Sökning: "childhood cognitive ability"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 34 avhandlingar innehållade orden childhood cognitive ability.
1. Medical, cognitive and motor outcome after treatment of pilocytic astrocytoma in the posterior fossa in childhood
Sammanfattning : Introduction: Pilocytic astrocytoma is the most common brain tumour in childhood. The aim of the studies was to investigate late medical, cognitive and motor complications in patients treated in childhood for pilocytic astrocytoma in the posterior fossa. LÄS MER
2. Dyslexi genom livet : Ett utvecklingsperspektiv på läs- och skrivsvårigheter
Sammanfattning : The thesis reports a follow-up study from eight years of age to adulthood for a group of students with dyslexic problems compared to a matched group of students without such problems. The empirical basis of the thesis is provided by the research project, Reading Development in Kronoberg, which has been supplemented by data from adulthood in the form of questionnaires, test results and interviews. LÄS MER
3. Cognitive ability, alcohol use and alcohol-related harm
Sammanfattning : Cognitive ability has been shown to be inversely associated with several health outcomes, both somatic and psychiatric. The findings regarding the association between cognitive function and alcohol-related outcomes have however not been consistent. LÄS MER
4. When the Kids Are Not Alright : Essays on Childhood Disadvantage and Its Consequences
Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of three self-contained essays on childhood disadvantage and its consequences in Sweden.A Longitudinal Look at Child Poverty Using Both Monetary and Non-monetary Approaches. In this paper, we broaden the analysis of child poverty by using both monetary and non-monetary measures of poverty and by comparing these over time. LÄS MER
5. Early life origins of health and well-being in modern Sweden
Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to examine the role of early life environments for a variety of individual-level health and socioeconomic outcomes in contemporary Sweden. Ever-expanding human lifespans have contributed to the emergence of novel socio-health phenomena confronting contemporary Swedish society. LÄS MER