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Child abuse : clinical investigation, management and nursing approach
(2010-12-01)
The overall aim of this thesis is to describe how children suspected of being abused were taken care of in a large children’s university hospital.
Study I. Aim: To evaluate clinical investigations for suspected child ...
Menopausal hormone therapy and the risk of esophageal and gastric cancer
(2017-05-24)
A protective effect of female sex hormones has been suggested to explain the male predominance in esophageal and gastric adenocarcinoma, but evidence is lacking. We aimed to test whether menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) ...
Quantitative echocardiographic methods for patients with acute coronary syndrome
(2014-07-09)
Background: The aim of this thesis was to evaluate two diagnostic and two prognostic quantitative echocardiographic methods for patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
Methods:
Velocity tracking (VeT) presents ...
Importance of pharmacogenetic and environmental factors for variation in caffeine disposition : with special emphasis on CYP1A2, CYP2A6, NAT2 and XO
(2012-03-12)
Inter-individual variation in response to drugs conveys considerable risk of either therapy failure or drug toxicity. Caffeine, as one of the most frequently used psychoactive substances in the world, is not an exception, ...
Doppler tissue imaging in ST-elevation myocardial infarction
(2011-05-17)
Highly available, noninvasive and cost-effective, echocardiography remains a keystone in the evaluation of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Echocardiographic assessment of cardiac function at rest and during ...
Pathophysiological aspects of transplantation-related complications following busulphan/cyclophosphamide conditioning regimen in mouse model
(2011-10-26)
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a curative treatment for several malignant and non-malignant disorders. However, transplantation related morbidity and mortality limit its use. The complications of the ...
Multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales in Oman : molecular epidemiology and therapeutic insights
(2021-01-19)
The spread of antibiotic resistance is a concerning issue causing limited treatment options for bacterial infections, particularly with Gram-negative bacteria. Surveillance and epidemiological studies help to determine the ...
Aspects of biliary tract cancer : incidence and reproductive risk factors
(2016-12-21)
Biliary tract cancer, including cancer of the extra-hepatic bile ducts, cancer of the Ampulla of Vater and gallbladder cancer, is a devastating disease with poor prognosis. The incidence of biliary tract cancer is decreasing ...
Omega-3 fatty acids in the treatment of childhood cancer
(2022-08-31)
Childhood cancer is the primary cause of deaths among Swedish children. Advances in treatment regimens have improved cure rate considerably in the latest decades. Consequently, childhood cancer survivors are a growing ...