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Förstagångsfäders upplevelser av föräldrautbildning, förlossning och första året som far
(2011-02-07)
In many western societies, fathers have traditionally assumed the role of breadwinner in the family, leaving responsibilities for parenting to the mother. It was not until the late 20th century that their role as participating ...
Cone Beam Computed Tomography - radiation dose and image quality assessments
(2011-01-04)
Diagnostic radiology has undergone profound changes in the last 30 years. New technologies are available
to the dental field, cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) as one of the most important. CBCT is
a catch-all term ...
Risk factors for fractures - a link between metabolic bone disease and cardiovascular disease
(2011-09-30)
Introduction: Fractures and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are a burden to society, as they result in high morbidity and mortality in both men and women.
Aim: The aim was to study prospectively modifiable risk factors for ...
Perinatal essential fatty acid deficiency in mice: effects on metabolism and behaviour
(2011-05-09)
Maternal nutritional status during pregnancy and lactation influences the health of the adult offspring and an adequate supply of essential fatty acids is important for foetal and postnatal growth and development. The ...
Human embryonic stem cells for bone engineering applications
(2011-05-26)
The human skeleton represents the supporting structure of the organism and accounts for about 20 percent of the total body mass. Despite its intrinsic capacity to regenerate and self-repair, this ability is limited and ...
Inflammation in the immature brain: The role of Toll like receptors
(2011-10-28)
Infection/inflammation and/or hypoxia-ischemia (HI) are major causes of perinatal brain injury. Toll-like receptors (TLRs), important components of innate immunity, have been shown to be involved in brain injury, both after ...
Screening for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Asymptomatic Children and Adolescents. Psychosocial consequences and impact on quality of life and physical activity.
(2011-10-11)
The aim of this thesis was to describe the consequences of being diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) while being asymptomatic, taking into consideration psychosocial effects and medical aspects of diagnosis ...
Diabetes and obesity in primary health care - a condition beyond physiological factors
(2011-11-18)
Aims: The objectives of this thesis are to illustrate how obese and normal-weight individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) experience their health status and health care interactions and to highlight the diabetes team ...
Experimental studies on ovarian cryopreservation and transplantation
(2011-05-09)
Around 8% of all cancer victims are below 40 years of age and the survival after cancer treatment during childhood and reproductive years has increased considerably to be around 80% today. The clinical field of fertility ...
Analysis of Endogenous Particles in Exhaled Air
(2011-03-25)
Exhaled air contains non-volatile particulate material from the respiratory tract. The precise location in which exhaled particles are formed is unknown, and details on their chemical content are scarce. The aim of this ...