Search for dissertations about: "Smoking epidemic"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words Smoking epidemic.
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1. SMOKING AND SMOKING CESSATION IN A HEALTH EQUITY PERSPECTIVE IN SWEDEN – AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY IN THE ADULT POPULATION
Abstract : The widening inequalities in smoking are one of the growing public health challenges in western countries, where smoking and smoking cessation patterns are unequally distributed among the populations. Inequalities in smoking and smoking cessation are closely associated with factors such as socioeconomic status, psychosocial and cultural factors. READ MORE
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2. Promoting health in adolescents : preventing the use of tobacco
Abstract : There is a robust evidence base for the negative health effects from smoking. Smoking is linked to severe morbidity and to mortality, and kills up to half of its regular users. READ MORE
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3. Chronic disease risk factors in a transitional country : the case of rural Indonesia
Abstract : Background: The epidemic of chronic diseases is largely neglected. Although a threatening burden of chronic diseases is emerging, developing public health efforts for their prevention and control is not yet a priority for trans-national and national health policy makers. READ MORE
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4. Testicular cancer : new etiological understanding of the epidemic
Abstract : The incidence of testicular cancer has increased dramatically for decades, but what causes this increase is not known. The aim of this thesis was to find some explanation for the increasing rates, and to understand more about the mechanisms that can cause testicular cancer. READ MORE
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5. Tobacco smoking, high body mass index and the outcome after surgery : the role of intervention
Abstract : The negative effects of smoking and obesity on public health are well-known. Despite this knowledge, the smoking-attributable morbidity and mortality is estimated to rise rapidly in the forthcoming years, and obesity has become an emerging worldwide epidemic. READ MORE