Search for dissertations about: "Västerbotten Environmental Health Study"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words Västerbotten Environmental Health Study.
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1. Impacts of Active Transport on Health : with a focus on physical activity, air pollution, and cardiovascular disease
Abstract : Background: There are increasing number of health impact assessment studies investigating the health effects by transferring trips made by motorised transport to active commuting; however, air pollution exposure during active commuting and its impact on health has been less thoroughly assessed. It is furthermore uncertain whether there is any interaction effect between air pollution and physical activity for the risk of cardiovascular diseases. READ MORE
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2. Environmental intolerance : psychological risk and health factors
Abstract : Environmental intolerance (EI) is an embracing term for a number of conditions characterized by a wide range of non-specific symptoms attributed to certain environmental exposures (e.g. pungent/odorous chemicals, residing in a certain building, electromagnetic fields and everyday sounds). EI often leads to lifestyle alterations (e. READ MORE
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3. Cold exposure and health : A study on neurological and vascular hand symptoms in northern Sweden
Abstract : Background: Living in a cold climate is associated with several adverse health effects. The main purpose of this thesis was to describe cold exposure characteristics in northern Sweden, and investigate the associations between such exposure and the reporting of neurological and vascular hand symptoms. READ MORE
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4. Promoting health in adolescents : preventing the use of tobacco
Abstract : There is a robust evidence base for the negative health effects from smoking. Smoking is linked to severe morbidity and to mortality, and kills up to half of its regular users. READ MORE
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5. Prospective and longitudinal human studies of lead and cadmium exposure and the kidney
Abstract : Cadmium and lead accumulate in humans and can have toxic effects. Exposure to cadmium is well known to cause kidney damage. Cadmium binds to metallothioneins, proteins that play a role in cadmium transport. READ MORE