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  1. 21. Bridging the world : Alcohol Policy in Transition and Diverging Alcohol Patterns in Sweden

    Författare :Nina-Katri Gustafsson; Karin Helmersson Bergmark; Mats Ramstedt; Ilkka Mäkinen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; alcohol consumption; alcohol-related consequences; availability; price; EU; social change; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : The present dissertation aims at analysing the effects of recent alcohol policy changes. The traditional strict policy in Sweden had focused on high pricing and limited availability to control levels of alcohol consumed and thus alcohol-related harms. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Inequality, Health, and Smoking

    Författare :Gustav Kjellsson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Health Inequality; Inequality measurement; Smoking; Survey Methods; Health survey; Hospitalization; Recall error; Recall periods; Concentration index; bounded variables;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of five self-contained, yet related, research papers, which all contribute to the economic literature on socioeconomic differences in health and health related behavior. The first two papers provide a compass in the discussion of how to measure health inequality and, more specifically, how to adjust measures and concepts when moving from an unbounded income variable to a bounded (or binary) health variable. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Methods in pharmacoepidemiology : four studies, four settings

    Författare :Anders Sundström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : In the present thesis, four studies using four different settings and designs are presented in which associations between pharmacological treatments and possible adverse drug reactions are investigated; some methodological considerations identified in them are discussed. In a population-based case-control study, using information from telephone interviews, the association between use of acid-suppressing drugs and the development of acute pancreatitis was investigated. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Immersion and recreational boating-related injuries in Alaska

    Författare :Diana Stark Hudson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Alaska; injuries; drowning; cold water; immersion; submersion; hypothermia; survival;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Cold water is an ever-present hazard in Alaska, and when water-related injuries occur, they often take place in remote environments, where the nearest trained emergency response teams are several hours away. Alaska’s crude drowning death rate in 2002 was 4. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on pneumococcal disease, carriage and serotype distribution : comparative studies in Sweden and Uganda

    Författare :Ann Lindstrand; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading infectious cause of child deaths worldwide. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) was first introduced in the US in the year 2000, and included the major seven pneumococcal serotypes (PCV7) causing invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) there. LÄS MER