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Cutaneous malignant melanoma : aspects on recurrence and mortality
(2000-04-21)
in the Swedish Cause-of-Death Registry, 1970-1996.
In patients with CMM of >0.8 and <2.0 mm thickness, treated with 2 or 5 cm resection margins, no statistically significant difference in recurrence rate or overall survival was found. Local recurrences (LR...
Long term effects of lumbar disc herniation surgery in adolescents
(2020-05-08)
Background: In Sweden, about 2,900 surgeries due to a lumbar disc herniation are performed yearly, and the surgical incidence is low compared to the incidence in Denmark and Norway. Surgery for lumbar disc herniation in adolescence is rare and few...
Health economic epidemiology of obstructive airway diseases
(2006-05-18)
, and the direct costs accounted to 3 1 % and the indirect costs to 69% of the total costs. The costs for subjects with persistent asthma were more than 10 times higher compared to the costs for subjects with mild intermittent asthma, SEK 27,628 and SEK 2...
Exploring the impact of diabetes in Sudan : out-of-pocket expenditure and social consequences of diabetes on patients and their families
(2017-08-10)
: The studies aimed to evaluate the social and economic burden and impact of diabetes. The direct costs and intermediate benefits of attaining good glycaemic control were estimated, and specifically the contribution by adult patients with type 2 diabetes...
Yogaträning för barn med cerebral pares : ledrörlighet och muskelelasticitet i nedre extremiteterna
(2015-06-16)
Background: Movement and posture are always affected in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Motor symptoms vary in degree and severity, however a decreased joint mobility in the lower extremities is common. With increasing ...
Validering av ÄT-10: en svensk version av dysfagienkäten Eating Assessment Tool-10
(2014-12-09)
and esophageal dysphagia (n = 53) as well as a sample of adults without dysphagia (n = 103). The Research and Development 36-Item Health Survey, version 2, (RAND 36 v2) was distributed to the controls for assessment of their health-related quality of life...
The association of intelligence with morbidity, mortality and disability pension : epidemiological studies in a cohort of Swedish men
(2015-01-29)
Intelligence measured early in life is associated with various health outcomes later in life, but the mechanisms underlying the associations are not fully known. The overarching aim of the thesis was to increase the ...
Energy expenditure and accelerometer cut-points for sedentary behavior and physical activity in spinal cord injury : implication for guiding and prevention
(2019-09-13)
(VO2peak), peak heart rate (HRpeak) and Borg rating of perceived exertion (RPE) were used for categorizing standardized activities into different levels of intensity. In study IV dominant-wrist-worn accelerometer (ActiGraph GT3X+) cutpoints were...
Transoesophageal and transthoracic recordings of mitral annulus motion
(2006-02-03)
Maximal systolic and diastolic velocities recorded from four sites of the mitral annulus motion (MAM) reflect left ventricular (LV) performance. This thesis focus on factors influencing M-mode derived velocities in healthy ...
Prognostic and diagnostic value of tissue Doppler in patients with systolic heart failure
(2012-11-08)
Heart failure (HF) is a condition where the heart fails to meet the need of delivery of oxygen and energy to the tissues. In spite of advances in the recent decades, the prognosis is still serious with a mortality risk ...