Läkartidningen
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Monitoring (tracking and surveillance) of children's behavior is considered an essential parenting skill. Numerous studies show that well monitored youths are less involved in delinquency and other norm-breaking behaviors, and scholars conclude that parents should track their children more carefully. We have questioned that conclusion. ⋯ Additionally, the role of parental trust for dysfunctional family relations was examined, and it was found that the relations between the child's delinquency and family dysfunction were mediated by parental trust. Finally, even though there was substantial agreement between parents and children about parents' trust in the child, the individual's unique perspectives were important. Family dysfunction from the child's perspective was based on whether they believed that their parents trusted them, and parents' perceptions of family dysfunction were based on their trust in the child.
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Letter Historical Article
[Happy return of hypothermia as a therapeutic method in neonatal asphyxia].
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In Sweden, penetrating injuries to the lung and especially to the heart are fortunately rare. We hereby present a case-report on a young man who was stabbed in the right lung and heart. The paramedics arrived at the scene one minute after the alarm and instituted mechanical ventilation and fluid infusion. ⋯ A lateral thoracotomy was performed to relieve the cardiac tamponade, and internal heart massage was initiated. Injuries to the lung and heart were reached through sternotomy. Thanks to prompt initial handling by the paramedics and emergency personnel, a trauma-trained senior surgeon and rather direct lines of communication at the small hospital, the young man could return to ordinary activities with neither physical nor neurological deficit.
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Biography Historical Article
[Count on your beliefs. Bayes' theorem in diagnosis].
Bayesian analysis of data finds increasing use in medical statistics, diagnostic evaluation and decision analysis. The central element in bayesian analysis is a set of mathematical rules for integrated evaluation of prior knowledge and new information. ⋯ This article (the first of two) presents Bayes' theorem and its application in diagnostic work. It is explained how likelihood ratios of diagnostic tests interact with the outcome of such tests in the conversion of initial information (prior odds) to enhanced information (posterior odds).