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1. 1. Fertility and female dietary exposure to persistent organochlorine compounds

   Författare :Anna Axmon; Avdelningen för arbets- och miljömedicin; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; industrial medicine; Yrkesmedicin; arbetsmiljömedicin; Public health; epidemiology; Folkhälsa; epidemiologi; Occupational health; DDE; DDT; dioxins; polychlorinated biphenyls; persistent organochlorine compounds; stillbirths; miscarriages; Fertility; time to pregnancy;

   Sammanfattning : Persistent organochlorine compounds (POC), such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and dioxins, are long-lived and highly lipophilic compounds which are present in all biota today. In Sweden, one of the major exposure routes for POC is through the consumption of fatty fish from the Baltic Sea, which is off the east coast of Sweden, and one of the most highly exposed populations is the fishermen's wives and sisters from the east coast. LÄS MER

3. 2. Nocturia in the elderly. Aspects on epidemiology, pathogenesis, and antidiuretic treatment

   Författare :Åsa Rembratt; Avdelningen för klinisk kemi och farmakologi; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; epidemiology; Public health; hyponatremia.; desmopressin; frequency-volume chart; voiding patterns; Nocturia; nocturnal polyuria; Folkhälsa; epidemiologi;

   Sammanfattning : Analysis of nocturia questionnaires mailed to all persons aged 65 years or more in Tierp, a Swedish rural community, showed that the number of nocturnal voids was highly correlated with urge and incontinence. No correlation between nocturia and a known and treated hypertension, angina, congestive heart failure or diabetes mellitus was detected. LÄS MER

4. 3. Indoor Environmental Factors and its Associations with Asthma and Allergy Among Swedish Pre-School Children

   Författare :Linda Hägerhed Engman; Avdelningen för Byggnadsfysik; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; epidemiology; Public health; children; validation; inspections; dampness; moisture problem; questionnaire; allergy; asthma; Folkhälsa; epidemiologi; health;

   Sammanfattning : It has been shown in a large number of scientific studies that living or working in a building with mould and moisture damage increases the risk for asthmatic and allergic symptoms. However, there is a need to establish more valid methods to obtain a more nuanced picture of the wide range of different types of moisture related problems. LÄS MER

5. 4. Adolescents' perspectives : on mental health, being at risk, and promoting initiatives

   Författare :Agneta Tinnfält; Charli Eriksson; Elinor Brunnberg; Bengt Lindström; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; abuse and neglect; adolescent; bioecological model; child public health; children of alcoholics; Convention on the Rights of the Child; school health service; social work; barn i riskzon; barn till alkoholiserade föräldrar; folkhälsa för barn; Konventionen om barnets rättigheter; skolhälsovård; socialt arbete; utvecklingsekologisk modell; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap; Vårdvetenskap; Nursing Science;

   Sammanfattning : Mental health is a major child public health issue in Sweden. The overall aims of this thesis are to explore girls’ and boys’ perspectives on mental health and on mental health-promoting initiatives, and to deepen the knowledge of disclosure and support for ado-lescents at risk of abuse and neglect. LÄS MER

7. 5. Mind the blues : Swedish police officers' mental health and forced deportation of unaccompanied refugee children

   Författare :Jonas Hansson; Mehdi Ghazinour; Anna-Karin Hurtig; Malin Eklund Wimelius; Lars Erik Lauritz; Magnus Sverke; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; coping; decision latitude; discretion; job demand; mental health; police personnel; street-level bureaucracy; Sweden; unaccompanied; asylum-seeking refugee children; work-related social support; Public health; folkhälsa;

   Sammanfattning : Introduction: Policing is a public health issue. The police often encounter vulnerable populations. Police officers have wide discretionary powers, which could impact on how they support vulnerable populations. LÄS MER