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Neighborhood social capital and incidence and mortality of prostate cancer : a Swedish cohort study

Background: There is a growing interest in the contextual effect of neighborhood linking social capital on different health outcomes, including cancer. Aims: To examine associations between neighborhood linking social capital and incidence and mortality of prostate cancer. Method: This cohort study was based on national registers. Between 2002 and 2015, we included 1,196,563 men aged 50 years and

Estimation of physical performance and measurements of habitual physical activity may capture men with high risk to fall-Data from the Mr Os Sweden cohort

To evaluate if clinically usable estimates of physical performance and level of habitual physical activity are associated with fall risk in elderly men. A population-based sample of 3014 randomly selected men aged 69-80 years was recruited to medical centers in Gothenburg, Malmoe, or Uppsala. The level of physical activity and self-reported falls during the preceding 12 months was evaluated using

Contagion models for the transmission of drug abuse among propinquity-of-rearing defined acquaintances : A Swedish national study

Background: Can we validate a contagion model for drug abuse (DA) in Propinquity-of-Rearing Defined Acquaintances (PRDAs)? Methods: PRDAs were defined as pairs of same-age males born 1975–1990 who grew up within 2 km of each other, one of whom (PRDA1) being first registered for DA in national registries. Using adult residential location, we predicted, using regression splines, proximity-dependent

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis in Southern Sweden. Long-term results after nailing/pinning

One hundred seventy-two patients with 204 slipped capital femoral epiphyses treated with nailing or pinning were evaluated an average of 28 years after surgery. Follow-up evaluation was obtained by questionnaire in 153 cases (181 hips) and by clinical and radiographic reexamination in 132 cases (157 hips). Segmental collapse was seen in four of 179 hips nailed/pinned in situ and in four of 25 hips

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis in southern Sweden. Long-term results after femoral neck osteotomy

Opinions differ concerning the treatment of choice for severe slipped capital femoral epiphysis, probably due to the lack of long-term follow-up evaluations on the different methods of treatment. A series of 33 patients with severe slipped capital femoral epiphysis, treated per primam with wedge osteotomy of the femoral neck, were radiographically and clinically reexamined an average of 28 years (

Associations between occupational and social interaction factors and well-being among people with psychiatric disabilities living in supported housing in Sweden

Research indicates that occupation is important for well-being in people with mental illness, but this has not been extensively studied among those with severe psychiatric disabilities. Social contacts may possibly play a more vital role for them. This study aimed to explore how aspects of occupation and social interaction were related with well-being factors in that group, while controlling for t