About the Authors
- Hanna Fernemark
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Contributed equally to this work with: Hanna Fernemark, Christine Jaredsson
Affiliation Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Science, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
- Christine Jaredsson
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Contributed equally to this work with: Hanna Fernemark, Christine Jaredsson
Affiliation Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Science, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
- Bekim Bunjaku
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Affiliation Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Science, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
- Ulf Rosenqvist
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Motala Hospital, Motala, Sweden
- Fredrik H. Nystrom
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Affiliation Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Science, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
- Hans Guldbrand
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* E-mail: hans.guldbrand@lio.se
Affiliation Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Science, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Analyzed the data: FHN HG HF CJ. Wrote the paper: HF CJ FHN HG. Developed and organized the overall research plan: FHN. Developed the original study idea: HG. Participated in the design of the study details: HG BB UR. Obtained data: HG HF CJ. Conducted the study hands-on, recruited patients: BB UR HF CJ. Performed analyses of hormones: HF CJ. Read and approved the final manuscript: FHN HG BB UR HF CJ.