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Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 92 avhandlingar innehållade ordet fatality.

  1. 21. Health effects of snus use : cardiovascular diseases, weight gain and obesity

    Författare :Jenny Hansson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Use of snus is most prevalent in Nordic countries, and especially in Sweden, where 18% of men and 3% of women are daily users. Snus is also used to a minor extent in the United States where an increasing interest is seen for the product. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Refractory angina pectoris. Patient characteristics, safety and long-term effects of spinal cord stimulation

    Författare :Paulin Andréll; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Angina pectoris; Deep white matter disease; Epidemiology; Health care costs; Morbidity; Mortality; Quality of life; Spinal cord stimulation;

    Sammanfattning : Refractory angina pectoris has been defined as severe angina pectoris due to coronary artery disease which cannot be controlled by conventional pharmacological or surgical therapy. The epidemiology of this condition is virtually unknown. During the last decades, additional treatment options have been developed for this condition. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Streptococcus pneumoniae : epidemiological, clinical and serological studies

    Författare :Lars Å. Burman; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Streptococcus pneumoniae; incidence; predisposing factors; prognosis; serotyping; etiology of pneumonia; diagnostic methods; COA; CIE; pneumococcal serology;

    Sammanfattning : A retrospective study of invasive pneumococcal disease in patients from Greater Göteborg in 1964- 1980 identified 125 cases of meningitis, 305 of pneumonia, 61 of septicemia with unknown focus, and 17 with other manifestations, all verified by cultures from normally sterile body fluids. The incidence was several times higher in infants and in the elderly than in any other age-group. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Towards Crash-Free Driving: Opportunities and Limitations of Automated Emergency Braking in Intersections

    Författare :Ulrich Sander; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; AEB; left turn across path; V2X communication; Intersection; accident avoidance; straight crossing path; automated emergency braking; market penetration; injury mitigation; junction;

    Sammanfattning : Intersections are a global traffic safety concern. In the Unites States, about half of the fatal road traffic accidents take place at intersections or were related to them. In the European Union, about one fifth of the road traffic fatalities occur at intersections. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Effects of helping mothers survive bleeding after birth in-service training of maternity staff : a cluster-randomized trial and mixed-method evaluation

    Författare :Fadhlun M Alwy Al-beity; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH) causes a significant amount of morbidity and mortality among mothers giving birth in sub-Saharan Africa, Tanzania included. One root cause is the insufficient health worker skills to address postpartum haemorrhage. To combat this in-service training using competency-based simulation is proposed. LÄS MER