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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 ...
Aspects of bone quality and risk assessments in fracture and elective orthopaedic patients
(2021-09-15)
Background: Bone quality, bone strength, and bone remodelling are important in many orthopaedic
conditions and can have an impact on fracture incidence, bone healing, implant failure, and different outcome
aspects. ...
Humeral fractures - Epidemiology, treatment and reoperations in the Swedish Fracture Register
(2021-10-15)
Fractures are common, but the knowledge on outcomes, treatment methods or the actual number of fractures treated each year has been sparse. With the introduction of the Swedish Fracture Register (SFR) in 2011, the prospective ...
Epidemiology of cutaneous malignant melanoma in Western Sweden
(2016-11-23)
The incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma (melanoma) has been rising worldwide for the
past decades, causing a major public health problem. The overall aim for this thesis was to study the
epidemiology of melanoma ...
Epidemiology of dementia - with particular focus on time trends and methodology
(2023-04-05)
Dementia is a clinical syndrome characterised by deterioration in cognitive functions, which causes personal suffering and societal challenges. Studies investigating the incidence, prevalence, and mortality of dementia are ...