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Prevalence, risk factors and comorbidities of COPD among never-smokers
(2015-04-30)
The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate prevalence, risk factors and comorbidity of COPD among never-smokers. COPD was in this thesis defined as a syndrome also including prior asthma diagnosis with chronic airway ...
Prevalence, risk factors and comorbidity of rhinitis, asthma and aspirin-intolerance in West Sweden
(2013-05-24)
The prevalence of rhinitis and asthma has increased considerably over the past century. The cause of this increase remains unknown. Furthermore, rhinitis and asthma are now considered heterogeneous syndromes encompassing ...
ICT use and mental health in young adults. Effects of computer and mobile phone use on stress, sleep disturbances, and symptoms of depression
(2012-03-01)
The overall aim of this thesis was to explore possible associations between information and
communication technology (ICT) use and mental health symptoms among young adults. By “ICT” in this context is meant mainly computer ...
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 ...
Clinical aspects of olfaction
(2008-09-10)
The most important aims of this thesis were: (1) to investigate the prevalence of olfactory dysfunction in an adult Swedish population and to relate dysfunction to factors of possible impact on olfaction, (2) to present ...
Invasive Pneumococcal Infections
(2011-12-21)
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of disease, ranging from uncomplicated respiratory
infections to severe invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), including bacteraemic pneumonia,
septicaemia with unknown focus and ...
Sudden infant death syndrome-epidemiology and environmental factors. Prevention is still a challenge
(2016-01-13)
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is still an important cause of death in infancy despite its declining incidence. The overall aim of this thesis was to study environmental factors influencing the risk of SIDS with the ...
The Force of Blood
(2021-05-12)
Aim: The overarching aim of this thesis was to investigate the prevalence, temporal trends and associations to cardiovascular outcomes of blood pressure levels in patients in Västra Götaland. Methods and findings: In Study ...
Predicting mortality by comorbidity for patients with hip arthroplasty: Prospective observational register studies of a nationwide Swedish cohort
(2020-08-19)
INTRODUCTION: Patients with total hip arthroplasty (THA) due to osteoarthritis (OA) are
usually healthy, some with a remaining lifetime of several decades after surgery. Patients
with hip arthroplasty due to a femoral ...
Women and acute myocardial infarction - studies of symptoms, mortality and prognosis
(2013-08-29)
The primary aim of this thesis was to investigate recent data regarding sex differences in symptoms, mortality and case fatality in coronary heart disease (CHD), with the ultimate aim to increase knowledge about women and ...