Background: Long-term trends of cardiovascular complications and death among patients with diabetes have not been studied extensively. In addition, we aimed to examine the effect of multifactorial risk factor control, as ...

Proteases in Staphylococcal Arthritis Ann-Marie Calander Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, Göteborg University, Guldhedsgatan 10A, 413 46 Göteborg, Sweden Staphylococcus ...

Neck pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders, which causes sickness absence and early retirement. Manual labor, awkward postures and repetitive work are commonly reported as causes for work-related neck ...

Background: Today, about 95% of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) survive into adulthood and the survival in patients with CHD has increased considerably during the last decades. With increasing age, patients ...

Background: Infective endocarditis (IE) is still associated with high mortality and morbidity despite advances in diagnostic, medical and surgical management. Aims: I. To report short- and mid-term results after surgical ...

Gastrointestinal symptoms compatible with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and fatigue are common in patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis (UC). The causes of these symptoms remain to be clarified. The overall aim of ...

Background: Ischaemic heart disease is the leading cause of death in the industrialised world. Although the concept of early restoration of coronary blood-flow constitutes an important factor to reduce the injury caused ...

Background: Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are common causes of primary care visits and range from benign to life-threatening. Avoiding the overuse of antibiotics, which can lead to antimicrobial resistance, necessitates ...

Aims: To estimate growth characteristics and socioeconomic factors in relation to over-weight/obesity among 4-year-old children. To explore whether a primary care lifestyle programme reached and engaged socioeconomically ...

Background: Gender norms concerning pain are important to consider as they might lead to unequal treatment of men and women in health care. Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to explore and describe gender norms ...