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Social phobia among the elderly
(2013-05-02)
Background: Social phobia is common and often associated with impairment in daily activities and reduced quality of life. Comorbidity with depression and other anxiety disorders is not unusual in social phobia. Few studies ...
The epidemiology of cardiac arrest - In-hospital risk assessment, treatment and outcome
(2020-10-12)
AIM: To describe and analyse sudden cardiac arrest, both in hospital and out of hospital, from an epidemiological perspective, by early prediction, by comparing changes over time in relation to aetiology, characteristics, ...
Prevalence and treatment of patients with heart failure with special emphasis on diuretics
(2017-09-21)
Background: Heart failure (HF) is a major health problem worldwide with an estimated prevalence of about 1-2% in the Western world. The temporal trend for prevalence of HF has never been investigated in a nationwide ...
Heart failure epidemiology with emphasis on young adults
(2019-11-20)
Background: Heart failure (HF) is a major health problem worldwide with exponentially increasing incidence
with age and the majority of patients being elderly. In recent years, an increase in hospitalization and
prevalence ...
Long-term consequences of vaginal delivery on the pelvic floor. A comparison with caesarean section in one-para women
(2013-01-09)
Abstract
Long-term consequences of vaginal delivery on the pelvic floor:
A comparison with caesarean section in one-parae women
Urinary incontinence (UI), symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse (sPOP), and faecal and ...
Obesity in diabetes. Cardiovascular outcomes and risk factor trajectories
(2021-03-23)
Introduction: The association between body mass index (BMI) and mortality in diabetes
is complex and sparsely investigated for cardiovascular (CVD) outcomes. We aimed to
investigate these relationships among patients ...
Dietary intake of naturally occurring plant sterols in relation to serum cholesterol and myocardial infarction - Epidemiological studies from Sweden and the UK
(2012-09-21)
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death in the world. High serum level of cholesterol is one of the major risk factors for CVD development. Serum levels of cholesterol can be modified by diet. Generally, ...
Peripartum cardiomyopathy and heart failure in the young
(2014-11-05)
Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to determine comorbidity, incidence and mortality in heart failure (HF) in young adults and particularly in peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM). More specific objectives in PPCM patients ...
Axial spondyloarthritis - with special emphasis on prevalence, perceived health and predictors
(2016-11-18)
The objectives of this thesis were to assess the validity of the diagnostic codes for ankylosing spondylitis and undifferentiated spondyloarthritis in the national patient register (study I), and to estimate the prevalence ...
Depression among Swedish 70-year-olds - Sex differences from a gender perspective
(2020-04-28)
Depression is one of the leading causes of global burden of disease. Due to increased life expectancy, late-life depression is an escalating public health issue. The prevalence is reported to be almost twice as high among ...