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Influence of renal dysfunction on therapy and prognosis in patients with myocardial infarction
(2010-04-30)
The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the influence of renal dysfunction on the presentation for myocardial infarction (MI), its treatment and outcome. Patients between 2003 and 2006 were selected from the nationwide Swedish ...
Leisure activities at old age and their influence on dementia development
(2009-04-20)
be present over a 6-year follow-up period. Multi-adjusted relative risks (RRs) of dementia for subjects with higher mental, physical and social component scores were 0.71 (95% CI: 0.49-1.03), 0.61 (95% CI: 0.42-0.87) and 0.68 (95% CI: 0.47-0.99), respectively...
Exploring a national practice-based register for the management of rheumatoid arthritis
(2008-10-17)
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, inflammatory, auto-immune disease with an unpredictable and debilitating course. From diagnosis and onward, RA patients who need treatment with anti-rheumatic drugs will require ...
Injury profile and injury risk factors in junior tennis players
(2010-05-28)
-nine players sustained totally 100 new and recurrent injuries, 73 injuries in boys and 27 injuries in girls. Injury incidence for both genders was 2.3 injuries/1000 hours of tennis playing time, for boys 1.7 injuries/1000 hours and for girls 0.6 injuries/1000...
Proximal femoral fractures : functional outcome, quality of life and mortality
(2008-11-27)
A hip fracture in the elderly is one of the most devastating consequences
of osteoporosis and has a high rate of complications, including death and
a serious threat to the patient s future mobility, social functioning,
quality ...
Evaluations of measurement techniques in functional dyspepsia : electrogastrography, satiety drinking test and 14C-urea breath test
(2010-08-20)
The overall aim of this thesis was to evaluate the clinical usefulness of certain measurement techniques that may be helpful in the understanding of functional dyspepsia (FD). Electrogastrography (EGG) parameters were ...
Tobacco smoking, high body mass index and the outcome after surgery : the role of intervention
(2008-11-07)
The negative effects of smoking and obesity on public health are
well-known. Despite this knowledge, the smoking-attributable morbidity
and mortality is estimated to rise rapidly in the forthcoming years, and
obesity ...
Brain MRI and CT morphology in healthy aging and Alzheimer's disease
(2010-02-05)
the atrophy factors that contributed most significantly to the diagnoses with correct AD classification of 90.2%. The correct classification of AD+CVC from controls increased from 79.5% (only CSF biomarkers) to 84.6% (combined CT measurements with CSF...
Studies on arterial endothelial function and intima-media thickness using ultrasound technique
(2008-05-09)
Background: The development of ultrasonographic arterial imaging, high-resolution B-mode ultrasonography, has created a technical basis for a new diagnostic approach to atherosclerotic disease by offering the possibility ...
Assessment of psychological and social factors in the workplace : psychometric aspects
(2008-10-24)
Psychosocial aspects of work have received increasing attention, partly
because of their postulated importance for the workers health. Among the
techniques developed for measurement of the psychosocial work
environment, ...