Search for dissertations about: "Premature"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 421 swedish dissertations containing the word Premature.

2. 21. Premature birth - studies on orthodontic treatment need, craniofacial morphology and function

   Author : Liselotte Paulsson-Björnsson; Malmö högskola; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Få studier har utvärderat om det finns något samband mellan för tidig födsel och bettavvikelser eller behov av tandreglering. Dessutom har inga tidigare studier undersökt om för tidigt födda barn skiljer sig från barn födda efter fullgången graviditet avseende ansiktsmorfologi, huvudvärk och temporomanibular dysfunktion (TMD), dvs. READ MORE

4. 22. Postprandial lipaemia and its relation to premature atherosclerosis in middle-aged men

   Author : Susanna Boquist; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : alimentary lipaemia; atherosclerosis; atorvastatin; coronary heart disease; intima-media thickness; triglyceride-rich lipoproteins;

   Abstract : The present research programme was set up to investigate whether pertubations of the metabolism of postprandial triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (TRLs) are related to premature atherosclerosis and to determine if treatment with a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitor (atorvastatin) improves deranged alimentary lipaemia in postinfarction patients with combined hyperlipidaemia. The relation between plasma insulin and alimentary lipaemia was investigated as well. READ MORE

5. 23. Troubled childhoods cast long shadows : Studies of childhood adversity and premature mortality in a Swedish post-war birth cohort

   Author : Josephine Jackisch; Ylva B. Almquist; Alyson van Raalte; Olle Lundberg; Naja Hulvej Rod; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Mortality; Health Equity; Adverse Childhood Experiences; Child Welfare; Adult Survivors of Child Adverse Events; Life Course Perspective; Birth cohort; Longitudinal Studies; Public Health Sciences; folkhälsovetenskap;

   Abstract : Taking a life course approach can help us to understand health inequalities. This thesis illustrates that socially-patterned childhood experiences might play a critical role for inequalities in mortality. The association between childhood adversity and premature mortality is investigated in the context of a 1953 Stockholm birth cohort. READ MORE

6. 24. Evaluation and prognostic significance of premature ventricular contractions in patients without structural heart disease

   Author : Raffaele Scorza; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Introduction: Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) are a common form of arrhythmia associated with poor prognosis in patients with structural heart disease. However, their prognostic impact on healthy individuals is unclear. READ MORE

7. 25. Ophthalmological follow-up in young adults born premature and screened for retinopathy of prematurity

   Author : Dýrleif Pétursdóttir; Eva Larsson; Gerd Holmström; Marita Andersson Grönlund; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Long-term follow-up; prematurity; refraction; retinopathy of prematurity; strabismus; visual function; visual-motor integration; young adults; Ophtalmology; Oftalmiatrik;

   Abstract : Prematurely born children have a higher risk of ophthalmological and neurodevelopmental disorders than those born at term. There is a paucity of long-term prospective follow-up studies on the visual function of prematurely born adults. READ MORE