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  1. 16. Labour Market Behaviour in a Transition Economy: The Czech Experience

    Författare :Henrik Huitfeldt; John Earle; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays. Essay I presents and characterizes the fluctuations in the flows of workers in the Czech Republic in 1994-2001.The results indicate that most of the re-allocation of workers took place in the first half of the 1990s. LÄS MER

  2. 17. Population-based studies on familiality and prognosis in patients with monoclonal gammopathies

    Författare :Sigurður Yngvi Kristinsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Monoclonal gammopathies constitute a group of diseases which have in common an overproduction of monoclonal immunoglobulins, M-proteins. Clues to their etiology have been found in studies showing familial aggregation of these diseases. LÄS MER

  3. 18. There is power in a union : Trade union organization, union membership and union activity in Sweden

    Författare :Johanna Palm; Magnus Bygren; Tomas Berglund; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; union organization; union density; union activity; social class; ideology; structural change; Sociology; sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates what factors affect union organization and, to some degree, union activity in the face of declining union density in the majority of Western countries. Union structures have been changing in recent decades, not only in terms of declining membership but also because women and white-collar workers are becoming a more stable part of the membership base, whereas previously highly organized groups, such as blue-collar workers, are in decline. LÄS MER

  4. 19. Lung cancer in males : an epidemiological study in northern Sweden with special regard to smoking and occupation

    Författare :Lena Damber; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; case-control study; epidemiology; lung cancer; occupational risk; factors; smoking; radon; cell types; validity;

    Sammanfattning : In a case-control study comprising 589 cases of male lung cancer in northern Sweden longitudinal data concerning occupations, employments and smoking habits were collected by questionnaires.Pipe smoking was as common as cigarette smoking and gave very similar relative risk. LÄS MER

  5. 20. Arbetsmiljö och alkohol : En studie om alkoholbruk och dess relation till olika arbetsmiljöförhållanden i en organisation

    Författare :Margareta Lindén-Boström; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Alcohol consumption; alcohol problems; work environment; risk factors; work control; social safety in the worksituation; social support; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this study is to analyse the connection between employees' work environment and alcohol problems. The emphasis is in detecting elements of risk important for alcohol problems to arise.The empirical part of the study has been carried out at seven different work places in one county council. LÄS MER