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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS. 2024;62(3):109-114

Hoarding of insulin and oral antidiabetics in the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: Regulatory actions taken to avoid shortage.

Zethelius B; Sundström A; Nordback K; Kälkner K-M; Ljung R
Article: PEDIATRICS. 2024;153(2):e2023062520

COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Among Adolescents.

Poukka E; Andersson NW; Thiesson EM; Baum U; Pihlström N; Perälä J; Kristoffersen AB; Meijerink H; Starrfelt J; Ljung R; Hviid A
Article: ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA. 2023;148(2):199-207

Antipsychotic drugs and risk of acute pancreatitis: A nationwide case-control study.

Sadr-Azodi O; Ljung R; Lindblad M; Oskarsson V
Article: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2023;58(8):1139-1149

Risk of suicide and self-harm in university students entering different university programs - a national register-based cohort study in Sweden.

Lageborn CT; Bjureberg J; Song J; Runeson B; Möller J; Ljung R; Dahlin M
Article: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2023;382:e075286

Comparative effectiveness of bivalent BA.4-5 and BA.1 mRNA booster vaccines among adults aged ≥50 years in Nordic countries: nationwide cohort study.

Andersson NW; Thiesson EM; Baum U; Pihlström N; Starrfelt J; Faksová K; Poukka E; Meijerink H; Ljung R; Hviid A
Article: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2023;382:e074325

Comparative effectiveness of heterologous third dose vaccine schedules against severe covid-19 during omicron predominance in Nordic countries: population based cohort analyses.

Andersson NW; Thiesson EM; Baum U; Pihlström N; Starrfelt J; Faksová K; Poukka E; Lund LC; Hansen CH; Aakjær M; Kjær J; Cohet C; Goossens M; Andersen M; Hallas J; Meijerink H; Ljung R; Hviid A
Article: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2023;381:e074778

Association between SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and healthcare contacts for menstrual disturbance and bleeding in women before and after menopause: nationwide, register based cohort study.

Ljung R; Xu Y; Sundström A; Leach S; Hallberg E; Bygdell M; Larsson M; Arthurson V; Gisslén M; Gedeborg R; Nyberg F
Article: CANCER MEDICINE. 2023;12(5):6148-6160

Losing a child to adolescent cancer: A register-based cohort study of psychotropic medication use in bereaved parents.

Hovén E; Ljungman L; Sveen J; Skoglund C; Ljungman G; Ljung R; Wikman A
Journal article: OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA DIGEST. 2023;43(1):14-15

Associations of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination During Pregnancy With Pregnancy Outcomes

Magnus MC; Örtqvist AK; Dahlqwist E; Ljung R; Skår F; Oakley L; Macsali F; Björn P; Gjessing HK; Håberg SE; Stephansson O
Article: UPSALA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2023;128

Validation of myocarditis diagnoses in the Swedish patient register for analyses of potential adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines.

Gedeborg R; Holm L; Feltelius N; Sundström A; Eggers KM; Nurminen M-L; Grünewald M; Pihlström N; Zethelius B; Ljung R
Article: BMJ MEDICINE. 2023;2(1):e000373

Clinical outcomes of myocarditis after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination in four Nordic countries: population based cohort study.

Husby A; Gulseth HL; Hovi P; Hansen JV; Pihlström N; Gunnes N; Härkänen T; Dahl J; Karlstad Ø; Heliö T; Køber L; Ljung R; Hviid A
Article: JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE USE. 2023;:1-7

First opioid prescribing in Sweden: drugs, doses, and diagnoses in more than 600 000 opioid-naive and cancer free patients

Bardage C; Grunewald M; Tuvendal P; Ljung R
Article: UPSALA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2023;128

A temporary regulation to manage an impending shortage due to extraordinary prescribing patterns of chloroquines observed during early phase of COVID-19 epidemic.

Kälkner K-M; Sundström A; Haverinen MJ; Nordback K; Arthurson V; Zethelius B; Ljung R
Article: CANCER MEDICINE. 2022;11(22):4341-4353

Psychotropic medication use in parents of survivors of adolescent cancer: A register-based cohort study.

Wikman A; Hovén E; Alvariza A; Lövgren M; Kreicbergs U; Skoglund C; Fransson E; Ljungman G; Ljung R; Ljungman L
Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. 2022;11(17):e027143

Bereavement and Prognosis After a First Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Swedish Register-Based Cohort Study.

Wei D; Janszky I; Ljung R; Fang F; Li J; László KD
Article: VACCINE. 2022;40(33):4686-4692

COVID-19 vaccination in pregnant women in Sweden and Norway.

Örtqvist AK; Dahlqwist E; Magnus MC; Ljung R; Jonsson J; Aronsson B; Pasternak B; Håberg SE; Stephansson O
Article: JAMA CARDIOLOGY. 2022;7(6):600-612

SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination and Myocarditis in a Nordic Cohort Study of 23 Million Residents.

Karlstad Ø; Hovi P; Husby A; Härkänen T; Selmer RM; Pihlström N; Hansen JV; Nohynek H; Gunnes N; Sundström A; Wohlfahrt J; Nieminen TA; Grünewald M; Gulseth HL; Hviid A; Ljung R
Article: VACCINE. 2022;40(21):2904-2909

Differences by region of birth in SARS-CoV-2 vaccine coverage and positive SARS-CoV-2 test among 400 000 healthcare workers and the general population in Sweden.

Ljung R; Feychting M; Burström B; Möller J
Article: BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2022;129(6):917-925

There is no association between combined oral hormonal contraceptives and depression: a Swedish register-based cohort study.

Lundin C; Wikman A; Lampa E; Bixo M; Gemzell-Danielsson K; Wikman P; Ljung R; Sundström Poromaa I
Article: JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 2022;327(15):1469-1477

Association of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination During Pregnancy With Pregnancy Outcomes.

Magnus MC; Örtqvist AK; Dahlqwist E; Ljung R; Skår F; Oakley L; Macsali F; Pasternak B; Gjessing HK; Håberg SE; Stephansson O
Article: NEUROLOGY. 2022;98(11):e1104-e1113

Death of a Child and the Risk of Stroke: A Binational Cohort Study from Denmark and Sweden.

Wei D; Li J; Chen H; Fang F; Janszky I; Ljung R; László KD
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE. 2022;24(1):181-189

Death of a child and the risk of heart failure: a population-based cohort study from Denmark and Sweden.

Wei D; Li J; Janszky I; Chen H; Fang F; Ljung R; László KD
Article: UPSALA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2022;127

Comparison of years of life lost to 1,565 suicides versus 10,650 COVID-19 deaths in 2020 in Sweden: four times more years of life lost per suicide than per COVID-19 death.

Ljung R; Grünewald M; Sundström A; Sundbom LT; Zethelius B
Article: CIRCULATION. 2021;144(24):1915-1925

Inequalities in Income and Education Are Associated With Survival Differences After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Nationwide Observational Study.

Jonsson M; Härkönen J; Ljungman P; Nordberg P; Ringh M; Hirlekar G; Rawshani A; Herlitz J; Ljung R; Hollenberg J
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1):21673

Assessing short-term risk of ischemic stroke in relation to all prescribed medications.

Janszky I; Vardaxis I; Lindqvist BH; Horn JW; Brumpton BM; Strand LB; Bakken IJ; Alsnes IV; Romundstad PR; Ljung R; Mukamal KJ; Sen A
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY. 2021;28(11):1229-1234

Bereavement in the year before a first myocardial infarction: Impact on prognosis.

Wei D; Janszky I; Ljung R; Leander K; Chen H; Fang F; Li J; László KD
Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2021;18(9):e1003790

Death of an offspring and parental risk of ischemic heart diseases: A population-based cohort study.

Wei D; Janszky I; Fang F; Chen H; Ljung R; Sun J; Li J; László KD
Article: EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 2021;30(9):1339-1350

Pediatric use of prescribed melatonin in Sweden 2006-2017: a register based study.

Kimland EE; Bardage C; Collin J; Järleborg A; Ljung R; Iliadou AN
Article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2021;42(15):1489-1495

Death of a child and the risk of atrial fibrillation: a nationwide cohort study in Sweden.

Wei D; Olofsson T; Chen H; Janszky I; Fang F; Ljung R; Yu Y; Li J; László KD
Article: UPSALA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2021;126

The profile of the COvid-19 VACcination register SAFEty study in Sweden (CoVacSafe-SE).

Ljung R; Sundström A; Grünewald M; Backman C; Feltelius N; Gedeborg R; Zethelius B
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2020;147(12):3349-3360

Increased risk of mental health problems after cancer during adolescence: A register-based cohort study.

Hovén E; Ljung R; Ljungman G; Ljungman L; Skoglund C; Fransson E; Wikman A
Article: OBESITY SURGERY. 2020;30(10):3761-3767

Cancer Risk After Bariatric Surgery in a Cohort Study from the Five Nordic Countries.

Tao W; Santoni G; von Euler-Chelpin M; Ljung R; Lynge E; Pukkala E; Ness-Jensen E; Romundstad P; Tryggvadottir L; Lagergren J
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2020;147(3):728-735

Colon and rectal cancer risk after bariatric surgery in a multicountry Nordic cohort study.

Tao W; Artama M; von Euler-Chelpin M; Hull M; Ljung R; Lynge E; Ólafsdóttir GH; Pukkala E; Romundstad P; Talbäck M; Tryggvadottir L; Lagergren J
Article: CANCER MEDICINE. 2020;9(16):6062-6068

Birth month and risk of skin tumors-Follow up of six million Caucasians born from 1950 to 2014 in Sweden.

Ljung R; Talbäck M; Khanolkar AR; Feychting M
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;19(1):1174

Severity of depression, anxious distress and the risk of type 2 diabetes - a population-based cohort study in Sweden.

Deleskog A; Ljung R; Forsell Y; Nevriana A; Almas A; Möller J
Article: BMC ORAL HEALTH. 2019;19(1):116

The Swedish dental health register - validation study of remaining and intact teeth.

Ljung R; Lundgren F; Appelquist M; Cederlund A
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2019;9(1):8257

Systematic assessment of prescribed medications and short-term risk of myocardial infarction - a pharmacopeia-wide association study from Norway and Sweden.

Sen A; Vardaxis I; Lindqvist BH; Brumpton BM; Strand LB; Bakken IJ; Vatten LJ; Romundstad PR; Ljung R; Mukamal KJ; Janszky I
Article: CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2019;11:81-92

Central nervous system tumor registration in the Swedish Cancer Register and Inpatient Register between 1990 and 2014.

Tettamanti G; Ljung R; Ahlbom A; Talbäck M; Lannering B; Mathiesen T; Segerlind JP; Feychting M
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 2018;122(12):1989-1995

Relation of Chronic Myocardial Injury and Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction to Mortality.

Roos A; Sartipy U; Ljung R; Holzmann MJ
Article: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2018;56:14-20

The population-based incidence and mortality of biliary tract cancer in Sweden.

Kilander C; Lagergren J; Ljung R; Sadr-Azodi O
Article: PEDIATRIC OBESITY. 2018;13(7):442-449

Cross-sectional and prospective associations of meeting 24-h movement guidelines with overweight and obesity in preschool children.

Berglind D; Ljung R; Tynelius P; Brooke HL
Article: ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA. 2018;137(4):287-295

Life expectancy after the first suicide attempt.

Jokinen J; Talbäck M; Feychting M; Ahlbom A; Ljung R
Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2018;47(1):357

Data Resource Profile: The Nordic Obesity Surgery Cohort (NordOSCo).

Tao W; Artama M; von Euler-Chelpin M; Konings P; Ljung R; Lynge E; Ólafsdóttir GH; Pukkala E; Romundstad P; Tryggvadottir L; Wahlin K; Lagergren J
Journal article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2018;115:EZHR

Läkemedelsverket: - Alvedon 665 mg med modifierad frisättning på väg ut från marknaden.

Ljung R; Wändel Liminga U; Gedeborg R; Möllby H; Personne M; Arlander E
Article: CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2018;10:1573-1581

Oral metronidazole use and risk of acute pancreatitis: a population-based case-control study.

Barbulescu A; Oskarsson V; Lindblad M; Ljung R; Brooke HL
Journal article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2017;114:EXHP

[Cheating at the medical program].

Ljung R
Journal article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2017;114:EWL6

[Tons of diclofenac in our waters – a regulatory change is required].

Ringbom T; Salin K; Scholz B; Hillver S-E; Ljung R
Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY. 2017;70(18):2226-2236

Stable High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Levels and Outcomes in Patients With Chest Pain.

Roos A; Bandstein N; Lundbäck M; Hammarsten O; Ljung R; Holzmann MJ
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 2017;245:43-48

Survival and resource utilization in patients with chest pain evaluated with cardiac troponin T compared with high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T.

Bandstein N; Wikman A; Ljung R; Holzmann MJ
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2017;32(9):765-773

The Swedish cause of death register.

Brooke HL; Talbäck M; Hörnblad J; Johansson LA; Ludvigsson JF; Druid H; Feychting M; Ljung R
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 2017;240:1-7

Trends in admissions for chest pain after the introduction of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T.

Bandstein N; Ljung R; Lundbäck M; Johansson M; Holzmann MJ
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;45(17_suppl):5-13

Estimating incidence and prevalence from population registers: example from myocardial infarction.

Modig K; Berglund A; Talbäck M; Ljung R; Ahlbom A
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2017;7(5):e013133

A register-based 13-year to 43-year follow-up of 70 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder treated with capsulotomy.

Rück C; Larsson JK; Mataix-Cols D; Ljung R
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 2017;232:111-116

Investigations, findings, and follow-up in patients with chest pain and elevated high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T levels but no myocardial infarction.

Roos A; Hellgren A; Rafatnia F; Hammarsten O; Ljung R; Carlsson AC; Holzmann MJ
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2017;7(3):e014968

Adult children's socioeconomic resources and mothers' survival after a breast cancer diagnosis: a Swedish population-based cohort study.

Brooke HL; Ringbäck Weitoft G; Talbäck M; Feychting M; Ljung R
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2017;7(3):e014264

Ongoing university studies and the risk of suicide: a register-based nationwide cohort study of 5 million young and middle-aged individuals in Sweden, 1993-2011.

Lageborn CT; Ljung R; Vaez M; Dahlin M
Article: BMC GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2017;17(1):36

Angiotensin II receptor blockers and risk of acute pancreatitis - a population based case-control study in Sweden.

Bexelius TS; Ljung R; Mattsson F; Lu Y; Lindblad M
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2017;52(2):216-221

Validating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the Swedish National Patient Register and the Swedish Quality Register for IBD (SWIBREG).

Jakobsson GL; Sternegård E; Olén O; Myrelid P; Ljung R; Strid H; Halfvarson J; Ludvigsson JF
Article: POPULATION HEALTH METRICS. 2017;15(1):2

Methodological choices affect cancer incidence rates: a cohort study.

Brooke HL; Talbäck M; Feychting M; Ljung R
Article: CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2017;9:633-642

Maternal diabetes and incidence of childhood cancer - a nationwide cohort study and exploratory genetic analysis.

Deleskog A; den Hoed M; Tettamanti G; Carlsson S; Ljung R; Feychting M; Brooke HL
Article: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2016;70(12):1222-1228

Socioeconomic position and the risk of brain tumour: a Swedish national population-based cohort study.

Khanolkar AR; Ljung R; Talbäck M; Brooke HL; Carlsson S; Mathiesen T; Feychting M
Article: PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY. 2016;25(11):1337-1341

Polypharmacy and risk of acute pancreatitis.

Razavi D; Lindblad M; Bexelius T; Oskarsson V; Sadr-Azodi O; Ljung R
Journal article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2016;113:D9P7

Schack - och matt armbåge.

Ljung R
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2016;113:D7L6

[Not Available].

Ljung R
Article: OBESITY SURGERY. 2016;26(8):1750-1756

Validation of Obesity Surgery Data in the Swedish National Patient Registry and Scandinavian Obesity Registry (SOReg).

Tao W; Holmberg D; Näslund E; Näslund I; Mattsson F; Lagergren J; Ljung R
Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2016;55(7):846-850

Exogenous estrogen and the risk of biliary tract cancer - a population-based study in a cohort of Swedish men treated for prostate cancer.

Kilander C; Mattsson F; Lu Y; Ljung R; Lagergren J; Sadr-Azodi O
Article: DIABETOLOGIA. 2016;59(5):980-988

Cancer incidence in persons with type 1 diabetes: a five-country study of 9,000 cancers in type 1 diabetic individuals.

Carstensen B; Read SH; Friis S; Sund R; Keskimäki I; Svensson A-M; Ljung R; Wild SH; Kerssens JJ; Harding JL; Magliano DJ; Gudbjörnsdottir S; Diabetes and Cancer Research Consortium
Article: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION. 2016;25(4):678-685

Birth Size Characteristics and Risk of Brain Tumors in Early Adulthood: Results from a Swedish Cohort Study.

Tettamanti G; Ljung R; Mathiesen T; Schwartzbaum J; Feychting M
Article: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2016;26(4):693-704

Pharmacoepidemiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder: A Swedish nationwide cohort study.

Isomura K; Nordsletten AE; Rück C; Ljung R; Ivarsson T; Larsson H; Mataix-Cols D
Article: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2016;40:188-195

Socioeconomic position and incidence of colorectal cancer in the Swedish population.

Brooke HL; Talbäck M; Martling A; Feychting M; Ljung R
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2016;31(2):125-136

Registers of the Swedish total population and their use in medical research.

Ludvigsson JF; Almqvist C; Bonamy A-KE; Ljung R; Michaëlsson K; Neovius M; Stephansson O; Ye W
Article: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2016;40:67-72

Maternal smoking during pregnancy and the risk of childhood brain tumors: Results from a Swedish cohort study.

Tettamanti G; Ljung R; Mathiesen T; Schwartzbaum J; Feychting M
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 2016;203:341-346

Risk of revisits to the emergency department in admitted versus discharged patients with chest pain but without myocardial infarction in relation to high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T levels.

Bandstein N; Ljung R; Holzmann MJ
Article: CANCER. 2016;122(2):207-212

Marital status, education, and income in relation to the risk of esophageal and gastric cancer by histological type and site.

Lagergren J; Andersson G; Talbäck M; Drefahl S; Bihagen E; Härkönen J; Feychting M; Ljung R
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2016;51(2):203-210

A population-based case-control study on statin exposure and risk of acute diverticular disease.

Sköldberg F; Svensson T; Olén O; Hjern F; Schmidt PT; Ljung R
Article: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY. 2016;11:38

It is worth 10 million working hours a year to have your toilet paper folded?

Ljung R; Ljung H; Ljung H
Journal article: MEDEDPUBLISH. 2016;:71

Enhancing evidence based medicine: Twelve tips for conducting register-based research

Brooke H; Holzmann M; Olén O; Talbäck M; Feychting M; Berglund A; Ludvigsson J; Ljung R
Article: COLORECTAL DISEASE. 2015;17(11):1018-1027

High arterial ligation and risk of anastomotic leakage in anterior resection for rectal cancer in patients with increased cardiovascular risk.

Boström P; Haapamäki MM; Matthiessen P; Ljung R; Rutegård J; Rutegård M
Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2015;54(8):1152-1158

Reproductive factors and risk of biliary tract cancer in a population-based study.

Kilander C; Mattsson F; Lu Y; Ljung R; Lagergren J; Sadr-Azodi O
Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2015;54(7):986-992

Pattern of increasing HbA1c levels in patients with diabetes mellitus before clinical detection of pancreatic cancer - a population-based nationwide case-control study.

Sadr-Azodi O; Gudbjörnsdottir S; Ljung R
Article: CANCER CONTROL. 2015;22(2):263-270

Risk of Colorectal Cancer by Subsite in a Swedish Prostate Cancer Cohort.

Lu Y; Ljung R; Martling A; Lindblad M
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY. 2015;71(4):499-505

Recommended drug use after acute myocardial infarction by migration status and education level.

Dzayee DAM; Moradi T; Beiki O; Alfredsson L; Ljung R
Article: CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL. 2015;26(3):501-509

Suicide attempt and future risk of cancer: a nationwide cohort study in Sweden.

Jokinen J; Mattsson F; Lagergren K; Lagergren J; Ljung R
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. 2015;33(5):448-454

Psychiatric morbidity and survival after surgery for esophageal cancer: a population-based cohort study.

Wikman A; Ljung R; Johar A; Hellstadius Y; Lagergren J; Lagergren P
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2014;135(1):238-241

Anticoagulant medication at time of needle biopsy for breast cancer in relation to risk of lymph node metastasis.

Ljung R; Sennerstam R; Mattsson F; Auer G; Lagergren J
Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY. 2014;63(23):2569-2578

Undetectable high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T level in the emergency department and risk of myocardial infarction.

Bandstein N; Ljung R; Johansson M; Holzmann MJ
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2014;4(6):e005418

Marital status and survival after oesophageal cancer surgery: a population-based nationwide cohort study in Sweden.

Brusselaers N; Mattsson F; Johar A; Wikman A; Lagergren P; Lagergren J; Ljung R
Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2014;53(6):822-829

Systematic underreporting of the population-based incidence of pancreatic and biliary tract cancers.

Kilander C; Mattsson F; Ljung R; Lagergren J; Sadr-Azodi O
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY. 2014;21(5):549-558

Downward trend in the risk of second myocardial infarction in Sweden, 1987-2007: breakdown by socioeconomic position, gender, and country of birth.

Dzayee DAM; Beiki O; Ljung R; Moradi T
Article: BMC PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY. 2014;15:22

Prognosis of concomitant users of clopidogrel and proton-pump inhibitors in a high-risk population for upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Wang Q; Ljung R; Lagergren J; Lu Y
Article: ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY. 2014;11(3):442-443

Patient, physician, and researcher. My life's journey with recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax.

Ljung R
Article: BMJ QUALITY & SAFETY. 2014;23(3):206-214

Inequalities in avoidable hospitalisation by area income and the role of individual characteristics: a population-based register study in Stockholm County, Sweden.

Löfqvist T; Burström B; Walander A; Ljung R
Journal article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2014;111(7):257

[Gender imbalance. Why so few future (male) reviewers?].

Ljung R
Article: POPULATION HEALTH METRICS. 2014;12:11

Suicide or undetermined intent? A register-based study of signs of misclassification.

Björkenstam C; Johansson L-A; Nordström P; Thiblin I; Fugelstad A; Hallqvist J; Ljung R
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2013;3(12):e003754

Education level and survival after oesophageal cancer surgery: a prospective population-based cohort study.

Brusselaers N; Ljung R; Mattsson F; Johar A; Wikman A; Lagergren P; Lagergren J
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY. 2013;59(8):801-804

Risk of new psychiatric episodes in the year following divorce in midlife: cause or selection? A nationwide register-based study of 703,960 individuals.

Björkenstam E; Hallqvist J; Dalman C; Ljung R
Article: PANCREAS. 2013;42(6):1011-1015

Cardiovascular disease and risk of acute pancreatitis in a population-based study.

Bexelius TS; Ljung R; Mattsson F; Lagergren J
Article: EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 2013;22(6):349-355

Suicidal behavior among delinquent former child welfare clients.

Björkenstam C; Björkenstam E; Ljung R; Vinnerljung B; Tuvblad C
Article: JAMA INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2013;173(6):444-449

Association of oral glucocorticoid use with an increased risk of acute pancreatitis: a population-based nested case-control study.

Sadr-Azodi O; Mattsson F; Bexlius TS; Lindblad M; Lagergren J; Ljung R
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2013;110(12):639-640

[Researchers--offer your findings!].

Karregård C; Ljung R
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2013;3(1):e002056

Use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and proton pump inhibitors in correlation with incidence, recurrence and death of peptic ulcer bleeding: an ecological study.

Lu Y; Sverdén E; Ljung R; Söderlund C; Lagergren J
Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(5):e63877

Short and long term mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is influenced by socioeconomic position but not by migration status in Sweden, 1995-2007.

Dzayee DAM; Ivert T; Beiki O; Alfredsson L; Ljung R; Moradi T
Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(4):e62067

Socio-demographic and geographical factors in esophageal and gastric cancer mortality in Sweden.

Ljung R; Drefahl S; Andersson G; Lagergren J
Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(1):e53551

Multi-exposure and clustering of adverse childhood experiences, socioeconomic differences and psychotropic medication in young adults.

Björkenstam E; Hjern A; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Vinnerljung B; Hallqvist J; Ljung R
Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(9):e73973

An association between initiation of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and suicide - a nationwide register-based case-crossover study.

Björkenstam C; Möller J; Ringbäck G; Salmi P; Hallqvist J; Ljung R
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2012;109(42):1872-1873

[Validate more! Common interest in quality assurance of Swedish health data registries].

Ljung R; Ludvigsson JF; Mattsson F; Lagergren J
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2012;109(34-35):1456-1457

[Register-based clinical research. Internationally competitive, but the difficulties are underestimated].

Lagergren J; Lagergen P; Lindblad M; Ljung R; Lu Y; Mattsson F
Article: GUT. 2012;61(6):873-876

Increased risk of acute pancreatitis among tetracycline users in a Swedish population-based case-control study.

Ljung R; Lagergren J; Bexelius TS; Mattsson F; Lindblad M
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2012;32(3):336-340

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and the risk of acute pancreatitis: a Swedish population-based case-control study.

Ljung R; Rück C; Mattsson F; Bexelius TS; Lagergren J; Lindblad M
Journal article: GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2012;142(5):s-316

Sa1477 Cardiovascular Disease and Risk of Acute Pancreatitis in a Population-Based Study

Bexelius TS; Ljung R; Mattsson F; Lagergren J
Journal article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2012;109(14-15):732

[No to "avoidable hospitalization" as performance compensation].

Ljung R
Article: SLEEP MEDICINE. 2012;13(3):237-242

Daylight saving time shifts and incidence of acute myocardial infarction--Swedish Register of Information and Knowledge About Swedish Heart Intensive Care Admissions (RIKS-HIA).

Janszky I; Ahnve S; Ljung R; Mukamal KJ; Gautam S; Wallentin L; Stenestrand U
Journal article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. 2012;30(4):404

Risk of colorectal cancer subsite in a prostate cancer cohort.

Lu Y; Ljung R; Lindblad M; Lagergren J
Journal article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2012;109(4):168

[Wrong diagnostic code makes the follow up of pregnant women's sick leave more difficult].

Karnehed N; Osterlund N; Isaksson A-K; Nyman M; Sparre LS; Ljung R
Article: MEDICAL TEACHER. 2012;34(1):25-29

Twelve tips for conducting a postgraduate course on study design and study protocol writing for the medical profession.

Ljung R; Jansson C; Nordenstedt H; Martin L; Lagergren P; Lagergren J
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2012;2(1):e000778

Quality of medical care and excess mortality in psychiatric patients--a nationwide register-based study in Sweden.

Björkenstam E; Ljung R; Burström B; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Hallqvist J; Weitoft GR
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2012;2(3):e000914

Antidopaminergic drugs and acute pancreatitis: a population-based study.

Bodén R; Bexelius TS; Mattsson F; Lagergren J; Lindblad M; Ljung R
Article: POPULATION HEALTH METRICS. 2011;9:60

Burden of type 2 diabetes attributed to lower educational levels in Sweden.

Agardh EE; Sidorchuk A; Hallqvist J; Ljung R; Peterson S; Moradi T; Allebeck P
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2011;40(6):1585-1592

Juvenile delinquency, social background and suicide--a Swedish national cohort study of 992,881 young adults.

Björkenstam E; Björkenstam C; Vinnerljung B; Hallqvist J; Ljung R
Article: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2011;65(11):993-998

School grades, parental education and suicide--a national register-based cohort study.

Björkenstam C; Weitoft GR; Hjern A; Nordström P; Hallqvist J; Ljung R
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2011;47(14):2128-2132

Oral disease and risk of oesophageal and gastric cancer in a nationwide nested case-control study in Sweden.

Ljung R; Martin L; Lagergren J
Article: DRUGS & AGING. 2011;28(6):469-476

High concomitant use of interacting drugs and low use of gastroprotective drugs among NSAID users in an unselected elderly population: a nationwide register-based study.

Ljung R; Lu Y; Lagergren J
Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2011;50(5):685-693

Insulin glargine use and short-term incidence of malignancies - a three-year population-based observation.

Ljung R; Talbäck M; Haglund B; Jonasson JM; Gudbjörnsdòttir S; Steineck G
Article: AGING & MENTAL HEALTH. 2011;15(2):259-266

Widowhood and the risk of psychiatric care, psychotropic medication and all-cause mortality: a cohort study of 658,022 elderly people in Sweden.

Möller J; Björkenstam E; Ljung R; Yngwe MA
Journal article: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2011;26(S2):1854

FC08-03 - Increased risk of amputation of lower limbs and mortality in patients with diabetes and comorbid mental illness

Salmi P; Jonasdottir-Bergman G; Björkenstam E; Talbäck M; Lindelius B; Ljung R
Journal article: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2011;26(S2):1853

FC08-02 - Severity of mental disorder and the risk of all-cause, avoidable, ischemic heart disease, violent and suicide mortality

Björkenstam E; Ljung R; Hallqvist J; Burström B; Weitoft GR
Journal article: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2011;26(S2):375

P01-373 - Applying the swedish performance assessment framework in practise: Assessment of efficiency and quality of psychiatric care

Björkenstam E; Dahlgren C; Lindelius B; Ljung R; Stefansson CG
Journal article: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2011;26(S2):385

P01-382 - Higher case fatality after cardiovascular event for patients with comorbid psychiatric disease

Lindelius B; Bjorkenstam E; Dahlgren C; Ljung R
Article: PANCREATOLOGY. 2011;11(5):525-532

Reliability of acute pancreatitis diagnosis coding in a National Patient Register: a validation study in Sweden.

Razavi D; Ljung R; Lu Y; Andrén-Sandberg A; Lindblad M
Article: BMJ QUALITY & SAFETY. 2011;20(1):9-14

Inequality in quality? Regional and educational differences in treatment with fluoroquinolone in urinary tract infection of 236,376 Swedish patients.

Ljung R; Reimers A; Ericsson O; Burström B
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2010

WITHDRAWN: Oral disease and risk of esophageal and gastric cancer in a nationwide nested case-control study in Sweden.

Ljung R; Martin L; Lagergren J
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 2010;138(1):50-55

Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 is a long-term predictor of heart failure in survivors of a first acute myocardial infarction and population controls.

Janszky I; Hallqvist J; Ljung R; Hammar N
Journal article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2009;106(38):2380

[Health data registries necessary for follow-up of the quality of health care!].

Köster M; Ljung R; Aberg A; Heurgren M
Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2009;266(3):248-257

Chocolate consumption and mortality following a first acute myocardial infarction: the Stockholm Heart Epidemiology Program.

Janszky I; Mukamal KJ; Ljung R; Ahnve S; Ahlbom A; Hallqvist J
Article: DIABETOLOGIA. 2009;52(9):1745-1754

Insulin glargine use and short-term incidence of malignancies-a population-based follow-up study in Sweden.

Jonasson JM; Ljung R; Talbäck M; Haglund B; Gudbjörnsdòttir S; Steineck G
Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2009;265(4):465-475

Prognostic role of the glucometabolic status assessed in a metabolically stable phase after a first acute myocardial infarction: the SHEEP study.

Janszky I; Hallqvist J; Ljung R; Ahlbom A; Hammar N
Article: AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL. 2009;157(3):495-501

Coffee consumption and mortality after acute myocardial infarction: the Stockholm Heart Epidemiology Program.

Mukamal KJ; Hallqvist J; Hammar N; Ljung R; Gémes K; Ahlbom A; Ahnve S; Janszky I
Article: PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY. 2008;17(10):1020-1028

Education and drug use in Sweden--a nationwide register-based study.

Weitoft GR; Rosén M; Ericsson O; Ljung R
Journal article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2008;30(3):381-382

Moderate drinking, psychological factors, and cardiovascular protection: reply

Janszky I; Ljung R; Hallqvist J; Ahnve S; Bennet AM; Mukamal KJ
Article: SLEEP. 2008;31(6):801-807

Heavy snoring is a risk factor for case fatality and poor short-term prognosis after a first acute myocardial infarction.

Janszky I; Ljung R; Rohani M; Hallqvist J
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY. 2008;64(4):439-444

Use of desmopressin and concomitant use of potentially interacting drugs in elderly patients in Sweden.

Ljung R
Article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2008;29(1):45-53

Alcohol and long-term prognosis after a first acute myocardial infarction: the SHEEP study.

Janszky I; Ljung R; Ahnve S; Hallqvist J; Bennet AM; Mukamal KJ
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2007;104(41):2952-2954

[Quality indicators for antibiotic prescription in primary health care. Based on data from the National Board of Health and Welfare's drug registry].

Ljung R; Ericsson O; Köster M
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2007;35(1):17-22

Misclassification of occupation-based socioeconomic position and gender comparisons of socioeconomic risk.

Ljung R; Hallqvist J
Article: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2006;60(12):1080-1084

Accumulation of adverse socioeconomic position over the entire life course and the risk of myocardial infarction among men and women: results from the Stockholm Heart Epidemiology Program (SHEEP).

Ljung R; Hallqvist J
Article: BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. 2005;83(2):92-99

Socioeconomic differences in the burden of disease in Sweden.

Ljung R; Peterson S; Hallqvist J; Heimerson I; Diderichsen F
Article: BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. 2002;80(8):644-652

Cross-national comparability of burden of disease estimates: the European Disability Weights Project.

Essink-Bot M-L; Pereira J; Packer C; Schwarzinger M; Burstrom K
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All other publications

Corrigendum: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2023;58(8):1151-1152

Correction to: Risk of suicide and self-harm in university students entering different university programs - a national register-based cohort study in Sweden.

Lageborn CT; Bjureberg J; Song J; Runeson B; Möller J; Ljung R; Dahlin M
Review: PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY. 2023;32(3):279-286

Federated analyses of multiple data sources in drug safety studies.

Gedeborg R; Igl W; Svennblad B; Wilén P; Delcoigne B; Michaëlsson K; Ljung R; Feltelius N
Letter: DRUG SAFETY. 2023;46(3):319-321

Optimizing Safety Surveillance for COVID-19 Vaccines at the Swedish Medical Products Agency.

Kälkner KM; Sundström A; Nurminen M-L; Larsson M; Ljung R; Arthurson V
Preprint: 2023;medRxiv

Comparative effectiveness of the bivalent BA.4-5 and BA.1 mRNA-booster vaccines in the Nordic countries

Andersson NW; Thiesson EM; Baum U; Pihlström N; Starrfelt J; Faksová K; Poukka E; Meijerink H; Ljung R; Hviid A
Preprint: 2022;medRxiv

Booster Vaccination with SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccines and Myocarditis Risk in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Nordic Cohort Study of 8.9 Million Residents

Hviid A; Nieminen TA; Pihlström N; Gunnes N; Dahl J; Karlstad Ø; Gulseth HL; Sundström A; Husby A; Hansen JV; Ljung R; Hovi P
Preprint: 2022;medRxiv

Comparative effectiveness of heterologous booster schedules with AZD1222, BNT162b2, or mRNA-1273 vaccines against COVID-19 during omicron predominance in the Nordic countries

Andersson NW; Thiesson EM; Baum U; Pihlström N; Starrfelt J; Faksová K; Poukka E; Lund LC; Hansen CH; Aakjær M; Kjær J; Cohet C; Goossens M; Andersen M; Hallas J; Meijerink H; Ljung R; Hviid A
Letter: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2022;109(8):775-776

Risk of appendicitis after SARS-CoV-2 infection and SARS-CoV-2 vaccination.

Ljung R; Pihlström N; Sundström A
Letter: EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2022;33(4):e11-e12

Incident Malignant Melanoma in Sweden: The Importance of Accounting for Skin Complexion in the Population.

Ljung R; Talbäck M; Feychting M
Letter: OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2022;139(5):940-941

Association Between Menstrual Cycle Length and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination: A U.S. Cohort.

Hallberg E; Sundström A; Larsson M; Arthurson V; Ljung R
Letter: IRISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE. 2021;190(4):1643-1644

Decrease in tramadol use started in 2011 in Sweden.

Ljung R; Grünewald M; Tuvendal P; Bardage C
Conference publication: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2021;42:825

Death of a child and the risk of heart failure: a population-based cohort study from Denmark and Sweden

Wei D; Li J; Chen H; Janszky I; Ljung R; Fang F; Laszlo KD
Letter: LANCET PSYCHIATRY. 2021;8(2):e2

Associations between statin use and suicidality, depression, anxiety, and seizures.

Ljung R; Köster M; Björkenstam E; Salmi P
Conference publication: PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE. 2021;83(7):A10-A11

DEATH OF A CHILD AND THE RISK OF INCIDENT ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASES: A POPULATION-BASED STUDY FROM DENMARK AND SWEDEN

Wei D; Janszky I; Fang F; Chen H; Li J; Ljung R; Laszlo KD
Corrigendum: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2020;10(1):2171

Author Correction: Systematic assessment of prescribed medications and short-term risk of myocardial infarction - a pharmacopeia-wide association study from Norway and Sweden.

Sen A; Vardaxis I; Lindqvist BH; Brumpton BM; Strand LB; Bakken IJ; Vatten LJ; Romundstad PR; Ljung R; Mukamal KJ; Janszky I
Corrigendum: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;19(1):1268

Correction to: Severity of depression, anxious distress and the risk of type 2 diabetes - a population-based cohort study in Sweden.

Deleskog A; Ljung R; Forsell Y; Nevriana A; Almas A; Möller J
Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2019;116:FI6L

Läkemedelsverket aktivt i EU:s godkännande av nya läkemedel - En genomgång av proceduren – från ansökan till apotekshyllan.

Hägerkvist R; Rönnemaa E; Dunder K; Gårdmark M; Ljung R
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY. 2018;71(11):229

SURVIVAL IN PATIENTS WITH CHEST PAIN AND STABLE HIGH-SENSITIVITY CARDIAC TROPONIN T LEVELS VERSUS PATIENTS WITH NON-ST-SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

Roos A; Sartipy U; Ljung R; Holzmann M
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;27

Socioeconomic position and mortality from brain tumour - A Swedish national cohort study

Talback M; Brooke H; Mogensen H; Mathiesen T; Feychting M; Ljung R
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;27

Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality from pancreatic cancer - A Swedish national cohort study

Talback M; Feychting M; Ljung R; Khanolkar A
Editorial comment: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2017;46(5):1367-1367g

Data Resource Profile: The Nordic Obesity Surgery Cohort (NordOSCo).

Tao W; Artama M; von Euler-Chelpin M; Konings P; Ljung R; Lynge E; Ólafsdóttir GH; Pukkala E; Romundstad P; Tryggvadottir L; Wahlin K; Lagergren J
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2017;71:A14

SOCIOECONOMIC POSITION AND MORTALITY FROM BRAIN TUMOUR - A SWEDISH POPULATION-BASED STUDY

Khanolkar AR; Talback M; Ljung R
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY. 2017;69(11):240

HIGH-SENSITIVITY CARDIAC TROPONIN T LEVELS AND LONG-TERM MORTALITY IN PATIENTS WITH CHEST PAIN

Roos A; Bandstein N; Lundback M; Hammarsten O; Ljung R; Holzmann M
Letter: HEPATOBILIARY & PANCREATIC DISEASES INTERNATIONAL. 2016;15(4):443-445

Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and acute pancreatitis.

Bexelius TS; Ljung R; Garcia Rodriguez LA
Meeting abstract: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY. 2016;67(13):449

TEMPORAL TRENDS IN ADMISSION RATES FOR CHEST PAIN AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF HIGH-SENSITIVITY CARDIAC TROPONIN T

Bandstein NR; Ljung R; Johansson M; Holzmann M
Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2015;44:11-12

Suicide Attempt and Future Risk of Cancer-A Nationwide Cohort Study in Sweden.

Ljung R; Mattsson F; Lagergren K; Jokinen J; Lagergren J
Meeting abstract: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY. 2015;65(10):A129

RISK OF REVISITS TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN ADMITTED VERSUS DISCHARGED PATIENTS WITH CHEST PAIN AND UNDETECTABLE HIGH-SENSITIVITY CARDIAC TROPONIN T LEVELS

Bandstein N; Ljung R; Eggers K; Holzmann M
Letter: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY. 2014;64(6):633-634

Reply: high sensitivity cardiac troponin T: testing time is also a learning time.

Bandstein N; Ljung R; Johansson M; Holzmann MJ
Other: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2014;111(25-26):1132-1133

[HEART-score does not improve the risk assessment].

Holzmann MJ; Bandstein N; Johansson M; Ljung R
Conference publication: DIABETOLOGIA. 2014;57:S110

Cancer occurrence in type 1 diabetes patients: a 4-country study with 8800 cancer cases in 3.7 mio person-years

Carstensen B; Friis S; Harding J; Magliano DJ; Sund R; Keskimaki I; Ljung R; Svensson A-M; Wild S; Gudbjornsdottir S
Letter: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2013;110(4):163

[How resident physicians milestones for medical science are reached with high quality].

Djärv T; Ljung R; Lagergren J
Review: DIABETOLOGIA. 2012;55(6):1619-1632

Diabetes and cancer (2): evaluating the impact of diabetes on mortality in patients with cancer.

Renehan AG; Yeh H-C; Johnson JA; Wild SH; Gale EAM; Møller H; Diabetes and Cancer Research Consortium
Review: DIABETOLOGIA. 2012;55(6):1607-1618

Diabetes and cancer (1): evaluating the temporal relationship between type 2 diabetes and cancer incidence.

Johnson JA; Carstensen B; Witte D; Bowker SL; Lipscombe L; Renehan AG; Diabetes and Cancer Research Consortium
Letter: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2012;51(3):400-402

Insulin glargine use and short-term incidence of breast cancer - a four-year population-based observation.

Ljung R; Talbäck M; Haglund B; Jonasson JM; Gudbjörnsdòttir S; Steineck G
Letter: EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2011;22(5):749-750

Oral disease and risk of pancreatic cancer.

Ljung R; Sjöberg Bexelius T; Martin L; Lagergren J
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2011;47:S460-S461

Androgens in the Etiology of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma - a Population-based Cohort Study on Prostate Cancer Patients in Sweden 1961 to 2008

Shore R; Ljung R; Mattsson E; Lagergren J; Lindblad M
Meeting abstract: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2011;65:A106

MYOCARDIAL RE-INFARCTION: COUNTRY OF BIRTH, GENDER, SOCIO-ECONOMIC POSITION (SEP), AND AGE TO BE CONSIDERED

Dzayee D; Beiki O; Ljung R; Moradi T
Meeting abstract: SUCHTTHERAPIE. 2011;38

Applying the Swedish Performance Assessment Framework in practise: assessment of efficiency and quality of psychiatric care

Lindelius B; Bjorkenstam E; Dahlgren C; Ljung R; Stefansson C
Letter: ACTA RADIOLOGICA. 2011;52(3):247

Nationwide population-based Nordic screening mammography registers: the only key to final evaluation?

Ljung R; Klint A; Holm L-E
Letter: BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY. 2011;95(4):592-594

Thyroxin substitution and open-angle glaucoma: a nationwide register-based study on filled prescriptions.

Calissendorff J; Ljung R
Conference publication: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2011;26

INCREASED RISK OF AMPUTATION OF LOWER LIMBS AND MORTALITY IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES AND COMORBID MENTAL ILLNESS

Salmi P; Jonasdottir-Bergman G; Bjorkenstam E; Talback M; Lindelius B; Ljung R
Conference publication: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2011;26

SEVERITY OF MENTAL DISORDER AND THE RISK OF ALL-CAUSE, AVOIDABLE, ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE, VIOLENT AND SUICIDE MORTALITY

Bjorkenstam E; Ljung R; Hallqvist J; Burstrom B; Weitoft GR
Letter: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2010;89(12):1608-1610

Cesarean section rate in uncomplicated pregnancy as an indicator of healthcare quality.

Ljung R; Lindam A; Gottvall K; Stephansson O
Letter: MEDICAL TEACHER. 2010;32(5):443

Case-based introduction to medical statistics for health professionals by peers.

Janszky I; Möller J; Stenfors-Hayes T; Ljung R
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2010;20:90

School grades, parental education and suicide-a national register-based cohort study

Bjorkenstam C; Ringback G; Hjern A; Nordstrom P; Hallqvist J; Ljung R
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2010;20:49-50

Juvenile delinquency, socio-economic background and suicide

Bjorkenstam E; Bjorkenstam C; Vinnerljung B; Dalman C; Hallqvist J; Ljung R
Letter: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2009;99(2):197-198

Medication abortion as a quality indicator for regional comparisons in Sweden.

Ljung R; Danielsson M; Lindam A
Letter: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2009;30(3):381-382

Moderate drinking, psychological factors, and cardiovascular protection.

Culić V
Letter: NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2008;359(18):1966-1968

Shifts to and from daylight saving time and incidence of myocardial infarction.

Janszky I; Ljung R
Letter: PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES. 2008;59(1):116-117

Ethnic differences in antidepressant treatment preceding suicide in Sweden.

Ljung R; Björkenstam C; Björkenstam E
Conference publication: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2008;29:468

Prognostic role of the glucometabolic status assessed in a metabolically stable phase after a first acute myocardial infarction

Janszky I; Hallqvist JH; Ljung R; Hammar N
Conference publication: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2008;29:226

Coffee consumption and mortality following acute myocardial infarction

Janszky I; Hallqvist JH; Hammar NH; Ljung RL; Gemes GK; Ahlbom AA; Mukamal KM
Conference publication: PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY. 2008;17:S99-S100

Quality and efficiency in Swedish health care presentation of national health care quality indicators from the prescribed drug register

Ljung R; Koster M; Weitoft GR; Ericsson O; Fastbom J
Letter: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2007;97(11):1927-1928

Socioeconomic position, clustering of risk factors, and the risk of myocardial infarction.

Ljung R; Hallqvist J
Letter: STROKE. 2007;38(9):e94

Weekend versus weekday admission and stroke outcome in Sweden from 1968 to 2005.

Janszky I; Ahnve S; Ljung R
Letter: NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2007;357(1):86-87

Weekend admission for myocardial infarction.

Ljung R; Köster M; Janszky I
Letter: PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES. 2007;58(6):879-880

Reduction in postdischarge suicide in Sweden.

Ljung R
Conference publication: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2006;27:662

Moderate prior alcohol consumption is associated with a more favourable long-term mortality after a first AMI, the SHEEP study

Janszky I; Ljung R; Hallqvist J; Ahlbom A; Ahnve S
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2005;15:19

Accumulation of working-class position over the entire life course and the risk of myocardial infarction

Ljung R; Hallqvist J
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Grants

Dr AmalKhanolkar incoming guest researcher on social determinants of brain tumour risk,and diabetes treatment and complications

Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare

1 December 2016 - 30 November 2017
Cancer survival; a function of offspring’s educational level?

Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare

1 January 2016 - 31 December 2017
Bereavement and the risk of cardiovascular diseases – a life course perspective

Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare

1 January 2016 - 31 December 2019
Suicidal behaviour and health among young adults in higher education and in transition to working life

Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare

1 January 2016 - 31 December 2018
Dr Amal Khanolkar incoming guest researcher on social determinants of brain tumour risk, and diabetes treatment and complications

Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare

1 December 2015 - 30 September 2016
Registry-based research of three associated public health concerns: upper gastrointestinal cancer, reflux and obesity

Swedish Research Council

1 January 2014 - 31 December 2018

Employments

Affiliated to Research, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2024

Degrees and Education

Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2012
Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2006
Master Of Medical Science, Karolinska Institutet, 2002
University Medical Degree, Karolinska Institutet, 1994

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