Sökning: "Prospective Study"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 1629 avhandlingar innehållade orden Prospective Study.

  1. 21. Snoring and sleep apnea : A study of evolution and consequences in a male population

    Författare :Eva Lindberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Medical sciences; Snoring; sleepiness; sleep apnea; epidemiology; hypertension; mortality; evolution; population-based; prospective; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Medicine; medicin;

    Sammanfattning : Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is characterized by snoring, repeated apneas during sleep and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). The available data suggest that there is a relationship between OSAS and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, but the results diverge. LÄS MER

  3. 22. A prospective randomized study of congenital cryptorchidism

    Författare :Claude Kollin; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: Cryptorchidism is the most common anomaly in newborn boys. Despite its frequency there are controversies regarding many aspects, including the optimal timing of surgery, natural course of the spontaneously descended testes, frequency of acquired cryptorchidism, risk of infertility and testicular cancer. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Perspectives of anxiety in stressful environments : Prospective studies in real-life settings

    Författare :Magnus Lindén; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Applied and experimental psychology; individual differences; executive control; prospective; anxiety; stress; Tillämpad och experimentell psykologi; stress;

    Sammanfattning : The present thesis deals with perspectives of anxiety experienced in stressful environments. As such two major issues are addressed. The first issue is whether increased trait anxiety during work in a high-stress environment is related to impaired performance on executive control tasks. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Participation in prospective studies of children with high risk for type 1 diabetes. Psychological effects, experience, and study compliance

    Författare :Marie Jessica Melin; Pediatrisk endokrinologi; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Children; Type 1 diabetes; Study satisfaction; Anxiety; Study visit compliance;

    Sammanfattning : AbstractAim: The overall aim of the thesis was to examine the psychosocial effects and family reactions to participation in longitudinal studies with their children at high risk for type 1 diabetes. Additionally, we aimed to develop a shorter form for the children to measure their anxiety when thinking of their risk of developing type 1 diabetes, which could be used in The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Prospective studies of hormonal and life-style related factors and risk of cancer

    Författare :Sara Wirén; Pär Stattin; Håkan Jonsson; Tanja Stocks; Alicja Wolk; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; prostate cancer; epidemiology; androgens; risk factors; fatherhood status; dizygotic twins; height; cohort; case-control; prospective; Cancer Epidemiology; cancerepidemiologi;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Androgens are important in prostate cancer development but how circulating levels of androgens affect risk of prostate cancer of different aggressiveness is not clear. Being childless has been associated with a lower risk of prostate cancer, but it is not clear if this association is causal or a result of residual confounding. LÄS MER