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Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and anxiety symptoms in older adults
(2019-09-11)
Anxiety is a broad concept, difficult to detect and recognize. Expression may shift over the lifetime further complicating identification. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is one of the most common anxiety disorders in ...
Epidemiological aspects of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality among individuals with diabetes: the relative importance of cardiovascular risk factors
(2018-09-21)
Background: Long-term trends of cardiovascular complications and death among patients with diabetes have not been studied extensively. In addition, we aimed to examine the effect of multifactorial risk factor control, as ...
COPD: Incidence, prognosis and co-morbidity with special focus on heart disease
(2016-12-20)
The aim of the thesis was to contribute to the knowledge on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with respect to incidence, risk factors, prognosis and comorbidities. With the epidemiological approach, samples from ...
Epidemiology of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus - Prevalence, Risk Factors, Diagnosis and Prognosis
(2016-05-31)
The number of older persons and individuals with cognitive impairment is expected to increase dramatically in most parts of the world. It is therefore important to learn more about disorders that affect cognition. Idiopathic ...
Skilled birth attendant services in Nepal: overcoming barriers to utilization
(2017-05-18)
Background
Skilled birth attendants (SBAs) provide important services that improve maternal and newborn health and reduce maternal and newborn mortality. Utilization and coverage of SBA services reveal wide disparities ...
Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts. Epidemiology, Morphology and Surgical Outcome
(2016-05-13)
Background: Intracranial arachnoid cysts (AC) are malformations of the arachnoid membrane. They may cause symptoms, either by obstruction of the CSF flow or by compression of adjacent neural tissues. The aim of this thesis ...
Factors related to depression in women - over the life course
(2012-10-08)
FACTORS RELATED TO DEPRESSION IN WOMEN – OVER THE LIFE COURSE
Pia Gudmundsson Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of ...
Temporomandibular disorders in women—symptoms and signs in population-based studies
(2019-11-13)
The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate symptoms and signs of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and orofacial pain in the Swedish female population in relation to some other health factors.
The thesis includes ...
Heart failure and type 1 diabetes
(2018-03-27)
Background: Approximately 45,000 individuals live with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in Sweden. Previous studies have shown an increased risk for heart failure in persons with diabetes, but most of the studies have been in the ...
Cardiovaskular risk factors and complications in type 1 and type 2 diabetes
(2010-10-25)
Patients with diabetes have increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality compared to the general population. The aim of this work was to describe the clinical characteristics and risk factors in patients ...