Search for dissertations about: "Emigrants and Immigrants"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Emigrants and Immigrants.

2. 1. Diabetes and hypertension - entangled chronic conditions in primary care. Time trends and determinants for mortality and cardiovascular complications

   Author : Tobias Andersson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; diabetes mellitus; hypertension; C-peptide; mortality; cause of death; myocardial infarction; stroke; cohort studies; primary health care; socioeconomic factors; emigrants and immigrants;

   Abstract : Diabetes and hypertension are chronic, often coexisting conditions with increased risk of premature death and cardiovascular complications. This thesis aimed to study different epidemiological aspects regarding risk of mortality and cardiovascular complications among individuals with diabetes, hypertension, and hypertension with concomitant diabetes in primary care. READ MORE

4. 2. International migration and coronary heart disease

   Author : Ebba Hedlund; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; migration; coronary heart disease; country of birth; twins; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap; Environmental medicine; Miljömedicin;

   Abstract : In today’s globalised world, with considerable international migration, knowledge about the health of immigrants is becoming increasingly important. In Sweden, about 13% of the population or over one million persons are born outside the country. READ MORE

5. 3. Immigration: Policies, Mobility, and Integration

   Author : Cristina Bratu; Matz Dahlberg; Hans Grönqvist; Tommaso Frattini; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Essay I: Labor immigration is an important tool that countries can use to address labor shortages. The design of labor immigration policies may affect flows and the composition of immigrant workers, which can, in turn, have an effect on firms and workers in the host country. READ MORE

6. 4. Infant Dental Enucleation in Sweden : Perspectives on a Practice among Residents of Eastern African Origin

   Author : Jir Barzangi; Kristina Arnrup; Kirsti Skovdahl; Lennart Unell; Ivar Espelid; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Infant; Africa; Traditional Medicine; Cuspid; Postoperative Complications; Child Advocacy; Emigrants and Immigrants; Sweden;

   Abstract : Infant dental enucleation (IDE) is a practice consisting of the removal of deciduous canine tooth buds in infants. Practiced mainly in Eastern Africa, the purpose is to treat or to prevent bodily symptoms and diseases. IDE can cause both general and oral complications. READ MORE

7. 5. International migration and coronary heart disease : epidemiological studies of immigrants in Sweden

   Author : Ebba Hedlund; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : In today's globalised world, with considerable international migration, knowledge about the health of immigrants is becoming increasingly important. In Sweden, about 13% of the population or over one million persons are born outside the country. READ MORE