Search for dissertations about: "Socio-economic status"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 179 swedish dissertations containing the words Socio-economic status.

  2. 16. Epidemiological Aspects on Apical Periodontitis. Studies based on the Prospective Population Study of Women in Göteborg and the Population Study on Oral Health in Jönköping, Sweden

    Author : Fredrik Frisk; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Apical periodontitis; Coronary heart disease; Cross-sectional; Endodontics; Epidemiology; Health; Longitudinal; Root filling; Socio-economic status; Treatment quality; Women;

    Abstract : The objectives of this thesis were to describe endodontic status in Swedish populations, to study clinical and socio-economic risk factors for apical periodontitis (AP) and to explore a possible association between AP and coronary heart disease (CHD). In papers I, III and IV the Prospective Study of Women in G?teborg (PSWG) was used. READ MORE

  4. 17. A Black Utopia? Social Stratification in Nineteenth-Century Colonial Sierra Leone

    Author : Stefania Galli; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social Stratification; Institutions; Ideals; Colonialism; Africa; Sierra Leone; West Africa; Slave trade; Egalitarianism; Settler colony; Inequality; Wealth; Marriage; Socio-economic status;

    Abstract : In the present dissertation, social stratification in colonial Sierra Leone is discussed, with the aim of providing novel evidence on the association between ideals, institutions and inequality. The case study of Sierra Leone is valuable for it allows to examine social stratification in an alleged egalitarian context. READ MORE

  5. 18. Cardiovascular risk indicators in adolescents : the Umeå youth study

    Author : Erik Bergström; Lars Åke Persson; Olle Hernell; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cardiovascular risk factors; adolescents; serum lipids; serum insulin; serum ferritin; anthropometry; blood pressure; physical fitness; physical activity; diet; smoking; socio-economic status;

    Abstract : Atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (CVD), particularly coronary heart disease (CHD) and cerebrovascular disease, are today major causes of death in the industrialised parts of the world. There are evidence to suggest that the atherosclerotic process starts in childhood, implying that preventive measures should be implemented already in children and adolescents. READ MORE

  6. 19. Life expectancy in the province of Halland, Sweden. A historic to modern, socio-epidemiological perspective with focus on cardiovascular diseases

    Author : Amir Baigi; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; AMI; causes of death; CHD; CVD; epidemiology; Halland; historical; life expectancy; mortality; public health; socio-economic status; Sweden.;

    Abstract : Introduction One of the most concrete expressions of mortality in a population is the so-called life expectancy, i.e. a figure that indicates the average life span of an individual under the prevailing conditions. The life expectancy of a population is considered as a generic measure of public health. READ MORE

  7. 20. Socio-economic differences in the healthcare utilisation of older persons in Sweden

    Author : Megan Doheny; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The global population is ageing and this demographic change has important implications for the provision of healthcare and social care. Older people often have multiple and complex health problems and a range of different care needs. READ MORE