Public Health and Health Care - Contents
From Infectious Diseases to Welfare-Related Diseases
Måns Rosén
The Basis of Knowledge
– epidemiology, classification of diseases and population registers
Måns Rosén, Björn Smedby
Epidemiology
Population statistics of world class
District medical officers' reports
International classification of diseases
The concept of disease varies
Diagnosing an illness - art or science?
Registers of diseases in Sweden
Registers save lives
The 1998 Personal Data Act
From the Past to the Present
– dramatic improvements in public health
Anders Brändström, Sören Edvinsson
Regional differences
Why did people fall ill in the old days?
Alcohol and health
Health and Sickness in Sweden Today
Gudrun Lindberg, Måns Rosén
- Swedes live longer
- Importance of lifestyle for health
- Importance of social conditions for health
- How important are working conditions?
- Lifestyle and social patterns
- Infant mortality as a social indicator
- Many young people start with bad habits
- Dental health
- Long-term illnesses and health problems
- Cardiovascular diseases
- Diabetes – increased risks in rural districts
- Various forms of cancer
- Alcohol-related diseases
- Fatal road accidents are more common in rural areas
- Infectious diseases
- Mental illness and suicide
- Functional disorders
- Tell me where you live and I'll say how well you are
Organisation, Resources and Effects of Medical Care
Kaj Essinger, Gudrun Lindberg, Måns Rosén
How medical care contributes
From district medical officer to primary care
Legislation and finance
Primary care and hospital care
Developments during the 1990s
Medical care costs
How are our medical resources utilised?
The quality of health and medical care
Rapid-Post-War Expansion of Medical Services
Bror Rexed, Gunnar Wennström
Medical Training and Research
Training programmes
Gudrun Lindberg, Bror Rexed, Gunnar Wennström
Success stories in research
Carl-Magnus Stolt
What Can We Learn from History?
Bror Rexed, Gunnar Wennström
Authors
Litterature and References
Data Sources
Acknowledgements for Illustrations
Index
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