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Undergoing stem-cell transplantation : patients perceptions of symptoms, functional status and health-related quality of life
(2002-05-24)
(T l), the day of the stem-cell infusion (T2), the day when the protective-care period started, i.e. neutrophil count < 0.5 x 109/litre (T3), the mid-point of the protective-care period (T4), the day when the protective-care period ended (T5), the day...
Structural studies of bacterial carbohydrate antigens with focus on oral commensal bacteria
(2002-08-15)
been discovered and are discussed. This thesis also describes the
structure of the O-antigen of the non-epidemic Vibrio cholerae serogroup
06. Epidemic cholera is caused by V. cholerae serogroups 01 and 0139 and
the structural relationship between the 0...
Blood saving in orthopaedic surgery
(2002-05-10)
that the postoperative hematoma volume was not reduced in the group with drains. However transfusion requirements in the drained group was significantly higher, 822 (813) ml compared to the non-drained group, 234 (290) mI, p<0.05. It is concluded that drains do...
Atopic dermatitis : clinical and epidemiological aspects in children up to four years
(2002-05-22)
with onset of AD during the first year of life than during the second.
Cumulatively up to 4 years of age, 33% reportedly had AD: 27. 1 % of the children without parental atopic history, 37.9% of those with single parental atopic history and 50.0...
Candidate genes and the dopamine system : possible implications in complex neurological and psychiatric disease
(2002-04-23)
The mesencephalic dopamine (DA) system is strongly involved in the pathogenesis of Parkinsons disease (PD), where symptoms occur after the loss of the vast majority of DA neurons. An involvement of this system also in ...
On Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia : case control studies, cellular localization and modelling of candidate genes
(2003-11-21)
The causes of many major neurodegenerative, neurodevelopmental and psychiatric diseases are unknown. This thesis has aimed at applying knowledge about the dopamine (DA) neuron system and other key systems to clinical ...
Radiologic diagnosis of appendicitis in children
(2004-04-23)
Suspected appendicitis is the most common cause of emergency abdominal surgery in children. Because of the often atypical clinical findings, the diagnosis of appendicitis is difficult and may be delayed. Perforation has ...
The human placenta : an angiographic study
(2003-04-25)
The arterial vessels from the umbilical cord spreading over the chorion and its cotyledonary branches constitute the main body of the placental vascular tree. In the present study it was visualized by angiography and related ...
Studies on sterol 27-hydroxylase (CYP27A1)
(2004-01-30)
Human sterol 27-hydroxylase (CYP27A1) has been studied in the present thesis with focus on substrate specificity and possible role of the enzyme for prevention of accumulation of cholesterol and cholestanol in tissues. ...
Indoor environment and recurrent wheezing in young children
(2003-02-21)
with an increased risk of infant recurrent wheezing, OR2.2 (1.1-4.5). There was also a higher proportion of recurrent wheezing in children exposed to signs of dampness, prospectively reported by parents, OR 1.4 (0.9-2.2) or observed at home inspections 1.6 (1.0...