Search for dissertations about: "register-based information"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 47 swedish dissertations containing the words register-based information.
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1. Lone parenting, socioeconomic conditions and severe ill-health : longitudinal register-based studies
Abstract : The general aims of this dissertation are to analyse how family situation, and especially lone parenting, influence health and life chances in Sweden and the extent to which possible relations are influenced by socioeconomic circumstances and health selection. In two population-based cohort studies we analysed overall and cause-specific mortality (1991-95), and also severe morbidity (1991-94) from different causes among lone mothers in comparison with mothers with partners. READ MORE
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2. Childhood bereavement, stress resilience, and cancer risk : an integrated register-based approach
Abstract : Accumulating evidence suggests that psychosocial stress and susceptibility to stressful exposures – stress resilience – influence the risk of various health outcomes, but the potential link with cancer occurrence is unclear. The aims of this thesis were to test if loss of a close relative, a marker of severe psychological stress, and stress resilience measured during late adolescence are associated with cancer risk later in life, as well as to explore potential underlying mechanisms. READ MORE
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3. Register-based studies of hypospadias
Abstract : Hypospadias is a common genital malformation ofcomplex origin. It is characterized by misplacement of the urethral orifice, proximal to the tip of the glans penis, and is most often accompanied by a cleaved prepuce and varying degrees of ventral penile curvature. READ MORE
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4. Psychosocial factors and preterm birth : national register-based studies
Abstract : Every year, approximately fifteen million infants are born preterm, defined as prior to 37 gestational weeks. Preterm birth is the number one cause of neonatal mortality, which kills more than one million babies every year globally. However, its aetiology remains largely unclear, hindering effective preventions. READ MORE
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5. Prostate cancer incidence, treatment and mortality : Empirical longitudinal register-based studies and methods for handling missing data
Abstract : The diagnostic activity for prostate cancer has increased substantially in Sweden, primarily due to increased use of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing in asymptomatic men, and this has led to a large increase in diagnoses. There have also been changes in the diagnostic workup, guidelines, treatment strategies, and more effective treatments have been introduced in different phases of the disease. READ MORE