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Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words edidemiology Gerontology public health longitudinal study health care utilisation causes of death mortality Sweden transients and migrants Gerontologi.

2. 1. Morbidity and mortality among foreign-born Swedes

   Author : Björn Albin; Sölve Elmståhl; Katarina Hjelm; Jan Ekberg; Töres Theorell; Geriatrik; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Gerontology; edidemiology; public health; longitudinal study; health care utilisation; causes of death; mortality; Sweden; transients and migrants; Gerontologi; Health and Caring Sciences; Vårdvetenskap;

   Abstract : Aims: The general aim of this thesis was to describe and compare the group of foreign-born persons living in Sweden and native Swedes with regard to health development over time, thus studying the influence of migration on health. Methods: All four studies are based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB) and the National Board of Health and Welfare, Centre for Epidemiology covering the period 1970?1999. READ MORE