Search for dissertations about: "prospective cohort studies"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 437 swedish dissertations containing the words prospective cohort studies.

2. 6. Dietary fat as an exposure in epidemiological studies. Observations in the Malmö Diet and Cancer cohort

   Author : Iréne Mattisson; Internmedicin - epidemiologi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Absolute fat; cohort study; confounders; energy-adjustment; fibre; food groups; plant food; prospective study; relative fat; underreporting; Public health; Näringslära; epidemiology; breast cancer; Folkhälsa; epidemiologi; Nutrition;

   Abstract : The aim was to explore the inherent meaning of total fat and to examine the associations between relative fat intake and postmenopausal breast cancer. Furthermore, the impacts of the alterations in dietary assessment routines are discussed. This thesis uses data from the Malmö Diet and Cancer study, a prospective cohort study. READ MORE

4. 7. Epidemiological studies on type 2 diabetes : assessment of diabetes risk factors and study participation

   Author : Anna-Karin Eriksson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : cohort;

   Abstract : Type 2 diabetes is a disease with increasing prevalence. Better knowledge of risk factors may form the bases for specific interventions and preventive measures. The aim of this thesis was to contribute to the knowledge on type 2 diabetes, by examining family history of diabetes and other risk factors with emphasis on psychological exposures. READ MORE

5. 8. Living and Dying with Primary Sjögren's Syndrome Studies on Aetiology, Treatment, Lymphoma, Survival and Predictors

   Author : Elke Theander; Internmedicin - epidemiologi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Skeleton; transplantation; muskelsystem; Skelett; rheumatology locomotion; long-term outcome; Sjögren s Syndrome; Helicobacter pylori infection; prospective cohort studies; SMR; SIR for lymphoproliferative disease; fatigue; health-related quality of life; complement function; oncology; Cytologi; Immunology; cancer; serologi; Immunologi; serology; cancerology; onkologi; reumatologi; muscle system; CD4 T-lymphocytopenia; Cytology;

   Abstract : This work was aimed at improving our understanding of the course of primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS). The Malmö SS patient register and the 2002 American-European Consensus Criteria formed the basis of all studies. Helicobacter pylori (H. READ MORE

6. 9. Prospective cohort studies of disability pension and mortality in a Swedish county

   Author : Nadine Karlsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Disability pension; risk factor; mortality; labour market; long-term sickness absence; cohort; diagnoses; musculoskeletal; psychiatric; cardiovascular; suicide;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to study risk factors for disability pension, focusing on sociodemographic risk factors and sick-leave diagnoses, and also to investigate the risk of mortality among disability pension recipients. The research comprised four register studies of all people in the Östergötland County who were 16 64 years of age in December 1984, representing a total cohort of 245,704 persons. READ MORE

7. 10. Leg length discrepancy and femoral offset after total hip arthroplasty : clinical and radiological studies

   Author : Sarwar Mahmood; Arkan Sayed-Noor; Sead Crnalic; Gösta Ullmark; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Total hip arthroplasty; leg flength discrepancy; femoral offset; WOMAC; quality of life; complication; radiographic measurements; acetabular cup; inclination; anteversion; Orthopaedics; ortopedi;

   Abstract : Every year, about 1 million patients worldwide and 16000 patients in Sweden undergo total hip arthroplasty (THA). This surgical intervention is considered a successful, safe and cost-effective procedure to regain pain-free mobility and restore hip joint function in patients suffering from severe hip joint disease or trauma. READ MORE