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This paper presents evidence on income-related inequalities in self- assessed health in nine industrialized countries. Health interview survey data were used to construct concentration curves of self-assessed health, measured as a latent variable. Inequalities in health favoured the higher income groups and were statistically significant in all countries. Inequalities were particularly high in the

Critical infrastructures (CIs) and the services they provide are imperative for the functioning of societies. CI safety and security have historically been addressed and regulated on a sectoral basis, despite their interdependent nature. These silo-structures potentially hinder achieving resilience from a system-of-systems governance perspective. Cross-sectoral initiatives addressing interdependen

The historical subclassification of diabetes into predominantly types 1 and 2 is well appreciated to inadequately capture the heterogeneity seen in patient presentations, disease course, response to therapy and disease complications. This review summarises proposed data-driven approaches to further refine diabetes subtypes using clinical phenotypes and/or genetic information. We highlight the bene

Background: Patients with oesophageal and gastric cancer face a poor prognosis and multiple symptoms and problems that negatively affect their quality of life. In view of the prognosis and extensive illness burden, an early palliative care approach is of importance.Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to describe and compare symptoms, problems and care needs in relation to the initial treatment

This presentation brings light on how the materiality of three eHealth solutions affect care and care work. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 92 healthcare workers from the south of Sweden. The analysis of the data was interpretive and focusing on the participants words and narratives on the mediating role of three different eHealth solutions(Daymon & Holloway, 2010). Through explor

Vi ser i Bibeln hur människan, naturen och Gud var tätt förbundna. I den kontext som Bibeln befinner sig i är relationen mellan människan och naturen en självklar del av vardagen. Människan levde i symbios med naturen och var helt beroende av denna för sin överlevnad. Naturen var den som gav människan mat men också den som hade makten att förgöra henne. I och med industrialiseringen och kapitalism

Arbetet fokuserar på rekvisitet socialt nedbrytande beteende i 3 § LVU ur ett rättssäkerhetsperspektiv. Till grund ligger en rättsutredning av begreppet baserat främst på lagtext, förarbeten och praxis. Det följer även en kort presentation om tvångsomhändertagande av personer under 18 år under 1900-talet för att ge en bredare bild av ämnet till läsaren, samt för att belysa utvecklingen av rättssäk