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Hittade 3 avhandlingar som matchar ovanstående sökkriterier.

  1. 1. Spontaneous abortion : risk factors and measurement of exposures

    Författare :Lena George; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Case-control study; caffeine; cotinine; environmental tobacco smoke; epidemiology; fetal karyotype; folate; maternal smoking; pregnancy; repeated spontaneous abortion; risk assessment; smoking cessation; spontaneous abortion; validation study;

    Sammanfattning : The overall objectives of this thesis were to increase the understanding of the etiology of spontaneous abortion and repeated spontaneous abortion, and to evaluate possibilities of exposure assessment during pregnancy. Data from a Swedish population-based case-control study of spontaneous abortion, performed in Uppsala County 1996-98, formed the base for the three first studies of the thesis. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Unsafe abortion in Tanzania : an empathetic approach to improve post-abortion quality of care

    Författare :Vibeke Rasch; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Abortion; contraceptive acceptance; induced; longitudinal; magnitude; unsafe; Tanzania.;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Unsafe abortion constitutes a major public health problem throughout the world, leading to high levels of maternal morbidity and mortality. To address the problem of unsafe abortion, there is need of reliable data that document the magnitude of the problem and describe the population at risk. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Studies on antibodies against phospholipids

    Författare :Leopold Årfors; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Antiphospholipid syndrome; anticardiolipin antibodies; lupus anticoagulants; platelets; platelet activation; complement activation; endothelial cells; thromboxane; prostacyclin; acetylsalicylic acid.;

    Sammanfattning : The main clinical features of the antiphospholipid syndrome (APLS) are arterial and venous thrombosis, repeated spontaneous abortions and thrombocytopenia. Diagnosed concomitant with an underlying disease the designation is secondary APLS; otherwise primary APLS. LÄS MER