Search for dissertations about: "intermittent smoking"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words intermittent smoking.
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1. Intermittent Claudication : Prevalence and metabolic risk factors
Abstract : The prevalence of intermittent claudication (IC) in middle-aged men (45-69 years old) and metabolic risk factors for this disease was studied in a Swedish community. All 15 253 middle-aged male residents in Linköping community, were screened for symptoms of IC using a postal questionnaire, which included detailed questions about smoking habits and presence of hypertension and diabetes mellitus. READ MORE
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2. Social participation, social capital and socioeconomic differences in health-related behaviours. An epidemiological study
Abstract : Abstract OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate whether psychosocial resources explain socioeconomic differences in smoking cessation and its maintenance. METHODS: A subpopulation of 11,837 individuals from the Malmö Diet and Cancer Study interviewed in 1992-94, age range 45-64 years, was investigated in this cross-sectional study. READ MORE
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3. Epidemiological, clinical anf pathogenetic studies of acute intermittent porphyria
Abstract : Porphyrias are inherited metabolic disorders characterised by an impairment of heme biosynthesis. Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is the most common of the acute porphyrias in Sweden. Acute attacks of AIP are characterised by neuro-psychiatric symptoms, including epileptic seizures. READ MORE
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4. Person-centred, nurse-led follow-up programme after surgical treatment for intermittent claudication
Abstract : Intermittent Claudication (IC) is a common symptom of peripheral arterial disease with a prevalence of 5-10% among people 70 years of age or older. The symptoms of IC are discomfort or pain in the lower extremities, which is induced by exercise and relieved by short rest. READ MORE
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5. Epidemiological aspects of peripheral arterial disease
Abstract : Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is defined as atherosclerosis in the arteries distal to the aortic bifurcation, with or without symptoms in the legs. It is diagnosed by ankle brachial pressure index (ABI) measurements and symptoms, and a confirmed diagnosis is associated with an increased cardiovascular (CV) mortality reaching the same levels as in patients with symptomatic coronary disease. READ MORE