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Socio-economic consequences of longstanding illness
(2002-08-09)
This thesis focuses an old research area of social medicine, the social and economic consequences of chronic illness and factors modifying this effect. Historically, illness was the main predictor of poverty. Since then, ...
Strategies to optimize T cell-based cancer immunotherapy
(2006-09-01)
Remarkable progress has been made in the field of tumor immunology in the past decade but active immunotherapy is not yet an established treatment modality. Tumor associated antigens (TAAs) presented in the form of peptides ...
Corticosteroids in advanced cancer : epidemiology, symptom relief and patient experiences
(2007-04-06)
Cortisol is the principal circulating glucocorticoid in man and has a
wide variety of effects in the body. In advanced metastatic cancer,
glucocorticoids are used to alleviate symptoms such as anorexia, poor
strength ...
Vocational rehabilitation, work resumption and disability pension : a register-study of cases granted vocational rehabilitation by social insurance offices in a Swedish county
(2006-02-03)
Increasing figures for long-term sickness absence and disability pension are problems for many European countries where they have increased to burdensome levels, socially and financially. In a European study in 2003, Sweden ...
Molecular and clinical markers in ischaemic cerebrovascular disease
(2013-08-13)
Ischaemic stroke and TIA, together labelled as Ischaemic Cerebrovascular Disease (ICVD), is a heterogeneous, complex disorder with great impact on morbidity and mortality worldwide. Genetic predisposition and environmental ...