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Psychosocial situation of parents of children with congenital heart disease
(2004-12-31)
Background: Current knowledge of the psychosocial situation of parents of congenital heart disease children (PCCHD) should be interpreted with caution. Most studies may not be representative of the population in question, ...
Directed differentiation of adult neural stem cells for cell therapy in the nervous system
(2005-04-29)
The emergence of neural stem cell research has raised hopes for cell therapy of neurological disorders. Insight into the normal mechanisms of neural stem cell fate specification and differentiation is a prerequisite for ...
On neck load among helicopter pilots : effects of head worn equipment, whole body vibration and neck position
(2005-09-13)
Introduction: Helicopter pilots complain of pain originating from the neck region. The causes are still basically unknown, but the ergonomic situation when flying a helicopter, with unfavorable load caused by static neck ...
Tobacco smoking and periodontal health in a Saudi Arabian population
(2005-09-23)
of periodontal bone loss of more than 30% of the root length was 3.5-fold and 4.3-fold elevated in water pipe and cigarette smokers, respectively, compared to non-smokers (p < 0.01). The relative risk associated with heavy smoking was 7.5-fold elevated in water...
Diabetes, physical activity and endometrial cancer
(2006-11-22)
Accumulating evidence suggests that hyperinsulinemia, in the context of insulin resistance, is associated with carcinogenesis. Physical activity is involved in the regulation of metabolic and hormonal pathways and is an ...
Diagnosis of infection with Toxoplasma gondii in pregnant women, neonates and immunocompromised patients
(2005-09-09)
Infection with Toxoplasma gondii poses unique diagnostic problems like long-term persistence of specific IgM-antibodies, which makes it difficult to use the presence of Toxoplasma-specific IgM-antibodies alone as a sign ...
Anxiety, exhaustion and depression in relation to periodontal diseases
(2006-03-10)
Periodontal diseases (gingivitis and periodontitis), are inflammatory processes of the gingiva and supporting structures of the teeth induced by a microbial biofilm. In periodontitis this inflammatory process causes tissue ...
Epidemiological and clinical aspects of fertility and diseases associated with infertility among Swedish-born and foreign-born women
(2007-05-18)
, EP, EM or infertility. In study 3, self-estimated alcohol consumption was obtained from postal questionnaires to 7,393 women in the age-range 18-28 years in 1969. Data on deliveries, miscarriages, legal abortions, EP, PID, EM and infertility...
Effects of gonadal hormone deficiency on bone mineral density : can physical activity increase bone mineral density in women?
(2006-08-11)
Osteoporosis with its associated fragility fractures is a global health care problem. The incidence of ftagility ftactures has increased dramatically the last 50 years. This has been suggested to at least in part be due ...
The family triad : the interaction between the child, its mother, and father from birth to the age of 4 years old
(2006-10-06)
The aim of this thesis was to describe how early triadic interaction between the newborn child and its mother and father begins, develops, and matures over the child's first 4 years of life. Systemic family theory and ...