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Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. Epidemiological Aspects, Prevalence of Elevated IgG4 levels and Quality of Life.
(2013-02-08)ABSTRACT Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Epidemiological Aspects, Prevalence of Elevated IgG4 Levels, and Quality of Life Maria Benito de Valle, MD Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Sahlgrenska ... -
Primärvården och evidensen Evidensbaserad praktik i svensk offentlig primärvård från olika perspektiv
(2023-05-05)The development of information technology and growing insight into the limitations of the old paradigm of practicing medicine resulted in historical events that led to the emergence of evidence-based practice (EBP). ... -
Priming and activation of neutrophils from blood and tissue
(2023-03-17)Inflammation is a powerful process, involved in many disease states, as well as in physiological situations. Neutrophils, the main characters of this thesis, are potent immune cells with the capacity to regulate inflammatory ... -
Priority setting in health care and public health. The role of health economics
(2018-08-23)The aim of this thesis is to analyze the role of health economics for priority setting in health care and public health. Four papers provide the basis for the analysis. Paper I contains an application of a typical ... -
Problematic medication use in headache - Epidemiology and qualitative aspects of medication overuse headache and non-adherence to prophylactic migraine treatment
(2012-10-26)Aim: The aim was to analyze problematic medication use among persons with headache, focusing on overuse of acute medications, with subsequent medication overuse headache (MOH), and on underuse of prophylactic medication. ... -
Prognosis and clinical outomes in stroke patients with transcatheter closure of an atrial shunt
(2022-03-16)Background: The percutaneous transcatheter closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) after a cryptogenic cerebrovascular event (CVE) has been performed for more than two decades. In contrast with previous randomized studies, ... -
Prognostic prediction and treatment of cardiac diseases in elderly
(2015-12-01)Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to study the prognostic prediction and its association with treatment strategies in the elderly patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and left ventricular systolic ... -
Proliferative and protective effects of the GH/IGF-I axis on cardiomyocytes and neural progenitor cells
(2008-05-15)Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of mortality in the Western world and the majority of cardiovascular deaths are caused by coronary artery disease or cerebrovascular disease. Growth hormone (GH) is a ... -
Properties of the glomerular endothelial cell surface layer in vitro and in vivo.
(2011-03-25)A healthy kidney produces final urine that is practically devoid of proteins and other physiologically important solutes. Tremendous amounts of fluid are filtered every day through the glomerular filtration barrier which ... -
Proteases in Staphylococcal Arthritis
(2007-02-06)Proteases in Staphylococcal Arthritis Ann-Marie Calander Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, Göteborg University, Guldhedsgatan 10A, 413 46 Göteborg, Sweden Staphylococcus ... -
Protein kinase STK25 is a regulator of hepatic lipid partitioning and whole body metabolism
(2016-05-24)In past decade, type 2 diabetes (T2D) and associated metabolic complications have become a major global threat for human health with epidemic increase in incidence. Currently available treatments for T2D have several ... -
Proton pump inhibitors: indications and acid rebound
(2008-07-04)Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are nowadays the therapy of choice in the management of a variety of upper gastrointestinal (GI) conditions particularly gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Previous studies indicate that ... -
Psoriatic arthritis: cardiovascular risk factors, health-related quality of life and effects of weight loss treatment
(2023-03-15)Background: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an inflammatory rheumatic disease, characterized by arthritis, dactylitis, enthesitis and sometimes axial disease. PsA is associated with several comorbidities and reduced health-related ... -
Psychosocial and stress-related aspects on ischemic heart disease
(2011-05-26)Objective: To study different aspects of ischemic heart disease (IHD) i.e. stress related risk factors, biochemical markers of stress, in particular the cortisol awakening response (CAR) and outcome in terms of health ... -
Psychosocial work conditions - cardiovascular disease, perceptions and reactive behavior
(2014-12-01)The overall aims of this thesis were to improve our understanding of (1) associations between adverse psychosocial work conditions and less explored cardiovascular outcomes, and (2) workers’ perceptions and reactive behaviour ... -
Psychosomatic aspects of women's health - results from the Prospective Population Study of Women in Gothenburg
(2009-05-12)Aim: The aim of this thesis was to study prevalence of perceived nervousness and mental stress in a female population and to investigate associations between perceived nervousness and mental stress and psychosomatic symptoms ... -
Pulmonary hypertension. Clinical and pathophysiological studies
(2008-11-28)Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a common abnormality, most often associated with various cardiopulmonary diseases. Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a devastating pulmonary vascular disease characterised by the ... -
Quality of drug treatment in older people - Focus on hip fracture patients and multi-dose drug dispensing
(2013-01-14)The aim of this thesis was to describe the quality of drug treatment (QDT) regarding fall-risk increasing (FRIDs) and fracture-preventing (FPDs) drugs in older hip fracture patients, to evaluate a method for improving such ... -
Quality of life assessment in patients with lung cancer. Clinical implications
(2013-11-22)Quality of life assessment in patients with lung cancer Clinical implications Mercedes Nicklasson Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition/ Respiratory Medicine, Institute of Medicine Sahlgrenska Academy ... -
Quality of life, school performance, treatment adherence and gender differences in asthma.
(2009-10-19)The aims of this thesis were to estimate the effectiveness of a computerized asthma education program designed to suit young people (I), to analyze whether quality of life changed over a five year period and whether young ...