, Wammer AC, Falch JA, Jahnsen J (2006)
[Bone metabolism in patients with newly diagnosed caeliac disease]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 126 (9), 1201-4
PubMed 16670741

Lofthus CM, Osnes EK, Meyer HE, Kristiansen IS, Nordsletten L, Falch JA (2006)
Young patients with hip fracture: a population-based study of bone mass and risk factors for osteoporosis
Osteoporos Int, 17 (11), 1666-72
DOI 10.1007/s00198-006-0176-0, PubMed 16941194

Grant P, Aamodt A, Falch JA, Nordsletten L (2005)
Differences in stability and bone remodeling between a customized uncemented hydroxyapatite coated and a standard cemented femoral stem A randomized study with use of radiostereometry and bone densitometry
J Orthop Res, 23 (6), 1280-5
DOI 10.1016/j.orthres.2005.03.016.1100230607, PubMed 15925474

Kaptoge S, Benevolenskaya LI, Bhalla AK, Cannata JB, Boonen S, Falch JA, Felsenberg D, Finn JD, Nuti R, Hoszowski K, Lorenc R, Miazgowski T, Jajic I, Lyritis G, Masaryk P, Naves-Diaz M, Poor G, Reid DM, Scheidt-Nave C, Stepan JJ, Todd CJ, Weber K, Woolf AD, Roy DK, Lunt M et al. (2005)
Low BMD is less predictive than reported falls for future limb fractures in women across Europe: results from the European Prospective Osteoporosis Study
Bone, 36 (3), 387-98
DOI 10.1016/j.bone.2004.11.012, PubMed 15777673

Lofthus CM, Cappelen I, Osnes EK, Falch JA, Kristiansen IS, Medhus AW, Nordsletten L, Meyer HE (2005)
Local and national electronic databases in Norway demonstrate a varying degree of validity
J Clin Epidemiol, 58 (3), 280-5
DOI 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2004.07.003, PubMed 15718117

Hjeltnes N, De Groot P, Birkeland KI, Falch JA, Iversen PO (2005)
Tetraplegic subjects have hyperleptinaemia with marked circadian variation
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf), 62 (2), 223-7
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02204.x, PubMed 15670200

Alver K, Meyer HE, Falch JA, Søgaard AJ (2004)
Bone mineral density in ethnic Norwegians and Pakistani immigrants living in Oslo--The Oslo Health Study
Osteoporos Int, 16 (6), 623-30
DOI 10.1007/s00198-004-1722-2, PubMed 15365698

Ørstavik RE, Haugeberg G, Uhlig T, Mowinckel P, Kvien TK, Falch JA, Halse JI (2004)
Quantitative ultrasound and bone mineral density: discriminatory ability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and controls with and without vertebral deformities
Ann Rheum Dis, 63 (8), 945-51
DOI 10.1136/ard.2003.010819, PubMed 15249321

Meyer HE, Falch JA, Søgaard AJ, Haug E (2004)
Vitamin D deficiency and secondary hyperparathyroidism and the association with bone mineral density in persons with Pakistani and Norwegian background living in Oslo, Norway, The Oslo Health Study
Bone, 35 (2), 412-7
DOI 10.1016/j.bone.2004.04.003, PubMed 15268891

Osnes EK, Lofthus CM, Meyer HE, Falch JA, Nordsletten L, Cappelen I, Kristiansen IS (2004)
Consequences of hip fracture on activities of daily life and residential needs
Osteoporos Int, 15 (7), 567-74
DOI 10.1007/s00198-003-1583-0, PubMed 14730422

Orstavik RE, Haugeberg G, Uhlig T, Mowinckel P, Falch JA, Halse JI, Kvien TK (2004)
Incidence of vertebral deformities in 255 female rheumatoid arthritis patients measured by morphometric X-ray absorptiometry
Osteoporos Int, 16 (1), 35-42
DOI 10.1007/s00198-004-1631-4, PubMed 15197538

Yan L, Crabtree NJ, Reeve J, Zhou B, Dequeker J, Nijs J, Falch JA, Prentice A (2004)
Does hip strength analysis explain the lower incidence of hip fracture in the People's Republic of China?
Bone, 34 (3), 584-8
DOI 10.1016/j.bone.2003.12.005, PubMed 15003807

Ørstavik RE, Haugeberg G, Mowinckel P, Høiseth A, Uhlig T, Falch JA, Halse JI, McCloskey E, Kvien TK (2004)
Vertebral deformities in rheumatoid arthritis: a comparison with population-based controls
Arch Intern Med, 164 (4), 420-5
DOI 10.1001/archinte.164.4.420, PubMed 14980993

Bugge C, Falch JA (2004)
[The patient as a supplier of knowledge]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 124 (4), 513-4
PubMed 14983203

Ørstavik RE, Haugeberg G, Uhlig T, Mowinckel P, Falch JA, Halse JI, Kvien TK (2004)
Self reported non-vertebral fractures in rheumatoid arthritis and population based controls: incidence and relationship with bone mineral density and clinical variables
Ann Rheum Dis, 63 (2), 177-82
DOI 10.1136/ard.2003.005850, PubMed 14722207

Jahnsen J, Falch JA, Mowinckel P, Aadland E (2004)
Bone mineral density in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a population-based prospective two-year follow-up study
Scand J Gastroenterol, 39 (2), 145-53
DOI 10.1080/00365520310007873, PubMed 15000276

Steine K, Røseth AG, Sandbaek G, Murison R, Slagsvold CE, Keller A, Falch JA (2003)
[Increased cortisol levels, frostbite and effects on the muscles and skeleton during extreme polar conditions]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 123 (24), 3529-32
PubMed 14691491

Falch JA, Bentzen H, Dahl AA (2003)
[Pain, functional level and emotional problems of women with osteoporosis and vertebral fractures]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 123 (23), 3355-7
PubMed 14713966

Kullenberg R, Falch JA (2003)
Prevalence of osteoporosis using bone mineral measurements at the calcaneus by dual X-ray and laser (DXL)
Osteoporos Int, 14 (10), 823-7
DOI 10.1007/s00198-003-1442-z, PubMed 12915958

Jahnsen J, Falch JA, Mowinckel P, Aadland E (2003)
Body composition in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a population-based study
Am J Gastroenterol, 98 (7), 1556-62
DOI 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07520.x, PubMed 12873577

Ørstavik RE, Haugeberg G, Uhlig T, Falch JA, Halse JI, Høiseth A, Lilleås F, Kvien TK (2003)
Vertebral deformities in 229 female patients with rheumatoid arthritis: associations with clinical variables and bone mineral density
Arthritis Rheum, 49 (3), 355-60
DOI 10.1002/art.11118, PubMed 12794791

Haugeberg G, Ørstavik RE, Uhlig T, Falch JA, Halse JI, Kvien TK (2003)
Comparison of ultrasound and X-ray absorptiometry bone measurements in a case control study of female rheumatoid arthritis patients and randomly selected subjects in the population
Osteoporos Int, 14 (4), 312-9
DOI 10.1007/s00198-002-1365-0, PubMed 12730749

Haugeberg G, Ørstavik RE, Uhlig T, Falch JA, Halse JI, Kvien TK (2002)
Clinical decision rules in rheumatoid arthritis: do they identify patients at high risk for osteoporosis? Testing clinical criteria in a population based cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis recruited from the Oslo Rheumatoid Arthritis Register
Ann Rheum Dis, 61 (12), 1085-9
DOI 10.1136/ard.61.12.1085, PubMed 12429540

Roy DK, Pye SR, Lunt M, O'Neill TW, Todd C, Raspe H, Reeve J, Silman AJ, Weber K, Dequeker J, Jajic I, Stepan J, Delmas PD, Marchand F, Reisinger W, Banzer D, Felsenberg D, Janott J, Kragl G, Schiedt-Nave C, Felsch B, Raspe H, Matthis C, Lyritis G, Poor G et al. (2002)
Falls explain between-center differences in the incidence of limb fracture across Europe
Bone, 31 (6), 712-7
DOI 10.1016/s8756-3282(02)00909-2, PubMed 12531567

Haugeberg G, Ørstavik RE, Uhlig T, Falch JA, Halse JI, Kvien TK (2002)
Bone loss in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from a population-based cohort of 366 patients followed up for two years
Arthritis Rheum, 46 (7), 1720-8
DOI 10.1002/art.10408, PubMed 12124854

Ismail AA, Pye SR, Cockerill WC, Lunt M, Silman AJ, Reeve J, Banzer D, Benevolenskaya LI, Bhalla A, Bruges Armas J, Cannata JB, Cooper C, Delmas PD, Dequeker J, Dilsen G, Falch JA, Felsch B, Felsenberg D, Finn JD, Gennari C, Hoszowski K, Jajic I, Janott J, Johnell O, Kanis JA et al. (2002)
Incidence of limb fracture across Europe: results from the European Prospective Osteoporosis Study (EPOS)
Osteoporos Int, 13 (7), 565-71
DOI 10.1007/s001980200074, PubMed 12111017

Meyer HE, Smedshaug GB, Kvaavik E, Falch JA, Tverdal A, Pedersen JI (2002)
Can vitamin D supplementation reduce the risk of fracture in the elderly? A randomized controlled trial
J Bone Miner Res, 17 (4), 709-15
DOI 10.1359/jbmr.2002.17.4.709, PubMed 11918228

Jahnsen J, Falch JA, Mowinckel P, Aadland E (2002)
Vitamin D status, parathyroid hormone and bone mineral density in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Scand J Gastroenterol, 37 (2), 192-9
DOI 10.1080/003655202753416876, PubMed 11843057

Crabtree NJ, Kroger H, Martin A, Pols HA, Lorenc R, Nijs J, Stepan JJ, Falch JA, Miazgowski T, Grazio S, Raptou P, Adams J, Collings A, Khaw KT, Rushton N, Lunt M, Dixon AK, Reeve J (2002)
Improving risk assessment: hip geometry, bone mineral distribution and bone strength in hip fracture cases and controls. The EPOS study. European Prospective Osteoporosis Study
Osteoporos Int, 13 (1), 48-54
DOI 10.1007/s198-002-8337-y, PubMed 11883408

Lofthus CM, Osnes EK, Falch JA, Kaastad TS, Kristiansen IS, Nordsletten L, Stensvold I, Meyer HE (2001)
Epidemiology of hip fractures in Oslo, Norway
Bone, 29 (5), 413-8
DOI 10.1016/s8756-3282(01)00603-2, PubMed 11704490

Kaastad TS, Reikerås O, Halvorsen V, Falch JA, Obrant KJ, Nordsletten L (2001)
Vitamin D deficiency and ovariectomy reduced the strength of the femoral neck in rats
Calcif Tissue Int, 69 (2), 102-8
DOI 10.1007/s00223-001-0009-2, PubMed 11683422

Bjorå R, Falch JA, Staaland H, Nordsletten L, Gjengedal E (2001)
Osteoporosis in the Norwegian moose
Bone, 29 (1), 70-3
DOI 10.1016/s8756-3282(01)00469-0, PubMed 11472893

Osnes EK, Lofthus CM, Falch JA, Meyer HE, Stensvold I, Kristiansen IS, Nordsletten L (2001)
More postoperative femoral fractures with the Gamma nail than the sliding screw plate in the treatment of trochanteric fractures
Acta Orthop Scand, 72 (3), 252-6
DOI 10.1080/00016470152846574, PubMed 11480600

Lunt M, Masaryk P, Scheidt-Nave C, Nijs J, Poor G, Pols H, Falch JA, Hammermeister G, Reid DM, Benevolenskaya L, Weber K, Cannata J, O'Neill TW, Felsenberg D, Silman AJ, Reeve J (2001)
The effects of lifestyle, dietary dairy intake and diabetes on bone density and vertebral deformity prevalence: the EVOS study
Osteoporos Int, 12 (8), 688-98
DOI 10.1007/s001980170069, PubMed 11580083

Ismail AA, Cockerill W, Cooper C, Finn JD, Abendroth K, Parisi G, Banzer D, Benevolenskaya LI, Bhalla AK, Armas JB, Cannata JB, Delmas PD, Dequeker J, Dilsen G, Eastell R, Ershova O, Falch JA, Felsch B, Havelka S, Hoszowski K, Jajic I, Kragl U, Johnell O, Lopez Vaz A, Lorenc R et al. (2001)
Prevalent vertebral deformity predicts incident hip though not distal forearm fracture: results from the European Prospective Osteoporosis Study
Osteoporos Int, 12 (2), 85-90
DOI 10.1007/s001980170138, PubMed 11303719

Haugeberg G, Uhlig T, Falch JA, Halse JI, Kvien TK (2000)
Reduced bone mineral density in male rheumatoid arthritis patients: frequencies and associations with demographic and disease variables in ninety-four patients in the Oslo County Rheumatoid Arthritis Register
Arthritis Rheum, 43 (12), 2776-84
DOI 10.1002/1529-0131(200012)43:12<2776::AID-ANR18>3.0.CO;2-N, PubMed 11145036

Kvien TK, Haugeberg G, Uhlig T, Falch JA, Halse JI, Lems WF, Dijkmans BA, Woolf AD (2000)
Data driven attempt to create a clinical algorithm for identification of women with rheumatoid arthritis at high risk of osteoporosis
Ann Rheum Dis, 59 (10), 805-11
DOI 10.1136/ard.59.10.805, PubMed 11005782

Crabtree N, Lunt M, Holt G, Kröger H, Burger H, Grazio S, Khaw KT, Lorenc RS, Nijs J, Stepan J, Falch JA, Miazgowski T, Raptou P, Pols HA, Dequeker J, Havelka S, Hoszowski K, Jajic I, Czekalski S, Lyritis G, Silman AJ, Reeve J (2000)
Hip geometry, bone mineral distribution, and bone strength in European men and women: the EPOS study
Bone, 27 (1), 151-9
DOI 10.1016/s8756-3282(00)00300-8, PubMed 10865223

Falch JA, Steihaug S (2000)
Vitamin D deficiency in Pakistani premenopausal women living in Norway is not associated with evidence of reduced skeletal strength
Scand J Clin Lab Invest, 60 (2), 103-9
DOI 10.1080/00365510050184912, PubMed 10817396

Haugeberg G, Uhlig T, Falch JA, Halse JI, Kvien TK (2000)
Bone mineral density and frequency of osteoporosis in female patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from 394 patients in the Oslo County Rheumatoid Arthritis register
Arthritis Rheum, 43 (3), 522-30
DOI 10.1002/1529-0131(200003)43:3<522::AID-ANR7>3.0.CO;2-Y, PubMed 10728744

Meyer HE, Tverdal A, Falch JA, Pedersen JI (2000)
Factors associated with mortality after hip fracture
Osteoporos Int, 11 (3), 228-32
DOI 10.1007/s001980050285, PubMed 10824238

Feleke Y, Abdulkadir J, Mshana R, Mekbib TA, Brunvand L, Berg JP, Falch JA (1999)
Low levels of serum calcidiol in an African population compared to a North European population
Eur J Endocrinol, 141 (4), 358-60
DOI 10.1530/eje.0.1410358, PubMed 10526248

Syversen U, Nordsletten L, Falch JA, Madsen JE, Nilsen OG, Waldum HL (1999)
Effect of lifelong nicotine inhalation on bone mass and mechanical properties in female rat femurs
Calcif Tissue Int, 65 (3), 246-9
DOI 10.1007/s002239900692, PubMed 10441660

Jahnsen J, Falch JA, Mowinckel P, Aadland E (1999)
Ultrasound measurements of calcaneus for estimation of skeletal status in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Scand J Gastroenterol, 34 (8), 790-7
DOI 10.1080/003655299750025723, PubMed 10499480

Masaryk P, Lunt M, Benevolenskaya L, Cannata J, Dequeker J, Dohenhof C, Falch JA, Felsenberg D, Pols HA, Poor G, Reid DM, Scheidt-Nave C, Weber K, O'Neill T, Silman AJ, Reeve J (1998)
Effects of menstrual history and use of medications on bone mineral density: the EVOS Study
Calcif Tissue Int, 63 (4), 271-6
DOI 10.1007/s002239900525, PubMed 9744982

Madsen JE, Berg-Larsen T, Kirkeby OJ, Falch JA, Nordsletten L (1998)
No adverse effects of clodronate on fracture healing in rats
Acta Orthop Scand, 69 (5), 532-6
DOI 10.3109/17453679808997793, PubMed 9855239

Sundgot-Borgen J, Bahr R, Falch JA, Schneider LS (1998)
Normal bone mass in bulimic women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 83 (9), 3144-9
DOI 10.1210/jcem.83.9.5085, PubMed 9745417

Falch JA, Mowé M, Bøhmer T (1998)
Low levels of serum ascorbic acid in elderly patients with hip fracture
Scand J Clin Lab Invest, 58 (3), 225-8
DOI 10.1080/00365519850186616, PubMed 9670346

Høgåsen AK, Nordsletten L, Aasen AO, Falch JA (1998)
17 beta-Oestradiol and 1 alpha,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol modulate constitutive and bone matrix-induced interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells isolated from postmenopausal women
Scand J Clin Lab Invest, 58 (2), 97-102
DOI 10.1080/00365519850186661, PubMed 9587160

Tomten SE, Falch JA, Birkeland KI, Hemmersbach P, Høstmark AT (1998)
Bone mineral density and menstrual irregularities. A comparative study on cortical and trabecular bone structures in runners with alleged normal eating behavior
Int J Sports Med, 19 (2), 92-7
DOI 10.1055/s-2007-971888, PubMed 9562216

Kaastad TS, Meyer HE, Falch JA (1998)
Incidence of hip fracture in Oslo, Norway: differences within the city
Bone, 22 (2), 175-8
DOI 10.1016/s8756-3282(97)00247-0, PubMed 9477241

Ismail AA, O'Neill TW, Cooper C, Finn JD, Bhalla AK, Cannata JB, Delmas P, Falch JA, Felsch B, Hoszowski K, Johnell O, Diaz-Lopez JB, Lopez Vaz A, Marchand F, Raspe H, Reid DM, Todd C, Weber K, Woolf A, Reeve J, Silman AJ (1998)
Mortality associated with vertebral deformity in men and women: results from the European Prospective Osteoporosis Study (EPOS)
Osteoporos Int, 8 (3), 291-7
DOI 10.1007/s001980050067, PubMed 9797915

Lunt M, Felsenberg D, Reeve J, Benevolenskaya L, Cannata J, Dequeker J, Dodenhof C, Falch JA, Masaryk P, Pols HA, Poor G, Reid DM, Scheidt-Nave C, Weber K, Varlow J, Kanis JA, O'Neill TW, Silman AJ (1997)
Bone density variation and its effects on risk of vertebral deformity in men and women studied in thirteen European centers: the EVOS Study
J Bone Miner Res, 12 (11), 1883-94
DOI 10.1359/jbmr.1997.12.11.1883, PubMed 9383693

Kristiansen IS, Falch JA, Andersen L, Aursnes I (1997)
[Use of alendronate in osteoporosis--is it cost-effective?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 117 (18), 2619-22
PubMed 9324817

Nordsletten L, Aune AK, Madsen JE, Skjeldal S, Falch JA, Ekeland A (1997)
Anterior cruciate ligament strength. Can it be estimated by non-destructive testing?
Scand J Med Sci Sports, 7 (4), 203-5
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1997.tb00140.x, PubMed 9241024

Sandbaek G, Steine K, Røseth AG, Falch JA, Steine S (1997)
[Skiing over Greenland--physical and psychological changes]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 117 (8), 1104-7
PubMed 9148478

Jahnsen J, Falch JA, Aadland E, Mowinckel P (1997)
Bone mineral density is reduced in patients with Crohn's disease but not in patients with ulcerative colitis: a population based study
Gut, 40 (3), 313-9
DOI 10.1136/gut.40.3.313, PubMed 9135518

Lunt M, Felsenberg D, Adams J, Benevolenskaya L, Cannata J, Dequeker J, Dodenhof C, Falch JA, Johnell O, Khaw KT, Masaryk P, Pols H, Poor G, Reid D, Scheidt-Nave C, Weber K, Silman AJ, Reeve J (1997)
Population-based geographic variations in DXA bone density in Europe: the EVOS Study. European Vertebral Osteoporosis
Osteoporos Int, 7 (3), 175-89
DOI 10.1007/BF01622286, PubMed 9205628

Falch JA (1996)
[Osteoporosis--what is being done in Norway 1996?]
Nord Med, 111 (10), 339
PubMed 8992464

Meyer HE, Tverdal A, Henriksen C, Pedersen JI, Falch JA (1996)
[Risk factors of femoral neck fractures in Oslo]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 116 (22), 2656-9
PubMed 8928141

Falch JA, Meyer HE (1996)
[Bone mineral density measured by dual X-ray absorptiometry. A reference material from Oslo]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 116 (19), 2299-302
PubMed 8848780

Berg JP, Falch JA, Haug E (1996)
Fracture rate, pre- and postmenopausal bone mass and early and late postmenopausal bone loss are not associated with vitamin D receptor genotype in a high-endemic area of osteoporosis
Eur J Endocrinol, 135 (1), 96-100
DOI 10.1530/eje.0.1350096, PubMed 8765980

Madsen JE, Aune AK, Falch JA, Hukkanen M, Konttinen YT, Santavirta S, Nordsletten L (1996)
Neural involvement in post-traumatic osteopenia: an experimental study in the rat
Bone, 18 (5), 411-6
DOI 10.1016/8756-3282(96)00027-0, PubMed 8739898

Meyer HE, Falch JA, O'Neill T, Tverdal A, Varlow J (1995)
Height and body mass index in Oslo, Norway, compared to other regions of Europe: do they explain differences in the incidence of hip fracture? European Vertebral Osteoporosis Study Group
Bone, 17 (4), 347-50
DOI 10.1016/s8756-3282(95)00245-6, PubMed 8573406

Høgåsen AK, Nordsletten L, Aasen AO, Falch JA (1995)
There is no difference in spontaneous and 17 beta-estradiol-induced interleukin-1 beta release by peripheral blood mononuclear cells from nonosteoporotic women with different rates of early postmenopausal bone loss
J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 80 (8), 2480-4
DOI 10.1210/jcem.80.8.7629246, PubMed 7629246

Meyer HE, Tverdal A, Falch JA (1995)
Changes in body weight and incidence of hip fracture among middle aged Norwegians
BMJ, 311 (6997), 91-2
DOI 10.1136/bmj.311.6997.91, PubMed 7613409

Meyer HE, Tverdal A, Falch JA (1995)
Body height, body mass index, and fatal hip fractures: 16 years' follow-up of 674,000 Norwegian women and men
Epidemiology, 6 (3), 299-305
DOI 10.1097/00001648-199505000-00019, PubMed 7619940

Rishaug U, Birkeland KI, Falch JA, Vaaler S (1995)
Bone mass in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
Scand J Clin Lab Invest, 55 (3), 257-62
DOI 10.3109/00365519509089621, PubMed 7638560

Bell H, Raknerud N, Falch JA, Haug E (1995)
Inappropriately low levels of gonadotrophins in amenorrhoeic women with alcoholic and non-alcoholic cirrhosis
Eur J Endocrinol, 132 (4), 444-9
DOI 10.1530/eje.0.1320444, PubMed 7711882

Birkeland KI, Hanssen KF, Stranden E, Falch JA, Vaaler S (1995)
Insulin-mediated increase in calf blood flow is not related to blood pressure levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Blood Press, 4 (2), 80-4
DOI 10.3109/08037059509077574, PubMed 7599758

Meyer HE, Henriksen C, Falch JA, Pedersen JI, Tverdal A (1995)
Risk factors for hip fracture in a high incidence area: a case-control study from Oslo, Norway
Osteoporos Int, 5 (4), 239-46
DOI 10.1007/BF01774013, PubMed 7492862

Falch JA, Aho H, Berglund K, Düppe H, Finsen V, Hagström I, Jarvinen M, Johnell O, Kaastad TS, Lauritzen JB (1995)
Hip fractures in Nordic cities: difference in incidence
Ann Chir Gynaecol, 84 (3), 286-90
PubMed 8702203

Falch JA (1994)
Can biochemical markers tell us anything about rate of bone loss?
Scand J Clin Lab Invest Suppl, 219, 40-1
DOI 10.3109/00365519409088576, PubMed 7701239

Meyer HE, Tverdal A, Falch JA (1993)
Risk factors for hip fracture in middle-aged Norwegian women and men
Am J Epidemiol, 137 (11), 1203-11
DOI 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116622, PubMed 8322761

Falch JA, Kaastad TS, Bøhler G, Espeland J, Sundsvold OJ (1993)
Secular increase and geographical differences in hip fracture incidence in Norway
Bone, 14 (4), 643-5
DOI 10.1016/8756-3282(93)90086-p, PubMed 8274307

Falch JA (1992)
[Can substitution therapy with thyroxine cause osteoporosis?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 112 (2), 260-1
PubMed 1566270

Falch JA, Mowé M, Bøhmer T, Haug E (1992)
Serum levels of intact parathyroid hormone in elderly patients with hip fracture living at home
Acta Endocrinol (Copenh), 126 (1), 10-2
DOI 10.1530/acta.0.1260010, PubMed 1310560

Falch JA, Sandvik L, Van Beresteijn EC (1992)
Development and evaluation of an index to predict early postmenopausal bone loss
Bone, 13 (4), 337-41
DOI 10.1016/8756-3282(92)90080-g, PubMed 1389575

Birkeland KI, Falch JA, Gautvik KM, Gjestvang FT, Holst N, Haug E (1991)
[Determination of intact parathyroid hormone in patients with calcium metabolism disorders]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 111 (15), 1840-4
PubMed 1853314

Falch JA, Sandvik L (1990)
Perimenopausal appendicular bone loss: a 10-year prospective study
Bone, 11 (6), 425-8
DOI 10.1016/8756-3282(90)90138-o, PubMed 2078436

Oftebro H, Falch JA, Holmberg I, Haug E (1988)
Validation of a radioreceptor assay for 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D using selected ion monitoring GC-MS
Clin Chim Acta, 176 (2), 157-68
DOI 10.1016/0009-8981(88)90203-3, PubMed 3180464

Falch JA, Gautvik KM (1988)
A longitudinal study of pre- and postmenopausal changes in calcium metabolism
Bone, 9 (1), 15-9
DOI 10.1016/8756-3282(88)90022-1, PubMed 3377918

Falch JA, Oftebro H, Haug E (1987)
Early postmenopausal bone loss is not associated with a decrease in circulating levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, or vitamin D-binding protein
J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 64 (4), 836-41
DOI 10.1210/jcem-64-4-836, PubMed 3818905

Falch JA, Odegaard OR, Finnanger AM, Matheson I (1987)
Postmenopausal osteoporosis: no effect of three years treatment with 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol
Acta Med Scand, 221 (2), 199-204
DOI 10.1111/j.0954-6820.1987.tb01267.x, PubMed 3035879

Weberg R, Berstad A, Aaseth J, Falch JA (1985)
Mineral-metabolic side effects of low-dose antacids
Scand J Gastroenterol, 20 (6), 741-6
DOI 10.3109/00365528509089205, PubMed 4035293

Falch JA, Ilebekk A, Slungaard U (1985)
Epidemiology of hip fractures in Norway
Acta Orthop Scand, 56 (1), 12-6
DOI 10.3109/17453678508992970, PubMed 3984697

Falch JA (1983)
Epidemiology of fractures of the distal forearm in Oslo, Norway
Acta Orthop Scand, 54 (2), 291-5
DOI 10.3109/17453678308996572, PubMed 6846009

Falch JA (1982)
The effect of physical activity on the skeleton
Scand J Soc Med Suppl, 29, 55-8
PubMed 6958054

Falch JA (1980)
[Effect of physical activity on the skeleton]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 100 (12B), 756-8
PubMed 7404512

Falch JA (1978)
[Medical treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 98 (14), 743-5
PubMed 663912

Falch JA, Berstad A, Jorgensen H (1977)
The effect of inorganic phosphate on intestinal absorption and urinary excretion of calcium in man
J Oslo City Hosp, 27 (9), 105-110
PubMed 908970

Review articles

Falch JA, Meyer HE (1998)
[Osteoporosis and fractures in Norway. Occurrence and risk factors]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 118 (4), 568-72
PubMed 9520585

Other articles

Falch JA (2004)
[Bone density measurement]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 124 (11), 1554
PubMed 15195168

Lofthus CM, Falch JA, Meyer H, Nordsletten L, Osnes EK, Stensvold I, Kristiansen IS (1999)
[Electronic databases and studies on hospital mortality]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 119 (14), 2079-80
PubMed 10394290

Falch JA, Meyer HE (1998)
[Hip fracture mortality]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 118 (23), 3674
PubMed 9820019

Falch JA (1997)
[Use of "bone markers"]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 117 (27), 4002
PubMed 9441431

Abdulkadir J, Feleke Y, Berg JP, Falch JA, Odegaard OR (1997)
Absence of the factor V Leiden mutation in Ethiopians
Thromb Res, 86 (5), 431-2
DOI 10.1016/s0049-3848(97)00090-x, PubMed 9211636

Falch JA (1997)
[Prevention of risks]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 117 (12), 1809-10
PubMed 9213994

Falch JA, Meyer HE (1996)
[Femoral neck fractures--problems with the official statistics]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 116 (27), 3269
PubMed 9011982

Falch JA, Halse J (1991)
[Use of estrogens during and after menopause]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 111 (12), 1529
PubMed 2042196

Falch JA, Gautvik KM (1990)
[News on treatment of osteoporosis with fluoride]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 110 (28), 3641
PubMed 2260067

Falch JA (1979)
Paget's disease in Norway
Lancet, 2 (8150), 1022
DOI 10.1016/s0140-6736(79)92601-1, PubMed 91758

Book chapters

Osnes EK, Lofthus CM, Meyer HE, Falch JA, Nordsletten L, Cappelen I, Kristiansen IS (2004)
Consequences of hip fracture on activites of daily life and residential needs
In Osteoporosis international, Springer International, London, 15(2004)7, S. 567-74
BIBSYS 05182423x

Ørstavik RE, Haugeberg G, Uhlig T, Mowinckel P, Falch JA, Halse JI, Kvien TK (2004)
Quantitative ultrasound and bone mineral density: discriminatory ability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and controls with or without vertebal deformities
In Annals of the rheumatic diseases, British Medical Association, London, 63(2004)8, S. 945-51
BIBSYS 051886642

Jahnsen J, Falch JA, Mowinckel P, Aadland E (2004)
Bone mineral density in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a population-based prospective two-year follow-up study
In Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology, Taylor & Francis, Basingstoke, 39(2004)2, S. 145-53
BIBSYS 051784025

Ørstavik RE, Haugeberg G, Uhlig T, Mowinckel P, Falch JA, Halse JI, Kvien TK (2004)
Self reported non-vertebral fractures in rheumatoid arthritis and population based controls: incidence and relationship with bone mineral density and clinical variables
In Annals of the rheumatic diseases, British Medical Association, London, 63(2004)2, S. 177-82
BIBSYS 051886898

Meyer HE, Falch JA, Søgaard AJ, Haug E (2004)
Vitamin D deficiency and secondary hyperparathyroidism and the association with bone mineral density in persons with Pakistani and Norwegian background living in Oslo, Norway: The Oslo Health study
In Bone, Elsevier Science, New York, 35(2004)2, S. 412-7
BIBSYS 051807432

Ørstavik RE, Haugeberg G, Mowinckel P, Høiseth A, Uhlig T, Falch JA, Halse J, McCloskey E, Kvien TK (2004)
Vertebral deformities in rheumatoid arthritis: a comparison with population-based controls
In Archives of internal medicine, The Association, Chicago, 164(2004)4, S. 420-25
BIBSYS 051889013

Steine K, Røseth AG, Sandbæk G, Murison R, Slagsvold CE, Keller A, Falch JA (2003)
Økt kortisolnivå, frostskader og påvirkning av muskler ogskjelett under ekstreme polarforhold
In Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening, Foreningen, Oslo, 123(2003)nr. 24, S. 3529-3532
BIBSYS 04172660x

Haugeberg G, Ørstavik RE, Uhlig T, Falch JA, Halse J, Kvien TK (2003)
Comparison of ultrasound and X-ray absorptiometry bone measurements in a case control study of female rheumatoid arthritis patients and randomly selected subjects in the population
In Osteoporosis international, Springer International, London, 14(2003)4, s.312-9
BIBSYS 041716051

Jahnsen J, Falch JA, Mowinckel P, Aadland E (2003)
Body composition in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a population based study
In American journal of gastroenterology, Elsevier, New York, 98(2003)nr 7, s.1556-62
BIBSYS 041718178

Ørstavik RE, Haugeberg G, Uhlig T, Falch JA, Halse J, Høiseth A, Lilleås F, Kvien TK (2003)
Vertebral deformities in 229 female patients with rheumatoid arthritis: association with clinical variables and bone mineral density
In Arthritis & rheumatism, Wiley Interscience, Atlanta, Ga., 49(2003)3, s.355-60
BIBSYS 041719530

Falch JA, Bentzen H, Dahl AA (2003)
Smerter, funksjonsnivå og emosjonelle forhold hos kvinnermed osteoporose og vertebrale brudd
In Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening, Foreningen, Oslo, 123(2003)nr. 23, S. 3355-3357
BIBSYS 041709292

Osnes EK, Lofthus CM, Meyer HE, Nordsletten L, Cappelen I, Falch JA, Kristiansen IS (2002)
A population based study of the consequences of hip fracture on activities of daily life and residential need
In Osteoporosis international, Springer International, London, 13(2002)Suppl 1, s.S73
BIBSYS 031409482

Haugeberg G, Ørstavik RE, Uhlig T, Falch JA, Halse J, Kvien TK (2002)
Bone loss in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from a population-based cohort of 366 patients followed up for two years
In Arthritis & rheumatism, Wiley Interscience, Atlanta, Ga., 46(2002)nr 7, s. 1720-1728
BIBSYS 031260306

Lofthus CM, Osnes EK, Kristiansen IS, Meyer HE, Nordsletten L, Falch JA (2002)
Hip fractures in young patients: a population based study
In Osteoporosis international, Springer International, London, 13(2002)Suppl 1, s. S67-S68
BIBSYS 031409733

Lofthus CM, Osnes EK, Meyer HE, Nordsletten L, Falch JA (2002)
Hoftebrudd hos yngre pasienter: en populasjonsbasert studie
In Vitenskapelige forhandlinger, Norsk kirurgisk forening., [Oslo], 2002, Abstrakt 172
BIBSYS 031400868

Jahnsen J, Falch JA, Mowinckel P, Aadland E (2002)
Vitamin D status, parathyroid hormone and bone mineral density in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
In Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology, Taylor & Francis, Basingstoke, 37(2002)nr 2, s. 192-199
BIBSYS 031256333

Osnes EK, Lofthus CM, Meyer HE, Nordsletten L, Cappelen I, Falch JA, Kristiansen IS (2002)
En populasjonsbasert studie av konsekvensene av hoftebrudd
In Vitenskapelige forhandlinger, Norsk kirurgisk forening., [Oslo], 2002
BIBSYS 031401260

Haugeberg G, Ørstavik RE, Uhlig T, Falch JA, Halse J, Kvien TK (2002)
Clinical decision rules in rheumatoid arthritis: do they identify patients at high risk for osteoporosis? Testing clinical criteria in a population based cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis recruited from the Oslo Rheumatoid Arthritis Register
In Annals of the rheumatic diseases, British Medical Association, London, 61(2002)nr 12, s. 1085-1089
BIBSYS 031260047

Haugeberg G, Ørstavik RE, Uhlig T, Kvien TK, Falch JA, Halse J (2000)
Ultrasound and dexa bone measurement in female rheumatoidarthritis (RA ) patients compared with matched randomly selected subjects in the popluation
In Arthritis & rheumatism, Wiley Interscience, Atlanta, Ga., 43(2000)Suppl, s.S 205
BIBSYS 010891749

Haugeberg G, Kvien TK, Uhlig T, Orstavik RE, Falch JA, Halse J (2000)
No significant loss of bone: a two year follow-up of 173 female patients with rheumatoid arthritis
In Osteoporosis international, Springer International, London, 11(2000)Suppl 2, s.160 388(352)
BIBSYS 010784942

Haugeberg G, Uhlig T, Falch JA, Halse J, Kvien TK (2000)
Bone mineral density and frequency of osteoporosis, in female patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from 394 patients in the Oslo County Rheumatoid Arthritis Register
In Arthritis & rheumatism, Wiley Interscience, Atlanta, Ga., 43(2000)nr 3, s. 522-530
BIBSYS 010765816

Haugeberg G, Ørstavik RE, Uhlig T, Kvien TK, Falch JA, Halse J (2000)
Ultrasound and dexa bone measurement in female rheumatoidarthritis (RA ) patients compared with randomly selected subjects in the population
In Annals of the rheumatic diseases, British Medical Association, London, 59(2000)Suppl 1, s.S 86
BIBSYS 010891870

Falch JA, Lofthus CM, Osnes EK, Kaastad TS, Kristiansen IS, Nordsletten L, Stensvold I, Meyer HE (2000)
Incidence of hip fractures in Oslo, Norway: no change during the last decade
In Osteoporosis international, Springer International, London, 11(2000)Suppl 2, s.92 135(127)
BIBSYS 010785140

Kvien TK, Haugeberg G, Uhlig T, Falch JA, Halse J, Lems WF, Dijkmans BA, Woolf AD (2000)
Data driven attempt to create a clinical algorithm for identification of women with rheumatoid arthritis at high risk of osteoporosis
In Annals of the rheumatic diseases, British Medical Association, London, 59(2000)nr 10, s. 805-811
BIBSYS 010781498

Haugeberg G, Uhlig T, Falch JA, Halse J, Kvien TK (2000)
Reduced bone mineral density in male rheumatoid arthritispatients: frequencies and associations with demographic and diseasevariables in ninety-four patients in the Oslo County Rheumatoid Arthritis Register
In Arthritis & rheumatism, Wiley Interscience, Atlanta, Ga., 43(2000)nr 12, s.2776-2784
BIBSYS 01083463x

Haugeberg G, Ørstavik RE, Uhlig T, Kvien TK, Falch JA, Halse J (2000)
Ultrasound and DEXA bone measurement in female rheumatoidarthritis patients compared with randomly selected subjects in the population
In Osteoporosis international, Springer International, London, 11(2000)Suppl 2, s.122-123 245(221)
BIBSYS 010784861

Ørstavik RE, Haugeberg G, Kvien TK, Falch JA, Halse J (2000)
Quantitative ultrasound but not dexa is associated with vertebral deformities in rheumatoid arthritis patients
In Scandinavian journal of rheumatology, Supplement, Taylor & Francis, Basingstoke, 29(2000)Suppl 114, s. P51
BIBSYS 010721274