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Epidemiology, prevention and control of Legionnaires' disease in Europe
(2019-11-22)
Legionnaires’ disease (LD) is a water-borne infection cause by Gram-negative bacteria Legionella spp. with virtually no person-to-person transmission. The clinical presentation is a severe pneumonia with a case fatality ...
Intimate partner violence among women of reproductive age in Nigeria : magnitude, nature and consequences for reproductive health
(2011-01-05)
Background: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) against women is now recognised as a problem of global magnitude, owing to its detrimental consequences on the health, social and economic welfare of women and their children. ...
DNA repair by HDR in experimental tumorigenesis
(2008-05-15)
The aim of this thesis was to further understand how defects in the homology-directed repair (HDR) pathway affect tumor formation and development. To study proteins involved in HDR is challenging since most of its members ...
Hereditary factors in endometrial cancer
(2015-02-03)
Endometrial carcinoma (EC) is the most common gynecological malignancy in Sweden and accounts for about 6 % of all female malignancies. The risk of EC increases with age and the majority of cases are diagnosed between age ...
Studies on molecular regulation of inflammation in cutaneous lupus erythematosus
(2011-03-24)
Lupus erythematosus (LE) is an autoimmune disease with a wide range of clinical manifestations. This spectrum spans from limited cutaneous disease to life-threatening rheumatic disorder involving vital organs. Sun exposure ...
Communication in smoking cessation and self-management : a study at nurse-led COPD-clinics in primary health care
(2010-11-26)
The general aim of this thesis was to investigate behavioral change communication at nurse-led chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) clinics in primary health care, focusing on communication in self-management and ...
The impact of tourniquet use in total knee arthroplasty
(2013-03-21)
Use of the tourniquet in extremity surgery is considered to be an important tool because it prevents intraoperative bleeding and thereby improves visualization of the surgical field. However, its use is not without risks, ...
Survival and renal function after acute kidney injury : epidemiological and biomarker studies
(2018-01-10)
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) occurs frequently in the critically ill and has an extremely high short-term mortality. The long-term risks of death, Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) have not been ...
Antibiotic resistance : implications of hospital practices for public health : a study from Hanoi, Vietnam
(2018-02-28)
Background: Antibiotic resistance is a global challenge, requiring urgent attention. Inefficient hospital infection control and hospital dissemination of antibiotic residues and antibiotic resistant bacteria contribute to ...
Heart failure : studies of prognosis and advanced therapy
(2017-03-09)
Background: Heart failure (HF) is a major health problem affecting 2-3% of the Western population. The clinical syndrome of HF is associated with reduced (HFrEF) or preserved (HFpEF) ejection fraction. Around 50% of the ...