Sökning: "overconsumption of alcohol"

Hittade 4 avhandlingar innehållade orden overconsumption of alcohol.

  1. 1. Alcohol use among older adults: Population perspectives on prevalence, correlates, and consequences of drinking in Swedish 70-year-olds

    Författare :Felicia Ahlner; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; septuagenarian; aged; alcohol consumption; drinking behavior; risk consumption; cohort studies; associated factors; longitudinal studies; public health; epidemiology;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Alcohol consumption is a major contributor to global morbidity and mortality, as well as accidents and intentional injuries. Older adults may be particularly susceptible to these negative consequences due to age-related factors that increase vulnerability to the adverse effects of alcohol. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Persons who attempt suicide - social characteristics, social network and significant others

    Författare :Ulla Magne-Ingvar; Lund Psykiatri; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; temperament; follow-up; overconsumption of alcohol; significant other; social network; social characteristics; attempted suicide; suicide attempt; Psychiatry; clinical psychology; psychosomatics; Psykiatri; klinisk psykologi; psykosomatik;

    Sammanfattning : A suicide attempt is one of the most powerful predictors of eventual suicide. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the social situation, including social support of suicide attempters. One part of the investigations concerned patients admitted to a psychiatric ward following a suicide attempt. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Weight reduction and alcohol abuse in sleep apnea patients

    Författare :Pia Nerfeldt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) has an estimated prevalence of 2 percent in women and 4 percent in men. OSAS is characterized by repeated obstructive events of the pharyngeal upper airway during sleep. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Liver cirrhosis-epidemiological and Clinical Aspects

    Författare :Steingerður Anna Gunnarsdóttir; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Liver cirrhosis; etiology; alcoholic liver disease; mortality; portal hypertension; esophageal varices; variceal bleeding; hepatitis C; hepatocellular cancer; malignancies; small intestinal motility; small intestinal bacterial overgrowth;

    Sammanfattning : Liver cirrhosis is the end-stage of many different chronic liver diseases. Limited data exists on the epidemiology, natural history and complications of liver cirrhosis such as esophageal varices and malignancies in the Nordic countries after the discovery of hepatitis C (HCV). LÄS MER