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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 ...
Eating habits among adolescents and their mothers : Stockholm Weight Development Study (SWEDES)
(2008-04-04)
The aims of this thesis were threefold. Firstly, to explore the possibility to improve the quality of dietary data and to identify under- and overreporters of energy intake. Secondly, to investigate the eating habits of ...
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 ...
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 ...
Epidemiological studies on complications in type 1 diabetes
(2008-03-14)
% in the most recent calendar period (2000-2004) compared to the previous period. However, these patients still had an extremely high risk compared with the general population. By the age of 65, the cumulative probability of a LEA was 11.0% for women, and 20...
Role of inflammatory and mitochondria genes in adipose tissue and obesity
(2007-09-28)
Obesity is rapidly increasing in prevalence around the world together with its complications such as dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and insulin resistance, which eventually may lead to type 2 diabetes (T2DM). ...
Ultrasound, ions and combined modalities for increased local tumour cell death in radiation therapy
(2007-05-03)
In this thesis, new approaches to improve tumour therapy for patients with inoperable, radiation- and chemoresistant tumours were in focus. Ultrasound and ionising radiation, especially accelerated ions, are both non-invasive ...
Assessment of health-enhancing physical activity at population level
(2007-09-28)
reported a median (25th - 75th percentile) of 1,699 (693 - 3,600) MET-min.week-1. This corresponds to about 60 (24 - 128) minutes of brisk walking per day. Men reported significantly more activity than women (1,836 vs. 1,554 MET-min.week-1, P < 0.001). A...
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 characterisation of Bordatella pertussis in Sweden, 1970-2004
(2007-01-26)
) compared to the PFGE group of all other profiles (p=0.041). Our data indicate that the BpSR11 clone seems to have unique properties for spread and survival....