Search for dissertations about: "Margareta Hedström"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Margareta Hedström.

  2. 1. Effects of anabolic hormone treatment in elderly patients with hip fracture

    Author : Margareta Hedström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Hip fracture; IGF-I; lean body mass; BMD; anabolic steroids; growth hormone.;

    Abstract : The principal aims of these studies were to investigate the status of hip fracture patients regarding BMD, body composition and some nutritional factors at the time of the fracture and changes in these variables during the postoperative period. A further aim was to determine whether anabolic hormone treatment could had any beneficial effects after a hip fracture. READ MORE

  4. 2. Gender differences in patients with hip fracture : aspects on care and recovery

    Author : Bodil Samuelsson; Nils Dalén; Anne-Cathrine Mattiasson; Margareta Hedström; Marie-Louise Hall-Lord; Sophiahemmet Högskola; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Hip fractures;

    Abstract : Hip fractures in the elderly are common and impose a substantial burden on the healthcare system. This fracture population consists of many subgroups that often require differentiated and extensive acute and postfracture care. READ MORE