Sökning: "population-based intervention"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 140 avhandlingar innehållade orden population-based intervention.
1. Population based empowerment practice in immigrant communities : A socio-medical study of Iranian families in Sweden
Sammanfattning : I conduct an intervention study involving Iranian families in Sweden. The objectives were as follows (1) to describe how ideas about family pedagogy held by parents and adolescents are affected by move from a country like Iran to a country like Sweden... LÄS MER
2. Population-based empowerment practice in immigrant communities : a socio-medical study of Iranian families in Sweden
Sammanfattning : The significant social problems that confront Iranian families that have immigrated to Western countries have been described in the literature, in particular regarding the difficulties between parents and their adolescent children. However, the investigations that have been performed have not focused on how the situations of these families can be improved. LÄS MER
3. Biomarkers and risk of intracerebral hemorrhage : population-based studies in northern Sweden
Sammanfattning : BackgroundIntracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a disease associated with a high morbidity and mortality and treatment options for the condition are limited. Even though an ICH event usually comes as a surprise to the affected individual, pathogenetic processes often have occurred before the sudden ICH event and may have preceded disease onset by years. LÄS MER
4. Skeletal growth and effects of physical activity during adolescence
Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis was to evaluate bone mass and bone size in girls and boys from age 12 to 16, with special attention to physical activity. We also wanted to retrospectively evaluate the effect of exercise for the years preceding age 12. The findings were as follows. LÄS MER
5. The Burden of Epilepsy : using population-based data to define the burden and model a cost-effective intervention for the treatment of epilepsy in rural South Africa
Sammanfattning : Rationale Epilepsy is a common, chronic, neurological condition that disproportionately affects individuals living in low- and middle- income countries, including much of sub-Saharan Africa. Epilepsy is treatable, with the majority of individuals who take anti-epileptic drugs experiencing a reduction, or elimination, of seizures. LÄS MER
