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Airdrome Aviation Safety Climate Questionnaire (ADASCQ). Utveckling av enkätinstrument för att mäta organisationsklimat för hög flygsäkerhet vid flygplatsarbete.
(Arbets- och miljömedicin, Göteborgs universitet, 2017-08-24)Att de flygplan som används i flygtrafiken är oskadade är självklart en viktig förutsättning för flygsäkerheten. När flygplanen befinner sig på mark sker en mängd olika operativa moment i och omkring planen, ofta under ... -
Technical Report - Half-lives of PFOS, PFHxS and PFOA after end of exposure to contaminated drinking water
(Arbets- och miljömedicin, Göteborgs universitet, 2017-05-31)The present knowledge on PFAS elimination in humans after the end of a dominating source of exposure is scarce. For PFOS and PFHxS only data from fluorochemical workers exist, while a few studies in general populations ... -
WBV 2017 - 6th International Conference on Whole-Body Vibration Injuries
(Arbets- och miljömedicin, Göteborgs universitet, 2017-06-14)This publication contains 53 abstracts and posters admitted to the 6th International Conference on Whole-Body Vibration Injuries in Sweden, June 2017. Participants and speakers from all around the world: Sweden, Japan, ... -
Scientific Basis for Swedish Occupational Standards XXXV - Cutting fluid aerosols, Carbon monoxide
(Arbets- och miljömedicin, Göteborgs universitet, 2017-06-13)Critical review and evaluation of those scientific data which are relevant as a background for discussion of Swedish occupational exposure limits. This volume consists of the consensus reports given by the Criteria Group ... -
Vetenskapligt Underlag för Hygieniska Gränsvärden 35 - Skärvätskeaerosol, Kolmonoxid
(Arbets- och miljömedicin, Göteborgs universitet, 2017-06-12)Sammanställningar baserade på kritisk genomgång och värdering av de veten-skapliga fakta, vilka är relevanta som underlag för fastställande av hygieniskt gränsvärde. Volymen omfattar de underlag som avgivits från Kriteriegruppen ... -
Scientific Basis for Swedish Occupational Standards XXXIV - Aluminium and aluminium compounds, Hydrogen fluoride, N,N-Dimethylformamide, Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)
(Arbets- och miljömedicin, Göteborgs universitet, 2017-06-07)Critical review and evaluation of those scientific data which are relevant as a background for discussion of Swedish occupational exposure limits. This volume consists of the consensus reports given by the Criteria Group ... -
Elolyckor i arbetet
(Arbets- och miljömedicin, Göteborgs universitet, 2017-06-06)I en utvidgad slutrapport från forskningsprojektet ”Elolyckor i arbetet – en undersökning om sena följder av strömgenomgång” redovisas resultat från en stor enkätstudie till elektriker och personer som anmält elolycksfall ... -
Skilled birth attendant services in Nepal: overcoming barriers to utilization
(2017-05-18)Background Skilled birth attendants (SBAs) provide important services that improve maternal and newborn health and reduce maternal and newborn mortality. Utilization and coverage of SBA services reveal wide disparities ... -
Cardiovascular risk factors in renal artery stenosis
(2017-05-11)Renovascular hypertension (RVH) caused by atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (ARAS) is one of the most common forms of secondary hypertension. The prognosis for patients with RVH is much worse compared to patients ... -
Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4 regulates white, beige and brown adipose tissue
(2017-05-10)Obesity and its associated complications, including Type 2 diabetes, are increasing at an epidemic rate globally. Adipose tissue exerts different functions and is central in energy homeostasis, and it consists of white, ... -
Early childhood thymectomy - impact on immune function
(2017-05-10)Introduction: The thymus is the site of T cell maturation. Children born with a congenital heart defect often endure surgery early in life, and during surgery their thymus is routinely removed, as it blocks the surgeons ... -
Läkare som handledare i klinisk praktik för läkarstudenter. Kunskaper och erfarenheter.
(2017-05-08)Background and aim. Clinical tutors and work place learning are essential resources in modern undergraduate medical education. The aim of this thesis is to increase the knowledge of physicians’ perspective when serving as ... -
Longitudinal Vitamin D Status During Pregnancy in a Swedish Cohort: The GraviD Study
(2017-04-20)The aim of this thesis was to study vitamin D status among pregnant women in Sweden and if it was associated with gestational complications. A total of 2125 women were recruited at registration for antenatal care. Data ... -
Cortical porosity - Its regulation and association with fracture
(2017-04-11)Objective: Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by low bone mineral density and deteriorated bone microstructure. This thesis aimed to determine whether cortical porosity is associated with previous fracture and ... -
Emerging viruses in organ transplant recipients - immune responses to H1N1/09 influenza vaccine and Hepatitis E virus infection
(2017-03-16)Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients run the risk of serious infections. The pandemic influenza A H1N1/09 had unknown severity, so large-scale vaccination was needed. The AS03-adjuvanted vaccine (Pandemrix) had unknown ... -
Childhood overweight and obesity in preschool children - an emerging problem in urban and rural Vietnam. A study of epidemiology and associated factors.
(2017-03-10)Background: Childhood overweight and obesity is considered a global epidemic. From being a health problem mainly in high-income countries, it is now an emerging problem in low- and middle-income parts of the world as well. ... -
Cardiac surgery and antiplatelet therapy
(2017-03-08)Background Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and a P2Y12 inhibitor improves outcome in acute coronary syndrome (ACS). In the subset of ACS patients undergoing urgent cardiac surgery, ongoing ... -
On the role of gut microbiota in intestinal physiology and hepatic metabolism
(2017-03-03)The gut microbiota, a complex and dynamic community of microbes in the mammalian gut, has coevolved with us for ample time providing mutual benefits. However, mechanistic knowledge of these has been limited, but are now ... -
Aspects of management of depression in primary care
(2017-03-03)Aim: The general aim of this thesis was to evaluate effects of recurrent use of a self-assessment instrument in general practitioner (GP) consultations with the patient with depression in the primary care clinical context. ... -
Well-being, Body Perception and Weight Status in Young Swedes - The Grow Up Studies
(2017-02-24)The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate well-being, body perception and weight status in an adolescent Swedish population growing up in a changing society with increasing obesity prevalence. The major aims were ...