Sökning: "Kerstin Albertsson-Wikland"

Hittade 2 avhandlingar innehållade orden Kerstin Albertsson-Wikland.

  1. 1. Growth hormone responsiveness in children : results from Swedish multicenter clinical trials of growth hormone treatment

    Författare :Elena Lundberg; Berit Kriström; Kerstin Albertsson-Wikland; Roland Pfäffle; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; gain in height; puberty; IGHD; non-GHD; IGF-I; bioavailability;

    Sammanfattning : The general aims of the thesis were to study GH responsiveness by estimation of pharmacokinetics and bioavailability of injected recombinant human GH (rhGH), of growth response as gain in heightSDS during childhood and puberty, and IGF-I response as change in circulating IGF-ISDS and IGFBP3SDS. Methods Short children were recruited during 1988–1999 into two national randomized multicentre clinical trials on growth until adult height. LÄS MER

  2. 2. Born Small for Gestational Age : Impact of Linear Catch-up Growth

    Författare :Maria Lundgren; Torsten Tuvemo; Sven Cnattingius; Björn Jonsson; Kerstin Albertsson-Wikland; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pediatrics; Pediatrik; Paediatric medicine; Pediatrisk medicin;

    Sammanfattning : The purposes of the thesis were to study associations between size at birth, short adult stature and risks of subnormal intellectual performance, high blood pressure, and overweight among males, and to study associations between size at birth, short adult stature and risk of overweight and giving birth to small for gestational age (SGA) infants among females.The effect of short adult stature on intellectual performance among males was analyzed in two population-based cohort studies. LÄS MER