The overall purpose of this thesis was to evaluate the treatment of patients with an acute Achilles tendon rupture with regard to complications, function and patient-reported outcome. Moreover, the purpose was to develop ...

Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) affects 1 in 3000 children and is the major cause of treatable mental retardation. Most cases are due to malformations of the gland, collectively named thyroid dysgenesis. The disease results ...

Colorectal tumors are responsible for more than 600 000 deaths per year worldwide and thereby constitute the second most common cause of cancer related mortality. Early detection is related to improved prognosis and ...

Head and neck injuries represent a category of particular concern as even in mild cases (AIS 1) the outcome may be chronic disability. Initially, and in the event of chronic posttraumatic disorder, both head and neck ...

The Effect of Organizational Factors on Long-term Sick Leave in Swedish Municipalities The aim with this study was to explain the variation in long-term sick leave within the public sector among workers in different ...

Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis are common chronic immune-mediated diseases of the skin and joints. Psoriasis affects approximately 2-3 % of the Caucasian population and about 30 % of all psoriasis patients develop ...

Denna bok är en nytryckning av boken med samma titel som tidigare getts ut i serien Arbete och Hälsa. Den är till innehållet och kapitelindelning praktiskt taget helt oförändrad. Dock har kapitel 2 Begreppet arbets-skada ...

ABSTRACT Background: During the last 25 years the prevalence of overweight and obe-sity has increased dramatically, both in developed and developing countries. The World Health Organization is declaring it an epidemic. ...

The aim of this thesis was to describe various aspects of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and CPR training in order to find approaches for enhancing bystander interventions. Cardiac care patients (n=401) were interviewed ...

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is one of the most common causes of acute watery diarrhoea in developing countries, particularly among local children less than five years and is also the most common cause of diarrhoea ...