Search for dissertations about: "long-term condition"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 285 swedish dissertations containing the words long-term condition.

  2. 1. Long-term perspectives on hypospadias

    Author : Lisa Örtqvist; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Hypospadias, a multifactorial condition and one of the most common congenital malformations, has an incidence of 1/125 boys born. The infants are born with an ectopic meatus placed ventrally on the penis varying from a glanular to a perineal position, a cleaved prepuce, and often a penile curvature. READ MORE

  4. 2. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - Risk Stratification and Long-Term Outcome

    Author : Christian Reitan; Kardiologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy; heart Failure; Device therapy; long-term outcome;

    Abstract : Heart failure is a condition that will affect 2-3% of the population. Around one third of the patients have a decreased LVEF and a widened QRS complex as a sign of ventricular dyssynchrony. CRT has emerged as a treatment that reduces morbidity, mortality and improve functional status in this population. READ MORE

  5. 3. Life History of the Common Gull (Larus canus) : A Long-Term Individual-Based Study

    Author : Kalev Rattiste; Mats Björklund; Jon E Brommer; Jan-Åke Nilsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Ecology; longitudinal studies; reproductive success; survival; pair bond; indicator trait; breeding time; heritability; selection; Ekologi; Larus canus; ekologisk botanik; Ecological Botany;

    Abstract : An individual’s life history is a sequence of events which eventually determine its contribution to the next generation, or fitness. These events are affected by environmental factors, genetic make-up and decisions made by an individual and its breeding partner. READ MORE

  6. 4. Long-term perspectives on musculoskeletal pain : Health care utilization and integration of behavioral medicine treatment into physical therapy

    Author : Christina Emilson; Pernilla Åsenlöf; Ingrid Demmelmaier; Stefan Bergman; Ida Flink; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Chronic pain; health care utilization; behavioral medicine; stratified treatment; prognostic factors; physical therapy; primary care; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

    Abstract : There are currently no effective methods for treating and preventing chronic pain. The aim of this thesis was to study prognostic factors for health care utilization, and the long-term outcomes of tailored behavioral medicine treatment for patients with musculoskeletal pain. READ MORE

  7. 5. Back pain : long-term course and predictive factors

    Author : Paul Enthoven; Peter Croft; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : back pain; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Background. Better knowledge of the long-term course in patients treated in primary care for back pain (clinical course) and in patients that do not receive specific treatment after seeking care (clinical natural course) is needed to enable health professionals and their patients to understand the likely course of back pain and to make clinical decisions about treatment alternatives. READ MORE