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H Thulesius

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PubMed2000

Diagnostic delay in pediatric malignancies--a population-based study.

This study describes the discovery and diagnosis of malignant tumors from a primary care perspective in a Swedish county. Between 1984 and 1995, 68 children between the ages 0-16 years were diagnosed with a malignant tumor giving an incidence of 14/100,000. Patient records from both primary care and hospital were analyzed for 64 children. Leukemia was diagnosed in 25 children, and brain tumors in 22 children. In 68% of the children the diagnostic process was initiated in primary care, and in 32% in specialist care. Median parent's delay (time from first symptoms to first consultation), and median doctor's delay (time from first consultation to diagnosis) were 5 and 3 weeks for children with brain tumors, and 1 and 0 weeks for children with leukemia. Median lag time (parent's + doctor's delay) was 9 weeks for patients with brain tumors and 3 weeks for children with leukemia.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1999

Screening for posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among Bosnian refugees.

To assess the level of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among Bosnian war refugees, a consecutive cohort of 206 Bosnian refugees, arriving in Sweden in 1993, was screened for PTSD using a modified version of the self-report instrument PTSS-10. A comparison group of 387 visitors to seven Swedish health centers was recruited. Prevalence of possible PTSD, using two estimates, was 18 to 33% among the Bosnian refugees, and .3 to 1% in the comparison group. The PTSS-10 showed high internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's alpha = .92) and stability (test-retest reliability r = .89). Thus, Bosnian war refugees showed high levels of PTSD symptoms compared to a nonrefugee comparison group.

Adult↗