Search for dissertations about: "Admissions procedure"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words Admissions procedure.

  2. 1. University admission based on tests and interviews : implementation and assessment

    Author : Karin Röding; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Admissions procedure; dental undergraduate course; student selection; interviews; assessment; professional competence; motivation; perceptions of students and admissions committee members;

    Abstract : Admission to higher education has far-reaching implications and an impact not only on individuals, but also on society. In most developed countries, admission to university studies remains a key issue in higher education: the admissions system determines who will have access to higher education and raises the issue of equal opportunity, in terms of e. READ MORE

  4. 2. Tonsil Surgery - Register Studies of Complications and Outcomes

    Author : Eirik Østvoll; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; tonsillectomy; tonsillotomy; tonsillitis; pharyngitis; postoperative haemorrhage; mortality;

    Abstract : Tonsillectomy is a commonly performed surgical procedure yet the evidence of the effect in patients with recurrent/chronic throat infections is unsatisfactory. Great variations exist in the reported rates of postoperative haemorrhage and mortality. READ MORE

  5. 3. Healthcare consumption, experiences of care and test of and intervention in frail old people. Implications for case management

    Author : Jimmie Kristensson; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Long Term Care; Primary Health Care; Outpatients; Registries; Pilot Studies; Content Analysis; Case Management; Hospital; Emergency Services; Frail Elderly; Hospitalizations; Intervention Studies; Health Care Costs;

    Abstract : The overall aim of thesis was to explore frail older people’s experiences of receiving healthcare and/or social services and to investigate healthcare consumption and costs in both men and women and in different age groups in the two years prior to the introduction of long-term municipal care. A second aim was to explore a preventive intervention in a pilot study using case managers to older people with functional dependency and repeated healthcare contacts. READ MORE

  6. 4. Effects of bariatric surgery

    Author : Magdalena Plecka Östlund; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Globally, 500 million people are obese (body mass index [BMI] ≥30). In Sweden, 14% of the population is obese. Obesity is associated with an increased risk of mortality, cancer and several co morbidities. Bariatric surgery is the only treatment with documented long-term benefits, i. READ MORE

  7. 5. Closing the abdominal wall in high-risk abdominal surgery

    Author : Harald Söderbäck; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Incisional hernia and Wound dehiscence are potentially serious complications to midline incisions. Recent studies have shown that a meticulous suturing technique can reduce the rate of these complications significantly, but even with optimal technique there is 5-15% risk of abdominal wall complications. READ MORE