Pétur B. Júlíusson

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Pétur B. Júlíusson er spesialist i pediatri, overlege ved Barne- og ungdomsklinikken, Haukeland universitetssjukehus, avdelingsdirektør ved Avdeling for helseregisterforskning og -utvikling, Folkehelseinstituttet, og professor ved Universitetet i Bergen.

Articles by Pétur B. Júlíusson

Puberty starts earlier

Ingvild Særvold Bruserud,
Ninnie Helén Bakken Oehme,
André Madsen,
Karen Rosendahl,
Robert Bjerknes,
Mathieu Roelants,
Pétur B. Júlíusson

24.10.2022: New Norwegian data show that the median age for the onset of puberty in Norwegian girls is six months earlier than previously believed. New growth curves for Norwegian girls and boys were published in 2009 (1). At that point, there were no data available for the pubertal development of children and...

Growth charts for Norwegian children

Pétur B. Júlíusson,
Mathieu Roelants,
Geir Egil Eide,
Dag Moster,
Anders Juul,
Roland Hauspie,
Per Erik Waaler,
Robert Bjerknes

12.02.2009: Measurements of European populations have shown a slow, positive trend in children’s growth – with a gradual increase in final height by 0.3 – 3 cm for every decade (1) – (3). This development is mainly due to better nutrition, improved socio-economic conditions and fewer infections (4). In...