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Physical activity and health benefits
(2008-11-07)
Physical activity (PA), due to its role in health promotion and disease prevention, is of particular interest to be investigated. The aims of this thesis were: to assess the associations between PA and different health ...
Cardiovascular comorbidity in rheumatoid arthritis
(2010-10-29)
This thesis is based on four different studies, all focusing on co-morbidities in rheumatoid arthritis. Diabetes mellitus is assessed as a risk factor for rheumatoid arthritis, the temporal relationship between ischemic ...
Risk factors for prostate cancer : analysis of primary data, pooling, and related methodological aspects
(2015-11-18)
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men worldwide, yet its etiology remains
poorly understood. Obesity, on the other hand, is a prevalent but preventable medical condition that is
associated with ...