Search for dissertations about: "paediatrics"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the word paediatrics.

  2. 11. Factors Affecting Coronary Flow in Children

    Author : Elhadi Aburawi; Lund Pediatrik; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medicine human and vertebrates ; cardiopulmonary bypass; transthoracic Doppler echocardiography; coronary flow; Pediatri; endothelial dysfunction; C-reactive protein; Medicin människa och djur ; Pediatrics; Cardiovascular system; Kardiovaskulära systemet;

    Abstract : Factors Affecting Coronary Flow in Children Elhadi H. Aburawi, MD, MSc, FRCPI, FRCPCH Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics, Lund University, Sweden Abstract Background: A number of inborn and exogenous factors influence the flow and function of the coronary arteries with possible consequences on the cardiovascular risk. READ MORE

  4. 12. Socio-demographic determinants of pregnancy outcomes and infant growth in transitional Russia

    Author : Andrej Grjibovski; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Pregnancy outcomes; infant growth; breastfeeding; social factors; Russia;

    Abstract : There is a growing body of literature exploring social, demographic, and life-style factors in relation to pregnancy outcomes and infant growth patterns. However, only a few studies on the topic were conducted in transitional economies of Eastern Europe despite considerable political, economic, and social changes in these countries during the last 15 years. READ MORE

  5. 13. Glomerulopathy in normoalbuminuric adolescents with type 1 diabetes : relations between structure, function, metabolic control and ambulatory blood pressure

    Author : Torun Torbjörnsdotter; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Type 1 diabetes; Adolescents; Metabolic control; Kidney morphology; Basement membrane thickness; Foot process width; Kidney function test; Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring;

    Abstract : An increase in the incidence of type 1 diabetes in childhood has been reported in several countries, especially among the youngest children. Although clinically apparent diabetic vascular disease is rare in children and adolescents, 30-40% are at risk of developing nephropathy during their lifetime which may lead to renal failure. READ MORE

  6. 14. Etiological risk factors and clinical characteristics of childhood non-Hodgkin lymphoma in Uganda

    Author : Jackson Orem; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Epstein-Barr virus;

    Abstract : Introduction: Incidence of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) has increased greatly over time, especially in children. Improved diagnostic methods alone cannot explain this increase, especially the increase observed in sub-Saharan Africa, where diagnostic capabilities are low. READ MORE

  7. 15. Going trough a colonoscopy and living with inflammatory bowel disease : children's and parents' experiences and evaluation of the bowel cleansing quality prior to colonoscopy

    Author : Vedrana Vejzovic; Malmö högskola; []
    Keywords : Colonoscopy; Inflammatory bowel diseases; Randomised control trial; Content analysis; Phenomenological hermeneutics;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on children aged 10-18 years with symptoms of, ordiagnosed with, inflammatory bowel disease (henceforth referred to as IBD).Before the disease can be diagnosed, a child must undergo several procedures,with colonoscopy as an established investigation, including bowel cleansing,which is crucial for the safe examination of the intestine. READ MORE