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Voices from the Welfare State. Dissatisfaction and Political Action in Sweden
(2009-09-24)
The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between citizens’ dissatisfaction with the welfare state and political action on welfare state issues, and to what extent institutional arrangements affects this ...
Offentlighetens gränser: Fem kultursociologiska studier av kontroverser kring litterära självframställningar i Sverige, 1976-2008
(2012-02-16)
This dissertation deals with normative boundaries in the Swedish literary public sphere between 1976 and 2008. One aim of the study is to map changes and continuities in the boundary between public and private as defined, ...
Social Bodies. Family and Community Level Influences on Height and Weight, Southern Sweden 1818-1968
(2014-03-13)
This dissertation consists of an introduction, four research papers and one paper describing the data I collected for the studies and how I conducted the study. I collected information on men from conscript inspection lists ...
Approaches to ensure and improve quality at primary healthcare centres - a study of the effects of a structured patient-sorting system and a healthcare reform
(2015-01-09)
Background: Primary healthcare in Sweden meets increased demands from an aging population concerning quality and accessibility while dealing with a growing shortage of general practitioners and imperfect efficiency. ...
Hip fracture prevention by screening and intervention of elderly women in Primary Health Care
(2007-09-18)
Hip fracture prevention by screening and intervention of elderly women in Primary Health Care Daniel Albertsson Background – One in four Swedish women suffers a hip fracture (HF). In order to identify high-risk women we ...
Ideals and Interests in Swedish Foreign Policy: Explaining the South African Gripen Deal
(2018-05-18)
This dissertation explores ideals and interests (and their interrelation) in foreign policy. An in-depth case study of this issue examines Sweden’s 1999 JAS-39 Gripen fighter aircraft deal with South Africa.
Theoretically, ...
Implementation of person-centered care - Facilitators and Barriers
(2014-08-26)
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Background: One of the major issues facing health systems around the world is the implementation of necessary reforms. In Sweden, many attempts have been made to reform the health care system, however, very few ...
Road climate studies with emphasis on road surface temperature variations and hoar frost risk
(2018-05-24)
An effective road transportation system is a key enabler for national and global economic growth. In the wintertime, the presence of snow and ice on road surfaces reduces road surface friction and can result in serious ...
Sudden infant death syndrome-epidemiology and environmental factors. Prevention is still a challenge
(2016-01-13)
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is still an important cause of death in infancy despite its declining incidence. The overall aim of this thesis was to study environmental factors influencing the risk of SIDS with the ...
Prayer in Peasant Communities: Ideals and Practices of Prayer in the Late Medieval Ecclesiastical Province of Uppsala, Sweden
(2010-06-24)
The aim of this study has been to identify, explain and delineate praying among peasant communities in the ecclesiastical province of Uppsala, Sweden. Four aspects have been examined through the perspectives of ideals and ...