Sökning: "iron deficiency anemia"
Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 22 avhandlingar innehållade orden iron deficiency anemia.
16. Community-based interventions : implications for childhood anemia prevention and control in India
Sammanfattning : Background: Nutritional iron deficiency is the number one cause of anemia worldwide. Iron deficiency anemia has morbidity and mortality effects borne predominantly by premenopausal women and children living in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. LÄS MER
17. Heart failure and anemia in Sub-Saharan Africa : etiology, characterization, prognosis and the role of oral iron : experiences from Tanzania
Sammanfattning : Background: Heart failure remains unexplored in sub-Saharan Africa. Comorbidities such as anemia and iron deficiency are common and associated with increased mortality. Oral iron supplementation may be feasible in heart failure in countries with limited health care resources. Objectives: 1. LÄS MER
18. Erythropoietic protoporphyria clinical and epidemiological aspects
Sammanfattning : Erythropoietic protoporphyria, EPP, is an inherited disease in which the main clinical manifestations are painful cutaneous sensitivity to intense light and liver disease which in some requires liver transplantation for survival. This thesis originated in questions and perceived limitations in understanding that accompanied the management of the patient in Study I. LÄS MER
19. Elucidating regulators of red blood cell development in health and disease
Sammanfattning : Red blood cells are are plentiful, flexible and essential. They are the most abundant cell in our body and their mainobject is to carry oxygen, which is essential for cellular respiration. The formation of red blood cells is callederythropoiesis. Erythropoiesis is intimately coupled to cell division and mitochondrial function. LÄS MER
20. Dietary intake, nutritional status and energy metabolism in adolescents with severe obesity - Effects of gastric bypass surgery
Sammanfattning : Background and aims: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is an effective obesity treatment in adults and is becoming established in adolescents. Information is scarce on long-term changes in dietary intake, nutritional status and energy metabolism in adolescents undergoing gastric bypass. LÄS MER