Search for dissertations about: "Ascertainment"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the word Ascertainment.

2. 16. Long QT syndrome in Sweden : founder effects and associated cardiac phenotypes

   Author : Annika Winbo; Annika Rydberg; Eric Schulze-Bahr; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Long QT Syndrome; Jervell and Lange-Nielsen Syndrome; inherited arrhythmia; founder effects; clinical genetics; haplotype analysis; mutation age; founder mutation; clinical phenotype; life-threatening cardiac events; mutation-specific; KCNQ1 gene; modifier genes; sequence variants; risk stratification; risk factor; gender; pediatrik; Pediatrics;

   Abstract : Background: We aimed to increase the knowledge regarding the familial arrhythmogenic disorder Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) and its recessive variant Jervell and Lange-Nielsen Syndrome (JLNS) in Sweden, including prevalences and clinical phenotypes. A specific focus was directed towards two KCNQ1 mutations –p.Y111C and p. READ MORE

4. 17. Systemic sclerosis. Novel molecular and epidemiological features of disease

   Author : Kristofer Andréasson; Reumatologi och molekylär skelettbiologi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Systemic sclerosis; fibrosis; COMP; calprotectin; biomarker; gastrointestinal;

   Abstract : Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic rheumatic disease with significant mortality and morbidity. Different estimations of disease prevalence and incidence have been presented from various parts of the world. READ MORE

5. 18. The worries of working : Longitudinal studies on the impact of employment uncertainty and employment transitions on clinically defined mental health conditions

   Author : Sandra Blomqvist; Linda Magnusson Hanson; Hugo Westerlund; Sarah Burgard; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Employment uncertainty; Organizational downsizing; Job insecurity; Mental health; Psychotropic drugs; Suicide; Suicide attempt; Longitudinal studies; Survey data; Register data; Generalized Estimating Equations; Marginal Structural Models; folkhälsovetenskap; Public Health Sciences;

   Abstract : While mental health problems according psychotropic drug purchases and sick leave spells for psychiatric disorders have increased in Sweden the past 15 years, this is not reflected in trends of psychiatric diagnoses or suicide mortality. In parallel, labor markets have undergone structural changes pressuring employers to increase their flexibility to ensure permanence. READ MORE

6. 19. Information in use : Aspects of information quality in workflows

   Author : Patrik Brandt; Blekinge Institute of Technology; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Digital services; information; workflow; information quality; SOA; Computer Science;

   Abstract : This thesis is founded on the global growth of the service sector and its significance for society as a whole and for the individual human being. In the last decade, technology has changed the way services are created, developed and delivered in remarkable ways. READ MORE

7. 20. Factors related to the occurrence of gastric adenocarcinoma subtypes

   Author : Anna Mia Ekström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : gastric; cancer; incidence; trend; cardia; Laurén; histologic; misclassification; antioxidant; completeness; vegetable; fruit; occupation; phenoxy; metal; forestry; Helicobacter pylori; smoking;

   Abstract : Gastric cancer is the second most common cancer worldwide, but the etiology remains poorly understood. A spontaneous global decline has reduced the number of victims in most Western countries while Japan and China have screening programs in place due to the magnitude, and the serious prognosis, of this malignant disease. READ MORE