Search for dissertations about: "Anders Emmelin"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Anders Emmelin.

2. 1. Counted - and then? : trends in child mortality within an Ethiopian demographic surveillance site

   Author : Anders Emmelin; Stig Wall; Peter Byass; Tord Kjellström; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; child mortality; developing countries; demographic surveillance; equity; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap; Epidemiology; epidemiologi;

   Abstract : Background Knowledge of the state of health of a population is necessary for planning for health services for that population. It is  a paradox that the health of populations is most commonly measured by mortality and cause of death patterns, but the absence of medical services available to a majority of the world population has made it unavoidable to equate “state of health” with “cause of death pattern”. READ MORE

4. 2. The injury poverty trap in rural Vietnam : causes, consequences and possible solutions

   Author : Thanh Nguyen Xuan; Lars Lindholm; Chuc Nguyen Thi Kim; Anders Emmelin; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; unintentional injury; poverty; out-of-pocket payment; health insurance; Vietnam; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap;

   Abstract : The focus of this study is the vicious circle of poverty and ill-health. The case is injuries but it could have been any lasting and severe disease. Poverty and health have very close links to economic development and to how health care is financed. Out-of-pocket payment seems to increase the risk of poverty while prepaid health care reduces it. READ MORE