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Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction and enteric dysmotility : aspects on patients' health-care use, coping capacity and quality of life
(2009-08-14)
patient and year and costs from $32,698 during traditional health-care services to $9,681 after introducing the day-care unit (p<0.002). Patients with CIP reported significantly greater functional impairment in the aggregated physical dimension of SIP (p<0...
Application of metalation reactions for synthesis of sulfur/selenium-containing heterocyclic compounds
(2009-09-25)
This thesis deals mainly with the synthesis of various sulfur/selenium-containing heterocyclic compounds, many of which include structural features present in several biologically active molecules, with particular emphasis ...
Body and soul : studies on health and psychosomatic complaints among adolescents in Sweden
(2008-10-07)
Objective: The aim of this thesis is to describe the health of the
adolescents with special emphasis on psychosomatic complaints.
Method: Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used to get a
insight into ...
A longitudinal study of dentofacial morphology in young children treated for the obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
(2008-09-19)
The most common cause of OSAS in children is enlarged tonsils and/or adenoids. Consequently, the treatment for OSAS in children with enlarged tonsils and/or adenoids is adeno-/tonsillectomy. The prevalence of OSAS in ...
Brain volume reduction over four decades in multiple sclerosis
(2010-05-07)
at baseline in 1995-1996 and evaluated by MRI over a mean period of 9.25 years (range 7.3-10 years) from 1995-2005. Serial brain atrophy measurements (1D and 2D) were analyzed by one radiologist on a routine PACS workstation, and these results were compared...
Drug treatment in children with focus on off-label drug use
(2010-08-06)
There is a lack of paediatric documentation concerning efficacy and
safety of many drugs, which contribute to drug use outside the terms of the product license (off-label). In the present thesis, four studies (I-IV), using ...
On histone deacetylases in the epigenetic regulation of neural stem and cancer cell fate
(2008-05-15)
in embryonic neural stem cells, required for repression of BDNF expression and histone H3K9 acetylation. Paper II and III address the use of HDAC inhibitors in cancer treatment and their effect on apoptotic signaling pathways and epigenetic mechanisms. We show...
Epidemiological and recovery facilitating studies of an urban population of stroke patients in Iran
(2010-05-28)
Introduction: Approximately 15 million people have a stroke annually in the world, of whom one third will die within one year and one third will suffer permanent disability. Over 85% of these deaths happen in people living ...
Intimate partner violence against women : foundation for prevention and for an educational programme for new couples in an Iranian city
(2009-05-04)
Understanding how community members conceive the occurrence and
prevention of intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) can help
set the stage for contextrelevant and sustainable preventive
interventions, including ...
The Rarebit fovea test : a new measure of visual function
(2008-04-23)
Visual acuity (VA) measurement by the use of letter charts is the most
frequently used method for testing foveal function. However, since a
decimal visual acuity of 1.0, often used as limit for normality, can be
achieved ...