Sökning: "bias epidemiology"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 42 avhandlingar innehållade orden bias epidemiology.

  1. 21. Partnership for health : on the role of primary health care in a community intervention programme

    Författare :Lars Weinehall; Stig Wall; Göran Westman; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Community intervention; primaiy health care; prevention of cardiovascular disease; selection bias; social factors; perceived health; Lp a ;

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  3. 22. Urban women applying for induced abortion. Studies of epidemiology, attitudes and emotional reactions

    Författare :Hanna Söderberg; gynekologisk och prenatal ultraljudsdiagnostik Obstetrisk; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Obstetrik; reproduction; sexuality; andrology; Obstetrics; gynaecology; Induced abortion; risk areas; continued pregnancy; socio-demographic differences; reasons for abortion; interview study; selection bias; emotional distress; repeat abortion; ethnic problems; use of an compliance with contraceptives; gynekologi; andrologi; reproduktion; sexualitet;

    Sammanfattning : In Sweden between 32-38,000 women annually elect to terminate pregnancy by means of induced abortion, though their reasons are still not well understood. The purpose of these studies, carried out at the Department of Obstetrics and gynecology and of Community Medicine at University Hospital, Malmö, was to elucidate the incidence of induced abortion in an urban population, with special emphasis on epidemiological and socio-demographic factors, the women's attitude to abortion, and the incidence and severity of post-abortion emotional reactions. LÄS MER

  4. 23. E-epidemiology : adapting epidemiological methods for the 21st century

    Författare :Christin Bexelius; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : The traditional methods in epidemiological data collection are both costly and time consuming and less convenient for longitudinal large-scale studies. During the last decades, epidemiological studies suffer from low response rates, indicating a need to revise methods used in epidemiological data collection. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Carotid atherosclerosis in relation to socioeconomic status and gender. With special reference to the mediating role of health-related behaviours and psychosocial stressors

    Författare :Maria Rosvall; Malmö Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; samhällsmedicin; Socialmedicin; Social medicine;

    Sammanfattning : The declining trend in cardiovascular mortality rates seen since the mid-1970s in Western countries have been more pronounced for people in higher socioeconomic status (SES) groups. The fact that established risk factors, are limited in explaining the socioeconomic differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) has opened new fields of research. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Indoor Environmental Factors and Chronic Diseases in Swedish Pre-School Children : Risk factors and methodological issues investigated in a longitudinal study on airway diseases and autism spectrum disorder

    Författare :Malin Larsson; Carl-Gustaf Bornehag; Staffan Janson; Gunilla Wieslander; Karlstads universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; asthma; rhinitis; eczema; autism spectrum disorder; indoor environment; moisture related problems; chemical exposure; methodological issues; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap; Public Health Science; Folkhälsovetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : Asthma and allergies have increased considerably during the past 40-50 years. Along with this increase, a heightened awareness regarding different neuro-developmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder has occurred and it has been proposed that such disorders are also on the increase. LÄS MER