Sökning: "Stefan Fors"

Hittade 4 avhandlingar innehållade orden Stefan Fors.

  1. 1. Blood on the tracks : Life-course perspectives on health inequalities in later life

    Författare :Stefan Fors; Olle Lundberg; Carin Lennartsson; Kirsten Avlund; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sweden; life-course; health; socioeconomic; childhood; Social work; Socialt arbete; Social Work; socialt arbete;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of the thesis was to explore social inequalities in: a) mortality during mid-life, b) health in later life, and c) old-age mortality, from a life-course perspective. The studies are based on longitudinal Swedish survey and registry data. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Withstanding austerity : economic crisis and health inequalities in Spain

    Författare :Juan Antonio Córdoba Doña; Per E. Gustafsson; Miguel San Sebastian; Stefan Fors; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Economic crisis; mental health; socioeconomic inequalities; health determinants; health care utilisation; Spain; Andalusia; Epidemiology; epidemiologi;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Along with the austerity measures introduced in many countries, the economic crisis affecting Europe since 2008 seems to have impacted many aspects of the health of the Spanish population and has had a negative effect on the provision health services. An increasing body of knowledge has shown a clear impact of the current crisis on suicidal behaviour and mental health, and a less consistent effect on physical health and access to healthcare. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Inequalities in life and death : Income and mortality in an ageing population

    Författare :Johan Rehnberg; Johan Fritzell; Stefan Fors; Ylva B. Almquist; Martijn Huisman; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; income; health; mortality; ageing; inequality; age-as-leveler; cumulative disadvantage; folkhälsovetenskap; Public Health Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Income serves as an indicator of success relative to others, and provides individuals with resources that strengthen their capability to face challenges and benefit from opportunities. Out of all social determinants of health, income is one of the strongest predictors of health outcomes. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Discrete element technique for modeling high-speed railway tracks

    Författare :Alireza Ahmadi; Stefan Larsson; Carl Wersäll; Liang Cui; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Polygonal particles; Direct shear test; Particle scaling; Bal- lasted track; DEM; Polygonala partiklar; direkt skjuvförsök; partikelskalning; ballastspår; DEM; Soil and Rock Mechanics; Jord- och bergmekanik;

    Sammanfattning : The Discrete element method (DEM) is a methodology to investigatethe interactions among granular materials. It analyzes the behavior of par-ticulate environments by solving force-displacement equations that adhereto Newton’s second law of motion. LÄS MER