Physical and psychological characteristics in adolescence and risk of gastrointestinal disease in adulthood

Background and objectives: Physical fitness and stress resilience may influence the risk of gastrointestinal (GI) disease. High physical fitness level may reduce levels of systemic inflammation while psychosocial stress exposure can increase inflammation levels and intestinal permeability. The main...

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Main Author: Melinder, Carren Anyango
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Örebro universitet, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper 2017
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-53959
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7529-176-5