Apparent decreases in Swedish public health indicators after 1997—Are they due to improved diagnostics or to environmental factors? Örjan Hallberg, Olle Johansson Pathophysiology Volume 16, Issue 1, Pages 43-46 (June 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.pathophys.2008.12.004 Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Lung cancer in the elderly (male (M) and female (F)) has increased in Sweden since 1997. Pathophysiology 2009 16, 43-46DOI: (10.1016/j.pathophys.2008.12.004) Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 The number of newly reported cases of prostate cancer in men aged 50–59 years in Stockholm County, Sweden. Pathophysiology 2009 16, 43-46DOI: (10.1016/j.pathophys.2008.12.004) Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Melanoma of the face has increased in Sweden among people <60 years since 2000. Pathophysiology 2009 16, 43-46DOI: (10.1016/j.pathophys.2008.12.004) Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 Alzheimer's mortality has increased steeply since 1998 in Sweden. Pathophysiology 2009 16, 43-46DOI: (10.1016/j.pathophys.2008.12.004) Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 5 Traffic injuries in Stockholm have increased since 1997. Pathophysiology 2009 16, 43-46DOI: (10.1016/j.pathophys.2008.12.004) Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 6 The number of people in Sweden registered as sick suddenly increased starting in September 1997. Pathophysiology 2009 16, 43-46DOI: (10.1016/j.pathophys.2008.12.004) Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 7 Brain tumours among in the elderly (>60 years) have increased since 2001 in Sweden. Pathophysiology 2009 16, 43-46DOI: (10.1016/j.pathophys.2008.12.004) Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 8 The percentage of newborns with heart problems has increased since 1998 in Sweden. Also shown is the annual speech time in dual band mobile phones relative to year 2000. The down going trend of malformed newborns excluding heart problems is now broken since 1998. Pathophysiology 2009 16, 43-46DOI: (10.1016/j.pathophys.2008.12.004) Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions