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Mild traumatic brain injury. The impact of early intervention on late sequelae
(2004)
Aims: Studies I & II:: To assess the incidence of Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) in western Sweden and to investigate health-related quality of life and post-concussion symptoms (PCS). Study III: To test the hypothesis ...
Asthma and cancer among pulp and paper mill workers
(2002)
There were two main aims of this thesis. One was to study if repeated high exposures to irritant gases give rise to new-onset asthma, and the other was to study if exposure in pulp and paper mills were associated with ...
Epidemiological aspects of the menopause
(2003)
During the time in a woman's life when menopause occurs, other changes, unrelated to the cessation of menstruation occur. Despite a large number of epidemiological studies, there is still conflicting information concerning ...
Life expectancy in the province of Halland, Sweden. A historic to modern, socio-epidemiological perspective with focus on cardiovascular diseases
(2002)
Introduction One of the most concrete expressions of mortality in a population is the so-called life expectancy, i.e. a figure that indicates the average life span of an individual under the prevailing conditions. The ...
Gastrointestinal stromal tumours. On diagnosis and treatment
(2006)
Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) are thought to originate from the interstitial cells of Cajal, which show many properties in common with neurons of the gastrointestinal tract. High-risk GIST has a very poor prognosis ...
Microbiologic diagnostic tests when asymptomatic carriers are present. Aspects of the use of conventional throat and nasopharyngeal culture as examples
(2001)
Carriers of potentially pathogenic bacteria simultaneously ill from a viral infection complicatethe diagnostic procedure in respiratory tract infections. The present statistical methodsavailable to evaluate common diagnostic ...
Cervical cancer prevention Studies on possible improvements
(2007-12-27)
Aims: The aim of this study is to target and assess possible improvements for women attending cervical cancer screening programs.
Methods: In a randomized study the use of ThinPrep liquid based cytology (LBC) was tested ...
Longer life - better life? Studies on mortality, morbidity and quality of life among elderly people
(2003)
Background: Life expectancy has been increasing, but whether or not the added years are years with good health and quality of life have been vividly debated. Knowledge of the health conditions among elderly is of increasing ...
Invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections
(2009-11-27)
Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of septicaemia-related death.
The aims of this thesis were to describe the epidemiology of invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections (ISA), the clinical course, and serological ...
Early life risk factors for schizophrenia - studies of foetal and perinatal complications
(2001)
Background: Despite intensive research for decades the causes of schizophrenia are largely unknown. A major lead in scientific work is the neurodevelopmental hypothesis i.e. a vulnerability for the illness is believed to ...