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Characterizing life-long human exposure to persistent environmental pollutants
(2011-11-18)
- DHA) were associated with a greater risk of myocardial infarction (hazard ratio 2.22; 95% CI 1.25 to 3.94) compared to a low exposure and a high intake of EPA and DHA (> 0.29 g/day). Thus, continued actions are needed to reduce environmental levels...
Assessment of 3D movements in the lumbar and cervical spine with a new CT based method
(2011-10-28)
subjects was 2.8 degrees in rotation and 1.8 mm in translation in vertebral segment. The mean facet joint 3D movement was for the right 6.1 mm and for the left 6.9 mm in L4-L5 segment and for the L5-S1 segment for the right facet 4.5 mm and 4.8 mm...
Visually induced ocular torsion
(2011-05-20)
There has been some controversy whether ocular torsion (eye rotation around the line of sight) is induced in response to a tilted visual scene. The aim of this thesis was to investigate if ocular torsion can be induced by ...
Prognostic and predictive factors in Vietnamese breast cancer : a comparison with Swedish patients and effect on survival
(2012-03-07)
. The ER(+) rate was higher in premenopausal but lower in postmenopausal Vietnamese patients as compared to Swedish patients (71.1% vs. 58.4%, 44.7% vs. 71.6%, respectively). The PgR(+) tumors were found in 57.8% of pre- and 24.7% of postmenopausal...
Cardiac rehabilitation in women
(2012-01-11)
The overall aim of this thesis has been to investigate the prognostic value of exercise capacity and whether a multifactorial rehabilitation program could affect traditional cardiac risk factors as well as self-rated health, ...
Cadmium as a risk factor for osteoporosis and fractures in women
(2011-09-02)
Cadmium is toxic and accumulates in the body, particularly in the kidneys. Cereals, vegetables and potatoes are the main sources of exposure, besides tobacco smoking. The critical effect of cadmium is considered to be renal ...
Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic aspects on opioid administration, morphine and ketobemidone, in the pediatric population
(2012-10-23)
Opioids are the mainstay of the treatment of severe nociceptive pain in both children and adults. The studies in this thesis have focused on different aspects of opioid treatment in the pediatric population with special ...
Optimization of intravenous contrast media at computed tomography
(2012-05-09)
The administration of intravenous contrast media (IV CM) is essential for detecting lesions at most computed tomography (CT) examinations. The overall aim of this thesis is to investigate different aspects of IV CM ...
Antioxidants from diet and supplements in relation to cardiovascular disease
(2012-05-23)
in whole plasma (r=0.29) and ORAC in the lipophilic part of plasma (r=0.32). Total Antioxidant Capacity of diet was inversely associated with the risk of myocardial infarction (HR in the highest quintile as compared to the lowest = 0.80, 95% CI: 0...
Socioeconomic disadvantage in childhood and later risk of schizophrenia and other psychoses : national register-based studies
(2010-11-19)
Aim: The aim of this thesis was to analyse the association between various types of indicators of socioeconomic disadvantage in childhood and the risk of later developing schizophrenia and other psychoses. Furthermore, the ...