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Posterior capsule opacification and postoperative endophthalmitis following cataract surgery : predictive and protective factors
(2005-04-01)
Modem cataract surgery with implantation of an intraocular lens (IOL) is an increasingly safe and successful procedure, though complications still occur. This thesis addresses the most common complication, posterior capsule ...
Epidemiological and clinical aspects of fertility and diseases associated with infertility among Swedish-born and foreign-born women
(2007-05-18)
). To examine the association between endometriosis (EM) and infertility (study 2). To examine the long-term effects of alcohol consumption on female fertility (study 3). To describe the clinical symptoms and signs in women diagnosed with PID in a Swedish...
Adolescent pregnancy and parenthood in Swaziland : quality of care, community support and health care service needs
(2006-12-25)
(36%) had normal deliveries; nine 11 (35%) had an episiotomy, one (2%) was delivered by vacuum extraction and nine (27%) had a lower segment caesarean section performed, Seventeen (71%) adolescent mothers started breastfeeding their babies within one...
Cutaneous lupus erythematosus and immunoreactivity in patients with Ro/SSA autoantibodies
(2006-12-26)
Lupus crythematosus (LE) is a heterogenous autoimmune disorder with many different clinical presentations. Cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) is subdivided into acute, subacute and chronic CLE. Population-based epidemiologic ...
Humeral shaft fractures : epidemiology outcome
(2007-10-26)
Humeral shaft fractures account for 1-3% of all fractures and
approximately 20% of all humeral fractures. Non-operative treatment with
functional bracing has been regarded as the golden standard for treatment
of closed ...
The Minnesota model treatment for substance dependence : program evaluation in a Swedish setting
(2006-11-10)
The Minnesota model treatment for substance dependence is a group-based psychosocial intervention program that rests on the principles and twelve-step program of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). The model was introduced to Sweden ...
Streptococcus pyogenes infections and toxic shock syndrome : molecular epidemiology and immunotherapy
(2006-03-08)
in neutralising the superantigens. Most supernatants were completely inhibited at concentrations between 0.5 - 2.5 mg IVIG/ml. Importantly, culture supernatants from S. pyogenes isolates were consistently inhibited to a higher extent as compared to those of S...
Studies on the presence and influence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in head and neck tumors
(2005-03-18)
The aim of this thesis was to confirm the presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in tonsillar cancer and the previous finding that presence of HPV in tonsillar cancer is prognostic favorable for patient survival. Furthermore, ...
Health care pricing and payment reforms in China : the implications for health service delivery and cost containment
(2006-01-20)
China's transition into a market economy has exerted some influence on the health sector in terms of a significant growth of facilities, but it has also produced a range of destabilizing social costs.
This thesis ...
Studies of people living with multiple sclerosis in Stockholm county : evaluation of methods for data collection and aspects of functining and use of health care services
(2006-11-10)
was population-based, with PwMS identified from a stratified 15% of a pool of 2,129 individuals compiled from lists from various sources, mainly from the departments of neurology in Stockholm County, and subject to a number of inclusion criteria...