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Organohalogen contaminants in humans with emphasis on polybrominated diphenyl ethers
(2002-02-08)
. The PCB congener profile was similar in all samples. 2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexaCB (CB-153), 2,2',3,4,4',5'-hexaCB (CB-138) and 2,2',3,4,4',5,5'-heptaCB (CB-180) were the dominant congeners.
OH-PCBs constituted 30-50% of the sum of PCBs in blood samples, 1...
Drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Estonia
(2003-01-31)
of TB among health care workers (HCW) in Estonia was 1.5 to 3 times higher (mean 91/100 000/year) than in the general population. In a chest hospital the incidence was 30 to 90 times higher. The highest rate was observed among physicians. In addition...
Medical interventions and gastric cancer risk : an observational approach
(2004-05-14)
antibiotic treatment
given at time of surgery. In a case-control study, 'nested' within the
original cohort (174 cases, 462 controls), we found that both long-term
antibiotic treatment before surgery (OR, 0.3 95% Cl, 0. 1-0.7) and
prophylactic antibiotic...
Risk and resilience in children born preterm : cognitive and executive functioning at 5 1/2 years of age
(2003-11-28)
at the NICU. The test design was the same in the two studies.
The WPPSI-R results of the VLBW children fell well within the normal range: WPPSI-R full scale (FSIQ) 95.7, verbal subscale (VIQ) 99.9 and 91.6 for the performance subscale (PIQ).The term born...
General practitioners' decision-making on drug treatment of hypercholesterolaemia
(2003-10-17)
Drug treatment of elevated cholesterol values may be indicated for individuals at high risk for cardiovascular disease and as a complement to lifestyle advice. Guidelines recommend a numerical risk calculation as the basis ...
Clinical studies in aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with special reference to elderly patients
(2003-09-05)
) was assessed in a study cohort of 60 patients (>60 years) with aggressive NHL. The rate of discrepancy between two repeated assessments of treatment response was 13.3%. However, in only 6.7% of patients this difference influenced the CR rate, a favourable...
Lumbar muscle fatigue : analysis of electromyography, endurance time and subjective factors in patients with lumbar disc herniation and healthy subjects
(2002-10-04)
ratings correlated highly (r>0.7) with endurance time. The EMG median frequency slopes correlated low-to-moderately (r<0.54). At Borg rating 3 (moderate fatigu'), 5 (strong fatigue), and 7 (very strong fatigue), the medians of median frequency...
Studies of genetic and environmental influences on Parkinson’s disease
(2004-01-30)
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer's disease. Little is known about the etiology of PD. Although several PD genes are known, these are thought to be involved in ...
Monitoring of antiepileptic drugs using microdialysis : methodological and clinical aspects
(2002-10-25)
In therapeutic monitoring of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) the level of unbound drug at the sampling site should ideally equal the unbound concentration at receptor sites. Microdialysis enables direct sampling of the unbound ...
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 ...