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21. Essays on Families, Health Policy, and the Determinants of Children's Long-Term Outcomes
Sammanfattning : Essay I: Divorce laws are known to influence family behavior, but empirical evidence of their effects on children remains scarce. I shed more light on this by investigating the effects of the Swedish divorce law reform of 1974, which liberalized the existing divorce laws and introduced a 6-month parental reconsideration period for divorce. LÄS MER
22. From health outcomes to value assessments : preference-based evaluation of interventions and valuation of productivity costs among working adults
Sammanfattning : Background: This thesis applies value assessment frameworks to non-specific low back pain (LBP) in a working population to evaluate health outcomes and to estimate productivity costs. LBP is a common diagnosis in primary health care. LÄS MER
23. Hearing-related symptoms among women - Occurrence and risk in relation to occupational noise and stressful working conditions
Sammanfattning : A considerable amount of research has been devoted to the risk of noise-induced hearing loss among industry workers – the majority of whom are men. Much less research has been done in female-dominated human service occupations, including obstetrical care and preschools. LÄS MER
24. Employment Status and Inequalities in Health Outcomes : Population-based Studies from Gävleborg County
Sammanfattning : Background and objectives: From a public health perspective, it is important not only to improve and maintain health, but also to promote equality in health. Epidemiological research has showed the importance of work and unemployment in the development of socio-economic health inequalities, and peoples life chances are suggested to be conditioned by participation or exclusion from the labour market. LÄS MER
25. Workers and Occupations in a Changing Labour Market : The Heterogeneous Effects of Mass Layoffs and Social Safety Nets
Sammanfattning : Essay I: Sickness insurance guarantees employees the right to take leave from work when they are sick, but is vulnerable to excessive use. This paper studies which workers react to changes in monitoring by physicians in a large-scale randomised experiment. LÄS MER