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Exposure to motor exhaust in the occupational and general environment in Stockholm county
(2007-11-02)
In recent years, health hazards associated with air pollution from motor exhaust have received increasing attention. Lung cancer and heart disease have been linked to air pollution exposure. However, the knowledge concerning ...
Tonsillar cancer : incidence, prevalence of HPV and survival
(2008-04-04)
Since human papilloma virus (HPV) in the mid 1980ies was first observed
in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, its role and impact,
especially on oral and oropharyngeal cancer, have attracted extensive
interest. ...
Cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiovascular disease risk factors in children and adolescents
(2007-03-09)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) events occur most frequently during or after the fifth decade of life, however, there is evidence indicating that the precursors of CVD has its origin already in the first or second decade of ...
Cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiovascular disease risk factors in children and adolescents
(2007-03-09)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) events occur most frequently during or after the fifth decade of life, however, there is evidence indicating that the precursors of CVD has its origin already in the first or second decade of ...
Microfluidic electrocapture in proteomic sample preparation for mass spectrometry
(2007-10-19)
Proteomics is a technology-driven discipline and very labor-intensive.
Over the last couple of years, methods with microfluidic systems have
been used to simplify analytical procedures via integration of laboratory
processes ...
Socioeconomic consequences of obesity : population-based longitudinal studies of Swedish men
(2008-03-28)
The overall aim of the thesis was to study if Swedish obese male
adolescents become socioeconomicly disadvantaged in later life. Among
Swedish men born 1951-79, who went through military conscription
examination at age ...
Esophageal cancer surgery : factors influencing survival
(2007-01-19)
The principal aim of this thesis was to address factors that may affect
survival after esophageal cancer surgery. Surgical resection remains the
only established potentially curative treatment for patients with
resectable ...
Fetal programming and subsequent risks in adulthood : are the associations confounded by genetic and/or environmental factors?
(2007-08-31)
The fetal origins hypothesis proposes that fetal growth is inversely associated with subsequent adult disease risk. The objective of this thesis was to investigate whether familial (shared environmental and genetic) factors ...
Cataract induced by UVR-B 300nm : characterization and genetic modulation of the lens sensitivity to oxidative stress
(2008-03-28)
Cataract is defined as an opacification of the lens resulting in visual
impairment. Worldwide, it is the number one cause of blindness and there
are currently no strategies to prevent the onset of the disease. Cataract
surgery ...
Blood donors' long-term health : implications for transfusion safety
(2007-11-12)
Continuous attention to transfusion safety through improvement of disease
screening and donor selection has succeeded in reducing the risks of
transfusion transmitted disease to practically immeasurable levels.
Despite ...