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1. 6. Eating Disorders - Aspects of Treatment and Outcome

   Författare :Agneta Rosling; Ingemar Swenne; Elisabet Wentz; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Anorexia Nervosa; Eating Disorders; Mortality; Standard Mortality Ratio; Adolescent; Family-Based Treatment; Out-patient; Olanzapine; Omega-3; Child and Youth Psychiatry; Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri;

   Sammanfattning : Eating disorders (ED) usually develop during adolescence, and intervention to stop further weight loss is believed to improve outcome and long-term prognosis. Adolescents with ED who do not receive effective treatment risk poor outcome and even untimely death as adults. LÄS MER

3. 7. Diabetes and hypertension - entangled chronic conditions in primary care. Time trends and determinants for mortality and cardiovascular complications

   Författare :Tobias Andersson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; diabetes mellitus; hypertension; C-peptide; mortality; cause of death; myocardial infarction; stroke; cohort studies; primary health care; socioeconomic factors; emigrants and immigrants;

   Sammanfattning : Diabetes and hypertension are chronic, often coexisting conditions with increased risk of premature death and cardiovascular complications. This thesis aimed to study different epidemiological aspects regarding risk of mortality and cardiovascular complications among individuals with diabetes, hypertension, and hypertension with concomitant diabetes in primary care. LÄS MER

4. 8. Obesity in childhood : psychosocial consequences and premature mortality

   Författare :Louise Lindberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Background: It is estimated that 91 million children worldwide will have obesity by 2025. Obesity in childhood is associated with increased risk of obesity in adulthood, psychosocial maladjustment, mental health problems, reduced life expectancy, and several metabolic and cardiovascular complications. LÄS MER

5. 9. Where are the world’s disease patterns heading? : The challenges of epidemiological transition

   Författare :Ailiana Santosa; Peter Byass; Ulf Högberg; Joacim Rocklöv; Sarah Wild; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; epidemiological transition; premature mortality; non-communicable disease; risk factors; Sweden; low-and middle-income countries; INDEPTH Network; Västerbotten Intervention Programme; Public health; folkhälsa;

   Sammanfattning : INTRODUCTION: Epidemiological transition theory, first postulated by Omran in 1971, provides a useful framework for understanding cause-specific mortality changes and may contribute usefully to predictions about cause-specific mortality. However, understandings of mortality transitions and associated epidemiological changes remain poorly defined for public health practitioners due to lack of evidence from low- and middle-income countries. LÄS MER

7. 10. Children with Down syndrome - : an epidemiological study with special focus on congenital heart defects

   Författare :Christina Frid; Jens Schollin; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pediatrics; Down syndrome; congenital malformations; mortality; morbidity; neonatal data; congenital heart defect; atrioventricular septal defect; operation; gender; Pediatrik; Paediatric medicine; Pediatrisk medicin; pediatrik; Pediatrics;

   Sammanfattning : To assess the impact of congenital malformations in Down syndrome (DS) on morbidity, mortality and outcome at birth, information on all children with DS born in the northern part of Sweden in 1973-80 (n=211) and 1995-98 (n=88) was collected. Most common were congenital heart defects (CHD), dominated by atrioventricular septal defects (AVSD). LÄS MER