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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 ...
Experimental pharmacodynamic and kinetic studies related to new combination therapies against P. falciparum malaria
(2007-02-09)
Artemisinin (ART) class of compounds are of special interest due to their
rapid onset of action and high activity against multidrug resistant
malaria. The major drawback in monotherapy with ART and its derivatives
is ...
Toxicological studies of opiate-related death
(2007-04-25)
This thesis comprises studies on opiate overdose death, and focuses on
evaluation of toxicological characteristics including the possible
influence of abstinence and polydrug use for the fatal outcome.
In order to ...
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 ...
Analysis of kidney glomerular and microvascular transcriptomes
(2007-09-21)
Kidney glomeruli play a crucial role in the maintenance of body homeostasis. Many diseases attack the kidney function by primarily affecting glomeruli. However, the transcriptome profiles and the function of the glomerulus ...
Risk and prognosis of breast cancer among women at high risk of the disease
(2007-09-21)
diagnosis of primary breast cancer, the incidence of metachronous cancer decreased from about 0.8% to 0.4%/yr in patients diagnosed with the first breast cancer before age 45 years, whilst the incidence remained stable at 0.5-0.6%/yr among those who were...
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 ...
Risk indicators for esophageal cancer : some medical conditions and tobacco-related indicators
(2007-05-14)
Because of little progress in the prognosis and survival of esophageal
cancer patients, the early diagnosis and prevention have been
prioritized. Alcohol consumption and tobacco smoking are the main risk
factors of ...
Risk factors for cervical cancer development
(2007-11-23)
Cervical cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer mortality
globally, predominantly in less developed countries. It is widely
accepted that certain oncogenic types of HPV (Human papillomavirus) are
necessary ...
In vivo imaging of islet cells and islet revascularization
(2007-03-02)
of donor islets after
transplantation, the fluorescent reporter expression and function of
pancreatic islets were characterized in transgenic YC-3.0 mice.
Pancreatic islets in YC-3.0 mice expressed the enhanced yellow
fluorescent protein (EYFP), displayed...