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Paediatric burn injuries in Cape Town, South Africa : context, circumstances, and prevention barriers
(2007-05-03)
Despite concerns about the impact of childhood burns, there remains a
paucity of systematic descriptions of its epidemiology, contexts of
occurrence, and preventability. This information is essential for the
development ...
Physical activity in Swedish and Chinese young children and their parents
(2015-09-24)
Physical activity is believed to affect health, already in childhood. Studies of physical activity
in children under the age of three are, however, sparse. The overall aim of this thesis was to
explore physical activity ...
Expression of inflammatory and insulin signaling genes in acute and chronic stress
(2010-05-17)
The acute surgical stress response induces a short-term inflammatory and insulin resistant condition, commonly producing hyperglycemia, which is strongly associated to morbidity and mortality in postsurgical patients. The ...