Publications

injuries caused by animals.	injuries caused by animals and treated at the university hospital of umeå were analysed. dogs caused nearly one-half of the injuries, while horses caused one-third of the injuries and the highest number of fractures. the 'cost' of treatment and sickness benefit was fairly evenly distributed between horse-, cattle-, and dog-related injuries. the average 'cost' per injured person was, however, highest in those injured in cattle accidents and moose-car collisions. the impact of animal-related injur ...	1991	1937726
skin prick tests and specific ige in adults from three different areas of sweden.	the aims of this part of the european respiratory health survey were to estimate the prevalence of atopic sensitization to inhalant allergens among adults in three different areas of sweden and to investigate the association between sensitization and certain risk factors. randomly selected subjects aged 20-46 years from göteborg, uppsala, and västerbotten were investigated with the skin prick test (spt), analyses for specific ige antibodies in serum (specific ige) and total serum immunoglobulin ...	1996	8863923
increasing geographical distribution and density of ixodes ricinus (acari: ixodidae) in central and northern sweden.	the geographical distribution and density of ixodes ricinus (l.) in the 2 northern regions, svealand and norrland, in sweden were studied by using a questionnaire in swedish magazines for house owners and dog owners, and in provincial newspapers. analysis of the approximately 1,200 answers revealed that ticks are present in all parts of svealand (except northern värmland and northern and western dalarna), the southeastern part of norrland (i.e., gästrikland and hälsingland), and along the baltic ...	1998	9701939
[survey of personal injuries caused by dogs and cats in umeå. walking the dog was the activity most often related to injury].	injuries due to interaction with dogs and cats are not uncommon, and constituted 1.4% of all injuries in an unselected policlinical and inpatient material. this material was collected from a population of 135,000 people in northern sweden, and during 2 years 280 patients with injuries related to these domestic animals were found (ndogs = 212, ncats = 68). the injuries were in most cases caused by bites and by falls. the former were more common among men, the latter more common among women and re ...	2002	11887713