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Iodine intake and uptake in populations at risk for iodine deficiency
(2021-04-16)Background: Iodine is essential for the production of thyroid hormones. Both iodine deficiency (ID) and iodine excess may be harmful. Iodine intake in Sweden is considered adequate for the general population due to iodization ... -
Iron absorption in man - diet modification and fortification
(2008-05-23)Background: Iron (Fe) deficiency is globally the most common form of nutrient deficiency. The approach to combat this problem can be divided into two major strategies a): increasing the dietary Fe bioavailability by diet ... -
Iron deficiency in female adolescent athletes - prevalence, mechanisms and diagnostics
(2014-05-26)Background: Iron deficiency (ID) is a very common condition and the most common nutritional deficiency in the world. ID mostly affects females, both athletes and non-athletes. Several underlying mechanisms are identified ... -
Irritable bowel syndrome - a disorder of gut-brain interaction
(2021-01-22)Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common and multifactorial functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorder characterized by altered gut-brain communication. Due to the complexity of gut-brain interactions, the aim of this ... -
Irritable bowel syndrome and physical activity
(2018-05-07)Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder. It is characterized by abdominal pain or discomfort associated with altered bowel habits. The symptoms of IBS limit the patients in daily ... -
Isolation Strategies and Proteomic Characterization of Extracellular Vesicles
(2019-03-15)“Extracellular vesicles” is the collective term used to describe vesicular entities that are released from cells into the extracellular environment. These vesicles are composed of a delineating lipid membrane and its cargo ... -
Juvenile Chronic Arthritis: From Childhood to Adolescence and Adulthood
(2014-05-06)Juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA) is characterized by arthritis and onset before 16 years of age and of unknown etiology with an annual incidence between 7 and 23/100,000 in the Nordic countries. Several studies report ... -
Den kompetenta allmänläkaren - mottagningsrummets praxis utmanar idealbilden
(2012-03-13)The skilful general practitioner – ideals challenged by practice Background and aim: The world organization for general practitioners, Wonca, has formulated research based core competencies for general practice. However ... -
Lateral epicondylalgia A new structured treatment program with an inter-disciplinary approach
(2010-11-19)Abstract Background: Lateral epicondylalgia is a common musculoskeletal diagnosis, thus there exist no structured effective treatment program and no evaluative questionnaire specific for lateral epicondylalgia. Overall ... -
Läkare som handledare i klinisk praktik för läkarstudenter. Kunskaper och erfarenheter.
(2017-05-08)Background and aim. Clinical tutors and work place learning are essential resources in modern undergraduate medical education. The aim of this thesis is to increase the knowledge of physicians’ perspective when serving as ... -
Läkemedel och följsamhet - Studier ur ett allmänmedicinskt perspektiv
(2007-02-02)The thesis is based on four studies illuminating from different perspectives the problem of compliance with medication. The research arises from the fact that more and more drugs are prescribed to patients thereby leading ... -
Leadership in human service organisations: Conceptions, strategies and preconditions to promote and maintain health at work
(2010-04-21)The aim of this thesis was to deepen knowledge of leaders’ conceptions, strategies and preconditions to promote and maintain health at work in human service organisations. Methods: The qualitative study I and prospective ... -
Learning aspects of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and learning activities in basic life support - a study among laypersons at workplaces in Sweden
(2021-01-29)Abstract Background: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Despite healthcare improvements, prevention for cardiovascular health, training in adult basic life support (BLS) ... -
Life style intervention in primary care and aspects on stroke prevention
(2014-03-13)ABSTRACT Aims: To describe a self-administered preventive tool dealing with risk factors for cardiovascular disease and its effectiveness to involve persons in need of life style changes. To evaluate the feasibility of ... -
Lifesaving after cardiac arrest due to drowning. Characteristics and outcome
(2013-09-03)Aims The aim of this thesis was to describe out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) due to drowning from the following angles. In Paper I: To describe the characteristics of OHCA due to drowning and evaluate factors of ... -
Linking fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 and urokinase signalling to survivin expression in experimental arthritis
(2014-03-07)Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune joint disease, in which chronic inflammation and hyperplastic synovial tissue mediates destruction of cartilage and bone. Survivin is known as an intracellular inhibitor ... -
Lipoproteins in Staphylococcus aureus infections
(2020-09-04)Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) infections remain a major challenge for the healthcare system, and new treatment options are highly demanded. S. aureus is a pathogenic microorganism, responsible for a broad range of ... -
Lipoproteins in the postprandial state: Studies on the metabolism of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins using multicompartmental models
(2021-05-21)Lipoproteins are lipid-containing spherical particles that circulate in the human blood stream. The reason for their intense study over the decades is their ability to cause atherosclerosis1. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular ... -
Liver cirrhosis-epidemiological and Clinical Aspects
(2008-05-19)Liver cirrhosis is the end-stage of many different chronic liver diseases. Limited data exists on the epidemiology, natural history and complications of liver cirrhosis such as esophageal varices and malignancies in the ... -
Long-term effects of growth hormone replacement in hypopituitary adults on body composition, bone mass and cardiovascular risk factors
(2012-11-06)Growth hormone (GH) deficient (GHD) adults have decreased bone mass and muscle strength, impaired body composition, disturbed serum lipid pattern and increased morbidity and mortality in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular ...