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Characterizing life-long human exposure to persistent environmental pollutants
(2011-11-18)
to 1.7 times higher than the probabilistic estimated 95th percentile. We obtained a reasonable validity of the FFQ for estimating concurrent (Spearman correlation rs 0.37; p<0.001) and long-term (rs 0.32; p<0.05) dietary PCB153 exposure assessment...
Increasing access to medical abortion
(2012-11-12)
Introduction. Unsafe abortion kills approximately 47000 women per year. However, women in high resource settings may also have difficulties in accessing safe abortion facilities due to high cost, a large number of visits ...
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 ...
Interventional studies on immunological balance in IBD and allergic asthma
(2010-12-16)
in the intestinal mucosa in relation to clinical improvement following GMA. The number of FoxP3+ cells and TLR-2 expression significantly decreased in post-treatment biopsies. The down regulation of FoxP3+ cells and TLR-2 expression mirrored clinical improvement...
Serotonergic mechanisms in psoriasis
(2012-05-15)
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease with a prevalence in Sweden of 2-3%. Stress worsens psoriasis. Serotonin, a monoamine and a neurotransmitter, is a well-documented signal substance in situations like stress and in regulation...
New strategies to prevent fetal and neonatal complications in Rhesus D immunization
(2012-09-25)
women 1990-2010. Perinatal survival was 91.8 %. Complications occurred in 4.9 % of procedures of which 1.4 % were fatal. Procedure-related complications were significantly more common when transfusions were performed in a free loop of the umbilical cord...
Prevention of alcohol and drug problems among adolescents : evaluating a Swedish version of the Strengthening families program
(2010-11-17)
Alcohol and other drug use among adolescents is a persistent public health problem. Several methods have been developed and studied with the aim to prevent underage substance use. Strategies involving parents in preventive ...
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, ...
Familial adenomatous polyposis : a patient perspective on life after surgery
(2011-05-20)
, the life-long nature of their illness and abdominal symptoms. Individuals use different strategies to minimize the effects of their illness on everyday life. The results from the self-reported questionnaires revealed that 91% of the individuals perceived...
Epidemiology, risk and protective factors of self-immolation : a study from Iran
(2013-04-04)
Background: Suicide by self-burning (self-immolation) is one of the suicide methods that is far more common in low-middle income countries than in high-income ones. Iran is one of the countries that has a high rate of ...