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Mobile phone use and risk of intracranial tumors
(2004-11-26)
Mobile phones are today an integral part of many people's lives in western societies. The phones emit radiofrequency radiation when being used. Concerns have been raised about possible effects that the exposure may have ...
Dermal exposure to pesticides in Nicaragua : a qualitative and quantitative approach
(2005-11-25)
, and wiping sweat from the face. The Visual Scoring System was highly consistent (Cronbach alpha = 0.96) and reasonably reliable (0.75; 95% CI: 0.62-0.83), with scoring of extent being more reliable than scoring of intensity. The highest CBA was 66...
Bad breath : prevalence, periodontal disease, microflora and inflammatory markers
(2005-03-29)
Bad breath usually originates within the oral cavity and is believed to be associated with periodontal disease. The over all aim of the present thesis was to study periodontal conditions in subjects with bad breath as well ...
Tobacco smoking and periodontal health in a Saudi Arabian population
(2005-09-23)
Background & Aim: Tobacco smoking exerts a harmful effect on the periodontal tissues manifested by periodontal pockets, attachment loss and periodontal bone loss. Current evidences on the effects of tobacco on periodontal ...
On the genetic variation of interleukin-6 in health and coronary heart disease
(2005-03-18)
of IL-6 in healthy subjects and patients with CHD are largely unknown and remain to be defined. Thrombosis underlies most of the acute manifestations of CHD including myocardial infarction. The causes of thrombosis are not fully clear, but an important...
Human salmonellosis : impact of travel and trade from a Swedish perspective
(2006-09-08)
of import rules, but also how this trend could be broken by active information. In Paper II, we showed the risk of travel-associated salmonellosis to be highest in East Africa and the Indian subcontinent. Children aged 0-6 years were at higher risk than...
Population structure and antibiotic resistance of the genus enterococcus in humans, animals and the environment
(2005-11-18)
, ciprofloxacin and erythromycin were markedly higher in hospital sewage (30, 35 and 30%) than in community sewage (4, 6 and 15%l), whereas tetracycline resistance was found at the same level in all sewage types (28%). Differences in resistance rates...
Synthesis of indole and oxindole derivates incorporating pyrrolidino, pyrrolo or imidazolo moieties
(2004-11-26)
-chloroacrylonitrile yielded, after expulsion of HCN by refluxing in ethanol, 1-benzyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindole. Formylation and benzylimine formation followed by treatment with TosMIC furnished the desired 2-imidazolyltetrahydroindole....
Peptic ulcer disease in an adult population : the Kalixanda study – a population-based endoscopic study
(2006-12-21)
Introduction: The pattern of symptoms and perception of disease among
patients seeking care does, due to health care seeking behaviour, most
probably not reflect the true health status in the general population.
Upper ...
Physical activity and myocardial infarction : epidemiological studies on the association between various types of physical activity and the risk of myocardial infarction, including certain aspects of methodology
(2006-08-15)
The aim of this thesis was to study the associations between physical activity during leisure time, occupational and household work, and established risk factors for cardiovascular disease, as well as the risk of acute ...