Health lifestyles of pre-school children in Nordic countries: parents' perspectives

Associations between parents’ subjective time pressure and mental health problems among children in the Nordic countries: a population based study

BACKGROUND The home, the family and the parents represent a context of everyday life that is important for child health and development, with parent-child relationships highlighted as crucial for children's mental health. Time pressure is an emerging feature of modern societies and previous studies indicates that parents with children living at home experience time pressure to a greater extent ...

Serous Otitis Media in Pre-School Children

Introduction: Salivary gland tumors are relatively rare and constitute 3-4% of all head and neck neoplasms. The majority (70%) of salivary gland tumors arise in the parotid gland. Recommended treatment for a parotid mass is surgical excision with a surrounding cuff of normal tissue to prevent recurrence. Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective study of 300 patients who were operated b...

Perspectives on dental education in the Nordic countries.

The object of this review is to discuss the state of dental education and describe current developments at dental schools in the Nordic countries. The main focus is the undergraduate dental education; however, the postgraduate system will also be addressed. The curriculum model for undergraduate dental education in the Nordic countries is based upon the odontological tradition. The influence of...

E-Banking in the Nordic Countries - Its Emergence and Perspectives

Educational Needs in Physical Health for Parents with Elementary School Children

  Parents, especially those who have elementary school age children, need to know about their children’s physical health and any program aimed at improving this knowledge requires an initial needs assessment. To this end, initially a group of experts were interviewed and then a sample of 300 principals, 1800 teachers, and 3600 parents in 10 provinces was given a questionnaire based ...