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Physical activity and health benefits
(2008-11-07)
for dose-response meta-analysis and for sensitivity analysis of biases in observational studies. The COSM is a population-based prospective cohort of 45,906 men between 45 to 79 years of age in central Sweden who were cancer-free and completed a...
Activities with balance limitations among patients with perpheral arthritis : description and assessment
(2008-08-25)
Background and aim: Patients with peripheral arthritis (PA) have several
impairments that can influence balance and be risk factors for falls and
fear of falling. Since disability varies among these patients, we need ...
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 ...
Register-based studies of delivery outcome after maternal use of some common drugs
(2008-11-07)
This thesis aimed to study neonatal outcome including the presence of
congenital malformations and to describe maternal characteristics for
women using some common drugs during pregnancy. Drugs used in one benign
condition ...
Ultrastructural studies of the blood-urine barrier in proteinuric states
(2010-04-30)
The kidneys filter enormous amounts of blood every day, removing excess fluid and waste products while retaining cells and large proteins in the circulation. The podocytes with their foot processes and slit diaphragms (SD) ...
A longitudinal study of dentofacial morphology in young children treated for the obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
(2008-09-19)
with tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy. Presurgically the OSAS children underwent clinical examination by an otolaryngologist, sleep registration with polysomnography (PSG), and orthodontic examination. Follow-up examinations and registrations were made 1, 3, and 5...
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 ...
Protective factors in childhood allergy related to diet and lifestyle
(2010-05-07)
The prevalence of allergic disease among children has increased markedly during several decades. The reasons behind the increase remain unclear, but lifestyle and environmental factors associated with the Western way of ...
The rehabilitation process after breast cancer diagnosis : factors of importance for return to work
(2008-10-24)
The most common female cancer in Western countries is breast cancer and
women diagnosed with this disease are often under 65 years old. With
increasing prevalence of survivors it is important to shed light on
problems ...
Role of genes and environment for the development of rheumatoid arthritis : results from the Swedish EIRA study
(2009-01-09)
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a complex disease with autoimmune features primarily causing destruction in the joints of the body. Knowledge regarding risk indicators and causes are increasing but so far only a few genetic ...