Search for dissertations about: "epidemiologic methods"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 swedish dissertations containing the words epidemiologic methods.

2. 1. Case-control studies on risk factors for myeloid leukemias and myelodysplastic syndromes

   Author : Jonas Björk; Avdelningen för arbets- och miljömedicin; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; epidemiologic methods; bias epidemiology ; attributable fraction; smoking; hobbies; occupational exposure; chromosome aberrations; epidemiology; cytogenetic; Occupational health; industrial medicine; Yrkesmedicin; arbetsmiljömedicin;

   Abstract : Case-control studies comprising telephone interviews for 333 cases of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), 226 cases of Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia (Ph+ CML), 330 cases of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), and matched controls were conducted. Information had to be obtained from next-of-kin much more often for cases (85%) than for controls (18%). READ MORE

4. 2. Detection and epidemiologic subtyping of Legionella pneumophilia using DNA-based molecular methods

   Author : Sverker Bernander; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Legionella; AFLP; PFGE; Nested PCR; lag-1; hospital; outbreaks;

   Abstract : Legionella pneumophila causes 2 - 6 % of hospitalised pneumonia cases. Several community- and hospital-acquired outbreaks have been reported over the years. Legionnaires' disease (LD) or legionellosis is also a frequent cause of pneumonia amongst travellers. READ MORE

5. 3. Studying prevalence using capture-recapture methods : visual impairment in Portugal

   Author : Pedro Lima Ramos; António Filipe Macedo; Ines Sousa; Amândio Rocha Sousa; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Optometry; Optometri;

   Abstract : Visual impairment (VI) due to eye diseases remains a significant healthproblem worldwide and, also, in Europe. There are an estimated 15 million peoplesuffering from moderate or severe visual impairment in Western Europe. READ MORE

6. 4. Violent crime : addressing causation with family-based methods

   Author : Thomas Frisell; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Violent crime is an important public health problem, and incurs major costs for society. The effect of interventions has so far been modest, often attributed to a research focus on risk factors for crime, but a relative lack of understanding of the causal mechanisms behind these factors. READ MORE

7. 5. Novel epidemiologic and mechanistic aspects of the metabolic syndrome

   Author : Justo Sierra-Johnson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Introduction: The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of cardiometabolic risk factors that increase risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Its prevalence continues to rise worldwide and it is becoming a public health burden. The aim of my thesis was to help elucidate some of the epidemiologic and mechanistic aspects behind the metabolic syndrome. READ MORE