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Neuroinflammation and pain
(2014-09-05)
ABSTRACT
Background: Persistent pain that remains long after the physiological trigger has been resolved is a disabling condition. A possible mechanism for the transition from acute physiological pain to persistent pain ...
Indicators for Behavioral Pain Rehabilitation. Impact and predictive value on assessment, patient selection, treatment and outcome.
(2014-05-05)
Chronic musculoskeletal ‘non-specific’ pain is still highly prevalent, despite advances of the biopsychosocial model in pain care and interprofessional rehabilitation. According to national and international reports, one ...
Non-functioning pituitary tumours - mortality, morbidity and tumour progression
(2014-04-16)
Non-functioning pituitary tumours, i.e. non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPA) and
craniopharyngiomas (CP), are histologically benign brain tumours. They are, however,
associated with hypopituitarism, diabetes insipidus ...
Mucus and mucins during gastrointestinal infections
(2014-03-24)
The gastrointestinal tract is protected by a continuously secreted mucus layer formed by mucin glycoproteins. The mucus layer and mucins change dynamically during infection. The main focus of this thesis was to investigate ...
Exploring intimate partner violence among adult women and men in Sweden
(2014-09-19)
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a worldwide public health concern. Th aim of this thesis is to assess psychometric properties of the Violence Against Women Instrument (VAWI) and to study self-reported exposure, associated ...
Perceptions and Practices of Cardiovascular Health: A Population Perspective from a Peri-Urban Nepalese Community
(2014-05-20)
Background
Global phenomena such as urbanization and individual traits such as health literacy affect people’s exposure and vulnerability to cardiovascular risk factors. Nepal, a low-income South Asian country undergoing ...
Elevated calcium concentration, is it dangerous? Long-term follow-up in primary care
(2014-02-12)
Background and aims: Patients with hypercalcaemia are relatively common in primary care; the most frequent causes are primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) and cancer. Many patients with pHPT have such discrete symptoms that ...
Being critically ill and surrounded by sound and noise. Patient experiences, staff awareness and future challenges
(2014-11-03)
The sound environment in the ICU patient room is known to be poor and demanding.
However, little is currently known about how patients recall and experience the
sounds that surround them. Furthermore, staff knowledge of ...
Children injured in traffic in a medical and psychosocial perspective : causes and consequences
(2014-04-25)
Aim: To examine the causes and consequences of road traffic injuries in children from a physical and psychosocial perspective, and to identify unfavourable circumstances and children who are at risk of injury and ...