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Mother and newborn adaptations after birth : influence of administration of oxytocin and epidural analgesia during labour
(2009-08-31)
Aims: This thesis explores postpartum physiological and psychological adaptations in mothers and newborns in the short-and long-term perspective. The thesis further explores the influence of labour ward interventions, such ...
Human serum transferrin glycosylation pattern : population differences, analytical methodology and application as a biomarker for testing of alcohol abuse and CDG
(2007-11-16)
Alcohol use and abuse is a major social and economic problem in many
societies. Carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) is a widely used and
highly specific biochemical alcohol marker of prolonged alcohol abuse.
Increased ...
Corticosteroids in advanced cancer : epidemiology, symptom relief and patient experiences
(2007-04-06)
Cortisol is the principal circulating glucocorticoid in man and has a
wide variety of effects in the body. In advanced metastatic cancer,
glucocorticoids are used to alleviate symptoms such as anorexia, poor
strength ...
Rheumatoid arthritis as a modifier of periodontitis
(2007-01-19)
Periodontitis is a chronic tissue-destructive condition in which the
tooth-supporting collagen fibers of ligament and bone are broken down
mainly by the host s overreactive immune inflammatory response. The
relation between ...
Menstrual status and long-term cardiovascular effects of intense exercise in top elite athlete women
(2008-03-28)
Although physical exercise is generally beneficial for health, female athletes run an elevated risk of developing chronic energy deficiency, with ensuing severe consequences such as reproductive dysfunction, bone ...
Caesarean section on maternal request : personality, fear of childbirth and signs of depression among first-time mothers
(2007-05-15)
Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to study healthy first-time mothers
requesting and undergoing an elective caesarean section (CS) and to
compare these to healthy first-time mothers planning a vaginal delivery.
The ...
Placebo, alcohol and flumazenil provocations : subjective and objective registrations in psychopharmacological experiments
(2007-01-12)
Abuse and dependency of alcohol or drugs is a major problem today, with
severe implications for society as well as for the individual. Treatment
is often characterised by hard work and the road to recovery is (among
other ...
Neurotrophic factors in peripheral nervous system development : function and specificity
(2008-02-01)
Neurotrophic factors control a range of activities in developing neurons,
including survival, proliferation, migration and neuronal
differentiation. Two classes of neurotrophic factors that are strongly
linked to neuronal ...
International migration and coronary heart disease : epidemiological studies of immigrants in Sweden
(2007-10-05)
In today's globalised world, with considerable international migration,
knowledge about the health of immigrants is becoming increasingly
important. In Sweden, about 13% of the population or over one million
persons are ...
Epidemiological studies on complications in type 1 diabetes
(2008-03-14)
The main threat to the health of patients with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) is its complications. This thesis aimed to assess the risks of hip fracture, non-trauma lower extremity amputation (LEA) and myocardial infarction in ...