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Aspects of foreign-born women's health and childbirth-related outcomes : an epidemiological study of women of childbearing age in Sweden
(2003-11-07)
the longitudinal influence of migration status (1st and 2nd generation) and socio-demographic factors on self-reported long-term illness in Swedish and immigrant women. Study III examines whether morbidity, defined as the first psychiatric hospital admission...
Longitudinal studies of human papillomavirus infection : with special reference to screening for cervical cancer and treatment of CIN
(2003-10-03)
. Major determinants of HPV seropositivity were history of another STD and > 20 lifetime sexual partners. Ninety-one women were also followed with repeated testing for a median of 1.9 years. 33-50% of scropositive women reverted to seronegativity...
Molecular and diagnostic aspects of the protein p41 of HHV-6 and silencing of the CD46 receptor by RNA interference
(2003-05-23)
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), leading to sensory and motor disability in young adults. There is no efficient treatment of the disease. Its etiology is ...
Exploring malaria case mangement of underfive children at households and public primary health care facilities in Kibaha district, Tanzania
(2003-10-30)
), fathers (4) and health workers (4).
Results: Mothers/guardians in most FGDs (1) believed that convulsions (degedege) were caused by "evil spirits" and should be treated by traditional methods such as urinating on the sick child or fuming with elephant...
Haemodynamic and ventilatory effects of laparoscopic surgery
(2004-01-23)
Background: It has been shown repeatedly that the establishment of pneumoperitoneum (PP) is associated with increased cardiac filling pressures, as well as increased blood pressure and systemic vascular resistance. Patients ...
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 ...
Strategies of gene and immune therapy for tumors and viral diseases
(2003-04-04)
In the treatment of tumors and viral diseases such as HIV-1 infection, immunotherapeutic strategies do not seem to have enough capacity to eradicate an already established disease. However, these strategies could play a unique role as adjuvant...
Studies on autoimmune diabetes in Latvians and other populations
(2001-10-09)
alleles. IDDM is positively associated with HLA DR3 and DR4 in Caucasians. From HLA-DQ molecules, DQ8 (DQA1*0301- DQB1*0302) is the most prevalent IDDM haplotype in Caucasians, followed by DQ2 (DQA1*0201-DQB1*0501). Taken together, DQ8, DQ2 or both account...
Immune mechanisms in atherosclerotic vascular disease
(2002-05-14)
Atherosclerosis has been categorized as an inflammatory disorder, with similar chronic inflammatory conditions found in rheumatoid arthritis. It entails an unregulated accumulation of lipids in the vessel wall, which leads ...
Diabetes mellitus, glucose abnormalities and acute coronary syndromes : studies on prevalence, risk and impact of treatment
(2003-05-23)
and acute coronary syndromes focus on: 1. Risk factors and the importance of insulin based meticulous metabolic control in patients with diabetes and acute myocardial infarction; 2. The actual prevalence of glucose abnormalities in patients with acute...