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Visar resultat 41 - 45 av 48 avhandlingar innehållade ordet abstinence.

  1. 41. Improving maintenance treatment of heroin addiction : the role of buprenorphine

    Författare :Karl Johan Kakko; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: Heroin addiction is a condition with high morbidity and mortality. The discovery of Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) by Dole and co-workers 1964 represented the first major advance in the treatment of this condition. Through the work of Gunne et al in Uppsala, MMT was implemented in Sweden already in 1966. LÄS MER

  3. 42. I have to quit! Factors that influence quit attempts in smokers with COPD

    Författare :Lena Lundh; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;

    Sammanfattning : Background and aim: The most effective treatment for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is to quit smoking. Despite this, many patients with COPD continue to smoke. In Sweden, most patients with COPD are treated in primary health care settings. LÄS MER

  4. 43. The Meaning of Health and Sexuality as experienced by Tanzanian Men and Women living with HIV/AIDS

    Författare :Gunnel Balaile; Högskolan Dalarna; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :HIV AIDS; sexual health; prevention; qualitative method; gender; Tanzania; HIV AIDS; sexual health; prevention; qualitative method; gender; Tanzania;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Sub-Saharan Africa has for more than two decades been hit by Human immunodeficiency virus/ Acquired immune-deficiency Syndrome, HIV/AIDS pandemic with a few signs of decline. In Tanzania, the prevalence of HIV is estimated to 7 percent and about 1.8 million Tanzanians are living with HIV. LÄS MER

  5. 44. Tobacco smoking, high body mass index and the outcome after surgery : the role of intervention

    Författare :Omid Sadr Azodi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : The negative effects of smoking and obesity on public health are well-known. Despite this knowledge, the smoking-attributable morbidity and mortality is estimated to rise rapidly in the forthcoming years, and obesity has become an emerging worldwide epidemic. LÄS MER

  7. 45. Alcohol dependence : barriers to treatment and new approaches in primary care

    Författare :Sara Wallhed Finn; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Alcohol dependence is highly prevalent worldwide, with an estimated prevalence of 4 % in the Swedish adult population. However, alcohol dependence has one of the largest gaps between the number of individuals affected and the number in treatment, where less than one in five seek treatment. LÄS MER