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Exahaled NO and small airway function in asthma and cystic fibrosis
(2010-05-28)
Background: Asthma and cystic fibrosis (CF) are chronic inflammatory airway disorders known to involve the peripheral airways. Non-invasive tests sensitive to peripheral airway function and inflammation are therefore of ...
Speech, Language and Communicative Ability in School-Aged Children with Cerebral Palsy and Speech Impairment
(2015-09-10)
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The overall aim of this thesis was to explore and describe speech, language and communicative ability in school-aged children with cerebral palsy (CP) and speech impairment. The medical records of a population-based ...
Rotavirus and polymicrobial enteric infections and their short-term course in East African children
(2017-11-30)
Diarrhoeal diseases in children under five years are the second leading cause of deaths in children worldwide, and especially in low-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa and in southern Asia where about 450,000 children ...
Parental time pressure and financial stress - Challenges for mental health of Nordic children and adolescents
(2014-12-02)
Mental health problems are a significant public health concern affecting approximately 10-20% of children and adolescents worldwide. Parents’ conditions and experiences are important in determining children’s circumstances, ...
Shedding light on cognitive control
(2020-05-18)
This thesis aimed to investigate the ability to adjust cognitive processes and behavior, i.e., cognitive control, and its related functional activity in the cortex. The optical imaging technique functional near-infrared ...
Functional and Phenotypic Studies of Eosinophilic Granulocytes in Patients with Eosinophilic Esophagitis
(2015-04-27)
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, in which the esophagus is infiltrated by eosinophils and T cells. Topical corticosteroids are one of the treatment options for patients ...
Identification of novel growth hormone-regulated factors
(2009-11-27)
The studies described in this thesis aimed to identify novel factors involved in the regulation of longitudinal growth and bone mineralization in response to growth hormone (GH) treatment.
This was done by performing a ...
Förekomst och behandling av smärta samt interventioner som bidrar till förbättrat smärtomhändertagande hos patienter på sjukhus
(2020-02-27)
Background: Pain is common in hospitalized patients. Despite the availability of various treatment methods and effective drugs foroptimal pain alleviation, research has revealed that pain treatment remains suboptimal. Aim: ...
Experiences, symptoms and signs in 3-11 year old children undergoing day surgery within the context of the perioperative dialogue
(2011-12-21)
Surgical interventions create real, imagined, or potential fear or anxiety in many children,
thus highlighting a need for the health professionals who work with them to increasingly act
as facilitators. The overall aim ...
Major Depression and Family Life - The family's way of living with a long-term illness
(2009-02-06)
The overall aim was to explore the family’s experiences of major depression and the meaning of the illness for family life, for the ill person, the partner and the children.
This thesis has a life-world perspective and ...