Search for dissertations about: "Osteoporosis adherence"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words Osteoporosis adherence.

  2. 1. Epidemiological aspects of drug-related vitamin D deficiency and osteoporotic fractures

    Author : Ola Nordqvist; Martin Carlsson; Pär Wanby; Thomas Neumark; Björn Wettermark; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; vitamin D; secondary osteoporosis; fractures; drug risk management; medical guideline adherence; electronic health records; real-world data; risk assessment; awareness; attitudes; personalised medicine; cross-sectional study; cohort study; qualitative analysis; thematic analysis; pharmacoepidemiology; Biomedical Sciences; Biomedicinsk vetenskap;

    Abstract : Background: Vitamin D deficiency, secondary osteoporosis and low-energy fractures (LEF) as side effects of specific drugs were first described more than half a century ago. These effects are recognized in guidelines where patients prescribed risk drugs are recommended follow-up with testing and supplementation. READ MORE

  4. 2. Pharmacoepidemiology and health economics of adherence to pharmaceutical fracture prevention

    Author : Oskar Ström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by weak bone, affecting hundreds of millions of people worldwide, predominantly postmenopausal women. The main clinical consequence of the disease is bone fractures and the lifetime risk of any fracture has been estimated at ~55% in Norwegian women. READ MORE

  5. 3. Patient characteristic, perceived health and drug prescription in primary care

    Author : Birgitta Semark; Göran Petersson; Sven Tågerud; Per Wändell; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Biomedical Sciences; Biomedicinsk vetenskap;

    Abstract : Patients have increased demands for information and involvement in decision-making including drug selection.  At the same time, society needs to limit costs, e.g. for subsidized drugs, thus entailing a challenge to in particular primary care. READ MORE

  6. 4. Genetic linkage and association studies in celiac disease: discoveries from whole genome analysis

    Author : Svetlana Adamovic; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : Celiac Disease; genome-wide scan; linkage; association; GWAS; complex disease; autoimmune; 5q31-33; HLA; IL2 IL21;

    Abstract : Celiac Disease (CD) or Gluten Sensitive Enteropathy (GSE) is a life-long disorder. It is characterized by inflammation in the small intestine of genetically predisposed individuals caused by inappropriate immune response to gluten, a protein enriched in some of our common grains (wheat, rye and barley). READ MORE