Search for dissertations about: "conscript"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the word conscript.

  2. 1. Premature discharge from military service : risk factors and preventive interventions

    Author : Helena Larsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Musculoskeletal injury; physiotherapy; intervention; conscript; soldier; functional tests; lower-limb-loading test; self-rated health; predictor;

    Abstract : The tasks and capabilities of the Swedish Armed Forces are changing to meet new threats all around the world. With the sharp decrease in number of enlisted soldiers, selection is more important than ever. It is also important to prevent soldiers from leaving military service prematurely i.e. READ MORE

  4. 2. Cognitive ability, alcohol use and alcohol-related harm

    Author : Sara Sjölund; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Cognitive ability has been shown to be inversely associated with several health outcomes, both somatic and psychiatric. The findings regarding the association between cognitive function and alcohol-related outcomes have however not been consistent. READ MORE

  5. 3. Born Small for Gestational Age : Impact of Linear Catch-up Growth

    Author : Maria Lundgren; Torsten Tuvemo; Sven Cnattingius; Björn Jonsson; Kerstin Albertsson-Wikland; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pediatrics; Pediatrik; Paediatric medicine; Pediatrisk medicin;

    Abstract : The purposes of the thesis were to study associations between size at birth, short adult stature and risks of subnormal intellectual performance, high blood pressure, and overweight among males, and to study associations between size at birth, short adult stature and risk of overweight and giving birth to small for gestational age (SGA) infants among females.The effect of short adult stature on intellectual performance among males was analyzed in two population-based cohort studies. READ MORE

  6. 4. Social bodies : family and community level influences on height and weight, southern Sweden 1818-1968

    Author : Stefan Öberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; height; weight; body mass index; demography; demographic history; anthropometry; anthropometric history; standards of living; socioeconomic status; socioeconomic differences; resource dilution hypothesis; infant mortality; early life;

    Abstract : This dissertation consists of an introduction, four research papers and one paper describing the data I collected for the studies and how I conducted the study. I collected information on men from conscript inspection lists and linked this to a sample of men in the Scanian Economic Demographic Database (SEDD) born between 1797 and 1950. READ MORE

  7. 5. Consequences of preterm birth on lung function, physical activity and exercise capacity

    Author : Jenny Svedenkrans; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The incidence of preterm birth is increasing worldwide. Some of the survivors of preterm birth will be affected by varying degrees of disabilities like lower cognitive or respiratory function. Moreover, the survivors will encounter an increased risk of non-communicable diseases like hypertension, coronary heart disease, and diabetes, later in life. READ MORE