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Gender specific epidemiology of tuberculosis in Vietnam
(2000-03-17)
-positive PTB patients than in male patients. The absence of these symptoms was significantly associated with increased doctor's delay; (viii) Fewer women were reportedly given sputum test than men were (13.6% vs. 35.5%) among those who came to hospitals...
Fecal immunochemical test in colorectal cancer screening : impact of screening strategy and gender on colonoscopy findings, missed lesions and costs
(2022-03-18)
been 80μg/g in both genders. The IC rate was significantly higher in men than in women, 12.6 vs 6.0 per 10,000 negatives. The rate ratio of the IC incidence/EIR was 0.30-0.44 and non-significantly lower in the women as compared to the men in each age...
Treatment and logistics of acute ischemic stroke : safety and outcomes
(2021-10-22)
Background: Stroke, both ischemic and hemorrhagic, accounts for over 20000 hospital admissions in Sweden yearly. The vast majority of patients (85%), suffer from ischemic stroke, an occlusion of a cerebral artery that can ...
Interactions between neuroblastoma and the immune system : cellular pathways and mediators
(2011-03-04)
Neuroblastoma (NB) is an embryonal tumor of early childhood arising in tissues of the sympathetic nervous system, such as the adrenal gland and paraspinal ganglia. It is the most common extra-cranial solid tumor of childhood, ...
Diet and gastrointestinal cancer : one-carbon metabolism and other aspects
(2006-11-23)
Diet has been hypothesized to play a major role in the etiology of gastrointestinal cancer, but the specific dietary factors involved remain unclear. The aims of this thesis were: to examine the associations of dietary magnesium and vitamin B6...