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Giardiasis in Leon, Nicaragua : prevalence and protection
(2006-11-20)
to 2 years. Giardia cysts were found in stools of 36.1 % of infants. Among infected children, 24 (21.6 %) acquired the infection before the age of 6 months. Sixty-five children (58.8 %) presented multiples episodes of giardiasis during the first two...
Teenage parenthood : paternal characteristics and child health outcomes
(2004-08-13)
This thesis had two general aims. The first was to describe and compare the social-economic and reproductive characteristics and involvement in pregnancy and childbirth of fathers of children born to teenage mothers in ...
Diastolic heart function in hypertension-induced left ventricular hypertrophy
(2006-09-15)
Hypertensive left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy is an independent strong risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. An abnormal diastolic relaxation in the absence of systolic impairment is often seen in patients ...
Early detection of Alzheimer's disease and dementia in the general population : results from the Kungsholmen project
(2004-09-08)
exhibited impairment on all 3 measures.
In Study IV, the occurrence and predictivity for dementia of 7 syndromes
of cognitive impairment were examined, including previously proposed
criteria for Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) subtypes, and modified...
Dermal exposure to pesticides in Nicaragua : a qualitative and quantitative approach
(2005-11-25)
Background: Pesticide use continues to be a serious public health problem in developing countries, despite decades of safe pesticide use strategies. In Nicaragua, organophosphate insecticides, in particular chlorpyrifos ...
Estrogen signaling in metabolic disease : a functional genomics approach
(2006-11-24)
Estrogens have traditionally been associated with female reproduction. More and more evidence has also linked estrogens to maintenance of glucose homeostasis and normal heart function. Most of the known effects of estrogen ...
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...
Transoesophageal and transthoracic recordings of mitral annulus motion
(2006-02-03)
-RVm) were used for recordings of RVm and according to Fisher's exact test both methods can be used to detect diastolic dysfunction but velocities obtained by TD-RVm was 29.7% (p<0.0001) higher than M-RVm. Sensitivity and specificity for M-RVm to correctly...
Physical fitness and overweight in Swedish youths
(2005-03-22)
obese. The total prevalence accordingly being 20.1% (95% CI: 18.3% to 22.0%). This sample proved to be heterogeneous concerning overweight status. When obesity and overweight were combined the highest prevalence (26.6%, 95% CI: 21.2 to 32.7) was found...
Leukocyte transmigration and gene expression in healthy subjects and patients with renal failure-application of the skin chamber technique
(2006-04-20)
The migration of leukocytes from the peripheral circulation into infected or injured tissue is a fundamental step in the host-defense mechanism. The skin chamber technique is a well documented method for studies of leukocyte ...