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Costing analysis of a digital first-line treatment platform for patients with knee and hip osteoarthritis in Sweden by Ekman, B, Nero, H, Lohmander, L.S, Dahlberg, L.E

“…Osteoarthritis (OA) constitutes a major and increasing burden on patients, health care systems and the broader society. It is estimated that around a quarter…”
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Community-based health insurance in low-income countries: a systematic review of the evidence by EKMAN, BJÖRN

“…Health policy makers are faced with competing alternatives, and for systems of health care financing. The choice of financing method should mobilize resources…”
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Improved Cortisol Exposure-Time Profile and Outcome in Patients with Adrenal Insufficiency: A Prospective Randomized Trial of a Novel Hydrocortisone Dual-Release Formulation by Johannsson, G, Nilsson, A. G, Bergthorsdottir, R, Burman, P, Dahlqvist, P, Ekman, B, Engström, B. E, Olsson, T, Ragnarsson, O, Ryberg, M, Wahlberg, J, Biller, B. M. K, Monson, J. P, Stewart, P. M, Lennernäs, H, Skrtic, S

“…Context: Patients with treated adrenal insufficiency (AI) have increased morbidity and mortality rate. Our goal was to improve outcome by developing a…”
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Long-term outcomes of patients with acromegaly: a report from the Swedish Pituitary Register by Arnardóttir, Steinunn, Järås, Jacob, Burman, Pia, Berinder, Katarina, Dahlqvist, Per, Erfurth, Eva Marie, Höybye, Charlotte, Larsson, Karin, Ragnarsson, Oskar, Ekman, Bertil, Edén Engström, Britt

“…Objective To describe the treatment and long-term outcomes of patients with acromegaly from all healthcare regions in Sweden. Design and methods Analysis of…”
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Psychotropic Drugs in Patients with Cushing’s Disease Before Diagnosis and at Long-Term Follow-Up: A Nationwide Study by Bengtsson, Daniel, Ragnarsson, Oskar, Berinder, Katarina, Dahlqvist, Per, Edén Engström, Britt, Ekman, Bertil, Höybye, Charlotte, Burman, Pia, Wahlberg, Jeanette

“…Abstract Context Psychiatric symptoms are common in Cushing’s disease (CD) and seem only partly reversible following treatment. Objective To investigate drug…”
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Deaths Among Adult Patients With Hypopituitarism: Hypocortisolism During Acute Stress, and De Novo Malignant Brain Tumors Contribute to an Increased Mortality by Burman, P, Mattsson, A. F, Johannsson, G, Höybye, C, Holmer, H, Dahlqvist, P, Berinder, K, Engström, B. E, Ekman, B, Erfurth, E. M, Svensson, J, Wahlberg, J, Karlsson, F. A

“…Context: Patients with hypopituitarism have an increased standardized mortality rate. The basis for this has not been fully clarified. Objective: To…”
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Autoimmune Disease in Turner Syndrome in Sweden: An up to 25 Years’ Controlled Follow-up Study by Naessén, Sabine, Eliasson, Malin, Berntorp, Kerstin, Kitlinski, Margareta, Trimpou, Penelope, Amundson, Emily, Thunström, Sofia, Ekman, Bertil, Wahlberg, Jeanette, Karlsson, Anders, Isaksson, Magnus, Bergström, Ingrid, Levelind, Carina, Bryman, Inger, Landin-Wilhelmsen, Kerstin

“…Abstract Context Turner syndrome (TS) is the most common chromosomal aberration in women; it is the result of structural or numeric abnormalities in the X…”
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Pituitary function before and after surgery for nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas - Data from the Swedish Pituitary Register by Al-Shamkhi, Nasrin, Berinder, Katarina, Borg, Henrik, Burman, Pia, Dahlqvist, Per, Höybye, Charlotte, Olsson, Daniel S, Ragnarsson, Oskar, Ekman, Bertil, Edén Engström, Britt

“…Data on pre- and postoperative pituitary function in nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPA) are not consistent. We aimed to investigate pituitary function…”
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Detailed assessment of hypothalamic damage in craniopharyngioma patients with obesity by Fjalldal, S., Follin, C., Gabery, S., Sundgren, P. C., Björkman-Burtscher, I. M., Lätt, J., Mannfolk, P., Nordström, C. H., Rylander, L., Ekman, B., Cheong, R., Pålsson, A., Petersén, Å., Erfurth, E. M.

“…Background/objectives Hypothalamic obesity (HO) occurs in 50% of patients with the pituitary tumor craniopharyngioma (CP). Attempts have been made to predict…”
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Natural history and surgical outcome of Rathke's cleft cysts—A study from the Swedish Pituitary Registry by Petersson, Maria, Berinder, Katarina, Eden Engström, Britt, Tsatsaris, Erika, Ekman, Bertil, Wahlberg, Jeanette, Burman, Pia, Borg, Henrik, Siesjö, Peter, Dahlqvist, Per, Åkerman, Anna‐Karin, Ragnarsson, Oskar, Olsson, Martin, Förander, Petter, Bensing, Sophie, Höybye, Charlotte

“…Objective Rathke's cleft cysts are benign, embryological remnants in the pituitary gland. The majority of them are small and asymptomatic but a few may become…”
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Establishing a valid cohort of patients with acromegaly by combining the National Patient Register with the Swedish Pituitary Register by Robèrt, J., Tsatsaris, E., Berinder, K., Bonelli, L., Burman, P., Dahlqvist, P., Höybye, C., Olsson, D. S., Ragnarsson, O., Vouzouneraki, K., Åkerman, A.-K., Ekman, B., Edén Engström, B.

“…Purpose The aim of this study was to establish a valid national cohort of patients diagnosed with acromegaly by combining data from the general National…”
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Health insurance reform in Vietnam: a review of recent developments and future challenges by Ekman, Björn, Liem, Nguyen Thanh, Duc, Ha Anh, Axelson, Henrik

“…Vietnam is undertaking health financing reform with a view to achieve universal coverage of health insurance within the coming years. To date, around half of…”
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Microstructural white matter alterations and hippocampal volumes are associated with cognitive deficits in craniopharyngioma by Fjalldal, S, Follin, C, Svärd, D, Rylander, L, Gabery, S, Petersén, Å, van Westen, D, Sundgren, P C, Björkman-Burtscher, I M, Lätt, J, Ekman, B, Johanson, A, Erfurth, E M

“…Context Patients with craniopharyngioma (CP) and hypothalamic lesions (HL) have cognitive deficits. Which neural pathways are affected is unknown. Objective To…”
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Prospective evaluation of long-term safety of dual-release hydrocortisone replacement administered once daily in patients with adrenal insufficiency by Nilsson, A G, Marelli, C, Fitts, D, Bergthorsdottir, R, Burman, P, Dahlqvist, P, Ekman, B, Engström, B Edén, Olsson, T, Ragnarsson, O, Ryberg, M, Wahlberg, J, Lennernäs, H, Skrtic, S, Johannsson, G

“…ObjectiveThe objective was to assess the long-term safety profile of dual-release hydrocortisone (DR-HC) in patients with adrenal insufficiency…”
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Prevalence of Nelson’s syndrome after bilateral adrenalectomy in patients with cushing’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Papakokkinou, Eleni, Piasecka, Marta, Carlsen, Hanne Krage, Chantzichristos, Dimitrios, Olsson, Daniel S., Dahlqvist, Per, Petersson, Maria, Berinder, Katarina, Bensing, Sophie, Höybye, Charlotte, Engström, Britt Edén, Burman, Pia, Follin, Cecilia, Petranek, David, Erfurth, Eva Marie, Wahlberg, Jeanette, Ekman, Bertil, Åkerman, Anna-Karin, Schwarcz, Erik, Johannsson, Gudmundur, Falhammar, Henrik, Ragnarsson, Oskar

“…Purpose Bilateral adrenalectomy (BA) still plays an important role in the management of Cushing's disease (CD). Nelson’s syndrome (NS) is a severe complication…”
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Switching to insulin degludec is a cost-saving therapy for patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes in the Swedish setting based on real world data by Jendle, Johan, Thunander, M., Ekman, B., Sjöberg, S., Ericsson, Å., da Rocha Fernandes, J., Mårdby, A.C., Malkin, S.J.P., Hunt, B.

“…Objectives : The Europe-based, prospective, observational ReFLeCT study recently showed that switching to the ultralong-acting basal insulin analogue degludec…”
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Increased Mortality Persists after Treatment of Cushing’s Disease: A Matched Nationwide Cohort Study by Bengtsson, Daniel, Ragnarsson, Oskar, Berinder, Katarina, Dahlqvist, Per, Edén Engström, Britt, Ekman, Bertil, Höybye, Charlotte, Järås, Jacob, Valdemarsson, Stig, Burman, Pia, Wahlberg, Jeanette

“…Abstract Context Whether biochemical remission normalizes life expectancy in Cushing’s disease (CD) patients remains unclear. Previous studies evaluating…”
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Altered chemokine Th1/Th2 balance in Addison's disease: relationship with hydrocortisone dosing and quality of life by Ekman, B, Alstrand, N, Bachrach-Lindström, M, Jenmalm, M C, Wahlberg, J

“…The adrenalitis found in autoimmune Addison's disease (AAD) is considered having a Th1-driven pathogenesis. Circulating Th1- and Th2-associated chemokines…”
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Relationship between testosterone in serum, saliva and urine during treatment with intramuscular testosterone undecanoate in gender dysphoria and male hypogonadism by Lood, Y., Aardal‐Eriksson, E., Webe, C., Ahlner, J., Ekman, B., Wahlberg, J.

“…Summary Long‐term testosterone replacement therapy is mainly monitored by trough levels of serum testosterone (S‐T), while urinary testosterone (U‐T) is used…”
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Impaired postural balance in turner syndrome by Wahlberg, J, Sydsjö, G, Ledin, T, Bågesund, M, Ekman, B

“…An impaired body balance has been found in Turner syndrome (TS) in clinical tests like Rombergs's test and walking on a balance beam. The aim of the study was…”
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