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Oral epidemiological studies in a Swedish adult population. Focusing on periodontal disease
(2004)
Epidemiological surveys are used for prospective planning, and retrospective control of dental health goals in relation to personnel and economic resources. The general aim of this thesis was to describe and analyze oral ...
Transvaginal sonography of the endometrium in postmenopausal women
(2001)
Postmenopausal bleeding (PMB)may be a sign of endometrial cancer (EC)but EC canalso be found in postmenopausal women without bleeding.The traditionally acceptedmethod of evaluating the endometrium is dilatation and curettage ...
On dental erosion and associated factors
(2002)
The aim of this thesis was to explore aspects of dental erosion by investigating its prevalence among young Saudi men and young children, develop a system for its assessment and to evaluate various tentative background ...
On composite resin materials. Degradation, erosion and possible adverse effects in dentists
(2000)
PurposeThe aims of this thesis were: 1. To study the effect of water and pH on composite resin materials in vitro by assessing sorption, solubility, monomers eluted and flexural properties. 2. To study adverse effects on ...
Juvenile chronic arthritis. A study on epidemiology and outcome in Costa Rican children
(2001)
Problems associated with interpreting and comparing epidemiological studies dealing with chronic arthropathies in children include the diversity of classification criteria and selection bias. This study is a step towards ...
Clinical and experimental studies in Philadelphia chromosome negative chronic myeloproliferative disorders
(2004)
The present thesis deals with various aspects on the (a) epidemiology, (b) diagnosis, and (c) molecular biology in Philadelphia chromosome negative (Ph-) chronic myeloproliferative disorders (MPD). First, the incidence ...
From Birth to Senescence. Studies on factors at birth and their relation to morbidity in women in adult life
(2000)
This thesis is concerned with factors at birth and their relation to disease in later adulthood. The aims of this thesis were to a) identify variables in Swedish midwife records at the early part of the 1900's and ...
Giant cell arteritis. Epidemiological, morphological and molecular genetic studies
(2000)
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, affecting large and medium-sized arteries, predominantly in postmenopausal women. Its pathogenesis is probably multifactorial. Several ...