Search for dissertations about: "tobacco consumption"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 swedish dissertations containing the words tobacco consumption.

  2. 1. A Zero-vision for Children’s Tobacco Smoke Exposure : Tobacco prevention in Child Health Care

    Author : Noomi Carlsson; Boel Andersson-Gäre; AnnaKarin Johansson; Göran Hermansson; Johnny Ludvigsson; Staffan Jansson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Children; environmental tobacco smoke; child health care; intervention; Quality Improvement; SiCET;

    Abstract : Adverse health effects in children caused by environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) are well known. Children are primarily exposed by their parents’ smoking in their homes. READ MORE

  4. 2. Alcohol consumption during pregnancy : Prevalence, predictors and prevention

    Author : Janna Skagerström; Per Nilsen; Siw Alehagen; Elisabet Häggström-Nordin; Lars Weinehall; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : It is well established that fetal alcohol exposure can disturb the development of the fetus and cause a range of effects for the affected child. However, research on the effects of exposure to lower levels is inconclusive and the subject is debated. READ MORE

  5. 3. Towards a tobacco-free generation. A study on the tobacco habits of adolescents: when, why and who?

    Author : Ingrid Edvardsson; Allmänmedicin och samhällsmedicin; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Adolescents; smoking; snus use; health promotion; prevention; tobacco-free;

    Abstract : Why adolescents are using tobacco is a large and complex issue. There are factors on society, group and individual levels that affect the youngsters. The norms and attitudes in their surrounding, as well as the tobacco habits of parents and friends, are important when it comes to affecting adolescents to start using tobacco or abstain from it. READ MORE

  6. 4. State and industrial actions to influence consumer behavior

    Author : Erik Brockwell; Runar Brännlund; Robert Lundmark; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Taxation; legislation; regulation; health; environment; tobacco; alcohol; petroleum; electricity; gas; sugar; consumption; prices; signaling effect; almost ideal demand system; public policy; panel data; media expenditure; lobbying; vector error correction model; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of an introductory part and three papers.Paper [I] examines how taxes affect consumption of commodities that are detrimental to health and the environment. READ MORE

  7. 5. Tobacco and multiple sclerosis susceptibility

    Author : Anna Karin Hedström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic immune-mediated disease of the central nervous system (CNS) that arises from a combination of a complex genetic predisposition and environmental factors. For northern Europeans, the lifetime risk of MS is 1:400, making it the most common non-traumatic cause of disability in young adults. READ MORE