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Showing result 1 - 5 of 178 swedish dissertations containing the word suggestive.

2. 1. Early diagnosis and risk stratification in patients with symptoms suggestive of acute coronary syndrome

   Author : Lina Ljung; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Background: Chest pain is one of the most common symptoms in patients presenting to the emergency department (ED). Identifying the minority of patients with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a challenge. The introduction of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn T and I) assays has radically improved the assessment. READ MORE

4. 2. Assessment of patients with symptoms suggestive of acute coronary syndrome : the use of high sensitive cardiac troponin T and a risk score

   Author : Dina Melki; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : troponin;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to evaluate patients with symptoms suggestive of acute coronary syndrome with regard to early diagnosis and prognosis by the use of high sensitive cardiac troponin T and a risk score: a low-risk group in which admission and further investigations may not be necessary. In paper I, the early diagnostic value of high sensitive cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) was compared with conventional cardiac troponin assays in 233 patients with symptoms suggestive of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). READ MORE

5. 3. Empirical Essays in Public and Political Economics

   Author : Jonas Klarin; Eva Mörk; Luca Repetto; Francesco Sobbrio; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Essay I: This paper proposes a novel approach to the issue of size, cost-efficiency and economies of scale by focusing on the break-up of municipalities. Municipal break-ups are an understudied phenomenon that nevertheless has been recurrent not only in parts of eastern Europe, but also in Spain and Sweden. READ MORE

6. 4. Essays in empirical corporate finance

   Author : Joakim Bång; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : In the first of the three chapters in this thesis, the effects of overlapping board directorships on executive compensation are analyzed. In particular the possibility of more or less explicit agreements to reciprocally increase compensation levels, or the possibility that the personal relationships of board members and CEOs determine compensation levels are examined, with suggestive results. READ MORE

7. 5. Causes and Consequences of Early-life Conditions : Alcohol, Pollution and Parental Leave Policies

   Author : Jenny Jans; J. Peter Nilsson; Per Johansson; Arizo Karimi; Matthew Neidell; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Air pollution; alcohol availability; parental leave policies; health; educational attainment; earnings; time investments; child outcomes; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Essay I: This paper studies the effect of air pollution on infant health in Sweden. Combining register panel data on birth outcomes and family characteristics with pollution data, I estimate the effect of particulate matter (PM10) on several birth outcomes that previously have been shown to be predictive of future outcomes. READ MORE