Search for dissertations about: "dose-effect relationship"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words dose-effect relationship.
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1. Optimisation of Chemotherapy Treatment in Advanced Colorectal Cancer
Abstract : Colorectal cancer is one of the most common malignant diseases in Sweden – more than 5000 new cases are diagnosed each year. The overall five-year survival is about 60% and in cases of recurrence the prognosis is poor. READ MORE
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2. Bone and kidney effects from cadmium exposure : dose effect and dose response relationships
Abstract : Cadmium is a heavy metal that has been dispersed in the environment during the last century due to human activity. It is well known that high cadmium exposure causes renal damage and in severe cases also osteoporosis and osteomalacia. Osteoporosis is a major cause of morbidity worldwide. READ MORE
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3. The Importance of Dosimetry and Radiobiology in Nuclear Medicine : Quantitative methods and modelling
Abstract : Nuclear medicine uses radioactive pharmaceuticals for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. The ionizing radiation emitted from the radiopharmaceutical is partially absorbed within the patient's body and internal dosimetry is the method to estimate the absorbed dose to a tumour or risk organ. READ MORE
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4. Malaria on islands : human and parasite diversities and implications for malaria control in Vanuatu
Abstract : The genetic diversities displayed by human and malaria parasites at different frequencies in different geographical areas represent a major obstacle for the development of malaria control strategies including malaria chemotherapy and malaria vaccine. We investigated some genetic diversities on Vanuatu islands with various malaria endemicities. READ MORE
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5. Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy : clinical, genetic, clinical pharmacological, and neurophysiological studies
Abstract : Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) has been considered to be a discrete phenotype. Evidence from segregation analysis and twin studies suggest that JME is a genetically determined disease, and two previous linkage studies of separately ascertained kindreds have suggested that a JME locus, EJM 1, resides on chromosome 6p close to the HLA region. READ MORE