Search for dissertations about: "vitamin D"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 189 swedish dissertations containing the words vitamin D.

  2. 16. Vitamin D status in psoriasis patients treated with UVB therapy

    Author : Amra Osmancevic; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : Vitamin D; PTH; psoriasis; bone mineral density; ultraviolet UVB;

    Abstract : Vitamin D status in psoriasis patients treated with UVB therapy Amra Osmancevic Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Institute of Clinical Sciences at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden Abstract The thesis deals with the effect of ultraviolet B (UVB) 280-320 nm on vitamin D production in psoriasis patients during treatment with phototherapy. Background: Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory disease affecting the skin and potentially the joints. READ MORE

  4. 17. Vitamin D and blood pressure

    Author : Ann Burgaz; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The physiological function of circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) is to maintain serum calcium range that supports skeletal system. Evidence is mounting that vitamin D has beneficial effects on other important functions in tissues not primarily related to mineral metabolism. READ MORE

  5. 18. Epidemiological aspects of drug-related vitamin D deficiency and osteoporotic fractures

    Author : Ola Nordqvist; Martin Carlsson; Pär Wanby; Thomas Neumark; Björn Wettermark; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; vitamin D; secondary osteoporosis; fractures; drug risk management; medical guideline adherence; electronic health records; real-world data; risk assessment; awareness; attitudes; personalised medicine; cross-sectional study; cohort study; qualitative analysis; thematic analysis; pharmacoepidemiology; Biomedical Sciences; Biomedicinsk vetenskap;

    Abstract : Background: Vitamin D deficiency, secondary osteoporosis and low-energy fractures (LEF) as side effects of specific drugs were first described more than half a century ago. These effects are recognized in guidelines where patients prescribed risk drugs are recommended follow-up with testing and supplementation. READ MORE

  6. 19. Vitamin D and inflammation in Major Depressive Disorder and suicidality

    Author : Cécile Grudet; Lund Psykiatri; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Vitamin D; Inflammation; Major depressive disorder MDD ; suicidality;

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  7. 20. Vitamin D during pregnancy in relation to childhood growth, overweight and obesity

    Author : Anna Amberntsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Vitamin D; Pregnancy; 25OHD; Child; Growth; Overweight;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate the association between maternal vitamin D intake and status in pregnancy and the child´s growth and risk of overweight and obesity in childhood. Data from the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) and the Swedish GraviD study were used in Paper I-IV and Paper III-IV, respectively. READ MORE