Search for dissertations about: "gis disease"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the words gis disease.

  2. 1. Environmental factors in cardiovascular disease

    Author : Mats Rosenlund; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Myocardial infarction; case-control study; aircraft noise; environmental tobacco smoke; ETS; drinking water; hardness; magnesium; calcium; air pollution; long-term; geographical information system; GIS;

    Abstract : Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of death in Sweden and other developed countries. The purpose of this thesis is to assess the role of certain environmental factors in the etiology of cardiovascular disease, expressed as hypertension and myocardial infarction, focusing on aircraft noise, environmental tobacco smoke, drinking water hardness, and ambient air pollution. READ MORE

  4. 2. Genetic genealogy and epidemiology of Francisella

    Author : Kerstin Svensson; Anders Johansson; Mats Forsman; Sam R. Telford III; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Francisella tularensis; tularemia; genotyping; epidemiology; GIS; Infectious diseases; Infektionssjukdomar; Infectious Diseases; infektionssjukdomar;

    Abstract : This thesis is about analyzing genetic differences among isolates of Francisella tularensis – the tularemia-causing bacterium. To elucidate how these bacterial isolates are related, and their geographical and genetic origins, I have developed typing assays for Francisella and used them to study the epidemiology of tularemia. READ MORE

  5. 3. GIS and Health: Enhancing Disease Surveillance and Intervention through Spatial Epidemiology

    Author : Augustus Aturinde; Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; spatial epidemiology; spatial econometrics; HIV-TB; CVD; cancer;

    Abstract : The success of an evidence-based intervention depends on precise and accurate evaluation of available data and information. Here, the use of robust methods for evidence evaluation is important. Epidemiology, in its conventional form, relies on statistics and mathematics to draw inferences on disease dynamics in affected populations. READ MORE

  6. 4. Road Traffic Noise - Factors modifying its relation to annoyance and cardiovascular disease

    Author : Theo Bodin; Avdelningen för arbets- och miljömedicin; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Road Traffic Noise; Annoyance; Myocardial Infarction; Hypertension; Sleep;

    Abstract : Traffic noise causes annoyance and sleep disturbance and has been linked with several other adverse effects on life quality and health, including increased risk of hypertension and myocardial infarction. Conservative estimates assume that at least one million healthy life years are lost every year from traffic related noise in the western part of Europe. READ MORE

  7. 5. Traffic pollution and chronic respiratory disease. Epidemiological studies in children and adults in southern Sweden

    Author : Anna Lindgren; Avdelningen för arbets- och miljömedicin; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Asthma; COPD; Air pollution; Traffic; NOx; Epidemiology;

    Abstract : This thesis investigate if long-term exposure to traffic pollution is a risk factor for development of chronic respiratory disease and allergy in adults and children in southern Sweden (Scania). Information about health was obtained from surveys and health care registers. READ MORE