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Working technique during computer work Associations with biomechanical and psychological strain, neck and upper extremity musculoskeletal symptoms
(2007-03-30)
About 35 % of the working population in Sweden report that computer use accounts for 50% or more of their total working hours. Among this population approximately 40% of the women and 25% of the men experienced symptoms ...
Predictors of Smoking Susceptibility among Adolescents: Findings from a Peri-Urban Nepalese Community
(2014-05-23)
Background: Susceptibility to smoking in adolescence is an important indicator of future smoking. Identifying smoking susceptibility and its associated psychosocial factors helps reduce smoking initiation.
Objectives: ...
On the role of gut microbiota in intestinal physiology and hepatic metabolism
(2017-03-03)
The gut microbiota, a complex and dynamic community of microbes in the mammalian gut, has coevolved with us for ample time providing mutual benefits. However, mechanistic knowledge of these has been limited, but are now ...
Treatment of whiplash associated disorders
(2010-08-30)
Whiplash injuries seem to have a substantial impact on health. Half the affected
patients have persistent pain and disability and significant costs are incurred to
society, mainly due to inability to return to work. The ...
Clinical hypertension - from early prediction to prevalence, treatment adherence and outcome of resistant hypertension
(2017-01-19)
Aims The four studies in this thesis highlight both undetected hypertension and hypertension
in patients receiving extensive blood pressure treatment. The aim of the fi rst
study was to investigate whether, and by which ...
Aortic valve surgery: Clinical studies after autograft, homograft and prosthetic valve replacement
(2010-11-19)
Aortic Valve Surgery
Clinical studies after autograft, homograft and prosthetic valve replacement
Obaid Aljassim, MD
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Anaesthesia,
Sahlgrenska University Hospital and University ...
Diagnostic aspects of urinary tract infections among elderly residents of nursing homes
(2014-05-05)
Background: Up to half the residents of nursing homes for the elderly have asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU), which should not be treated with antibiotics. Thus, it is difficult to know if new symptoms in residents with ...
Clinical relevance of high-sensitive Troponin T in cardiovascular disease
(2015-04-13)
Background and aims: Troponin T (hs-cTnT) is a cardiac damage marker used in the diagnosis of non-ST
segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and for prognostic assessment. Clinical decision-making
should ideally ...
Identification and early detection of cancer patients in primary care
(2018-03-21)
Aim The aim of this thesis was to investigate how general practitioners (GP) can identify patients in primary care with potential common cancers, at an early stage. It was also to design a risk assessment tool for colorectal ...
Mechanisms for and consequences of cellular lipid accumulation - Role of the Very Low Density Lipoprotein (VLDL) receptor
(2011-12-02)
Lipid accumulation in non adipose tissue is associated with various cases of tissue dysfunction and tissue failure. Reduced availability of oxygen is known to cause intracellular lipid accumulation in cardiomyocytes as ...