Search for dissertations about: "disaster health"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 26 swedish dissertations containing the words disaster health.

  2. 16. Needs assessments for international humanitarian health assistance in disasters

    Author : Johan von Schreeb; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Needs Assessment; Disaster; Relief; Humanitarian Assistance; Donor Allocations; Foreign Field Hospitals;

    Abstract : Background: Natural and man-made disasters overwhelmingly affect people in low and middle-income countries. In that socio-economic context both the immediate and long-term needs of those affected often exceed national resources. READ MORE

  4. 17. Long-Term Posttraumatic Stress in Survivors from Disasters and Major Accidents

    Author : Filip Arnberg; Tom Lundin; Christina Hultman; Per-Olof Michel; Hans Peter Søndergaard; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Anxiety disorders; Transportation disasters; Motor vehicle accidents; Survivors; Children; Longitudinal studies; Posttraumatisk stresstörning; PTSD; ångeststörningar; katastrofer; transportolyckor; trafikolyckor; överlevande; barn; longitudinella studier; Psychiatry; Psykiatri;

    Abstract : Disasters and major accidents are a significant cause of distress worldwide. High levels of posttraumatic stress can become chronic after severe and prolonged psychological trauma, raising concerns about the extent of adverse long-term consequences after single events. READ MORE

  5. 18. Hazards of Drug Therapy : On the Management of Adverse Drug Reactions: From Signal Detection and Evaluation to Risk Minimization

    Author : Karin Hedenmalm; Marja-Liisa Dahl; Gunnar Alvan; Ellen Vinge; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pharmacology; adverse drug reactions; spontaneous reporting systems; drug regulation; pharmacovigilance; incidence; Farmakologi; Pharmacological research; Farmakologisk forskning;

    Abstract : Spontaneous reporting systems (SRSs) for adverse drug reactions (ADRs) have been developed as a result of the thalidomide disaster, whereby thousands of children world-wide were born with birth defects. The Swedish Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory Committee was established in 1965. READ MORE

  6. 19. Novel methods of malignant brain tumor treatment utilizing the tumor microenvironment

    Author : Jan Kopecky; Neurokirurgi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Brain tumors; Glioblastoma; Medulloblastoma; Convection-enhanced delivery; Antisecretory factor; AF16; Salovum; Macrophages; Immunology; Cancer; CD24; Siglec10; Antiphagocytic signaling;

    Abstract : Malignant brain tumors constitute a disaster in the lives of patients, either in the form of extremely low survival in glioblastoma, or the serious long-term adverse effects of therapy in medulloblastoma. These two tumor types represent the most common malignant brain entities in adults and children, respectively. READ MORE

  7. 20. Biochemical and pharmacological studies of transmethylation mechanisms in the central nervous system

    Author : Mohammed Saleh Yassin; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neurosciences; clioquinol; dementia; L-methionine S-adenosyltransferase; Parkinson s disease; S-adenosylhomocysteine; S-adenosylmethionine; schizophrenia; subacute myelo-optic neuropathy SMON ; vitamin B12 cyanocobalamin andneuroleptics; Neurovetenskap; Neurology; Neurologi; medicinsk farmakologi; Medical Pharmacology;

    Abstract : Transmethylation is a biochemical process that involves the transfer of a methyl group from a donor to an acceptor compound. Transmethylation reactions are involved in the biosynthesis of nucleic acids, proteins,phospholipids and catecholamines and are therefore essential for the survival of all living organisms. READ MORE