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Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 30 avhandlingar innehållade ordet ascertainment.
16. Long QT syndrome in Sweden : founder effects and associated cardiac phenotypes
Sammanfattning : Background: We aimed to increase the knowledge regarding the familial arrhythmogenic disorder Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) and its recessive variant Jervell and Lange-Nielsen Syndrome (JLNS) in Sweden, including prevalences and clinical phenotypes. A specific focus was directed towards two KCNQ1 mutations –p.Y111C and p. LÄS MER
17. Systemic sclerosis. Novel molecular and epidemiological features of disease
Sammanfattning : Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic rheumatic disease with significant mortality and morbidity. Different estimations of disease prevalence and incidence have been presented from various parts of the world. LÄS MER
18. Epidemiology, prevention and control of Legionnaires' disease in Europe
Sammanfattning : Legionnaires’ disease (LD) is a water-borne infection cause by Gram-negative bacteria Legionella spp. with virtually no person-to-person transmission. The clinical presentation is a severe pneumonia with a case fatality of approximately 10%. LÄS MER
19. Information in use : Aspects of information quality in workflows
Sammanfattning : This thesis is founded on the global growth of the service sector and its significance for society as a whole and for the individual human being. In the last decade, technology has changed the way services are created, developed and delivered in remarkable ways. LÄS MER
20. On the use of administrative databases in health care analyses
Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to demonstrate the potential of secondary administrative data sources in analyses of health care, its changes over time and its costs. The Swedish Cancer Registry the National Inpatient Registry and Social Insurance Board Registries of early retirement pensions, local databases and surveys were used. LÄS MER