Search
Now showing items 61-70 of 149
Vitamin D status and skeletal changes during reproduction- A longitudinal study from late pregnancy through lactation
(2015-09-25)
Low vitamin D status has been associated with sub-optimal bone health. During both pregnancy and postpartum, it has been speculated that vitamin D status may affect maternal bone health, due to its importance in maintaining ...
Epidemiologiskt undersökta samband mellan Alzheimers sjukdom och faktorer i arbetsmiljön
(Arbets- och miljömedicin, Göteborgs universitet, 2015-09-08)
Vid systematisk litteraturgenomgång identifierade vi 50 epidemiologiska originalartiklar med samband mellan faktorer i arbetsmiljön och Alzheimers sjukdom. Artiklarna kvalitetsgranskades med hjälp av GRADE guidelines. Våra ...
Electrosurgical plasma-mediated ablation for application in dermal wound and cartilage debridement - Biochemical, microbiological and clinical effects
(2015-05-22)
The state of matter known as plasma has in the latest decades been investigated within different areas of medical treatment. The work presented in this thesis has focused on a specific type of plasma-based electrosurgical ...
Hereditary Colorectal Cancer; Identification, Characterization and Classification of Mutations
(2015-01-07)
Hereditary factors are thought to play are role in 20-30% of all colorectal cancers Around 6% are
found as high penetrant disease-causing mutations in genes correlated to hereditary polyposis or
hereditary non-polyposis ...
Intracellular radicals in neutrophils - processing and functional implications
(2015-05-21)
Neutrophils are the most abundant leukocyte in human blood and essential components of our defense against microbial pathogens. These cells can neutralize microbial pathogens by phagocytosis, which involves engulfment and ...
Acute coronary syndrome and cardiac arrest in the elderly
(2015-05-11)
The elderly are currently the fastest growing segment of clinical practice but the quality and quantity of the underlying scientific evidence to guide treatment is limited.
In this thesis five different studies investigating ...
Acetabular Revisions
(2015-09-15)
Hip replacement is a successful intervention when treating patients with hip osteoarthritis. Approximately 10% of all patients undergoing primary hip replacement surgery require further surgical interventions (revisions) ...
Socioekonomiska aspekter av diabetes och kardiovaskulär sjukdom
(2015-06-04)
Four hundred million people in the world have diabetes. The incidence of type 1 diabetes has increased steadily in the last few decades and it is now the second most common chronic disease of childhood. Type 2 diabetes ...
Genes, lifestyle and coronary heart disease risk-epidemiological interaction studies
(2015-03-03)
Coronary heart disease (CHD) has multifactorial background involving both genetic and lifestyle factors, but much is still unknown about their interactions. The aim of this thesis was to study interactions focusing on ...
Discovering the capabilities of ageing persons who are born abroad: crossing norms, moving health promotion forward
(2015-01-30)
To improve the possibilities for the whole population to take control over their health is an important goal for health promotion and public health. Yet, with improved possibilities for international migration and extended ...