Search for dissertations about: "Lennart Hardell"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words Lennart Hardell.

  2. 1. 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

  4. 2. Epidemiological studies on multiple myeloma

    Author : Mikael Eriksson; Lennart Hardell; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; multiple myeloma; epidemiology; farming; domestic animals; phenoxyacetic adds; DDT; rheumatoid arthritis; familial factors;

    Abstract : Multiple myeloma is a painful and uncurable malignant disease with an increasing incidence and mortality in several countries, e.g., Sweden. Some factors are suspected to be of aetiological significance, such as ionising radiation and chronic antigenic stimulation in certain inflammatory diseases. READ MORE

  5. 3. Thyroid cancer : studies on etiology and prognosis

    Author : Arne Hallquist; Lennart Hardell; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Thyroid cancer; prognostic factors; etiology; occupation; medical ionizing radiation; reproductive; and family factors;

    Abstract : Thyroid cancer constitutes about 1% of all malignant tumours and the incidence is increasing in Sweden. It is rare in children before the age of 10. During puberty the female to male ratio increases to be two to three times more common in females. The ratio remains constant until menopause and thereafter declines. READ MORE

  6. 4. Analysis and human levels of persistent perfluorinated chemicals

    Author : Anna Kärrman; Gunilla Lindström; Bert van Bavel; Ulf Järnberg; Jessika Hagberg; Lennart Hardell; Derek Muir; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; PFOS; PFOA; SPE; LC-MS; human exposure; Chemistry; Kemi; Chemistry; Kemi;

    Abstract : An extensive use of perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) in the last 50 years has resulted in a worldwide spread of these persistent chemicals. Human populations are subjected to a large number of PFCs in ways that are not yet fully explained. READ MORE

  7. 5. Etiology of oral cancer

    Author : Elsy-Britt Schildt; Mikael Eriksson; Lennart Hardell; Gunnar Steineck; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Oral cancer; case-control study; snuff use; smoking; alcohol; HSV-infections; dental factors; occupations; molecular epidemiology; p53;

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