Search for dissertations about: "body-composition"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 183 swedish dissertations containing the word body-composition.
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21. Disease-related malnutrition: Energy balance, body composition and functional capacity in patients on oral nutritional support after major upper gastrointestinal surgery
Abstract : Background: Patients with cancer of the upper gastrointestinal tract are susceptible to malnutrition. Surgery is the only curative treatment although the procedure may negatively impact nutritional status. READ MORE
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22. Body composition of parents and their infants : methodological, anthropometric, metabolic and genetic studies
Abstract : Body composition in infancy may be of importance for later health. In particular, infant body composition may be relevant regarding obesity risk in childhood. READ MORE
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23. Metabolic, methodological and developmental aspects of body composition : Studies in women and children with special reference to early life mechanisms behind childhood obesity
Abstract : In recent decades the number of children with overweight has increased worldwide. To understand the mechanisms behind this development, knowledge regarding metabolism and physiology in relation to the nutritional situation in early life is of importance. READ MORE
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24. Rectal cancer : aspects on radiotherapy, androgens and body composition
Abstract : Rectal cancer is diagnosed among 1200 men in Sweden every year. Current treatment for local and regional disease implies surgical resection of the rectum often in combination with preoperative radiotherapy (RT). READ MORE
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25. Textile-enabled Bioimpedance Instrumentation for Personalised Health Monitoring Applications
Abstract : A growing number of factors, including the costs, technological advancements, an ageing population, and medical errors are leading industrialised countries to invest in research on alternative solutions to improving their health care systems and increasing patients’ life quality. Personal Health System (PHS) solutions envision the use of information and communication technologies that enable a paradigm shift from the traditional hospital-centred healthcare delivery model toward a preventive and person-centred approach. READ MORE