Factors affecting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)-related costs: a multivariate analysis of a Swedish COPD cohort.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an increasing public health problem, generating considerable costs. The objective of this study was to identify factors affecting COPD-related costs. A cohort of 179 subjects with COPD was interviewed over the telephone on four occasions about their annual use of COPD-related resources. The data set and explanatory variables were analysed by means of

A 800-year long, radiocarbon-dated varve chronology from south-eastern Sweden

Speech results in adult Swedish patients born with bilateral complete cleft lip and palate.

Thirty-six adult patients (26 men and 10 women) who had been operated on for bilateral complete cleft lip and palate (BCLP) were evaluated with regard to long-term follow-up consisting of clinical investigation, perceptual speech analysis, and self-estimation of quality of speech. Twenty-six had had a von Langenbeck repair at the age of 14 months (L-14 group), and 10 a Wardill repair at the age of

Aalenian to Cenomanian palynofloras of SW Scania, Sweden

Safety hazards in abdominal surgery related to communication between surgical and anesthesia unit personnel found in a Swedish nationwide survey.

Many adverse events occur due to poor communication between surgical and anesthesia unit personnel. The aim of this study was to identify strategies to reduce risks unveiled by a national survey on patient safety.

Gender, power, and sexuality: Crossroads in Sweden

The interspace between Sweden and Denmark. The industrial dynamics of the Öresund cross-border region

The late emergence of socioeconomic mortality differentials: A micro-level study of adult mortality in southern Sweden 1815-1968

Predictors of response to anti-TNF therapy according to ACR and EULAR criteria in patients with established RA: results from the South Swedish Arthritis Treatment Group Register.

OBJECTIVE: To identify factors predicting response to first TNF blocking treatment course in patients with established RA with a special focus on gender differences. METHODS: Patients with active RA initiating their first treatment course of TNF-blocking therapy were enrolled. The study period was March 1999 through September 2006. The prospective protocol included information on demographics, cli

In search of the force of dependent V2: A note on Swedish

Comment on: Prevalence and incidence of rheumatoid arthritis in southern Sweden 2008 and their relation to prescribed biologics: reply.

Choreutinula kulla sp. n. A new species of Collembola from Norway and Sweden, the second European species of the genus (Collembola: Hypogastruridae).

A high-resolution dinoflagellate cyst record from latest Holocene sediments in Koljö Fjord, Sweden

Some Aspects of the Expansion of Education in Sweden

Review of History of Footwear in Norway, Sweden and Finland

Inflammatory markers and exposure to airborne particles among workers in a Swedish pulp and paper mill.

To study the relationship between exposure to airborne particles in a pulp and paper mill and markers of inflammation and coagulation in blood.

Blood pressure and risk of cardiovascular diseases in type 2 diabetes: further findings from the Swedish National Diabetes Register (NDR-BP II).

OBJECTIVES: Estimate risks of coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke and cardiovascular disease (CVD) with updated mean systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure in an observational study of patients with type 2 diabetes. METHODS: Thirty-five thousand and forty-one patients treated with antihypertensive drugs, and 18 512 untreated patients, aged 30-75 years, without previous heart failure,

Mesolithic research in the central part of Scania, southern Sweden

Decline of the new Swedish variant of Chlamydia trachomatis after introduction of appropriate testing.

Objective: The longitudinal epidemiological development of the new variant of Chlamydia trachomatis was studied after appropriate testing procedures had been introduced when the strain was detected in 2006. Methods: The number of cases of the new variant of C trachomatis was followed from 2007 through 2011 from the laboratory records. Testing for C trachomatis is centralised to one laboratory wit

Poor housing conditions in association with child health in a disadvantaged immigrant population: a cross-sectional study in Rosengård, Malmö, Sweden.

To describe the home environment in terms of housing conditions and their association with child health in a disadvantaged immigrant population.