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Orthoptic Findings and Visual Fixation in children in general and in children with surgically treated hydrocephalus
(2007-04-11)
Background: The ocular motor system is complex and dependent on the cooperation of many different areas of the brain. Ocular motor functions may be disturbed by various factors resulting in strabismus, and abnormal fixational ...
Unexplained chest pain in men and women - symptom perception and outcome
(2009-01-30)
Patients with chest pain account for a large number of all patients seeking health care. The majority of these patients are referred to emergency departments (ED) and many of them are given a discharge diagnosis of unexplained ...
Criteria Document for Swedish Occupational Standards : Cobalt and Cobalt Compounds
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2005)
Cobalt (Co) is a metal with one naturally occurring isotope (59Co). Cobalt has magnetic properties, can form alloys, is not corroded by air or water at ordinary temperature, and is resistant to alkalis but soluble in acids. ...
Congenital and Childhood Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 - the impact on central nervous system, visual and motor function
(2009-04-14)
Background and aims: Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is an autosomal dominant multisystemic disorder, caused by an expanded CTG repeat on chromosome 19. The disorder can present both in children and adults. The overall ...
The effect of hypoxia on macrophage proteoglycans: potential role in atherosclerosis
(2009-11-13)
A critical step in the development of atherosclerotic lesions appears to be the retention of low density lipoproteins (LDL) in the arterial wall, mediated by negatively charged proteoglycans (PG). Retained LDL is susceptible ...
Patients with acute hip fractures; motivation, effectiveness and costs in two different care systems
(2006-10-06)
Abstract
The care of patients with a hip fracture in Sweden varies a lot in terms of length of hospital stay and these patients are often subjected to multiple transferrals for other than medical reasons. How this affects ...
Telefonrådgivning - en verksamhet i tiden : studier ur ett patient- och sjuksköterskeperspektiv
(2009-11-10)
Background : Care encounters and nurses’ advising over the phone are increasingly common in the Western
world today. This new area in the profession needs more research due to its’ importance in daily life.
Article I: ...
Life after hip fracture - Impact of home rehabilitation versus conventional care and patients' experiences of the recovery process in a short- and long-term perspective
(2008-10-14)
Aim
In a short- and long-term perspective compare a geriatric home rehabilitation programme (HR) for patients with hip fracture with conventional care (CC), and to capture the patients experience of the consequences of ...
Open and closed endotracheal suctioning. Experimental and human studies.
(2007-04-20)
Background: The practice of endotracheal suctioning of ventilator treated patients is necessary to remove secretions to prevent obstruction of the endotracheal-tracheal tube and lower airways. This very common procedure ...
Urinary bladder function and acquisition of bladder control in healthy children
(2007-05-28)
The overall aim was to advance the knowledge of urinary bladder function and the acquisition of bladder control in healthy children.
The participants in papers I, II and III were from the same population (n=59). In paper ...