Search
Now showing items 21-30 of 142
Vertical maxillary growth in unilateral cleft lip and palate. A comparison of two surgical protocols
(Göteborgs universitet, 2013)
Objective: The aim of the present study was to compare vertical maxillofacial
growth in patients born with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) who were
treated with one of two different surgical protocols.
Design: A ...
Adipose tissue-derived serum amyloid A and adipose tissue macrophages in metabolic disease
(2013-11-29)
Obesity is associated with a low-grade chronic inflammation with increased levels of proinflammatory markers in the circulation and local inflammation in the adipose tissue. In this thesis, two aspects of obesity-related ...
Sex steroid hormones - roles in adaptive immunity and vascular pathology
(2013-12-20)
The prevalence of autoimmune diseases is higher in women than men, while for cardiovascular disease, there is a male predominance. The sexual dimorphism of autoimmune and cardiovascular diseases probably relates to a number ...
On Dental Caries and Dental Erosion in Swedish Young Adults
(2013-11-22)
Background: All children in Sweden are entitled to regular, free dental care up to 20 years of age. While dental caries generally continues to decline, still there is a pronounced skewness in caries prevalence. Furthermore, ...
Assessment of intelligibility in children
(2013-11-22)
Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate different aspects of intelligibility in children and to develop reliable and valid methods for assessment.
Method: Initially, four assessment methods were studied: ...
Development of bladder control in a population that is potty-trained early - A follow up study in Vietnamese children
(2013-10-14)
The overall purpose of this thesis was to advance the knowledge of bladder function development in children with the focus on early onset of potty training.
Specific aims
- To describe, longitudinally, the development ...
Intra-familial Cariological Studies on a Saudi Population
(2013-04-24)
Objectives: The aims of this thesis were to: 1) describe the caries experience and caries-related factors in mothers and their preschool and school children, 2) correlate quantified supragingival plaque bacteria between ...
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass as treatment of morbid obesity
(2013-04-03)
Background and aims: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is now a common treatment for obesity with well-documented effects on long-term weight reduction, health-related quality of life, obesity-related morbidity and mortality. ...
Studies on therapeutic vaccination and immune evasion in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
(2013-09-10)
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is characterized by an accumulation of malignant B cells in blood, bone marrow and secondary lymphoid organs and is considered incurable. Our main aims were to investigate different aspects ...
Systematiska kunskapsöversikter; 3. Kan arbetsvillkor orsaka depressionstillstånd? En systematisk översyn över longitudinella studier i den vetenskapliga litteraturen.
(Arbets- och miljömedicin, Göteborgs universitet, 2013)
Rapporten undersöker det vetenskapliga stödet för om psykosociala arbetsvillkor
kan utlösa depression och depressiva symtom. I databasen PubMed har vi identifierat
42 longitudinella studier i internationella vetenskapliga ...