Sökning: "Under-reporting"

Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 21 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Under-reporting.

  1. 6. The rough journey to access health care : the case of leishmaniasis in the Bolivian rainforest

    Författare :Daniel V. Eid Rodríguez; Miguel San Sebastián; Isabel Goicolea; Anna-Karin Hurtig; John Porter; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Health-care access; risk factors; population surveillance; capture-recapture; health care seeking behavior; intralesional pentavalent antimonials; economic analysis; cost analysis; budget impact analysis; Bolivia; rainforest; Public health; folkhälsa;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Leishmaniasis is a parasitic infectious disease transmitted by vectors that cause three main clinical syndromes: cutaneous (CL), mucosal (ML), and visceral (VL). Since VL is not relevant to this thesis, only CL and ML will be further discussed. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Aspects of biliary tract cancer : incidence and reproductive risk factors

    Författare :Carl Kilander; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Biliary tract cancer, including cancer of the extra-hepatic bile ducts, cancer of the Ampulla of Vater and gallbladder cancer, is a devastating disease with poor prognosis. The incidence of biliary tract cancer is decreasing worldwide, for unknown reasons. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Cancer patient survival in Sweden : theory and application

    Författare :Mats Talbäck; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Cancer patient survival in Sweden is generally increasing, and Sweden compares well in an international perspective. Despite these achievements, there are nevertheless socio-economic and regional differences in survival that need to be addressed to meet the intensions of the Swedish Health and Medical Service Act. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Analytical tools and information-sharing methods supporting road safety organizations

    Författare :Imad Abugessaisa; Erland Jungert; Kenneth Asp; Åke Sivertun; Josef Mikulik; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Visual data mining; STRADA; GLOBESAFE; Conceptual model; System thinking; Internet GIS; Computer science; Datavetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : A prerequisite for improving road safety are reliable and consistent sources of information about traffic and accidents, which will help assess the prevailing situation and give a good indication of their severity. In many countries there is under-reporting of road accidents, deaths and injuries, no collection of data at all, or low quality of information. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Social-ecological dynamics in a highly regulated fisheries system - Sources of resilience and limits to command-and-control management

    Författare :Jonas Hentati-Sundberg; Henrik Österblom; Margit Eero; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Baltic Sea; resilience; social-ecological system; feed-backs;

    Sammanfattning : Sustainable governance of natural resources is challenged by the poor understanding of complex human-nature couplings. Major advancements in resilience theory, acknowledging the importance of social-ecological linkages and the self-organizing capacity of social-ecological systems, provides a new perspective on research in sustainability science. LÄS MER