Sökning: "Cohort Studies"
Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 1936 avhandlingar innehållade orden Cohort Studies.
11. Epidemiological and Spatial Association between Arsenic Exposure via Drinking Water and Morbidity and Mortality : Population based studies in rural Bangladesh
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis is to evaluate the risk for increased morbidity and mortality due to long-term arsenic exposure via drinking water by use of epidemiological and spatial approaches in studies performed in Matlab, Bangladesh. A total of 166,934 individuals aged 4 years and above were screened for skin lesions in 2002-2003. LÄS MER
12. Boning up on Vitamin D : Observational Studies on Bone and Health
Sammanfattning : The primary function of vitamin D in humans is to maintain sufficient circulating calcium concentrations. Low vitamin D levels could result in excessive calcium resorption from bone. Vitamin deficiency may therefore decrease bone mineral density (BMD), resulting in an increased risk of fracture. LÄS MER
13. Social inequity in health : Explanation from a life course and gender perspective
Sammanfattning : Background: A boy child born in a Gothenburg suburb has a life expectancy that is nine years shorter than that of another child just 23 km away, and among girls the difference is five years. There is no necessary biological reason to this observed difference. LÄS MER
14. Pharmacoepidemiologic studies on cardiovascular drugs - with special reference to the effectiveness and safety of blood pressure lowering drugs
Sammanfattning : Background: Ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke are the main causes of morbidity and mortality in developed countries and hence constitute a large public health problem. Cardiovascular drugs are used in an effort to prevent (e. g. blood pressure lowering drugs (BPLD) and lipid lowering drugs) and palliate (e. LÄS MER
15. Studies on alcohol habits : development and problems in a birth cohort of Swedish males
Sammanfattning : This work addresses several aspects of alcohol habits and problems in a male birth cohort. The studies focus on the prevalence of problematic alcohol use, different drinking patterns and the longitudinal development towards problematic alcohol use. LÄS MER