Search for dissertations about: "anaemia"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 64 swedish dissertations containing the word anaemia.

  2. 6. Health in Women of Reproductive Age : A Survey in Rural Zimbabwe

    Author : Carin Nilses; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Obstetrics and gynaecology; Cross-sectional; developing country; women; reproduction; self-reported morbidity; anthropometric measurements; anaemia; malaria; syphilis; HIV; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; Obstetrics and women s diseases; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; Obstetrics and Gynaecology; obstetrik och gynekologi;

    Abstract : General and reproductive health and reproductive outcome were described in rural women of childbearing age (15-44 years) during 1992-93 in a cross-sectional study in Zimbabwe. Through a two-stage sampling procedure twelve villages were selected at random, and 79% of the women in the villages accepted to participate (n=1213). READ MORE

  4. 7. Studies on Plasmodium falciparum asexual blood stage antigens : RAP-2/RSP-2 and Pf332 in focus

    Author : Nancy Awah; Klavs Berzins; Marcel Hommel; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; immunity; malaria; RBCs; anaemia; Immunology; Immunologi; immunologi; Immunology;

    Abstract : The life cycle of the malaria parasite is very complex and provides a number of potential targets for vaccination. In this thesis, data on two plasmodial asexual blood stage antigens (RAP-2 and Pf332) are presented. READ MORE

  5. 8. Prognosis, Prediction and Risk Assessment in the Prevention and Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

    Author : Martin Sandelin; Christer Janson; Henrik Riska; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; chemoradiation therapy; induction chemotherapy; thrombocytosis; anaemia; leucocytosis; EGFR; guidelines; molecular pathology; ACOS; COPD; risk assessment; comorbidities; Lung Medicine; Lungmedicin;

    Abstract : Background: Lung cancer causes more deaths than any other cancer. Smoking causes roughly 90% of lung cancer cases. Concurrent chemoradiation therapy is the standard of care for stage IIIb patients with performance status (PS) 0-1. A less toxic approach is warranted for less fit patients. READ MORE

  6. 9. Anaemia, blood loss and colorectal cancer

    Author : Malin Mörner; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Introduction: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most common cancer worldwide and strikes both sexes. The age-adjusted 5-year survival in Sweden was 60% in the early 21 st century. Approximately 50% of patients are anaemic at the time of diagnosis. Many patients need blood transfusion due to anaemia or surgical blood-loss. READ MORE

  7. 10. Plasmodium falciparum malaria and anaemia in childhood

    Author : Håkan Ekvall; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; haemolytic anaemia; complement; band 3 protein; chloroquine; sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine; iron; micronutrients; prospective studies; child; Tanzania;

    Abstract : Childhood anaemia represents a major health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. The anaemia is multifactorial and the result of a synergism between infectious diseases, nutritional deficiencies and inherited red cell disorders. READ MORE