Search for dissertations about: "short syndrome"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 155 swedish dissertations containing the words short syndrome.
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1. Down syndrome : Growth and endocrine impact
Abstract : Down syndrome (DS) is associated with psychomotor retardation, short stature and endocrine dysfunction. Statural growth is a well-known indicator of health. The growth in DS differs markedly from that of other children and there is a 20 cm reduction of final height as compared to target height. READ MORE
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2. Acute coronary syndrome : bleeding, platelets and gender
Abstract : BACKGROUNDBleeding complications increase mortality in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Potential gender difference in bleeding regarding prevalence, location, severity and prognostic impact is still controversial and not well investigated. In regard to this aspect the relevance of triple antithrombotic therapy (TAT) is questioned. READ MORE
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3. Body composition and quality of life in patients with IBD, ileostomy and short bowel syndrome
Abstract : Patients with IBD are at risk for intestinal disability (e.g. having a stoma, malnutrition). The general aim of the thesis was to investigate physiological, psychological and social consequences of having IBD and an ileostomy or short bowel syndrome (SBS). READ MORE
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4. Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl syndrome. Clinical,electrophysiological and genetic aspects
Abstract : The study included 44 Scandinavian individuals with the autosomal recessive inherited Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl syndrome. Inclusion criteria were retinal dystrophy plus at least 2 more of the remaining traditional cardinal signs of the syndrome: obesity, polydactyly, hypogenitalism and mental retardation. READ MORE
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5. Swedish Parents of Children with Down Syndrome : A study on the initial information and support, and the subsequent daily life
Abstract : In this study 165 Swedish parents of young children with Downs’s syndrome (DS) were investigated regarding their perception of the quality of the first information and support received after the birth of the child. The parents’ opinions were compared with clinical routines at the paediatric clinics regarding these issues. READ MORE