Search for dissertations about: "Injury surveillance"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 36 swedish dissertations containing the words Injury surveillance.

  2. 16. An epidemiological study of non-fatal injuries in a Swedish county

    Author : Elsvig Eilert-Petersson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : accident; injury; bicycle; pedestrian; school injury; epidemiology; ;

    Abstract : The main objective of this thesis is to describe the epidemiological injury pattern (including both oral and bodily injuries) in a defined Swedish population. Analysis is performed in three steps: a general overview; a focus on oral and bodily injuries, Paper I, and on the most exposed age groups for tooth injuries (children and adolescents), Paper II; and exemplifying situational analyses of bicycle (Paper III) and pedestrian injuries (Paper IV), and school injuries Paper V. READ MORE

  4. 17. Epidemiology and prevention of home related injuries in the Islamic Republic of Iran

    Author : Reza Mohammadi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Community safety promotion; injury prevention; home safety; Iran; national program; unintentional home-related injury; surveillance; primary healthcare; checklist; trend.;

    Abstract : Background: As elsewhere, unintentional injuries are among the leading causes of death In Iran, but non-fatal injuries due to injury events In the home environment have not been analyzed. Many injuries occur in the home environment, where nobody expects there to be a risk of injury. READ MORE

  5. 18. Studies in safety promotion for preschool children

    Author : Eva Sellström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : children; preschoolers; injury prevention; safety promotion; system models; behavioural determinants; day-care centres;

    Abstract : The multifactorial aetiology in childhood injuries indicates a need for a systemic approach in the development of safety promotion strategies. In the present thesis, the feasibility of a systemic approach for the development of safety promotion strategies directed at pre-school children was investigated. READ MORE

  6. 19. Toward safety promotion among road users : epidemiology and prevention of road traffic injuries in Iran

    Author : Davoud Khorasani Zavareh; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Vulnerable road-user; capture-recapture method; surveillance; system; approach; coordination; road-user safety; laypeople interaction; pre-hospital services; grounded theory;

    Abstract : Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are a major public health problem. Iran has one of the highest RTI mortality and morbidity rates in the world. READ MORE

  7. 20. Injuries among children and young adults in Uganda : epidemiology and prevention

    Author : Milton Mutto; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Injuries are a major morbidity and mortality cause among children and young adults worldwide. Previous Ugandan studies were limited in scope and biased towards severe adulthood injuries in referral care. READ MORE