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The natural history of HIV-1 infection and preparations for HIV vaccine trials in Tanzania
(2006-09-08)
.573. Serological evidence of active syphilis was present in 12.8% of males and 6.7% of females, p<0.001 HIV-1 prevalence for the whole study population at the end of 1998 was 16.0% for men and 21.5% for women. p=0.009. HIV-1 incidence was 1.9/100 person years...
Leukotriene A4 hydrolase : studies of structure-function relationships by site-directed mutagenesis and X-ray crystallography
(2004-10-15)
Inflammation is the pathophysiological mechanism by which an organism
clears and rebuilds a site of infection or injury. It is also the
characteristic feature of a multitude of severe diseases, with the
potential of ...
Coronary heart disease in Swedish twins : quantitative genetic studies
(2006-08-24)
in higher concordances for CHD in monozygotic (MZ) than dizygotic (M) twins as well as in higher estimates at younger ages. 1 Heritability for CHD-death was estimated to 0.57 (95 % Cl 0.45-0.69) among males and 0.38 (0.26-0.50) among females, and extension...
Unstimulated human whole saliva flow rate in relation to hyposalivation and dental caries
(2005-04-08)
Introduction: Salivary secretion is influenced by a large number of factors, including the circadian rhythm, making the detection of reduced salivary flow (hyposalivation) difficult. This is important since severely reduced ...
Barrett's oesophagus and metaplasia at the oesophagogastric junction : an epidemiological approach
(2006-11-03)
indicated 10.7- and 3.3-fold risks, respectively, for BO (95% Cl 3.5-33.4 and 1.1-9.9 respectively) in the comparison with population controls. Body mass was unrelated to risk. In the cross-sectional analysis among endoscopy room patients, reflux symptoms...
The impact of age and gender with respect to general joint laxity, shoulder joint laxity and rotation : a study of 9, 12 and 15 year old students
(2005-03-25)
selected schools participated in this Swedish nation-wide research study ("The School project 2001") with a total of 1846 students aged 9-15 included. Data concerning these subjects are reported in study I-III. An additional study group of 120 competitive...
Effects of healthy aging on balance : a quantitative analysis of clinical tests
(2006-02-21)
of correlation between stability limits and reach distance (r=0.38) and a moderate correlation between forward trunk bending and reach distance (r=0.68). In connection with OLS and TS, two phases occurred in both the elderly and younger groups: an initial dynamic...
Mental illness : relation to childbirth and experience of motherhood
(2005-10-14)
This thesis comprises two population-based studies of mental illness in childbearing women in Stockholm.
The principal aims in study I were to find out to what extent postnatal depression (PND) in mothers was ...
Pain, its assessment and treatment using sensory stimulation techniques : methodological considerations
(2006-05-12)
Pain is a worldwide clinical problem that causes great suffering for the individual and costs for society. The assessment and evaluation of perceived pain is necessary for diagnosis, choice of treatment, and for the ...
Occupational exposure to pesticides and risk of leukemia among offspring in Costa Rica
(2006-11-03)
of 1-4 and 5-9 years of age and for three out of seven geographical regions. Based on the first 100 ICF, recall was acceptable in 90% of the interviews, successful identification of special events in 84%, good recovery of pesticide names, frequency...