Air pollution's effects on physical health, especially cardiovascular and respiratory, are well
known. Exposure to air pollution may damage every organ and cell in the human body. New …

Research into child poverty and juvenile delinquency shares two features: both involve
children and sensitive topics. This article focuses on the critical problem of the quality of …

The combination of qualitative interpretative approaches and longitudinal research designs,
although not new in the social sciences, is gaining increasing recognition as a useful and …

Evidence-based nursing practice is based on three pillars: the available research, known
preferences of the patient or patient group and the professional experience of the nurse. For …

Long-term health and developmental impact after in utero opioid and other substance
exposures is unclear. There is an urgent need for well-designed, prospective, long-term …

How do caregivers fine-tune their speech when interacting with infants? Do these potential
modulations support infants' language development? In this dissertation, Rosslund and …

Ethics is an essential element in the provision of healthcare services. Fundamental ethical
values determine the manner in which the professional behavior is implemented in the …

Introduction One of the ethical issues surrounding birth cohort studies is how to obtain
informed assent from children as they grow up. What and how parents tell their children …

Tutkimukseni käsittelee huostaan otettujen lasten ja nuorten ajatuksia ja kokemuksia
sukulaissijaisperheestä. Vuonna 2007 voimaan tulleen lastensuojelulain uudistuksen myötä …

There is growing evidence that integrated spiritual care for nursing professionals is
important for patients in order to cope with illness and handicaps. Spirituality works …