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Institutions improving fiscal performance: evidence from Swedish municipalities

Conflicts of interest within hierarchic government organizations regarding the importance of fiscal discipline create the need for institutions that curb the bargaining power of units in charge of implementing policy and align their incentives to the interests of the whole organization. We examine this general public sector problem by collecting unique data on budget institutions and conflicts of

The Swedish version of OMAS is a reliable and valid outcome measure for patients with ankle fractures

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the test-retest reliability and the validity of the self-reported questionnaire Olerud-Molander Ankle Score (OMAS) in subjects after an ankle fracture. Methods: When evaluating the test-retest reliability of the OMAS, 42 subjects surgically treated due to an ankle fracture participated 12 months after injury. OMAS was completed by the patients on t

Tobacco use and caries risk among adolescents - a longitudinal study in Sweden

Background: Smoking and the use of smokeless tobacco have a detrimental impact on general and oral health. The relationship to dental caries is however still unclear. As caries is a multi-factorial disease with clear life-style, socio-economic and socio-demographic gradients, the tobacco use may be a co-variable in this complex rather than a direct etiological factor. Our aim was to analyze the im

Carbonate platform evolution and conodont stratigraphy during the middle Silurian Mulde Event, Gotland, Sweden

Inorganic constituents of well water in one acid and one alkaline area of south Sweden

Social capital and sense of insecurity in the neighbourhood: a population-based multilevel analysis in Malmö, Sweden.

Comparison of fatty acid profile in plasma phospholipids in women from Granada (southern Spain) and Malmo (southern Sweden)

Teachers’ Understanding of Internationalization as an Essential Part of Nursing Education in Sweden

Phenotypic expression of autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa in a Swedish family expressing a Phe-211-Leu variant of peripherin/RDS

The elusiveness of Protestantism: The last expatriations for "apostasy" from the Church of Sweden (1858) in a European perspective

Risk factors for developing systemic lupus erythematosus: a case-control study in southern Sweden.

Upper Cambrian trilobite biostratigraphy and taphonomy at Kakeled on Kinnekulle, Vastergotland, Sweden

Gender in medical curricula: Course organizer views of a gender-issues perspective in medicine in Sweden

Infection with delta agent in Sweden: introduction of a new hepatitis agent

Islet antibodies and remaining beta-cell function 8 years after diagnosis of diabetes in young adults: a prospective follow-up of the nationwide Diabetes Incidence Study in Sweden.

Long-term effects of childbearing on mortality: Evidence from pre-industrial Sweden

Energy balance closure of two bog surfaces in central Sweden

Multilevel analysis of systolic blood pressure and ACE gene I/D polymorphism in 438 Swedish families - a public health perspective

Background: Individuals belonging to the same family share a number of genetic as well as environmental circumstances that may condition a common SBP level. Among the genetic factors, the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene I/D polymorphism appears as a possible candidate as it might influence both SBP and the pharmacological effect of ACE inhibitors. We aimed to combine genetic epidemiology

Baseline verbal fluency performance as predictor of state anxiety during a live hand-grenade throwing exercise - A prospective study of Swedish military conscripts

A qualitative study of the experiences during radiotherapy of Swedish patients suffering from lung cancer.