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Extremly low frequency magnetic fields and breast cancer
(2003-05-07)
Extremely low frequency magnetic fields (ELF EMF) arise around all electrical leaders and equipment that is ran by electricity. In our modem society basically everyone is therefore to some extent exposed to magnetic fields. ...
Etiology of gastroesophageal reflux
(2004-04-16)
-Trondelag, Norway. Among the 58,596 persons included in this study 15,233 (26%) had experienced minor symptoms of heartburn or regurgitation while 3,154 (5.4%) had severe symptoms of heartburn or regurgitation. Among women there was a gradual increase...
Experimental studies on the role of the gastrointestinal microflora in postsurgical adhesion formation
(2002-05-16)
Introduction: Adhesions occurring after any kind of surgery is a common phenomenon and cause a great deal of morbidity and mortality, incurring a considerable burden on health care systems. Adhesions are especially prominent ...
Description and prediction of clinical radiosensitivity : emphasis on normal tissue reactions
(2004-02-27)
There is a range in the severity of normal tissue reactions observed when
cancer patients receive radiotherapy (RT). The limits of dosage in RT
have empirically been set by doses that have caused severe reactions in
the ...
CTLA-4 expression, regulation and associations in autoimmune myasthenia gravis
(2003-10-17)
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a neuromuscular disease with muscle weakness due to an autoimmune attack against the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) on the skeletal muscle endplate. Cytotoxic-T-lymphocyte-associated ...
Drug use in the elderly : risk or protection? Findings from the Kungsholmen project
(2004-02-27)
This thesis deals with different aspects of drug use in a
population-based study with participants 75 years and older. The study
was performed within the Kungsholmen Project in Stockholm, Sweden, using
data from the ...
Mixed connective tissue disease, myositis and systemic lupus erythematosus : immunological and genetic studies in three related rheumatic autoimmune studies
(2002-11-28)
Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), polymyositis (PM)/ dermatomyositis (DM) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are chronic, rheumatic, systemic inflammatory disorders. The disorders depend on several factors of ...
Minimally invasive hernia surgery
(2003-04-25)
Lichtenstein (5 vs. 7 days). The time of rehabilitation was shorter after TEP than mesh-plug or Lichtenstein (14 vs. 24.5 vs. 28.5 days). There was a tendency of more pain after Lichtenstein than after TEP or mesh-plug at follow-up. Laparoscopic hernioplasty...
Radiologic diagnosis of appendicitis in children
(2004-04-23)
Suspected appendicitis is the most common cause of emergency abdominal surgery in children. Because of the often atypical clinical findings, the diagnosis of appendicitis is difficult and may be delayed. Perforation has ...
Bile in the oesophagus contributes to the development and complications of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
(2002-05-10)
Objective: To clarify the relationship between duodenogastro- oesophageal reflux (DGOR) and gastro- oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) and its complications.
Methods: As persons who have had their gallbladders removed ...