Sökning: "smokeless tobacco"

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  1. 11. Toxicity of smokeless tobacco in human oral epithelium with emphasis on carcinogen metabolism and regulation of programmed cell death

    Författare :Martin Vondracek; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : The oral mucosa is globally a common site for cancer development. Primary risk factors include tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption whereas the contribution from usage of smokeless tobacco remains debated. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Oral mucosal lesions, tobacco use and the long-term outcome in a Swedish population

    Författare :Ann Roosaar; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Follow up; mortality; oral lichen; oral leukoplakia; smokeless tobacco; smoking; snus; oral cancer; population-based;

    Sammanfattning : The overall objectives of this thesis were to study the natural history for Oral Lichen (OLL), Oral Leukoplakia (OL) and Snus Induced Lesions (SIL) and to correlate cancer and mortality among users and non-users of Swedish moist snuff (snus). The population sub-sample comprised a historic cohort of 20,333 individuals, established in 1973-74. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Modeling individual behavioral changes : the case of tobacco uptake in a cohort of school children

    Författare :Ingvar Rosendahl; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis was to elucidate preventable determinants of smoking and smokeless tobacco use in adolescence in the frame of a longitudinal study (BROMS cohort). The study population encompasses 3019 children recruited from 5th grade classes in 96 schools in Stockholm, Sweden during the academic year 1997-1998. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Perinatal snus exposure and cardiovascular function in the child

    Författare :Felicia Nordenstam; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Maternal use of smoking tobacco during pregnancy is one of the most important preventable risk factors during pregnancy. Maternal smoking is associated with alterations in autonomic cardiac control and long-term cardiovascular effects on blood pressure and arterial wall properties. LÄS MER

  7. 15. Peptic ulcer disease in an adult population : the Kalixanda study – a population-based endoscopic study

    Författare :Pertti Aro; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Epidemiology; esophagogastroduodenoscopy EGD ; peptic ulcer disease PUD ; population-based.;

    Sammanfattning : Introduction: The pattern of symptoms and perception of disease among patients seeking care does, due to health care seeking behaviour, most probably not reflect the true health status in the general population. Upper esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is considered to be gold standard for upper gastrointestinal (GI) disease assessment, but is seldom used in epidemiological studies. LÄS MER