abstract：AIMS:"Avoidable" mortality, that is mortality from conditions amenable to healthcare intervention, is commonly studied as an indicator of the outcome of healthcare. The objective of this study was to analyse gender equity in avoidable mortality trends in Sweden from 1971 to 1996. METHODS:The underlying cause of death ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Westerling R

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study examined whether adverse social factors are associated with an increased rate of biological ageing in middle-aged subjects. METHODS:The authors investigated five markers of biological ageing in 690 subjects followed for five years in Ebeltoft, Denmark. Mean age at baseline was 40 years (range 30-50 yea...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Nilsson PM,Engberg M,Nilsson JA,Karlsmose B,Lauritzen T

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Life expectancy in Sweden is currently one of the longest in the world. The population of Halland has the longest life expectancy in Sweden. AIM:Life expectancy in the province of Halland and Sweden as a whole during 1911-50 was studied and the findings are discussed in the light of local historical data. ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Baigi A,Högstedt B,Odén A,Isacsson SO,Herrström P

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study was carried out to investigate how the locus of control (LOC) varies between those who stop smoking in connection with pregnancy and those who do not. The LOC reflects the extent to which a person is in control of her or his life events. METHODS:One hundred and two women who were regular smokers at the...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Lindqvist R,Aberg H

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wheezing and chest tightness is associated with respiratory tract infections. Thus the occurrence of respiratory tract infections may influence the prevalence of asthma. AIMS:To assess the strength of relation between two main symptoms of asthma and the prevalence of respiratory tract infections in children...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Nystad W,Nafstad P,Jaakkola JJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study describes inequalities and trends in health according to socioeconomic status in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT I and II) and contribute to the ongoing discussion on the magnitude of inequalities in health in the Nordic welfare states. To produce data comparable to recent European studies, occupa...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Krokstad S,Westin S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study was undertaken to examine the association between short stature and acute non-fatal myocardial infarction and to analyse causal mechanisms related to height with a focus on childhood risk factors. METHOD:The SHEEP (Stockholm Heart Epidemiology Program) is a population-based case-referent study. The out...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Lundberg M,Diderichsen F,Hallqvist J,SHEEP Study Group.

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To explore the experiences of psychiatric patients living in six rural communities in Norway from a primary care perspective. METHODS:A "Knowledge workshop" (KW) was designed. It was a special kind of meeting between users of services for people with mental illness and service providers. The process and outcome w...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Thesen J

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate urban-rural differences in male suicide mortality between 1988 and 1997 in the province of Kuopio in eastern Finland. METHODS:Male suicide mortality between 1988 and 1997 was studied in eastern Finland. The data were collected from official autopsy reports. Age, marital status, household type, plac...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Pesonen TM,Hintikka J,Karkola KO,Saarinen PI,Antikainen M,Lehtonen J

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physicians seem to have problems in accepting their own illness, and they tend to avoid taking sick leave. This study reports the diseases that physicians bring to work, and discusses selected factors associated with the behaviour of working when ill. METHODS:Of a random sample of 1,476 Norwegian physicians...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Rosvold EO,Bjertness E

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women have higher long-term sickness absence rates than men, and higher rates of most health problems. The rates vary with type of problem and diagnosis. The objectives were to examine whether equal proportions of women and men had sickness absence when they had a given health problem, and if disparities were diagnosi...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Sandanger I,Nygård JF,Brage S,Tellnes G

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Information on drinking patterns may make an important contribution to our understanding of the risks and consequences of alcohol consumption. The objective of the present study is to describe variations and stability of patterns of alcohol use at both the aggregate and the individual levels. METHODS:The rep...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Wennberg P,Bohman M,Andersson T

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Safety education often targets parental risk perception. Predictors of risk perception, however, are not well known, thus limiting the feasibility of effective safety education. Accordingly, in this study, a range of predictors of maternal risk perception were examined. METHODS:A random sampl...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Sellström E,Bremberg S,Gärling A,Hörnquist JO

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study examines gender-related injury frequency by the type of school activity. Data were taken from an injury register created during the school year 1996/97 with the help of 79 Swedish public-sector schools. Injury ratios (IRs) by gender, type of municipality, and type of school were computed for injuries during ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Menckel E,Laflamme L

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to analyse long-term trends and patterns in injury mortality between the Nordic countries and to distinguish differences that are relatively temporary from those that are more durable. Both total injury mortality and special subcategories were examined. Some stable similarities and difference...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Melinder KA,Andersson R

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Feminist critiques of menopause have been beneficial in opening up important public health debates around menopause. One of the most contentious public health issues concerns the use of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) for the prevention of osteoporosis, heart disease and, more recently, Alzheimer's disease, in postm...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Guillemin MN

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with sustainable behaviour change among persons at increased risk for future cardiovascular disease. A qualitative approach based on focus group interviews was used. Twenty-five men aged 62-71 years who participated in the Oslo Study Diet and Anti-smoking Trial ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Cable TA,Meland E,Søberg T,Slagsvold S

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was set up to determine the trends in medical impairment and work disability ratings for persons affected by whiplash associated disorders (WAD) and other injuries secondary to road traffic collisions, and into the influence of age, gender, professional status, and final medical impairment rating on final work...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Holm L,Cassidy JD,Sjögren Y,Nygren A

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To assess differences in health, healthcare use and well-being of children according to their socioeconomic situation. DESIGN:Part of a larger cross-sectional survey on health and well-being of children and their parents in the Nordic countries. SETTING:Iceland. PARTICIPANTS:A questionnaire was sent ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Halldórsson M,Cavelaars AE,Kunst AE,Mackenbach JP

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00