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  1. 11. Trends in Prostate Cancer Mortality

    Författare :Andri Wilberg Orrason; Pär Stattin; Alberto Briganti; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; prostate cancer; mortality; survival; death certificate; adjudication; lifetime risk; diagnosis; life expectancy; Urologi; Urology; Epidemiologi; Epidemiology; Cancer Epidemiology; Cancerepidemiologi;

    Sammanfattning : In the early 20th century, cancer of the prostate was considered a rare and deadly disease with little to no possibility of cure. Since then, prostate cancer management has improved substantially with earlier detection, hormonal therapy, surgery and radiotherapy of the prostate. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Inequality, Globalization and Health

    Författare :Therese Nilsson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Liberalization; Height-for-age; Life expectancy; Inequality measurement; Multidimensionality; Globalization; Inequality; Health; Household data; Panel data; Zambia;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis contains four independent studies that analyze various aspects of the nexus of inequality, globalization, and health with the aim to build our knowledge so some of the empirical relationships connecting these three concepts. Using data on four welfare attributes in Zambian households, Chapter 2 explores three approaches to evaluate multidimensional inequality. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Autoimmune hepatitis : life, death and in-between

    Författare :Åsa Danielsson Borssén; Mårten Werner; Soo Aleman; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; autoimmune hepatitis; autoimmune liver disease; hepatocellular carcinoma; surveillance; pregnancy; pregnancy outcome; cirrhosis; fibrosis; epidemiology; cause of death; medicin; Medicine;

    Sammanfattning : Background Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic autoimmune liver disease that is overrepresented in women (75% of cases). Studies have described a 10-year survival after diagnosis near to that of the general population, but less is known about the long-term survival. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Set for life? Socioeconomic conditions, occupational complexity, and later life health

    Författare :Alexander Darin-Mattsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Life expectancy has increased in the western parts of the world and more people reach old age. Some groups of people have benefitted more of the increase in life expectancy and have better health than others. Because of biological, psychological, behavioral, and social factors over the life course, adverse health accumulates in later life. LÄS MER

  7. 15. Treatment strategies in unstable coronary artery disease : economic and quality of life evaluations

    Författare :Magnus Janzon; Marcus Flather; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : During the past few decades two treatment strategies have evolved for patients with unstable coronary artery disease (UCAD). The non-invasive strategy uses clinical investigations and non-invasive stress tests to identify patients who need diagnostic catheterisation. LÄS MER