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Adolescent and young adult cancer survivors - body image and sexual health
(2018-04-25)
Background
Adolescent and young adult cancer survivors constitute a group in society of which the numbers are increasing. To optimize rehabilitation efforts, we need to understand the possible physical and psychological ...
Contraception and unplanned pregnancies
(2018-05-09)
Aims: The overall aim of this thesis was to describe the relationship between contraceptive use, abortion, birth and fertility rates among women in different age groups in Sweden and the other Nordic countries.
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Hypertension, Atrial Fibrillation and Aldosteronism - A study of interplay, predictors and outcome
(2018-03-12)
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common significant arrhythmia, affecting almost 3%
of the adult population in Sweden. Although AF is associated with increased risk of lower quality of
life, heart failure, ...
Growth regulation in thyroid development
(2018-05-07)
The fundamental aspects of developmental mechanisms that regulate embryonic and postnatal thyroid growth gaining the final size of the gland are still largely undetermined. In embryonic development, various organs and ...
Ovarian stimulation for IVF-a balance between efficacy and safety
(2018-05-18)
Background: To increase the chance of a live birth after in vitro fertilization (IVF) a controlled ovarian hormonal hyperstimulation (COH) is used to collect a certain number of oocytes for fertilization. COH is a potent ...
Capturing the experience of health among persons aging in a migration context - Health promotion interventions as means to enable health and occupations in daily life
(2018-09-28)
Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to increase our understanding of health in everyday life among older persons aging in migration, and to evaluate the outcome of a health promotion intervention on sense of coherence, ...
Systematiska kunskapsöversikter; 13. Suicide in the employed population: A review of epidemiology, risk factors and prevention activities
(Arbets- och miljömedicin, Göteborgs universitet, 2018-11-21)
This review described current evidence about the relationship between workplace exposures and suicidal outcomes, including thoughts about suicide, suicide attempts, and death due to suicide. First, an overview of suicide ...
Hypospadias surgery - long-term outcome focusing on adolescence
(2018-05-09)
Hypospadias is a malformation that affects 1/125 born boys in Sweden. 1/10 with hypospadias are born with the most severe form; proximal hypospadias. The treatment, which is surgical, is performed during the first years ...
Identification and early detection of cancer patients in primary care
(2018-03-21)
Aim The aim of this thesis was to investigate how general practitioners (GP) can identify patients in primary care with potential common cancers, at an early stage. It was also to design a risk assessment tool for colorectal ...
The physician and the sickness certification
(2018-01-18)
Background and aims: Sickness insurance is a hallmark of most welfare states. The rising costsof sickness insurance in Sweden have been attributed to varying sickness certification practices among physicians. Other factors, ...