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Psychophysiological study of functional dyspepsia
(1999-05-26)
Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a common disorder. Its etiology is insufficiently known. Specific treatment is often lacking. This thesis investigates the following questions: 1) do FD patients have different psychological ...
A bio-psychological analysis of functional gastrointestinal disorders and a clinical trial of its treatment using psychodrama
(1999-11-17)
Functional disorders of the gut are regarded as the result of a complex interaction between factors of biological, social and psychological origin. Psychosocial interventions are expected to play a role in the management ...
A model for injury surveillance at the local level in Bangladesh : implications for low-income countries
(2000-10-09)
Injury is a major public health problem in Bangladesh as in other low income countries throughout the world, but one that has gained very little attention from policy makers or even health professionals, mainly due to the ...
In search of risk and safety cultures : empirical and theoretical considerations in the settings of northern and western Europe
(2000-11-03)
There has been an increasing interest in determinants of public health at societal level. These factors have often been of a socio-economic nature, whereas culture has attracted less attention. The aim of this dissertation ...
Alcohol, sickness absence and disability pension : a study in the field of disease, ill health, psychosocial factors, and medicalisation
(1999-08-13)
In Sweden 1998 there were 34 487 newly granted DPs (disability pensions) irrespective of diagnosis and 466 (1.4 %) with a main diagnosis of alcohol dependence or abuse. Other studies have shown that alcohol diagnoses are ...
Explanations of differences in alcoholism between social classes and occupations among Swedish men : a register based follow-up study
(1999-04-16)
The general aim of this thesis is to explain differences in alcoholism diagnosis between social classes and occupations. The explanatory factors considered are individual characteristics among people of specific occupations ...
Pregnancy outcome and mortality patterns among women in Cape Verde
(1998-11-11)
Objective: To evaluate pregnancy outcome, risk factors for pregnancy complications, genital infections among pregnant women, health seeking behavior and causes of deaths among women of reproductive age in a low income ...
Cassava processing, consumption and dietary cyanide exposure
(2001-08-17)
Cassava is a major component of the diet of more than half a billion people in the tropics. Cassava is an important crop in the farming system in the tropics because it can be intercropped with many other crops, and yields ...
Violence towards health care personnel : prevalence, risk factors, prevention and relation to quality of care
(1998-11-18)
This thesis investigates the prevalence and nature of violence towards health care personnel and its implications for quality of care. The research presented here is based on a comprehensive perspective of violence as an ...
Visualising the invisible : exploring interactive video in HIV prevention in rural Zambia
(2000-05-04)
The purpose of this thesis is to explore and develop video as an interactive method that can be used in HIV prevention, in order to facilitate reflexivity, communication and dialogue about HIV/AIDS among people. In this ...