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On natural and drug-induced reward : genetic, biochemical and behavioral comparisons
(2001-09-27)
Work in this thesis compares natural and drug- induced reward at genetic,
biochemical and behavioral levels with the objective to obtain
information about key mechanisms underlying reward and addiction, and
improve the ...
Observations on essential biochemical data profile in connection with restorative proctocolectomy in humans : vitamin B12 and fat absorption cited
(2001-10-18)
PATIENTS: The material includes 99 patients who consecutively received
handsawn pouch and ileoanal anastomosis, after mucosectomy. Sixty-five
patients were men and forty-four were women. The mean-age was 31.4 (range
17-59) ...
Lumbar muscle fatigue and recovery : evaluation of electromyography in patients with long-term low-back pain and in healthy subjects
(2002-11-22)
Background: Lumbar muscle function is considered to be an important component of longterm low- back pain. The change in the median frequency of the power spectrum of the electromyographic (EMG) signal is commonly used to ...
Communication in the health services : two examples
(2003-10-17)
Background: The first objective of this thesis was to pinpoint decisive factors in the physician- patient encounter, i.e. factors in the behaviour of orthopaedic surgeons which can facilitate or impede communication in ...
Magnetic resonance imaging in chronic Achilles tendinopathy
(2004-03-05)
The main objective of this thesis was to evaluate and monitor the morphological response following treatment interventions in patients with chronic Achilles tendinopathy by using different MRI-techniques. For this purpose. ...
Quality of life in patients with malignant blood disorders : a clinical and methodological study
(2002-10-25)
The overall aim of this thesis was to evaluate and, improve measurements of, health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with malignant blood disorders. Patients undergoing autologous stem cell transplantation (SCT), ...
Birth centre care : reproduction and infant health
(2004-04-02)
This thesis has two general aims, to investigate factors affecting
women s decision to have a second baby and to study the effect of birth
centre care on infant outcome. The specific aims were to investigate 1)
whether ...
Diabetic osteopathy : a study in the rat
(2012-03-09)
The present study on non-obese Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rats with type-2 diabetes and neuropathy was an attempt to describe and define pertinent features of diabetic osteopathy. Altogether, the study included 33 GK rats aged 12 ...
Autoimmune markers in autoimmune diabetes
(2003-12-19)
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is an autoimmune disease, characterized by autoimmune mediated loss of insulin secreting Beta-cells. The disease is associated with certain HLA class 11 haplotypes. HLA DR3-DQ2 and DR4-DQ8 ...
Indoor environment and recurrent wheezing in young children
(2003-02-21)
Recurrent wheezing is one of the most common causes of morbidity and hospitalisation among infants and young children in many westernised countries. Respiratory infections and exposure to tobacco smoke have been identified ...