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Bridging the gap between guidelines and clinical practice an educational intervention in primary care
(1997-05-15)
The aim of this study was to develop a new kind of information programme to be provided by community pharmacists to groups of doctors at community health centres in Sweden, and to test the effectiveness of this programme ...
Being old in our society : health, functional status, and effects of research
(2000-05-04)
the corresponding figures were 86.7 and 15.0 among 90+ year old subjects. A prevalence study with an enlarged sample of nonagenarians showed that the probability of having dementia after the age of 75 increased by 10% each year and 90% every 5 years. AD contributed...
Healthcare financing challenges and opportunities to achieving universal health coverage in the low- and middle-income country context
(2020-02-05)
and the richest households, respectively. The poverty rate rose by 5.5% (9.0 million individuals) due to OOP payments. In study II, we observed that approximately 87% of the informal workers were willing to pay for the CBHI. The average weekly WTP was 22.8 BDT [95...
Immunopathogenesis of multiple sclerosis : big roles for small RNAs
(2020-05-21)
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS) and the leading cause of neurological disability in young adults. The exact cause of MS remains elusive despite enormous progress ...
Microenvironmental regulation of neural stem cell differentiation
(2014-11-21)
The central nervous system consists of complex networks of neurons and other specialized cells that process information from within and outside the organism to create an output. The development of this complex machinery ...
Integrated assessment of environmental and human health risks of antibiotic residues and resistance for environmental and health policy
(2021-04-27)
Background: Antibiotic resistance is a global health crisis and a serious threat to progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. This requires a One Health response that recognises the link between human and ...
Chromosome aberrations and environmental exposures in acute leukemia
(2009-08-19)
distribution): 2-554, (P=0.002), in all different professions exposed to organic solvents: OR: 4.9; 95%CI: 2.2-12.1, (P<0.001) and in drivers: OR: 3.0, 95%CI: 1.1-9.2 (P=0.02). Multivariate analysis showed that the significances remained, after consideration...
Modelling and calculation of DNA damage and repair in mammalian cells induced by ionizing radiation of different quality
(2013-05-21)
Recent experimental data have revealed a wealth of information that provides an exceptional opportunity to construct a mechanistic model of DNA repair. The cellular response to radiation exposure starts with repair of DNA ...
Physical workload in surgery : from risk assessments to interventions
(2022-05-20)
Surgeons often suffer from work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs), with the neck, shoulders, and low back being the most affected body sites. Among other factors, the high physical workload has been recognized as ...
Becoming a mother at an advanced age : pregnancy, outcomes, psychological distress, experience of childbirth and satisfaction with life
(2013-11-15)
The objectives of this thesis were to investigate adverse pregnancy outcomes, and pregnancy and psychological experiences in women who become mothers in the later phase of the reproductive period. The age of first-time ...