Emilie Friberg

About me
Publications
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Public outreach and news

Research

Since 2011, I apply my knowledge on the field of insurance medicine, focusing
mainly on: Risk factors and consequences of sickness absence in relation to
specific diagnoses, primarily multiple sclerosis, traffic injuries, and
cancer, further on: Interactions between sickness absentees, healthcare
professionals, and social insurance staff.

Articles

Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2024;46(18):4120-4128

Physicians' experience of and collaboration with return-to-work coordinators in healthcare: a cross-sectional study in Sweden

Berglund E; Friberg E; Engblom M; Svard V
Article: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION. 2024;34(2):461-471

Work Adjustments by Types of Occupations Amongst People with Multiple Sclerosis: A Survey Study

Machado A; Murley C; Dervish J; Teni FS; Friberg E
Article: HELIYON. 2024;10(7):e28596

Sickness absence and disability pension after road traffic accidents, a nationwide register-based study comparing different road user groups with matched references

Kjeldgard L; Stigson H; Farrants K; Friberg E
Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL - EXPERIMENTAL, TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL. 2024;10(2):20552173241248293

Coronavirus disease 2019 infection among working-aged people with multiple sclerosis and the impact of disease-modifying therapies

Murley C; Pettersson E; Hillert J; Machado A; Friberg E
Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2024;30(3):419-431

Recent trends in disease-modifying therapy use and associated sickness absence and disability pension among people with multiple sclerosis in Sweden

Teni FS; Machado A; Fink K; Gyllensten H; Hillert J; Friberg E
Article: FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;12:1331746

Disclosing or concealing multiple sclerosis in the workplace: two sides of the same coin-insights from a Swedish population-based survey

Dervish J; Arfuch VM; Murley C; Mckay KA; Machado A; Wennman-Larsen A; Friberg E
Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2023;55:jrm12361

COST-UTILITY OF A MULTICOMPONENT INTERVENTION FOR FIBROMYALGIA VERSUS USUAL CARE: A PRAGMATIC RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Arfuch VM; Martin CA; Berenguera A; Angelats RC; Goncalves AQ; Carrasco-Querol N; Serra GG; Sol MCS; Anguera IF; Friberg E; Pettersson E; Casajuana M
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS. 2023;24(8):1357-1371

Excess costs of multiple sclerosis: a register-based study in Sweden

Murley C; Tinghog P; Teni FS; Machado A; Alexanderson K; Hillert J; Karampampa K; Friberg E
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;33:ckad160.730

A cost-utility analysis on a multicomponent intervention for fibromyalgia syndrome in Spain

Arfuch V; Aguilar Martin C; Berenguera A; Caballol Angelats R; Queiroga Goncalves A; Carrasco-Querol N; Friberg E; Pettersson E; Casajuana M
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;33:ckad160.1339

Provisions regarding organizational and social work environment and future sickness absence in Sweden

Nyman C; Alexanderson K; Svedberg P; Friberg E
Article: JOURNAL OF SAFETY RESEARCH. 2023;86:357-363

Fall and collision related injuries among pedestrians, sickness absence and associations with accident type and occupation

Bergsten EL; Kjeldgard L; Stigson H; Farrants K; Friberg E
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. 2023;30(7):1843-1853

Self-reported restrictions in different life domains and associated factors among people with multiple sclerosis in Sweden

Teni FS; Machado A; Murley C; Fink K; Gyllensten H; Dervish J; Hillert J; Friberg E
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2023;13(5):e067516

Disease-modifying therapies and cost-of-illness progression among people newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis: a national register-based cohort study covering treatment initiation with interferons, glatiramer acetate or natalizumab

Karampampa K; Gyllensten H; Friberg E; Murley C; Kavaliunas A; Hillert J; Olsson T; Alexanderson K
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;23(1):367

Diagnosis-specific sickness absence among injured working-aged pedestrians: a sequence analysis

Kjeldgard L; Stigson H; Bergsten EL; Farrants K; Friberg E
Article: PLOS ONE. 2023;18(1):e0280048

A prognostic model for predicting the duration of 20,049 sickness absence spells due to shoulder lesions in a population-based cohort in Sweden

Gemes K; Holm J; Frumento P; Almondo G; Bottai M; Friberg E; Alexanderson K
Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND RELATED DISORDERS. 2023;69:104456

Trajectories of disease-modifying therapies and associated sickness absence and disability pension among 1923 people with multiple sclerosis in Sweden

Teni FS; Machado A; Murley C; He A; Fink K; Gyllensten H; Glaser A; Alexanderson K; Hillert J; Friberg E
Article: PLOS ONE. 2023;18(5):e0286010

Formal help for persons with multiple sclerosis-Background factors associated with usage of personal assistance and home help in Sweden

Stahl D; Friberg E
Article: PLOS ONE. 2023;18(8):e0290021

Coordinators in the return-to-work process: Mapping their work models

Svard V; Berglund E; Bramberg EB; Gustafsson N; Engblom M; Friberg E
Article: PLOS ONE. 2023;18(8):e0288998

Gender differences in earnings among people with multiple sclerosis and associations with type of occupation and family composition: A population-based study with matched references

Machado A; Azad A; Pettersson E; Hillert JV; Alexanderson KV; Friberg EV
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;32(Supplement_3):ckac129.097

Excess costs of multiple sclerosis: A register-based study in Sweden

Murley C; Tinghög P; Teni FS; Machado A; Alexanderson K; Hillert J; Karampampa K; Friberg E
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;19(20):13322

Patients' Lived Experience in a Multicomponent Intervention for Fibromyalgia Syndrome in Primary Care: A Qualitative Interview Study

Mailen Arfuch V; Caballol Angelats R; Aguilar Martin C; Goncalves AQ; Carrasco-Querol N; Gonzalez Serra G; Sancho Sol MC; Fuste Anguera I; Friberg E; Berenguera A
Article: ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2022;146(3):283-294

Self-employment, sickness absence, and disability pension in multiple sclerosis

Machado A; Murley C; Hillert J; Alexanderson K; Friberg E
Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2022;28(9):1402-1413

Trajectories of sickness absence and disability pension days among people with multiple sclerosis by type of occupation

Bosma AR; Murley C; Aspling J; Hillert J; Schaafsma FG; Anema JR; Boot CRL; Alexanderson K; Machado A; Friberg E
Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL - EXPERIMENTAL, TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL. 2022;8(2):20552173221092411-205521732210924

Early vs. late treatment initiation in multiple sclerosis and its impact on cost of illness: A register-based prospective cohort study in Sweden

Karampampa K; Gyllensten H; Murley C; Alexanderson K; Kavaliunas A; Olsson T; Manouchehrinia A; Hillert J; Friberg E
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;19(7):4040

Coordination and Perceived Support for Return to Work: A Cross-Sectional Study among Patients in Swedish Healthcare

Berglund E; Friberg E; Engblom M; Andersen A; Svard V
Journal article: COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS. 2022;2022(2)

Prognostic factors for return to work in breast cancer survivors

Tamminga SJ; de Wind A; Greidanus MA; Coenen P; Friberg E; Oldenburg H; Duijts SF; de Boer AG
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;32

Excess costs of multiple sclerosis: A register-based study in Sweden

Murley C; Tinghog P; Teni FSS; Machado A; Alexanderson K; Hillert J; Karampampa K; Friberg E
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;21(1):2279

Sickness absence and disability pension among injured working-aged pedestrians-a population-based Swedish register study

Kjeldgard L; Stigson H; Klingegard M; Alexanderson K; Friberg E
Article: BMC WOMENS HEALTH. 2021;21(1):332

Factors of decisive importance for being in work or not during two years after breast cancer surgery: content analysis of 462 women's open answers

Wennman-Larsen A; Svard V; Alexanderson K; Friberg E
Article: ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION. 2021;159:106262

Sickness absence and disability pension among injured car occupants, and associations with injury and car safety factors: A prospective cohort study

Elrud R; Friberg E; Alexanderson K; Stigson H
Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2021;22(1):603

Predicting the duration of sickness absence due to knee osteoarthritis: a prognostic model developed in a population-based cohort in Sweden

Holm J; Frumento P; Almondo G; Gemes K; Bottai M; Alexanderson K; Friberg E; Farrants K
Article: PHARMACOECONOMICS. 2021;39(7):835-851

Cost-of-Illness Progression Before and After Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis: A Nationwide Register-Based Cohort Study in Sweden of People Newly Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and a Population-Based Matched Reference Group

Murley C; Tinghog P; Alexanderson K; Hillert J; Friberg E; Karampampa K
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER CARE. 2021;30(4):e13414

Oncologists' experiences of and prerequisites for sickness certification tasks: A nationwide questionnaire study

Soderman M; Wennman-Larsen A; Alexanderson K; Svard V; Friberg E
Journal article: NEUROLOGY. 2021;96(15_supplement)

Long-term socioeconomic outcomes associated with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis: A nationwide prospective cohort study (4090)

McKay K; Friberg E; Razaz N; Alexanderson K; Hillert J
Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2021;53(4):jrm00179

EVIDENCE NEEDS, TRAINING DEMANDS, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION IN SOCIAL SECURITY AND INSURANCE MEDICINE: A EUROPEAN SURVEY

Kunz R; Verbel A; Weida-Cuignet R; Hoving JL; Weinbrenner S; Friberg E; Klipstein A; Van Haecht C; Autti-Ramo I; Agosti N; Vargas-Prada S; Kneepkens R; Lindenger G; de Boer W; Schaafsma FG
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;21(1):697

Sickness absence and disability pension among women with breast cancer: a population-based cohort study from Sweden

Kvillemo PK; Chen L; Bottai M; Frumento P; Almondo G; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Friberg E; Alexanderson KAE
Journal article: TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR BEDRIJFS- EN VERZEKERINGSGENEESKUNDE. 2021;29(4):22-26

Scoping review voor definiëring en meetbaarheid

Ståhl C; Karlsson EA; Sandqvist J; Hensing G; Brouwer S; Friberg E; MacEachen E
Article: JAMA NEUROLOGY. 2021;78(4):478-482

Long-term Socioeconomic Outcomes Associated With Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis

McKay KA; Friberg E; Razaz N; Alexanderson K; Hillert J
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2021;11(1):e040941

Sickness absence, disability pension and economic situation after a spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage among people of working age: a Swedish longitudinal nationwide cohort study

Ronne-Engstrom E; Alexanderson K; Friberg E
Article: JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY HEALTHCARE. 2021;14:1245-1257

How People with Multimorbidity and Psychosocial Difficulties Experience Support by Rehabilitation Coordinators During Sickness Absence

Svard V; Friberg E; Azad A
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2020;10(12):e039228

Types of working-life sequences among people recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in Sweden: a nationwide register-based cohort study

Murley C; Tinghog P; Karampampa K; Hillert J; Alexanderson K; Friberg E
Journal article: VALUE IN HEALTH. 2020;23:s637

PND80 Patterns of Working Life Sequences Among People Recently Diagnosed with MS in Sweden: A Nationwide Register-Based Longitudinal Cohort Study

Murley C; Tinghög P; Karampampa K; Hillert J; Alexanderson K; Friberg E
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;20(1):1710

Sequence analysis of sickness absence and disability pension in the year before and the three years following a bicycle crash; a nationwide longitudinal cohort study of 6353 injured individuals

Kjeldgard L; Stigson H; Alexanderson K; Friberg E
Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL - EXPERIMENTAL, TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL. 2020;6(4):2055217320968597-205521732096859

Cost-of-illness trajectories among people with multiple sclerosis by comorbidity: A register-based prospective study in Sweden

Butepage G; Esawi A; Alexanderson K; Friberg E; Murley C; Hillert J; Karampampa K
Journal article: TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR BEDRIJFS- EN VERZEKERINGSGENEESKUNDE. 2020;28(8):38-41

Cochrane Insurance Medicine: looking back, looking forward

Verbel A; Kunz R; Friberg E; Hoving J
Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND RELATED DISORDERS. 2020;42:102077

Diagnosis -specific sickness absence and disability pension before and after multiple sclerosis diagnosis: An 8-year nationwide longitudinal cohort study with matched references

Murley C; Karampampa K; Alexanderson K; Hillert J; Friberg E
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;30(2):299-304

Gender differences in treatment with antidepressants during first weeks of a sick-leave spell due to depressive episode

Lytsy P; Alexanderson K; Friberg E
Article: PHARMACOECONOMICS - OPEN. 2020;4(1):91-103

Healthcare, Sickness Absence, and Disability Pension Cost Trajectories in the First 5 Years After Diagnosis with Multiple Sclerosis: A Prospective Register-Based Cohort Study in Sweden

Karampampa K; Gyllensten H; Yang F; Murley C; Friberg E; Hillert J; Alexanderson K
Article: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2020;77(2):115-121

Predicting the duration of sickness absence spells due to back pain: a population-based study from Sweden

Ropponen A; Gemes K; Frumento P; Almondo G; Bottai M; Friberg E; Alexanderson K
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2019;34(12):1161-1169

Validation of multiple sclerosis diagnoses in the Swedish National Patient Register

Murley C; Friberg E; Hillert J; Alexanderson K; Yang F
Journal article: VALUE IN HEALTH. 2019;22:s746

PND54 COST-OF-ILLNESS TRAJECTORIES AMONG NEWLY DIAGNOSED MS PATIENTS TREATED WITH INTERFERONS, GLATIRAMER ACETATE, OR NATALIZUMAB: HEALTHCARE, SICKNESS ABSENCE, AND DISABILITY PENSION COSTS IN SWEDEN

Karampampa K; Gyllensten H; Friberg E; Kavaliunas A; Hillert J; Olsson T; Alexanderson K
Article: SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER. 2019;27(9):3555-3561

Respectful encounters from healthcare professionals and return to work among 9032 long-term sick-listed due to cancer or due to other diagnoses: results from a Swedish population-based survey

Mansson T; Lynoe N; Alexanderson K; Hinas E; Helgesson G; Friberg E
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2019;9(8):e030054

Trajectories of future sickness absence and disability pension days among individuals with a new sickness absence spell due to osteoarthritis diagnosis ≥21 days: a prospective cohort study with 13-month follow-up

Farrants K; Friberg E; Sjolund S; Alexanderson K
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;19(1):943

Bicycle crashes and sickness absence - a population-based Swedish register study of all individuals of working ages

Kjeldgard L; Ohlin M; Elrud R; Stigson H; Alexanderson K; Friberg E
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2019;9(7):e024836

Earnings among people with multiple sclerosis compared to references, in total and by educational level and type of occupation: a population-based cohort study at different points in time

Wiberg M; Murley C; Tinghog P; Alexanderson K; Palmer E; Hillert J; Stenbeck M; Friberg E
Article: ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION. 2019;127:35-41

Sickness absence, disability pension and permanent medical impairment among 64 000 injured car occupants of working ages: A two-year prospective cohort study

Elrud R; Friberg E; Alexanderson K; Stigson H
Article: PAIN. 2019;160(5):1224-1233

Trajectories of sickness absence and disability pension before and after opioid initiation for noncancer pain: a 10-year population-based study

Lalic S; Bell JS; Gyllensten H; Gisev N; Friberg E; Ilomaki J; Sluggett JK; Mittendorter-Rutz E; Alexanderson K
Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2019;250:9-15

A prediction model for duration of sickness absence due to stress-related disorders

Gemes K; Frumento P; Almondo G; Bottai M; Holm J; Alexanderson K; Friberg E
Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL - EXPERIMENTAL, TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL. 2019;5(2):2055217319858383-205521731985838

Costs of illness progression for different multiple sclerosis phenotypes: a population-based study in Sweden

Gyllensten H; Kavaliunas A; Murley C; Alexanderson K; Hillert J; Tinghog P; Friberg E
Article: SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER. 2019;27(4):1197-1206

Women's experiences of encounters with healthcare professionals' regarding work after breast-cancer surgery and associations with sickness absence: a 2-year follow-up cohort study

Soderman M; Friberg E; Alexanderson K; Wennman-Larsen A
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;19(1):349

Experiences of positive encounters with healthcare professionals among women on long-term sickness absence due to breast cancer or due to other diagnoses: a nationwide survey

Soderman M; Wennman-Larsen A; Alexanderson K; Friberg E
Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL - EXPERIMENTAL, TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL. 2019;5(1):2055217318822134-205521731882213

Cognitive function predicts work disability among multiple sclerosis patients.

Kavaliunas A; Tinghög P; Friberg E; Olsson T; Alexanderson K; Hillert J; Karrenbauer VD
Article: ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2018;138(6):490-499

Disposable income trajectories of working-aged individuals with diagnosed multiple sclerosis

Murley C; Yang F; Gyllensten H; Alexanderson K; Friberg E
Article: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION. 2018;28(4):678-690

Work Disability Trajectories Among Individuals with a Sick-Leave Spell Due to Depressive Episode ≥ 21 Days: A Prospective Cohort Study with 13-Month Follow Up

Farrants K; Friberg E; Sjolund S; Alexanderson K
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;28(suppl_4):cky212.387

Disability pension and permanent medical impairment among injured car occupants of working ages

Elrud R; Friberg E; Alexanderson K; Stigson H
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;28(suppl_4):cky212.179

Physician’s work with sickness certification of patients; results from 4 very large Swedish surveys

Alexanderson K; Haque M; Svärd V; Friberg E; Arrelöv B; Nilsson G
Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL - EXPERIMENTAL, TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL. 2018;4(3):2055217318783352-205521731878335

Costs and quality of life by disability among people with multiple sclerosis: a register-based study in Sweden.

Gyllensten H; Kavaliunas A; Alexanderson K; Hillert J; Tinghög P; Friberg E
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2018;8(5):e020392

Trajectories of disposable income among people of working ages diagnosed with multiple sclerosis: a nationwide register-based cohort study in Sweden 7 years before to 4 years after diagnosis with a population-based reference group

Murley C; Mogard O; Wiberg M; Alexanderson K; Karampampa K; Friberg E; Tinghog P
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2018;8(4):e019749

Trends in diagnosis-specific work disability before and after ischaemic heart disease: a nationwide population-based cohort study in Sweden

Ervasti J; Virtanen M; Lallukka T; Friberg E; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Lundstrom E; Alexanderson K
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS. 2018;19(3):435-446

Costs of illness of multiple sclerosis in Sweden: a population-based register study of people of working age

Gyllensten H; Wiberg M; Alexanderson K; Norlund A; Friberg E; Hillert J; Ernstsson O; Tinghog P
Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2018;24(4):520-528

Comparing costs of illness of multiple sclerosis in three different years: A population-based study

Gyllensten H; Wiberg M; Alexanderson K; Friberg E; Hillert J; Tinghog P
Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. 2018;7(1):e006991

Trends in Diagnosis-Specific Work Disability Before and After Stroke: A Longitudinal Population-Based Study in Sweden

Lallukka T; Ervasti J; Lundstrom E; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Friberg E; Virtanen M; Alexanderson K
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2017;7(9):e017910

Permanent work disability before and after ischaemic heart disease or stroke event: a nationwide population-based cohort study in Sweden

Ervasti J; Virtanen M; Lallukka T; Friberg E; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Lundstrom E; Alexanderson K
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2017;7(1):1142

Work disability before and after a major cardiovascular event: a ten-year study using nationwide medical and insurance registers

Virtanen M; Ervasti J; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Lallukka T; Kjeldgard L; Friberg E; Kivimaki M; Lundstrom E; Alexanderson K
Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2015;21(13):1730-1741

Sources and level of income among individuals with multiple sclerosis compared to the general population: A nationwide population-based study

Wiberg M; Friberg E; Stenbeck M; Alexanderson K; Norlund A; Hillert J; Tinghog P
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2015;25(suppl_3):ckv176.178

Cost of Illness of Multiple Sclerosis - A systematic review

Ernstsson O; Gyllensten H; Alexanderson K; Tinghög P; Friberg E; Norlund A
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2015;25(suppl_3):ckv170.074

Sickness absentees’ experiences of negative encounters from the Social Insurance Agency

Friberg E; Grant G; Alexanderson K
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2015;43(4):432-440

Sickness absence and subsequent disposable income: A population-based cohort study

Wiberg M; Friberg E; Palmer E; Stenbeck M
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2014;14:137

Sickness absence and disability pension due to otoaudiological diagnoses: risk of premature death - a nationwide prospective cohort study

Friberg E; Rosenhall U; Alexanderson K
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION. 2013;52(8):1919-1926

Dietary, anthropometric, and lifestyle correlates of serum carotenoids in postmenopausal women

Wawrzyniak A; Hamulka J; Friberg E; Wolk A
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2013;23(suppl_1):ckt123.201

Sickness absence due to tinnitus and risk of patient care due to mental diagnoses - a nationwide prospective cohort study

Friberg E; Mittendorfer-Rutz U; Rosenhall K; Alexanderson
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2013;13:635

Sickness absence due to otoaudiological diagnoses; a descriptive nationwide study

Friberg E; Rosenhall U; Alexanderson K
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION. 2012;96(4):848-854

Long-term dietary heme iron and red meat intake in relation to endometrial cancer risk

Genkinger JM; Friberg E; Goldbohm RA; Wolk A
Article: PLOS ONE. 2012;7(1):e29966

Sickness Absence Due to Otoaudiological Diagnoses and Risk of Disability Pension: A Nationwide Swedish Prospective Cohort Study

Friberg E; Jansson C; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Rosenhall U; Alexanderson K
Article: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION. 2011;20(9):1831-1837

Sucrose, High-Sugar Foods, and Risk of Endometrial Cancer-a Population-Based Cohort Study

Friberg E; Wallin A; Wolk A
Article: PLOS ONE. 2011;6(2):e16756

The Obesity-Associated Polymorphisms FTO rs9939609 and MC4R rs17782313 and Endometrial Cancer Risk in Non-Hispanic White Women

Lurie G; Gaudet MM; Spurdle AB; Carney ME; Wilkens LR; Yang HP; Weiss NS; Webb PM; Thompson PJ; Terada K; Setiawan VW; Rebbeck TR; Prescott J; Orlow I; O'Mara T; Olson SH; Narod SA; Matsuno RK; Lissowska J; Liang X; Levine DA; Le Marchand L; Kolonel LN; Henderson BE; Garcia-Closas M; Doherty JA; De Vivo I; Chen C; Brinton LA; Akbari MR; Goodman MT
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2010;103(1):127-131

Alcohol intake and endometrial cancer risk: a meta-analysis of prospective studies

Friberg E; Orsini N; Mantzoros CS; Wolk A
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2009;125(10):2413-2417

Coffee drinking and risk of endometrial cancer-A population-based cohort study

Friberg E; Orsini N; Mantzoros CS; Wolk A
Article: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION. 2009;18(1):355-358

Long-term Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Endometrial Cancer Incidence: A Prospective Cohort Study

Friberg E; Wolk A
Article: DIABETOLOGIA. 2007;50(7):1365-1374

Diabetes mellitus and risk of endometrial cancer: a meta-analysis

Friberg E; Orsini N; Mantzoros CS; Wolk A
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2007;120(5):1103-1107

Carbohydrate intake, glycemic index and glycemic load in relation to risk of endometrial cancer: A prospective study of Swedish women

Larsson SC; Friberg E; Wolk A
Article: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION. 2007;16(2):276-280

Diabetes and risk of endometrial cancer: A population-based prospective cohort study

Friberg E; Mantzoros CS; Wolk A
Article: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION. 2006;15(11):2136-2140

Physical activity and risk of endometrial cancer: A population-based prospective cohort study

Friberg E; Mantzoros CS; Wolk A
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Review: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE. 2022;40(1):104-114

Interventions regarding physicians' sickness certification practice - a systematic literature review with meta-analyses

M. S; A. W-L; J. L. H; K. A; E. F
Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2022;28(3_SUPPL):207-208

Working life of people with multiple sclerosis during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey of working-aged people with multiple sclerosis in Sweden

Murley C; Machado A; Hillert J; Friberg E
Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2022;28(3_SUPPL):672-673

Trajectories of disease-modifying therapies and associated sickness absence and disability pension among people with multiple sclerosis

Teni FS; Machado A; Murley C; He A; Fink K; Gyllensten H; Glaser A; Alexanderson K; Hillert J; Friberg E
Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2022;28(3_SUPPL):200-201

Limitations in different life domains early in the disease course among people with multiple sclerosis in Sweden

Teni FS; Machado A; Murley C; Fink K; Gyllensten H; Dervish J; Hillert J; Friberg E
Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2022;28(3_SUPPL):189-190

Aspects of life with focus on family planning and pregnancy among women with MS

Fink K; Gorczyca A; Pettersson E; Hillert J; Friberg E
Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2022;28(3_SUPPL):486-487

Sustained decrease of income in multiple sclerosis: a new possible disability outcome measure of disease progression

Christakou AE; He A; Stawiarz L; Spelman T; Manouchehrinia A; Friberg E; Glaser A; Hillert J
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;31:459

Sickness absence and disability pension within different employment status in multiple sclerosis

Machado A; Murley C; Hillert J; Alexanderson K; Friberg E
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;31:ckab164.725

Trajectories of sickness absence and disability pension by type of occupation in multiple sclerosis

Bosma A; Murley C; Aspling J; Hillert J; Schaafsma F; Anema J; Boot CRL; Alexanderson K; Machado A; Friberg E
Review: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2021;43(12):1776-1785

Social insurance literacy: a scoping review on how to define and measure it

Stahl C; Karlsson EA; Sandqvist J; Hensing G; Brouwer S; Friberg E; MacEachen E
Conference publication: NEUROLOGY. 2021;96(15)

Long-term socioeconomic outcomes associated with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis: A nationwide prospective cohort study

McKay K; Friberg E; Razaz N; Alexanderson K; Hillert J
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;30:ckaa166.1364

Psychosocial interventions at the workplace, a systematic literature review

Friberg E; Lytsy P
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;30:ckaa166.1363-V1039

Psychosocial work environmental factors and workplace health, a systematic literature review

Lytsy P; Friberg E
Conference publication: VALUE IN HEALTH. 2020;23:S637

PATTERNS OF WORKING LIFE SEQUENCES AMONG PEOPLE RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH MS IN SWEDEN: A NATIONWIDE REGISTER-BASED LONGITUDINAL COHORT STUDY

Murley C; Tinghog P; Karampampa K; Hillert J; Alexanderson K; Friberg E
Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2019

Sickness absence and disability pension among women with breast cancer: a population-based cohort study with a predictive model

Kvillemo P; Chen L; Bottai M; Frumento P; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Friberg E; Alexanderson K
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;29:ckz185.169

Earnings among people with multiple sclerosis in Sweden, by education and occupation

Murley C; Wiberg M; Tinghog P; Alexanderson K; Palmer E; Hillert J; Stenbeck M; Friberg E
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;29:337

Sickness absence and disability pension sequences before and after a bicycle crash; a Swedish study

Kjeldgard L; Stigson H; Alexanderson K; Friberg E
Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2019

Sickness absence and disability pension among women with breast cancer: a population-based cohort study with a predictive model

Kvillemo P; Chen L; Bottai M; Frumento P; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Friberg E; Alexanderson K
Review: BMC CANCER. 2019;19(1):527

The effect of diabetes on the risk of endometrial Cancer: an updated a systematic review and meta-analysis

Saed L; Varse F; Baradaran HR; Moradi Y; Khateri S; Friberg E; Khazaei Z; Gharahjeh S; Tehrani S; Sioofy-Khojine A-B; Najmi Z
Conference publication: VALUE IN HEALTH. 2019;22:S746

COST-OF-ILLNESS TRAJECTORIES AMONG NEWLY DIAGNOSED MS PATIENTS TREATED WITH INTERFERONS, GLATIRAMER ACETATE, OR NATALIZUMAB: HEALTHCARE, SICKNESS ABSENCE, AND DISABILITY PENSION COSTS IN SWEDEN

Karampampa K; Gyllensten H; Friberg E; Kavaliunas A; Hillert J; Olsson T; Alexanderson K
Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2019;25:641-642

Disability and cost of illness trajectories among people with MS initiating early vs late with disease modifying MS therapies: a register-based study in Sweden

Karampampa K; Gyllensten H; Murley C; Kavaliunas A; Alexanderson K; Manouchehrinia A; Hillert J; Olsson T; Friberg E
Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2019;25:581

Validation of the multiple sclerosis diagnosis codes of patients aged 16-64 years recorded in the Swedish national patient register in 2001-2013 by two sequential register-based case-definition algorithms

Murley C; Friberg E; Hillert J; Alexanderson K; Yang F
Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2019;25:389

Diagnosis-specific sickness absence and disability pension in the years before and after multiple sclerosis diagnosis: an 8-year nationwide cohort study with a matched reference group

Murley C; Karampampa K; Hillert J; Alexanderson K; Friberg E
Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2019;25:423

Cost trajectories of healthcare, sickness absence, and disability pension among newly diagnosed people with MS: a register-based longitudinal study in Sweden analysing the cost of illness trajectories of MS by comorbidity groups

Butepage G; Esawi A; Alexanderson K; Friberg E; Murley C; Hillert J; Karampampa K
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;28:132-133

Disability pension and permanent medical impairment among injured car occupants of working ages

Elrud R; Friberg E; Alexanderson K; Stigson H
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;28:64

Physician's work with sickness certification of patients; results from 4 very large Swedish surveys

Alexanderson K; Haque M; Svard V; Friberg E; Arrelov B; Nilsson G
Meeting abstract: VALUE IN HEALTH. 2018;21:S335

HEALTHCARE, SICKNESS ABSENCE, AND DISABILITY PENSION COST TRAJECTORIES IN FIVE YEARS FOLLOWING MS DIAGNOSIS: REGISTER-BASED PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDIES IN SWEDEN

Karampampa K; Gyllensten H; Yang F; Murley C; Friberg E; Hillert J; Alexanderson K
Published conference paper: JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT & HEALTH. 2018;9:275-281

Duration of sickness absence following a bicycle crash, by injury type and injured body region: A nationwide register-based study

Ohlin M; Kjeldgard L; Elrud R; Stigson H; Alexanderson K; Friberg E
Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2018;24:571-572

Disposable income trajectories of working-aged people with a multiple sclerosis diagnosis: a Swedish register-based cohort study

Murley C; Yang F; Gyllensten H; Alexanderson K; Friberg E
Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2018;24:164-165

Cost progression regarding healthcare, sickness absence, and disability pension among people newly diagnosed with MS: a register-based longitudinal study in Sweden estimating cost trajectories in four cohorts of incident MS cases over time

Karampampa K; Gyllensten H; Yang F; Murley C; Friberg E; Hillert J; Alexanderson K
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;27:ckx186.342

Bicycle crashes and sickness absence - A nationwide Swedish cross-sectional study

Kjeldgard L; Ohlin M; Elrud R; Stigson H; Alexanderson K; Friberg E
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;27:252

Future work disability trajectories among people on a new sick-leave spell due to depressive episode

Friberg E; Sjolund S; Alexanderson K; Farrants K
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;27:ckx186.349

Sickness absentees' experiences of a work capacity evaluation

Friberg E; Grant G; Alexanderson K
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;27:520

Positive encounters with healthcare among women sickness absent with breast cancer or other diagnoses

Soderman M; Wennman-Larsen A; Alexanderson K; Friberg E
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;27:ckx189.244

Costs and disability among multiple sclerosis patients: A Swedish register-based study

Gyllensten H; Friberg E; Kavaliunas A; Hillert J; Alexanderson K; Tinghog P
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;27:ckx187.173

Future work disability trajectories among people on sick leave due to stress-related disorders

Sjolund S; Nilsson K; Farrants K; Alexanderson K; Friberg E
Conference publication: VALUE IN HEALTH. 2017;20(9):A407

COSTS OF ILLNESS PROGRESSION FOR DIFFERENT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS PHENOTYPES: A POPULATION-BASED STUDY IN SWEDEN

Gyllensten H; Kavaliunas A; Hillert J; Alexanderson K; Tinghog P; Friberg E
Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2017;23:479-480

Cognitive function predicts work disability among multiple sclerosis patients

Kavaliunas A; Karrenbauer VD; Tinghog P; Friberg E; Olsson T; Alexanderson K; Hillert J
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2016;26:ckw164.064

Comparing indirect costs of multiple sclerosis in three different years: A population-based study

Gyllensten H; Wiberg M; Alexanderson K; Friberg E; Hillert J; Tinghog P
Review: PLOS ONE. 2016;11(7):e0159129

Cost of Illness of Multiple Sclerosis - A Systematic Review

Ernstsson O; Gyllensten H; Alexanderson K; Tinghog P; Friberg E; Norlund A
Meeting abstract: VALUE IN HEALTH. 2015;18(7):A753-A754

COSTS OF ILLNESS OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IN SWEDEN - A POPULATION-BASED REGISTER STUDY

Gyllensten H; Wiberg M; Tinghog P; Norlund A; Friberg E; Ernstsson O; Alexanderson K
Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2015;21:130

Costs of illness of multiple sclerosis in Sweden - a population-based register study

Gyllensten H; Wiberg M; Tinghog P; Norlund A; Friberg E; Ernstsson O; Alexanderson K
Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2015;21:23

Earnings among multiple sclerosis patients compared to individuals without MS, in total and for different educational levels and types of occupations - a longitudinal population-based cohort study

Wiberg M; Friberg E; Palmer E; Tinghog P; Alexanderson K; Stenbeck M
Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2014;20:72-73

Sources of income for individuals with multiple sclerosis: a nationwide population-based study in Sweden

Wiberg M; Friberg E; Alexanderson K; Stenbeck M; Norlund A; Hillert J; Tinghog P
Review: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2012;12:772

Hearing difficulties, ear-related diagnoses and sickness absence or disability pension - a systematic literature review

Friberg E; Gustafsson K; Alexanderson K
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2012;22:214-215

Disability pension due to otoaudiological diagnoses and risk of all-cause and cause specific mortality; a Swedish nationwide prospective cohort study, 2005-2010

Friberg E; Rosenhall U; Alexanderson K
Thesis / dissertation: 2009

Diet and endometrial cancer : insulin related factors

Friberg, Emilie
Thesis / dissertation: 2006

Diabetes, physical activity and endometrial cancer

Friberg, Emilie
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