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Lennart Nyström
Researcher at Umeå University
Publications - 9
Citations - 359
Lennart Nyström is an academic researcher from Umeå University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Standardized mortality ratio & Epilepsy. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 9 publications receiving 343 citations. Previous affiliations of Lennart Nyström include National Institute of Occupational Health.
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Prevalence of dementia disorders in institutionalized Swedish old people THE WORK LOAD IMPOSED BY CARING FOR THESE PATIENTS
TL;DR: The prevalence of dementia disorders was determined among institutionalized patients aged 65 years or more in the county of Vasterbotten and a surprisingly high percentage of demented (17.1 %) was found in the homes for the aged.
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Mortality risk in an adult cohort with a newly diagnosed unprovoked epileptic seizure: a population-based study.
TL;DR: Research sought to investigate mortality risk in an adult cohort with newly diagnosed unprovoked epileptic seizures and found that death risk in this cohort was higher than previously thought.
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Screening of women for intimate partner violence: a pilot intervention at an outpatient department in Tanzania
TL;DR: Screening for IPV is feasible and the health care workers perceived the tool to be advantageous, and the implications of including abuse against men and children in future screening are needed.
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Lung function abnormalities in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis.
Per Uddenfeldt,Per Bjerle,Per Bjerle,Åke Danielsson,Åke Danielsson,Lennart Nyström,Lennart Nyström,N. Stjernberg,N. Stjernberg +8 more
TL;DR: Almost all abnormal lung function data were found in the symptomatic PBC patients (i.e. symptoms of pruritus, xanthoma, xanthelasmata, jaundice, hyperpigmentation, hepatosplenomegaly), whereas only one out of seven asymptomatic patients was affected.
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Prevalence and characteristics of persons with dependency on feeding at institutions for elderly.
TL;DR: Residents who were totally dependent on assisted feeding were more disabled with regard to other ADL functions and also they were demented more often and feeding problems seem to be a terminal phenomenon in demented patients.