Search for dissertations about: "Karolinska institutet Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words Karolinska institutet Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap.
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1. Early and later life mechanisms in the aetiology of cardiovascular disease
Abstract : Evidence over the recent decades indicates that susceptibility to cardiovascular disease (CVD) may be established already prenatally and in early childhood, and that the aetiological processes of the disease involve biological and social influences occurring throughout a person’s life span. Numerous studies have shown that small size at birth is associated with increased risk of CVD later in life. READ MORE
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2. Violence in Caring : Risk factors, outcomes and support
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3. Co-operation in vocational rehabilitation : methods in multiprofessional cross-sector group meetings and effects on employment
Abstract : The overall aim of the thesis was to acquire an increased knowledge of co-operation between different rehabilitation actors in the provision of vocational rehabilitation (VR). One aim was to investigate the differences in effects on employment between clients rehabilitated according to a systematic multi-professional cross-sector co-operation model (SMCVR) and clients subjected to conventional co-operation. READ MORE
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4. Intimate partner violence among women of reproductive age in Nigeria : magnitude, nature and consequences for reproductive health
Abstract : Background: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) against women is now recognised as a problem of global magnitude, owing to its detrimental consequences on the health, social and economic welfare of women and their children. This scenario has prompted increased research to understand its risk factors and data has indicated contextual variation in this regard, warranting an assessment in each unique setting. READ MORE
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5. The role of socio-emotional factors for cognitive health in later life
Abstract : With increasing life expectancies in most parts of the world, the prevalence of dementia and other age-related chronic diseases is growing. Several factors affect future projections and are discussed in this thesis, including possible limits to a continued growth of life expectancy. READ MORE