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THE WINDING ROAD TO WOMANHOOD. Adolescents´ attitudes towards menstruation, womanhood and sexual health - observational and interventional studies
(2008-05-15)
Menarche is a unique marker of female maturation representing the transition from childhood to womanhood. When entering adolescence, children face a number of challenges in areas such as the parent-adolescent relationship, ...
Bile Acid Induced Diarrhoea Pathophysiological and Clinical Aspects
(2008-03-18)
A common cause for referral to gastroenterologists is chronic watery diarrhoea. Approximately 40% of these patients have idiopathic bile acid malabsorption (BAM) – a condition with unknown aetiology. The 75SeHCAT test, ...
Expression profiling of human macrophages and atherosclerotic plaques to identify genes and mechanisms that modulate the development of atherosclerosis
(2008-11-10)
Macrophages play an important role in atherosclerosis, a disease that affects large and
medium size arteries and causes clinical manifestations such as myocardial infarction or
stroke. The aim of this thesis was to ...
Open heart surgery and its consequences for well-being - the perspectives of patients, relatives and health care professionals
(2008-05-23)
Introduction: Adjustment to open heart surgery (OHS) is complex and necessitates multidimensional explanations. The surgery does not always provide the desired outcome, which can contribute to reduced well-being among ...
Microarray analysis of gene expression in human adipocytes and adipose tissue
(2008-02-21)
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions worldwide and is associated with several serious conditions such as insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis. Adipose tissue exerts important endocrine ...
Osteoporosis in SLE
(2008-12-03)
As the treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) has become more effective the focus has partly shifted from main concern of short term morbidity and survival to long term complications such as osteoporosis. The aims ...
Cardiovascular and metabolic control in obese children and adolescents
(2008-05-23)
Childhood obesity is an emerging risk factor for disease and mortality worldwide. The cardiovascular consequences and prevention thereof need to be further investigated. Exercise and weight loss are well examined and ...
Ultrasound evaluation of atherosclerosis and other cardiovascular sources of cerebral embolism
(2008-01-18)
The search for embolic sources has high priority in patients presenting with suspected cerebral embolism. Non-invasive cardiovascular ultrasound is frequently used to reveal the presence of carotid stenosis and cardiac ...
Blood Pressure Elevation - Impact on Cardiovascular Structure and Endogenous Fibrinolysis
(2008-05-16)
Blood pressure elevation is a major risk factor for cardiovascular events and the risk increases in a dose-dependant manner. It is of importance to identify subjects prone to develop hypertension and adverse cardiovascular ...
Nya utmaningar, gamla strategier - om distriktsläkares yrkesroll och attityder till samarbete
(2008-11-10)
Background: Being confronted by patients with incurable chronic and psychosocially complicated conditions constitutes one of the major challenges for today’s General Practitioners (GP). The traditional biomedical disease ...