Search for dissertations about: "anti smoking"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 76 swedish dissertations containing the words anti smoking.

  2. 1. Smoking cessation and health promotion around pregnancy

    Author : Lena Lendahls; Allmänmedicin och samhällsmedicin; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; epidemiology; Folkhälsa; epidemiologi; Public health; health providers.; health counselling; intervention; smoking cessation; cotinine; risk factors; Pregnancy; smoking habits;

    Abstract : A smoking cessation program targeting pregnant women and their partners was monitored during 17 years and subjected to several substudies. All women in Blekinge, who gave birth in the months of September during the period 1984 to 2000, were asked to fill out a questionnaire, anonymously, about their smoking habits before and during pregnancy. READ MORE

  4. 2. Smoking cessation during pregnancy

    Author : Rune Lindqvist; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Attitude; carbon monoxide; cotinine; locus of control; midwifery; pamphlets; pregnancy; prenatal care; smoking; smoking cessation;

    Abstract : Smoking habits, attitudes to smoking, and sources of information were monitored at three antenatal clinics (ANC) in suburban Stockholm, Sweden, during 1987-88. A questionnaire was mailed to pregnant women and their partners in a pre-intervention study. Of 582 women enlisted at the ANCs, 433 (74%) were included. READ MORE

  5. 3. Role of environmental toxins in chronic experimental arthrithis - in search for anti-inflammatory pathways of ethanol and nicotine

    Author : Sofia Silfverswärd Lindblad; Göteborgs universitet; Göteborgs universitet; Gothenburg University; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; rheumatoid arthritis; collagen-induced arthritis; ethanol; testosterone; nuclear factor kappa B; smoking; nicotine; NMDA; regulatory T cells;

    Abstract : Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common systemic autoimmune disorder and a debilitating disease affecting 1% of the world population. The etiology of RA is an unresolved issue. Environmental factors such as alcohol intake and cigarette smoke have been described as contributing to the pathogenesis of RA. READ MORE

  6. 4. An epidemiological study og drug-induced acute pancreatitis utilizing a Swedish case-control network

    Author : Kerstin B Jorsäter-Blomgren; Mälardalens högskola; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Acute pancreatitis; risk factors; case-control study; drug-induced; alcohol; smoking.; acute pancreatitis; risk factors; case-control study; drug-induced; alcohol; smoking;

    Abstract : Drugs have rarely been considered as a possible cause of acute pancreatitis in clinical practice. Here, we have investigated various risk factors for this disease, and in particular drugs, within a nation-wide, case-control surveillance network for studies on drug-induced diseases. READ MORE

  7. 5. Clinical course and prognosis of individuals with severe alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency (PiZZ)

    Author : Hanan Tanash; allergologi och palliativ medicin Lungmedicin; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; lung transplantation; occupation exposure; siblings; smoking; standardized mortality ratio; survival.; causes of death; alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency;

    Abstract : Severe alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is a genetic disorder associated with increases risk of developing of chronic obstructive lung disease and liver disease. The Swedish National Registry for individuals with severe AATD was started 1991.Up to October 2008, a total of 1349 individuals were included in the registry. READ MORE