Search for dissertations about: "childhood accidents"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words childhood accidents.

  2. 1. Parents' perceptions of children's accident risk

    Author : Anita Gärling; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Risk perceptions; childhood accidents; residential satisfaction; Teknisk psykologi;

    Abstract : The purpose of the present thesis was, first, to study how parents and other adults percieve or judge children’s accident risk, and, secondly, to relate such judgements to the subjects’ preferences for and satisfaction with different residential conditions.A theoretical framework is proposed which assumes that judgements of children’s accident risk are based on beliefs about what causes accidents to children. READ MORE

  4. 2. Working children’s experiences and their right to health and well-being

    Author : Birgitta Rubenson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Working children; childhood images; narratives; child rights; adolescent health; domestic servants; shoe shiners; sex workers; Vietnam;

    Abstract : Freedom from labour and the duty to learn for the future in a separate and protected surrounding are main features characterising the modem concept of childhood, reflected in the CRC. Schools are, however, not available or not affordable for many children in the world, especially not beyond the few years of primary education. READ MORE

  5. 3. Social class and mortality risk

    Author : Ingemar Kåreholt; Per-Olof Östergren; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : Persons from lower social classes have a smaller chance to live a long and healthy life than persons from higher social classes. Larger relative mortality risks in lower social classes are not due simply to accidents, alcohol related mortality, or suicides. READ MORE

  6. 4. The origins and consequences of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

    Author : Zheng Chang; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is characterized by developmentally inappropriate levels of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, and is the most common neurodevelopmental disorder of childhood. This highly prevalent disorder is estimated to affect about 5% of school-age children worldwide, with a substantial degree of persistence over time. READ MORE

  7. 5. Premenstrual disorders : risk factors, comorbidities and health impact

    Author : Qian Yang; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Premenstrual disorders (PMDs) are characterized by affective and physical symptoms that cyclically occur 7-10 days before the menstruation and affect millions of women of reproductive age worldwide. Despite its commonness, PMDs have received little research attention. READ MORE