Search for dissertations about: "individualized treatments"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the words individualized treatments.
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1. Development of individualized surgical treatments for malignant melanoma
Abstract : Background: Cutaneous melanoma is a malignancy with an increasing incidence worldwide, especially in northern Europe. The aim of this thesis is to scrutinize the results achieved by traditional surgery and the opportunities offered by translational research for the more advanced stages of the disease. READ MORE
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2. Philosophical Issues in Medical Intervention Research
Abstract : The thesis consists of an introduction and two papers. In the introduction a brief historical survey of empirical investigations into the effectiveness of medicinal interventions is given. Also, the main ideas of the EBM (evidence-based medicine) movement are presented. READ MORE
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3. Treating depression and its comorbidity : From individualized Internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy to affect-focused psychodynamic psychotherapy
Abstract : The overarching goal of this thesis has been to enhance Internet-delivered psychological treatments for depression and its comorbidity. To this end, three randomized controlled trials (Study II, III and IV) with a total of 313 participants were conducted. READ MORE
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4. Identification of new disease mechanisms and treatments for type 2 diabetes based on genetic variants and gene expression networks
Abstract : Improved understanding of the disease mechanisms underlying type 2 diabetes (T2D) is needed, and so are new treatments.A new T2D risk variant was recently identified in ADRA2A, which encodes the α2A-adrenergic receptor. READ MORE
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5. Physical activity on prescription : studies on physical activity level, adherence and cardiovascular risk factors
Abstract : Physical activity is one of the most important public health determinants, and the health care sector is highlighted as a central setting in the promotion of physical activity in the population as well as at an individual level. One method that has attracted attention over recent years, is physical activity prescribed by doctors or other health care professionals, even though there is insufficient evidence to determine that any method of promoting physical activity in the health care setting is superior to another. READ MORE