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Showing result 11 - 15 of 79 swedish dissertations containing the word foreign-born.

2. 11. Caring for foreign‐born persons with psychosis and their families : Perceptions of psychosis care

   Author : Sally Hultsjö; Katarina Hjelm; Carina Berterö; Hans Arvidsson; Hans Hansson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Qualitative methods; migrants; psychosis care; Delphi technique; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to describe and analyse perceptions of psychosis care among those involved in care, foreign-born persons with psychoses, their families and health care staff, and further to reach agreement about core components in psychosis care. This was in order to find out whether current psychosis care in Sweden is suitable for foreign-born persons and their families. READ MORE

4. 12. Coronary heart disease and migration : management, prognosis and health equity

   Author : Dashti Ali Mustafa Dzayee; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background and aim: Coronary heart disease (CHD), the most common form of which is myocardial infarction (MI), is a significant health problem. In Sweden circulatory diseases account for 50% of total mortality; half of these are associated with CHD. The percentage of foreign-born in Sweden is about 16 % of the total population. READ MORE

5. 13. On oral health in young individuals with foreign and Swedish backgrounds

   Author : Brittmarie Jacobsson; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; dental caries; diet; epidemiology; foreign background; gingivitis; immigrant;

   Abstract : In Sweden, children and adolescents with two foreign-born parents constitute 17% of all children in the Swedish population.AIMS: The aims of this thesiswere to collect knowledge of the prevalence of gingivitis, caries and caries associated variables, in the 3-, 5-, 10- and 15-year age groups with two foreign born parents compared with their counterparts with Swedish-born parents in a ten-year perspective (Study I). READ MORE

6. 14. On Oral Health in Young Individuals with a Focus on Sweden and Vietnam : A Cultural Perspective

   Author : Brittmarie Jacobsson; Tomas Magnusson; Anders Hugoson; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Child dentistry; dental caries; diet; epidemiology; gingivitis; immigrant; barntandvård; epidemiologi; gingivit; invandrare; karies; kost;

   Abstract : AIM: The overall aim of this thesis was to study culture as an oral health determinant for dental caries and gingivitis in children living in Jönköping, Sweden, in relation to children living in Da Nang, Vietnam.MATERIALS AND METHODS: In 1993 and 2003, cross-sectional studies with clinical examinations and questionnaires were performed in Jönköping, Sweden, with a random sample of 130 children from each of four age groups; 3, 5, 10 and 15 years. READ MORE

7. 15. Cancer mortality and survival after cancer diagnosis by migration background and socioeconomic position in Sweden

   Author : Gholamreza Abdoli; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Aims: The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the risk of cancer mortality and survival after cancer diagnosis based on migration background and socioeconomic position in Sweden. We studied the effects of country of birth and level of education, as a proxy for socioeconomic position, on mortality due to all-site cancer (and some common specific cancers), trends in overall survival after cancer diagnosis (all sites and selected cancer sites), and all-cause and excess mortality in breast cancer patients by stage at diagnosis. READ MORE