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The role of periodontitis in cardiovascular disease
(2004-01-30)
, some of which involved established risk factors for atherosclerosis (lipid profile, high density lipoproteins (HDL), C reactive protein (CRP), interleukin 6 (IL 6), and immune globulin A anti-human heat-shock 60 (IgA anti-human Hsp 60)). These findings...
Epidemiological studies of stillbirth and early neonatal death
(2002-02-15)
The aim of this thesis was to investigate risk factors for stillbirth and early neonatal death. The associations between matemal weight, weight gain during pregnancy, hemoglobin concentration, socioeconomic status and ...
Targets for immune mediated killing of tumor cells and T cell functions in B-CLL
(2003-08-22)
There is a great need for developing and improving treatment alternatives in B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL). New therapeutical approaches based on the manipulation of the immune system enable establishment of ...
Classification and reuse of clinical information in general practice : studies on diagnostic and pharmacological information in electronic patient record systems
(2002-09-06)
The reuse of clinical information from the electronic patient record (EPR) for all health care areas - administrative, clinical, teaching and research - win constitute a challenge in coming decades. Classification and ...
Gonad development and male gametogenesis
(2002-01-25)
Testicular and ovarian organogenesis involve a pathway of developmental genes which are differentially regulated in males and females. In mammals, sex determination is controlled by a dominant gene, SRY, located on the Y ...
Esophageal cancer : evaluation of some new strategies
(2002-03-15)
Objective: To study and to evaluate new strategies regarding the diagnosis, treatment and nutrition of esophageal cancer patients.
Methods: A background retrospective analysis of the files of all 1284 esophageal ...
Radiologic diagnosis of appendicitis in children
(2004-04-23)
of the abdomen, CT of the entire abdomen after intravenously administered contrast medium, and the combination of both, were studied in a retrospective review of prospectively acquired data including 306 CT examinations. It was found that the limited nonenhanced...
Synthesis of heterocycles from anthranilic acid and its derivatives
(2004-05-07)
Anthranilic acid (2-aminobenzoic acid, Aa) is the biochemical precursor to the amino acid tryptophan, as well as a catabolic product of tryptophan in animals. It is also integrated into many alkaloids isolated from plants. ...
Sacroiliac pain-provocation testing in physiotherapy : time and force recording
(2004-08-27)
Introduction: Some of the tests used for examining pain arising from the
sacroiliac region are intended to provoke pain by using manually applied
forces. Previous reliability and validity studies of sacroiliac
pain-provocation ...
Tissue destruction in arthritis : experimental studies
(2003-11-14)
Destruction of joint cartilage and bone is one of the most serious consequences of chronic arthritis. Clinically, the standard assessment of joint destruction is performed by radiography. The sensitivity of radiographic ...