Sökning: "children s exposure"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 50 avhandlingar innehållade orden children s exposure.

  1. 1. Long-term exposure to air pollution from road traffic and lung function in children and adolescents

    Författare :Erica S Schultz; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Lung function in early life is an important predictor of peak lung function and later decline in adults. However, lung development may also be influenced by factors later in childhood and adolescence. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Lead exposure in indigenous children of the Peruvian Amazon : seeking the hidden source,venturing into participatory research

    Författare :Cynthia Anticona Huaynate; Miguel San Sebastian; Ingvar Bergdahl; Mary Jean Brown; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; lead exposure; children; indigenous; Corrientes river; participatory research; Peruvian Amazon; Public health; folkhälsa;

    Sammanfattning : Introduction. In 2006, a Peruvian environmental agency reported the presence of elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) in indigenous communities of the Corrientes river basin. This is a territory in the Peruvian Amazon where oil activity has been associated with serious environmental effects, with impact on an ongoing social conflict. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Kan barn tala? En genusvetenskaplig undersökning av ålder i familjerättsliga utredningstexter

    Författare :Jeanette Sundhall; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; age; gender; children; children´s rights; adult hegemony; violence; knowledge production; family law; ;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of the thesis is to investigate how meanings of age and gender are reflected but also formed, stabilized and challenged in family law custody reports where there is information about violence by the father. I analyse how meanings of age and gender are expressed in relation to three important components within the principle of the best interest of the child: participation, protection and care. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Heavy Metal Exposure in Early Life - Health and Labour Market Perspectives

    Författare :Yana Pryymachenko; Centrum för ekonomisk demografi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Metal pollution; accumulated exposure; lead pollution; GPA; education; earnings; infant mortality; cognitive skills;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of three empirical studies on the effects of exposure to heavy metal pollution in early childhood on a broad set of individual outcomes. The first study analyses how accumulated exposure to metal pollution during childhood affects long-run outcomes. LÄS MER

  7. 5. The Damage Done - Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence and their Mothers: Towards empirically based interventions in order to reduce negative health effects in children

    Författare :Karin Grip; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Intimate partner violence IPV ; evaluation; clinical significance; children; mothers;

    Sammanfattning : Abstract Title: The Damage Done, Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence and their Mothers - Towards empirically based interventions in order to reduce negative health effects in children. Author: Karin Grip Key words: Intimate partner violence (IPV), evaluation, clinical significance, children, mothers Distribution: University of Gothenburg, Dept. LÄS MER