Sökning: "casecontrol study"

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  1. 1. Male Subfertility and Prostate Cancer Risk: Epidemiological and Genetic Studies

    Författare :Yasir Ruhayel; Malmö Molekylärgenetisk reproduktionsmedicin; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cytoplasmic and nuclear; Receptors; Prostatic neoplasms; genetic; Polymorphism; male; Infertility; Hypogonadism; Genetic association studies; Case–control studies; Androgens;

    Sammanfattning : Androgen action plays a pivotal role in male reproductive tract physiology and pathology. The androgen receptor (AR) gene harbors two codon repeat tracts: the CAG and GGN repeats, encoding corresponding amino acid sequences of variable length; the polyglutamine and polyglycine stretches, respectively. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Cold exposure and health : A study on neurological and vascular hand symptoms in northern Sweden

    Författare :Albin Stjernbrandt; Jens Wahlström; Ingrid Liljelind; Tohr Nilsson; Ellen Jørum; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cold climate; Sweden; Hand; Frostbite; Raynaud disease; Peripheral nerve injuries; Occupational and Environmental Medicine; arbets- och miljömedicin;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Living in a cold climate is associated with several adverse health effects. The main purpose of this thesis was to describe cold exposure characteristics in northern Sweden, and investigate the associations between such exposure and the reporting of neurological and vascular hand symptoms. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Epidemiology, risk and protective factors of self-immolation : a study from Iran

    Författare :Alireza Ahmadi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Suicide;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Suicide by self-burning (self-immolation) is one of the suicide methods that is far more common in low-middle income countries than in high-income ones. Iran is one of the countries that has a high rate of self-immolation. Women are the main victims as the reports show. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Sleep and cardiovascular health in women : the Stockholm female coronary risk study

    Författare :Constanze Leineweber; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Cardiovascular disease; prognosis; sleep; women;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Both sleep disturbances and snoring has been related to an increased mortality and CHD risk. However, despite the fact that women report sleep difficulties more often than men, most studies have been done in men. A large amount of the studies is of cross-sectional character and no conclusions about cause and effect can be drawn. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Etiology of gastroesophageal reflux

    Författare :Magnus Nilsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Gastroesophageal reflux; esophagitis; etiology; risk factors; population-based; casecontrol study; prevalence; body mass index; hormone replacement therapy; life-style;

    Sammanfattning : Although gastroesophageal reflux disease is among the most common disorders at all in Western populations, the etiology is largely unknown. The objective of this thesis is to increase the knowledge of the etiology of reflux disease by studying a number of potential risk factors, using population-based methods. LÄS MER