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Article, 2025: Morken C, Hekland J, Olausson J, Birk-Korch JB, Berghäll H, Fjøse JØ, Fosse GØ, Guttorm SJT, Hallén G, Haapala A, Kalleklev TL, Kamula S, Kur DK, Kurg K, Sithiravel C, Solsvik AE, Stonys R, Virtanen K, Wiik Vigerust E, Stavelin A. Analytical performance and user-friendliness of cobas pulse glucose meter in the hands of the intended users. Scand J Clin Lab Invest. 2025;85(6):500-508 
Article, 2025: Hekland J, Morken C, Eriksson Boija E, Kristian Kur D, Sandberg S, Tollånes MC. Diagnostic performance and user-friendliness of five rapid antigen tests for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. J Lab Precis Med 2025;10:16

Article, 2025: Kur DK, Eriksson Boija E, Morken C, et. al. Analytical performance and user-friendliness of four point-of-care measuring systems for monitoring prothrombin time international normalized ratio in the hands of the intended users. Diagnosis (Berl). 2025 May 23;12(3):432-440

Article, 2021: Sølvik, U.Ø., Boija, E.E., Ekvall, S. et al.Performance and user-friendliness of the rapid antigen detection tests QuickVue Dipstick Strep A test and DIAQUICK Strep A Blue Dipstick for pharyngotonsillitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes in primary health care. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Mar;40(3):549-558

Article, 2018: Monsen G. Skal dere kjøpe nytt laboratorieutstyr? Spør om det har vært SKUP-utprøvd og hvilken vurdering det fikk. Spør om det har vært SKUP-utprøvd og hvilken vurdering det fikk. Helsesekretæren 2018 ;3: 16-17

Article, 2017: Monsen G. et al.20 år med SKUP. Klinisk Biokemi i Norden 2017; 4: 14-19

Article, 2015: Gils C. et al.NT-proBNP on Cobas h 232 in point-of-care testing: Performance in the primary health care versus in the hospital laboratory. Scand J Clin Lab Invest 2015; 75(7): 602-609

Article, 2015: Sølvik UØ. Risa M. Jacobsen CE. Monsen G. Sandberg S.Performance of 10 Systems for Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose by Trained Healthcare Professionals and in the Hands of the Users. Clin Chem 2015; 61(5): 772-774

Article, 2014: Sølvik UØ. Røraas TH. Petersen PH. Stavelin AV. Monsen G. Sandberg S.The influence of coagulation factors on the in-treatment biological variation of international normalized ratio for patients on warfarin. Scand J Clin Lab Invest 2014; 74(6): 470–476

Article, 2012: Sølvik UØ. Røraas TH. Petersen PH. Stavelin AV. Monsen G. Sandberg S.Effect of coagulation factors on discrepancies in International Normalized Ratio results between instruments. Clin Chem Lab Med 2012; 50(9): 1611-1620 

Article, 2012: Jacobsen CE. Testing av laboratorieutstyr i primærhelsetjenesten: Et SKUP for brukerne. Utposten 2012; 41(5): 38-39

Article, 2010: Sølvik UØ. Petersen PH. Monsen G. Stavelin AV. Sandberg S. Discrepancies in International Normalized Ratio Results between Instruments: A Model to Split the Variation into Subcomponents. Clinical Chemistry 2010;  56(10): 1618-1626

Poster, 2010: This poster presentation is one of the results of The Artic Experience 2010, a course in scientific writing and publishing. Does Accu-Chek Mobile meet ADA and ISO 15197 requirements for self-monitoring of blood glucose? XXXII Nordic Congress in Medical Biochemistry, Oslo 01.06. - 04.06.2010

Poster, 2010: Jacobsen CE. Kristensen GBB. Sandberg S. A model to evaluate the analytical performance of a CGM-system. XXXII Nordic Congress in Medical Biochemistry, Oslo 01.06 - 04.06.2010

Summary of article, 2009: Monsen G. Et SKUP for brukerne. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening 2009; 4: 276

Article, 2008: Sandberg S. Nordin G. Mårtensson A. Grinsted P. Jensen E. Jacobsen CE. Monsen G. Laboratorieutrustning för primärvården bör utprövast av oberoende organ. Läkartidningen 2008; 105(46): 3334-3339  

For Norwegian version of the article, please click here

Article, 2008: Kristensen GB. Monsen G. Skeie S. Sandberg S. Standardized evaluation of nine instruments for self-monitoring of blood glucose. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2008; 10(6): 467-77

Article, 2008: Monsen G. Brukerutprøving av blodsukkerapparat til egenmåling. Bioingeniøren 2008; 8: 15-16

Poster, 2007: Jacobsen CE. Kristensen GBB. Monsen G. Sandberg S. Evaluering av analysekvalitet på apparater beregnet til egenmåling av glukose, utført av SKUP i 2005/2006. Bioingeniørkongressen, Bergen 13.06 - 16.06.2007.

Article, 1999: Sandberg S. Hellsing K. Jørgensen P. Mårtensson A. Monsen G. SKUP Skandinavisk utprøving av laboratorieutstyr for primærhelsetjenesten. Etablering og igangsetting av de første evalueringene.  Klinisk Kemi i Norden 1999; 3: 56-60.

For english version of the article "SKUP Scandinavian evaluation of laboratory equipment for primary health care. Establishment of SKUP and the first evaluations", please click here.

Article, 1997: Sandberg S. Hellsing K. Jørgensen PJ. Monsen G. SKUP Skandinavisk samarbeid om utprøving av laboratorieutstyr for primærhelsetjenesten. Klinisk Kemi i Norden 1997; 2: 49-52. Bioingeniøren 1998; 3: 8-10