Search for dissertations about: "juvenile"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 261 swedish dissertations containing the word juvenile.

  2. 1. Juvenile chronic arthritis : a population based study on epidemiology, natural history and outcome

    Author : Boel Andersson-Gäre; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : Arthritis; juvenile rheumatoid: epidemiology; Hyaluronic acid: blood; Rheumatoid factor: blood; Reumatiska sjukdomar; Barn; Doktorsavhandlingar; Rheumatic diseases; Children; Dissertations;

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  4. 2. Juvenile Crime in Context : The Significance of School Affiliation

    Author : Julia Sandahl; Tove Pettersson; Bitte Modin; Robert Svensson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Juvenile crime; School context; Socio-structural approach; Multilevel analysis; Contextual theories of crime; kriminologi; Criminology;

    Abstract : Within criminology, research on the school-crime relationship has been dominated by individual-level theories and methods. This thesis contributes to the relatively scarce literature focused on the socio-structural aspects of juvenile crime by applying a multidimensional approach to the urban school context of Stockholm. READ MORE

  5. 3. Juvenile chronic arthritis. A study on epidemiology and outcome in Costa Rican children

    Author : Olga Arguedas; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Arthritis; juvenile; rheumatoid; juvenile chronic arthritis; epidemiology; outcome; disability evaluation; antinuclear antibodies; uveitis;

    Abstract : Problems associated with interpreting and comparing epidemiological studies dealing with chronic arthropathies in children include the diversity of classification criteria and selection bias. This study is a step towards elucidating the impact of genetic and environmental factors on disease frequencies and manifestations of Juvenile Chronic Arthritis (JCA) in Costa Rica. READ MORE

  6. 4. JIA (juvenile idiopathic arthritis) in the Nordic countries. Aspects of classification, epidemiology and pain assessment

    Author : Lillemor Berntson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Arthritis; juvenile; rheumatoid; juvenile chronic arthritis; classification; heredity epidemiology; incidence; pain assessment; rating scales; VAS; ordinal data;

    Abstract : Different classification criteria for chronic arthritis in childhood have been used in different parts of the world, which has made comparison between studies difficult. In 1995, a new set of classification criteria was proposed by the ILAR (International League of Associations for Rheumatism) to overcome such difficulties and to create more homogenous subgroups. READ MORE

  7. 5. Ecology of juvenile turbot and flounder in the Central Baltic Sea : Implications for recruitment

    Author : Jesper Martinsson; Sture Hansson; Magnus Appelberg; Anders Nissling; Leif Pihl; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Psetta maxima; Platichthys flesus; juvenile; Baltic Sea; nursery ground; distribution; recruitment; Marine Ecology; marin ekologi;

    Abstract : Our understanding of turbot and flounder ecology in the Baltic Sea is insufficient for sound management decisions. This thesis aims to fill some gaps in current knowledge by providing information of the ecology of turbot and flounder within their juvenile habitat, and to relate these findings to issues assumed relevant for recruitment variation. READ MORE