Search for dissertations about: "tobacco-use"

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2. 1. Epidemiological studies of asthma and allergic diseases in teenagers : methodological aspects and tobacco use

   Author : Linnea Hedman; Eva Rönmark; Bertil Forsberg; Maria Nordin; Amund Gulsvik; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; epidemiology; asthma; allergic diseases; wheeze; agreement; smoking; snus; teenagers;

   Abstract : Parental reports are often used in studies of asthma and allergic diseases in children. A change in respondent from parent to index subject usually occurs during adolescence. Little is known about the effects this change in method might have on the outcomes of a longitudinal study. READ MORE

4. 2. The impact of tobacco use on postoperative complications

   Author : David Lindström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Smoking; snus; obesity; postoperative complication; appendectomy; hernia; smoking cessation; cohort studies; randomised controlled trials.;

   Abstract : In almost every field of surgery, there have been several reports of an increased frequency of wound healing complications among smokers. There is also evidence of a dramatic drop in the complication rate if a smoking cessation intervention is started 6 8 weeks ahead of orthopaedic surgery. READ MORE

5. 3. Tobacco use and dependence : does it originate in utero?

   Author : Mina Rydell; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Prenatal nicotine exposure (such as from maternal smoking during pregnancy) has been hypothesized to cause a so called programming effect, where epigenetic changes might result in a long-lasting vulnerability to tobacco use and dependence, manifesting during adolescence or young adulthood. However, previous observational studies show mixed results, perhaps because the association could be influenced by a common genetic predisposition to tobacco use as well as by social factors influencing both parental tobacco use during pregnancy and tobacco use in the offspring. READ MORE

6. 4. The association between smoking behaviour and depressive symptoms in adolescence : the role of biology and of societal influences

   Author : Elena Raffetti; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : tobacco use;

   Abstract : Tobacco use is common among people who suffer from depressive symptoms. This cooccurrence is associated with several negative health outcomes. The present thesis will contribute to the understanding of if, how, and in which contexts this specific association occurs in early adolescence. READ MORE

7. 5. Issues of validity in longitudinal studies of youth tobacco use

   Author : Ann Post; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Cohort; validity; smoking; smokeless tobacco; adolescents; participation; consent; retrospective reports; nicotine dependence; attrition;

   Abstract : In the Stockholm region, a prospective longitudinal study: BROMS Cohort Study (Children s Smoking and Environment in the Stockholm County) was conducted between 1997 and 2005, with the primary aim to investigate determinants of adolescents´ tobacco use. It was based on a sample recruited in schools with junior high grades. READ MORE