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Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 35 avhandlingar innehållade orden Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg.

1. 11. Factors influencing women´s choice of contraception

   Författare :Ingela Lindh; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Contraception; Epidemiology; Reproductive health; Body Mass Index; Dysmenorrhea; Smoking; Longitudinal; Cross-sectional;

   Sammanfattning : Abstract Factors influencing women’s choice of contraception Ingela Lindh, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg Sweden Aims: To describe contraceptive use and to identify factors influencing women’s use of contraception in order to improve future contraceptive compliance. Methods: Contraceptive use, reproductive health, weight/height and smoking were assessed by postal questionnaires distributed to random samples of 19-year old women resident in Gothenburg, Sweden, born in 1962, 1972 and 1982. LÄS MER

3. 12. Folates in the treatment of colorectal cancer

   Författare :Helena Taflin; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Folate; Colorectal cancer; leucovorin; modufolin; LC-MS MS; polymorphisms; MTHFR; adjuvant chemotherapy;

   Sammanfattning : ABSTRACT Folates in the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer Department of Surgery Institute of Clinical Sciences at Sahlgrenska Academy University of Gothenburg Helena Taflin Background: Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world, and radical surgery with total removal of the tumour (RO-resection) is the single most important treatment. However, chemotherapy is recommended for patients with risk factors and patients with metastatic disease. LÄS MER

4. 13. Ultrasound and molecular biomarkers for prediction of preterm delivery in different risk groups of singleton pregnancies

   Författare :Tove Wikström; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cervical length measurement; preterm birth; ; second trimester; screening; cost-effectiveness analyzes; progesterone; human microbiome; ; transcriptome; gene expression profiles; microRNA;

   Sammanfattning : Ultrasound and molecular biomarkers for prediction of preterm delivery in women with a singleton pregnancy Tove Wikström Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Clinical Sciences Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg Gothenburg, Sweden Background: Preterm delivery (PTD) is the leading cause of death in children under five years of age. Spontaneous PTD (sPTD) might be partly preventable by treating asymptomatic women having a short cervical length (CL) with vaginal progesterone. LÄS MER

5. 14. Aspects of mechanical dysphagia. Assessment, treatment and consequences

   Författare :Jan Persson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Dysphagia; Watson; Ogilvie; Goldschmid; QoL; Sarcopenia; Laparoscopic myotomy; Achalasia; Oesophageal cancer;

   Sammanfattning : Aspects of mechanical dysphagia Assessment, treatment and consequences Jan Persson, M.D. Department of surgery, Institute of Clinical sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden ABSTRACT Background: Dysphagia is a symptom that negatively impacts patients’ quality of life. LÄS MER

7. 15. Photodynamic therapy- pain and aspects of pain relief

   Författare :Christina Halldin; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :actinic keratosis; field cancerization; interviews; nerve block; pain; photodynamic therapy; transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation;

   Sammanfattning : Photodynamic therapy – pain and aspects of pain relief Christina Halldin Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Institute of Clinical Sciences at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden ABSTRACT Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a non-invasive treatment option for superficial basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in situ or Bowen’s disease (BD), and actinic keratoses (AK). One of the advantages of PDT is the possibility to treat field cancerization. LÄS MER