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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 31 avhandlingar innehållade ordet vaccinations.
1. Towards explaining the Swedish epidemic of celiac disease : an epidemiological approach
Sammanfattning : Background: Celiac disease occurs worldwide in approximately 1% of the population, whereof the majority of cases are undiagnosed. Sweden experienced an epidemic (1984-1996) of clinically detected celiac disease in children below 2 years of age, partly attributed to changes in infant feeding. LÄS MER
2. Bacterial meningitis in children : clinical aspects and preventive effects of vaccinations
Sammanfattning : Bacterial meningitis, one of the most severe infections a child can contract, can be caused by several different strains of bacteria. Most commonly, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis. LÄS MER
3. Reasons for non-vaccination
Sammanfattning : Vaccines are among the most effective public health interventions used today. Population based vaccination programmes are mainly aimed at protecting against common childhood diseases, but other population groups are also the targets for different recommendations. LÄS MER
4. Epidemiological analysis of viral infections as risk factors for multiple sclerosis
Sammanfattning : Viral childhood diseases have been implicated in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). Swedish mass vaccination programmes resulted in radical changes in the panorama of the targeted infections. Vaccines against measles, mumps and rubella were implemented in the early 1970s. LÄS MER
5. Epidemiological aspects on malignant diseases in childhood
Sammanfattning : The trends of malignant diseases in children aged 0 to 14 years, reported to the Swedish Cancer Registry 1960–1998 (n=9 298) were analyzed. The most common diagnoses were leukemia, 29.7%, tumors of the central nervous system (CNS), 27.6%, and lymphomas, 10. LÄS MER