Per Ove Hagestuen

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Per Ove Hagestuen er spesialist i allmennmedisin og i samfunnsmedisin. Han er fastlege og kommuneoverlege i Ringebu kommune.

Articles by Per Ove Hagestuen

The role of the district medical officer after the pandemic – a qualitative study

Per Ove Hagestuen,
Eli Feiring

28.08.2023: All municipalities are required by law to have a district medical officer (1). The person appointed will serve as a medical adviser to all sectors and entities in the municipality and play a crucial coordinating role in the local authority's dialogue with general practitioners (GPs). District...

The organisation and value of autopsies

Per Ove Hagestuen,
Steinar Aase

24.01.2012: Since antiquity, autopsies have been important for our understanding of the anatomy of the human body and how it changes as an effect of disease. Here in Norway, we know that autopsies were undertaken in Christiania and Bergen as early as the 18th century. The first known Norwegian autopsy report...