Search for dissertations about: "Breast-feeding"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 57 swedish dissertations containing the word Breast-feeding.

2. 1. Breast-feeding and reproduction : studies in marital fertility and infant mortality in 19th century Finland and Sweden

   Author : Ulla-Britt Lithell; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; History; Historia;

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4. 2. Breast-feeding, nasopharyngeal colonization and otitis media

   Author : Gustaf Aniansson; immunologi och glykobiologi - MIG Avdelningen för mikrobiologi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cleft palate.; URI; SOM; AOM; otitis media; H. influenzae; S. pneumoniae; Breast-feeding; nasopharyngeal colonization; Immunology; serology; transplantation; Immunologi; serologi;

   Abstract : This thesis analyzed the relationship between breastfeeding, nasopharyngeal colonization and acute otitis media (AOM) in children. Nasopharyngeal cultures were collected from 400 children and milk samples from their mothers in connection with the scheduled visits to well baby clinics at 1-3, 4-7 and 8-12 months of age, and episodes of AOM and URI were documented. READ MORE

5. 3. Epidemiological aspects on malignant diseases in childhood

   Author : Ann Charlotte Dreifaldt; Lennart Hardell; Ulf Flodin; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; childhood cancer; incidence rates; persistent organic pollutants; breast-feeding; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Oncology; Onkologi; Medicin; Medicine; Onkologi; Oncology;

   Abstract : The trends of malignant diseases in children aged 0 to 14 years, reported to the Swedish Cancer Registry 1960–1998 (n=9 298) were analyzed. The most common diagnoses were leukemia, 29.7%, tumors of the central nervous system (CNS), 27.6%, and lymphomas, 10. READ MORE

6. 4. Autoantibodies as markers of beta-cell autoimmunity in children

   Author : Hanna Holmberg; Johnny Ludvigsson; Mona Landin-Olsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Type 1 diabetes; Autoantibodies; Beta-cell autoimmunity; Children; Breast-feeding; HLA haplotypes; Insulin gene; Paediatric medicine; Pediatrisk medicin;

   Abstract : Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic disease caused by destruction of the insulin producing beta-cells in the pancreas. The incidence of T1D has increased rapidly, especially in the Western world and among young children. READ MORE

7. 5. Impact of Lifestyle, Hormones, and Genes on Breast Cancer

   Author : Maria Hietala; Bröstcancer-genetik; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Breast cancer; BRCA1; BRCA2; androgen receptor; CAG; GGC; polymorphism; htSNP; oral contraceptives; testosterone; breast-feeding; prolactin; premenopausal women; CYP2D; complementary and alternative medicin; antidepressants;

   Abstract : Approximately 7000 women are diagnosed and 1500 women die from breast cancer in Sweden every year. The aim of this thesis was to study the interplay of polymorphisms, hormone levels, lifestyle, and the use of concomitant medication in relation to risk and prognosis in two cohorts: one composed of young healthy women from high-risk breast cancer families and the other of breast cancer patients from the general population. READ MORE