Search for dissertations about: "consumption pattern"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 164 swedish dissertations containing the words consumption pattern.

  2. 11. Regional variations in pharmaceutical consumption in Sweden

    Author : Håkan Brodin; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; regional variations; health care utilization; pharmaceuticals; health economics; population-based; multiple regression analysis; lisrel analysis; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Abstract : Secondary, non-sample data, mainly from official statistics from 259 municipalities in Sweden, are used to investigate systematic variations in the consumptian of pharmaceuticals on the county and municipality level.The theoretical framework is taken from health economics. READ MORE

  4. 12. Alcohol screening and simple advice in emergency care : staffs’ attitudes and injured patients’ drinking pattern

    Author : Cecilila Nordqvist; Bendtsen Preben; Kent Lindqvist; Hans Bergman; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Emergency department; alcohol prevention; screening; simple advice; staff; attitudes; injury; Social medicine; Socialmedicin;

    Abstract : Background: About 800,000 people are risky drinkers in Sweden and the alcohol consumption has increased around 30% during the last 6 years. In order to counteract the negative effects of drinking there is a need to implement preventive measures at various levels in society. READ MORE

  5. 13. Metacarpophalangeal pattern profile analysis in hypochondroplasia, dyschondrosteosis and Turner syndrome

    Author : Evaldas Laurencikas; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Metacarpophalangeal pattern profile MCPP ; hypochondroplasia; Leri-Weill dyschondrosteosis; Turner syndrome; Discriminant analysis; short stature.;

    Abstract : The skeletal system, including the hand skeleton, is affected by a large number of skeletal dysplasias. Clinical and radiological abnormalities of the skeletal system in hypochondroplasia (HCP), dyschondrosteosis (LWD) and Turner syndrome (TS) may be rather subtle and difficult to recognize, particularly in young individuals, which can lead to an unnecessary delay of the diagnosis. READ MORE

  6. 14. Alcohol consumption during pregnancy : how do we separate myth from reality?

    Author : Mona Göransson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Women; pregnancy; alcohol consumption; binge drinking; screening test; primary care; laboratory markers; foetal alcohol effects;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis, consisting of five studies, was to examine what midwives do when they encounter women with alcohol use during pregnancy; to evaluate and implement screening instruments aimed at identifying at an early stage women with a hazardous level of alcohol consumption; and to provide a basis for preventive measures. The overall objective was to avoid prenatal alcohol exposure. READ MORE

  7. 15. Essays on stochastic fiscal policy, public debt and private consumption

    Author : Torbjörn Becker; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This dissertation consists of five separate essays (and a short introductory chapter) that analyze the effects of debt policy on private consumption. Essay 1: Government Debt and Private Consumption: Theory and Evidence. The Ricardian equivalence theorem has been widely debated since (at least) the seventies. READ MORE