Search for dissertations about: "birth distribution"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 108 swedish dissertations containing the words birth distribution.
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21. Risk and resilience in children born preterm : cognitive and executive functioning at 5 1/2 years of age
Abstract : We investigated the intellectual outcome of two cohorts of preterm children, born from 1988 to 1993 and 1994 to 1997, respectively. A population-based follow-up study (the Stockholm Neonatal Project) included 182 children with a birth weight of 1500 g or less (very-low-birthweight: VLBW) and a control group of 125 children born healthy at term who were examined with the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale-Revised (WPPSI-R) and a neuropsychological test battery (Nepsy) at 5½ years of age ((paper I-IV). READ MORE
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22. Preterm intraventricular cerebral hemorrhage: role of cell-free hemoglobin
Abstract : Cerebral intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm infants continues to be a major clinical problem associated with neurodevelopmental abnormalities manifested by cognitive, behavioral, attentional, social and motor deficits. Hypothesis and aims: The central thesis is that the cytotoxicity of extravasated blood and of consequently released cell-free hemoglobin(Hb) is pivotal for the pathophysiological events causally involved in brain injury. READ MORE
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23. Genetic studies of hypospadias
Abstract : Hypospadias is defined as an abnormal opening of the urethra on the underside of the penis. It is a frequently found malformation with an incidence of 3 per 1000 males. The aim of this thesis was to identify genetic and environmental factors in the pathogenesis of hypospadias. READ MORE
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24. Causes and Consequences of Early-life Conditions : Alcohol, Pollution and Parental Leave Policies
Abstract : Essay I: This paper studies the effect of air pollution on infant health in Sweden. Combining register panel data on birth outcomes and family characteristics with pollution data, I estimate the effect of particulate matter (PM10) on several birth outcomes that previously have been shown to be predictive of future outcomes. READ MORE
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25. Early ventilatory management and lung function in the immature newly born. Experimental studies in lambs
Abstract : Using an animal model, the thesis explores how the initial ventilation of the lungs, and surfactant therapy, should best be managed after premature birth. Material and measurements: The studies were made in newborn lambs delivered by cesarean section. READ MORE