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The human placenta : an angiographic study
(2003-04-25)
The arterial vessels from the umbilical cord spreading over the chorion and its cotyledonary branches constitute the main body of the placental vascular tree. In the present study it was visualized by angiography and related ...
Studies on arterial endothelial function and intima-media thickness using ultrasound technique
(2008-05-09)
Background: The development of ultrasonographic arterial imaging, high-resolution B-mode ultrasonography, has created a technical basis for a new diagnostic approach to atherosclerotic disease by offering the possibility ...
Epidemiological and clinical aspects of fertility and diseases associated with infertility among Swedish-born and foreign-born women
(2007-05-18)
Objective: To examine the association between sociodemographic factors and first birth country of birth and hospitalization for pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), ectopic pregnancy (EP), infertility trends in Sweden during ...
Platelets and eosinophils in lung tissue remodelling
(2006-08-25)
Tissue injury and inflammation followed by effective repair restores normal function, but defective repair with associated tissue remodelling and fibrosis can lead to loss of organ function. Thus, interactions between ...
Social differentials in health-related non-employment and poverty : studies on consequences of limiting longstanding illness, musculoskeletal and mental disorders
(2015-10-01)
The overall aim of the thesis is to increase knowledge on social differentials in employment and income consequences among persons with chronic disease. The studies were conducted in Sweden and different policy context ...
Swedish moist snuff and the risk of cardiovascular diseases
(2007-10-19)
The snuff consumption in Sweden has increased substantially during recent
decades and today more than every fifth male adult uses snuff daily.
However, the evidence on health effects from long-term use of snuff is
limited, ...
Amount of work : studies on premature death and subjective health in a work life balance perspective
(2006-09-29)
The aim of this thesis is to increase knowledge about the association between amount of work and health. Amount of work is measured as unemployment, excessive work, and interference between work and home. Two studies, based ...
Bicuspid aortic valve-associated aortopathy unraveling the molecular signature
(2013-05-22)
Patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) have an increased risk of developing ascending aortic aneurysm compared with individuals with a tricuspid aortic valve (TAV). A crucial factor involved in vascular remodeling during ...
Feeding the very low birth weight infant : short and long term effects of tube feeding methods in early postnatal life
(2012-05-25)
The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate short term effects of enteral feeding methods, continuous versus intermittent bolus feeding in very low birth weight infants on gastro intestinal tolerance and growth (I) ...
Prevention of liver cancer in chronic liver disease : an experimental study of sodium selenite and rat hepatocarcinogenesis
(2011-11-21)
Selenium treatment in supranutritional but subtoxic doses has previously been shown to inhibit cell proliferation in preneoplastic lesions in a rat liver carcinogenesis model. The mechanisms are not known, but thioredoxin ...