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Doris Holmberg-Marttila

Publications and source records attributed to Doris Holmberg-Marttila.

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PubMed2003

Cumulative prevalence of atopic eczema and related skin symptoms in a well-baby clinic: a retrospective cohort study.

The aim of the study was to assess the frequency and treatment policy of atopic eczema (AE) and related skin symptoms including rash, redness, dryness and itch in 0- to 5-year-old children. Health records of 320 children born in 1994 were systematically studied. The main results were that 77% of children suffered from skin symptoms during their first 5 years while the cumulative prevalence of AE was 16%, and 11% of children with skin symptoms were referred to a specialist. AE and related skin symptoms were common in the first 5 years of life, and were mostly temporary and responsive to topical treatment. Well-baby clinics play a key role in the treatment of skin-symptomatic children.

Administration, Topical↗
PubMed2001

Task-based learning (TBL) in undergraduate medical education.

Problem-based learning (PBL) is a proven method to learn medicine during the first years of studies. In the clinical phase the active, self-directive student may experience difficulties in adapting to the life of professionals in health care units, where students usually have to attend and work according to preplanned timetables. Task-based learning (TBL) can serve as an intermediary in the meeting of these two cultures. Here we describe a TBL study module for fourth-year medical students and experiences of implementing it at the University of Tampere in Finland. Eighty-five students participated in this study in 1998 and 1999. Our results show that this method works and that it leads to learning. Students evaluate their skills connected with the general practitioner's work in a health centre hospital as better after the study module than at the onset.

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