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Head-to-head comparison between Actigraph 7164 and GT1M accelerometers in adolescents.

We compared, head-to-head, the old generation Actigraph model 7164 with the new generation Actigraph GT1M accelerometer. A total of 15 randomly selected teenagers (eight girls and seven boys) were investigated. They performed a treadmill test wearing the two kinds of accelerometers around the waist simultaneously. The treadmill test consisted of three different levels of speed 4, 6 and 8 km h(-1)

Relapse of Endometrial Carcinoma: Follow-up of 272 Patients with Relapse.

A total of 2090 patients with endometrial carcinoma were followed-up for at least five years. The treatment modalities, as well as the results of treatment, regarding 272 patients with disease relapse are presented. The results are not encouraging. We found no statistically significant difference regarding overall survival, when the patients were divided according to initial stage or ploidy status

Decision makers' experiences of prioritisation and views about how to finance healthcare costs.

OBJECTIVES: Prioritisation in healthcare is an issue of growing importance due to scarcity of resources. The aims of this study were firstly to describe decision makers' experience of prioritisation and their views concerning willingness to pay and how to finance healthcare costs. An additional aim was to compare the views of politicians and physicians. METHODS: The study was a cross-sectional stu

Marginal formation of De Geer moraines and their implications to the dynamics of grounding-line recession

Hälsa är att leva: En teoretisk och empirisk analys av begreppet hälsa med exempel från geriatrisk omvårdnad

Biodiversity at Linnaeus birthplace in the parish of Stenbrohult, southern Sweden. 1. Habitat distribution of red-listed species.

The effect of lake trophy on lipid content and PCB concentrations in planktonic food webs

Företag, regioner och internationell konkurrens : Om regionala resursers betydelse

Metabolic factors and risk of thyroid cancer in the Metabolic syndrome and Cancer project (Me-Can).

Epidemiology and Prognostic Factors in Acute Superior Mesenteric Artery Occlusion.

Maternal use of loperamide in early pregnancy and delivery outcome.

Aerosol particle formation events and analysis of high growth rates observed above a subarctic wetland-forest mosaic

Uncertainties in high resolution critical load assessment for forest soils : Possibilities and constraints of combining distributed soil modelling and geographic information systems

A Population-Based Study of Hepatitis D Virus as Potential Risk Factor for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Validation of a multi-marker model for the prediction of incident type 2 diabetes mellitus: Combined results of the Inter99 and Botnia studies.

Purpose: To assess performance of a biomarker-based score that predicts the five-year risk of diabetes (Diabetes Risk Score, DRS) in an independent cohort that included 15-year follow-up. Method: DRS was developed on the Inter99 cohort, and validated on the Botnia cohort. Performance was benchmarked against other risk-assessment tools comparing calibration, time to event analysis, and net reclassi

Young women choosing contraceptives : stories about information literacy practices related to evaluation and use of information sources

I artikeln presenteras delresultat från ett doktorand-projekt om informationskompetenspraktiker i svenskt vardagsliv: unga kvinnors (18-23 år) informations-kompetenspraktiker när de väljer preventivmedel. Syftet är att förstå de unga kvinnornas perspektiv som det kommer till uttryck i deras berättelser om val och värdering av informationskällor om preven-tivmedel.En metod inspirerad av narrativa i

Problems in assessing multiple cutaneous melanoma. A review on the accuracy of a population based cancer registry.

Total desmosines in plasma and urine correlate with lung function.

The Women's Health in the Lund Area (WHILA) study-An overview.

The future of incretin-based therapy: novel avenues-novel targets.

Incretin-based therapy for type 2 diabetes is based on the antidiabetic effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and instituted by GLP-1 receptor agonists and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors targeting the key islet defects of the disease. The treatment is clinically efficient and safe, and associated with a low risk of adverse events. It can be used both in early and late stages of the disease