Search for dissertations about: "vaccinations"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the word vaccinations.

2. 1. Towards explaining the Swedish epidemic of celiac disease : an epidemiological approach

   Author : Anna Myléus; Anneli Ivarsson; Stig Wall; Hans Stenlund; Stefano Guandalini; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; celiac disease; epidemiology; etiology; infant feeding; infections; prevalence; screening; vaccinations; Epidemiology; epidemiologi;

   Abstract : Background: Celiac disease occurs worldwide in approximately 1% of the population, whereof the majority of cases are undiagnosed. Sweden experienced an epidemic (1984-1996) of clinically detected celiac disease in children below 2 years of age, partly attributed to changes in infant feeding. READ MORE

4. 2. Bacterial meningitis in children : clinical aspects and preventive effects of vaccinations

   Author : Urban Johansson Kostenniemi; Sven-Arne Silfverdal; Christer Mehle; Hans Fredlund; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Bacterial meningitis; children; vaccination; clinical presentation; decision support techniques; disease management; risk assessment; disabilities; neurodevelopmental disorders; psychiatric disease; pediatrik; Pediatrics; Infectious Diseases; infektionssjukdomar;

   Abstract : Bacterial meningitis, one of the most severe infections a child can contract, can be caused by several different strains of bacteria. Most commonly, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis. READ MORE

5. 3. Reasons for non-vaccination

   Author : Eva Dannetun; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Vaccination coverage; influenza; MMR; hepatitis B; self reported data; elderly; childhood vaccinations; health care workers; parents attitudes; paper; web questionnaire.;

   Abstract : Vaccines are among the most effective public health interventions used today. Population based vaccination programmes are mainly aimed at protecting against common childhood diseases, but other population groups are also the targets for different recommendations. READ MORE

6. 4. Epidemiological analysis of viral infections as risk factors for multiple sclerosis

   Author : Cecilia Ahlgren; Göteborgs universitet; []
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   Abstract : Viral childhood diseases have been implicated in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). Swedish mass vaccination programmes resulted in radical changes in the panorama of the targeted infections. Vaccines against measles, mumps and rubella were implemented in the early 1970s. READ MORE

7. 5. Epidemiological aspects on malignant diseases in childhood

   Author : Ann Charlotte Dreifaldt; Lennart Hardell; Ulf Flodin; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; childhood cancer; incidence rates; persistent organic pollutants; breast-feeding; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Oncology; Onkologi; Medicin; Medicine; Onkologi; Oncology;

   Abstract : The trends of malignant diseases in children aged 0 to 14 years, reported to the Swedish Cancer Registry 1960–1998 (n=9 298) were analyzed. The most common diagnoses were leukemia, 29.7%, tumors of the central nervous system (CNS), 27.6%, and lymphomas, 10. READ MORE