Search for dissertations about: "crosssectional"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 44 swedish dissertations containing the word crosssectional.

2. 6. Living donor transplantation -outcome and risk

   Author : Niclas Kvarnström; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; living donor; kidney; uterus; transplantation;

   Abstract : Live organ donors undergo extensive surgery to provide an organ that can be lifesaving or improve the health and quality of life for the recipient. The thesis seeks important knowledge that may be used to further reduce the donor risk for the live kidney donor as well as for an entirely new group of living donors, the uterus donor. READ MORE

4. 7. Glutamate modulates temporomandibular joint bone tissue resorption in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis

   Author : Anna‐Kari Hajati; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : The general aim was to investigate the occurrence and development of TMJ bone tissue resorption and to identify predictors for progression during the two first years with rheumatoid arthritis. The thesis comprises one cross‐sectional part and one longitudinal part. READ MORE

5. 8. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Heart : Image quality, measurement accuracy and patient experience

   Author : Britt-Marie Ahlander; Jan Engvall; Elisabeth Ericsson; Eva Maret; Marcus Carlsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medicine; Medicin;

   Abstract : Background: Non-invasive diagnostic imaging of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD) is frequently carried out with cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) or myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography (MPS). CMR is the gold standard for the evaluation of scar after myocardial infarction and MPS the clinical gold standard for ischemia. READ MORE

6. 9. Force, falls and fear of falls in myotonic dystrophy type 1. Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies

   Author : Elisabet Hammarén; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; myotonic dystrophy; physiotherapy; muscle force; postural balance; gait; reliability; cross-sectional; prospective;

   Abstract : ABSTRACT Background: Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a neuromuscular multisystemic disorder with slowly progressive muscle weakness. The overall purpose of this thesis was, in adult patients with DM1, to investigate factors of importance for functional balance skills and falls, and to investigate the natural course of muscle force and functional balance impairments, with reliable measurement methods. READ MORE

7. 10. Assessing sexual risk behavior among men who have sex with men in Vietnam : development and use of a new Internet-based sampling method

   Author : Linus Bengtsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at high risk of HIV infection in all regions globally. Surveys among MSM in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam have shown prevalence rates of 15% and 17% respectively. Representative data about MSM and other hidden populations are extremely difficult to collect, due to stigma. READ MORE