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Swedish children with moderate hearing loss : on the importance of monitoring auditory and early speech development the first three years
(2020-11-24)
The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the auditory and early speech development in a group of children born with moderate hearing loss (HL) who were fitted with hearing aids (HAs) before the age of 6 months, ...
Protein expression in prostate cancer
(2006-01-06)
The molecular pathology of prostate cancer (PCa) is complex and the pathways and the acquired molecular defects responsible for PCa initiation, development and progression are still largely unknown. Tumors of the prostate ...
On the detection and management of urinary bladder carcinoma
(2008-11-07)
Aims: To describe the diagnosis and clinical course of an unselected population-based cohort of patients with newly diagnosed transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder. To assess if random bladder biopsies and the ...
Bilateral prophylactic mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction with implants
(2009-11-20)
Bilateral prophylactic mastectomy (BPM) followed by immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) has been more frequently performed over the last 10 years to prevent breast cancer in high-risk women. Since this procedure is ...
The role of the prostate in androgen metabolism
(2009-05-08)
The androgenic steroid hormones are essential for the physiological development of the prostate gland and are also implicated in pathological processes such as benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer. The systemic ...
A new technique to assess dermal absorption of chemical vapor in vitro by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)
(2008-11-28)
There is a huge lack of dermal uptake data for chemicals, and it is frequent with large variations in reported permeability coefficients for chemicals with more than one data set, showing the need for a new and standardized ...
Focal knee resurfacing : a translational study in sheep on the treatment of focal condylar cartilage lesions with metal implants
(2016-04-29)
Background: The translational process of introducing a new treatment concept in medicine from innovation to clinical application is a challenging endeavour that often involves animal experiments. Focal cartilage lesion ...
Pregnancy in Ro/SSA positive women
(2013-05-14)
Congenital heart block (CHB) may develop in the fetus during pregnancy in Ro/SSA positive women. It is a rare but life-threatening disease and the most serious manifestation of neonatal lupus erythematosus (NLE). The ...
Diabetes and glucose abnormalities in cardiovascular disease : studies on prevalence and prognosis in myocardial infarction and atrial fibrillation
(2022-10-18)
Background: Cardiovascular disease and diabetes are both common chronic conditions associated with a high disease and economic burden globally. Diabetes increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and leads to a worse ...