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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 12 avhandlingar innehållade orden Anna Björk.
1. Everyday life, crime, and fear of crime among adolescents and young adults
Sammanfattning : Drawing on lifestyle-routine activity theory, this dissertation explores associations between everyday life, crime, and fear of crime among adolescents and young adults. It also examines the operationalisation of the concepts of lifestyle and routine activities, and explores the use of experience methods, via a smartphone application named STUNDA, to collect data about everyday life. LÄS MER
2. Congenital Heart Disease, Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Sammanfattning : Worldwide, 1% of all live born children are born with a congenital heart disease (CHD) and currently >95% reach adulthood due to better diagnostics and medical care. At the same time, Diabetes Mellitus (DM), type 1 (T1DM) and type 2 (T2DM), is increasing worldwide. LÄS MER
3. Aspects of Vitamin D : Prevalence of deficiency and impact on musculoskeletal parameters
Sammanfattning : Vitamin D is central in calcium turnover, and adequate levels are important for skeletal health. It is not clear how large contributions from food and sunlight are in Swedish primary care patients, considering the low radiation of UVB in Sweden and fortification of some foods, and whether differences exist between patients of immigrant and Swedish origin. LÄS MER
4. Diabetes in Young Adults : Remission, β-cell function and markers of inflammation
Sammanfattning : Type 1 diabetes is caused by immuno-mediated β-cell destruction leading to insulin deficiency and hyperglycaemia. The decline in β-cell function and the clinical course after diagnosis vary. Whether the process of destruction of the β-cells is associated with markers of a non-specific inflammatory response is unknown. LÄS MER
5. Radiation burden from modern radiation therapy techniques including proton therapy for breast cancer treatment - clinical implications
Sammanfattning : The purpose of this thesis was to study the clinical implications of modern radiotherapy techniques for breast cancer treatment. This was investigated in several individual studies. LÄS MER