Search for dissertations about: "population-based intervention"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 138 swedish dissertations containing the words population-based intervention.
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1. Population based empowerment practice in immigrant communities : A socio-medical study of Iranian families in Sweden
Abstract : I conduct an intervention study involving Iranian families in Sweden. The objectives were as follows (1) to describe how ideas about family pedagogy held by parents and adolescents are affected by move from a country like Iran to a country like Sweden... READ MORE
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2. Population-based empowerment practice in immigrant communities : a socio-medical study of Iranian families in Sweden
Abstract : The significant social problems that confront Iranian families that have immigrated to Western countries have been described in the literature, in particular regarding the difficulties between parents and their adolescent children. However, the investigations that have been performed have not focused on how the situations of these families can be improved. READ MORE
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3. Biomarkers and risk of intracerebral hemorrhage : population-based studies in northern Sweden
Abstract : BackgroundIntracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a disease associated with a high morbidity and mortality and treatment options for the condition are limited. Even though an ICH event usually comes as a surprise to the affected individual, pathogenetic processes often have occurred before the sudden ICH event and may have preceded disease onset by years. READ MORE
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4. Skeletal growth and effects of physical activity during adolescence
Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to evaluate bone mass and bone size in girls and boys from age 12 to 16, with special attention to physical activity. We also wanted to retrospectively evaluate the effect of exercise for the years preceding age 12. The findings were as follows. READ MORE
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5. The Burden of Epilepsy : using population-based data to define the burden and model a cost-effective intervention for the treatment of epilepsy in rural South Africa
Abstract : Rationale Epilepsy is a common, chronic, neurological condition that disproportionately affects individuals living in low- and middle- income countries, including much of sub-Saharan Africa. Epilepsy is treatable, with the majority of individuals who take anti-epileptic drugs experiencing a reduction, or elimination, of seizures. READ MORE
