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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 31 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Non-participants.
1. Vertebral Deformity and Vertebral Fracture in the Elderly
Sammanfattning : Osteoporosis is a systemic, skeletal disease with the consequence of an increased risk of sustaining a fracture, one of the most common fractures being a vertebral fracture. The lifetime risk of sustaining a clinically diagnosed vertebral fracture from age 50 years onward is 8% in men and 15% in women. LÄS MER
2. From Welfare to Work : Financial Incentives, Active Labor Market Policies, and Integration Programs
Sammanfattning : Essay I: I study the effects of increased social assistance (SA) generosity by exploiting exogenous variation induced by a ruling in the Swedish Supreme Administrative Court in 1993, mandating local governments to provide a minimum level of untied SA payments. The new rule forced some local governments to increase their SA generosity, while others were unaffected as they already complied with the stricter standards. LÄS MER
3. To participate or not : decision-making and experiences of individuals invited to screening for colorectal cancer
Sammanfattning : Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC), the third most common and second most fatal cancer worldwide, can to a large extent be prevented by organised population-based screening. In Sweden, organised CRC screening only operates regionally, yet it is soon to be implemented at the national level with the intention of reducing overall mortality of the disease. LÄS MER
4. Screening for silent cardiac disease in an elderly population aiming at stroke reduction
Sammanfattning : INTRODUCTION: Atrial Fibrillation is the most common clinical arrhythmia and affects over 30 million people worldwide. Atrial fibrillation is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide with death, stroke and heart failure being the most feared complications. LÄS MER
5. A Divided Old Age through Research on Digital Technologies
Sammanfattning : This thesis aims at contributing to the understanding of digital inequalities among older people, by studying the involvement of older people in research on digital technologies. Some mechanisms driving old age digital inequalities are well known. LÄS MER