personkort Cecilia Björkelund, Enheten för allmänmedicin, inst. för medicin, Sahlgrenska akademin, GU.

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namn:
Cecilia Björkelund
arbetsplats:
Enheten för allmänmedicin, inst. för medicin, Sahlgrenska akademin, GU.
yrkestitel:
Professor
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arbetsplats:
Enheten för allmänmedicin, inst. för medicin, Sahlgrenska akademin, GU.
telefon:
+46-031-7866832
arbetsgivarkategori:
Universitet/Högskola
adress:
Box 454
postadress:
40530 Göteborg
land:
Sweden

CV

Doctoral Thesis (1)

Article - Review (2)

  1. Erqou Sebhat, Kaptoge Stephen, Perry Philip L, Di Angelantonio Emanuele, Thompson Alexander, White Ian R, Marcovina Santica M, Collins Rory, Thompson Simon G, Danesh John;
    Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration.
    JAMA 2009:302(4):412-23.
    Web of Science® citations 124

Article - Peer reviewed scientific (89)

  1. Tydén T, Björkelund C, Olsson S E.
    Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 1991:70(3):219-24.
    Web of Science® citations 32
  2. Adv Contracept 1991:7(2-3):165-71.
  3. Björkelund C V, Bengtsson C B, Carazo B, Palm L, Tarschys G, Wassen A.
    Int J Obes 1991:15(4):251-8.
    Web of Science® citations 7
  4. Tydén T, Björkelund C, Odlind V, Olsson S E, Strand A.
    J Am Coll Health 1994:43(2):75-9.
  5. Am J Epidemiol. 1996:143(1):54-62.
    Web of Science® citations 103
  6. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1996:20(3):213-9.
    Web of Science® citations 98
  7. Tydén T, Björkelund C, Odlind V, Olsson S E.
    Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 1996:75(6):579-84.
    Web of Science® citations 12
  8. Björkelund C, Hultén B, Lissner L, Rothenberg E, Larsson B, Bengtsson C, Steen B, Tibblin G.
    Lakartidningen 1997:94(5):332-5.
  9. Westerståhl A, Björkelund C, Marklund B, Bengtsson C, Hagen D, Höglund D, Lindström M.
    Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 1998:77(3):322-6.
    Web of Science® citations 1
  10. Bengtsson C, Bengtsson U, Björkelund C, Lincoln K, Sigurdsson J A.
    Scand J Urol Nephrol. 1998:32(4):284-9.
    Web of Science® citations 17
  11. Tydén T, Bergholm M, Hallén A, Odlind V, Olsson S E, Sjödén P O, Strand A, Björkelund C.
    J Am Coll Health 1998:47(2):70-5.
    Web of Science® citations 7
  12. Bengtsson C, Allebeck P, Lissner L, Björkelund C, Hällström T, Sigurdsson J A.
    Alcohol Alcohol. 1998:33(5):533-40.
    Web of Science® citations 11
  13. Lissner L, Björkelund C, Heitmann B L, Lapidus L, Björntorp P, Bengtsson C.
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1998:22(11):1116-20.
    Web of Science® citations 27
  14. Björkelund C, Lissner L, Devine C, Lindroos A K, Palm L, Westerståhl A.
    Family medicine 2000:32(4):246-51.
    Web of Science® citations 2
  15. Wahlqvist M, Skott A, Björkelund C, Gause-Nilsson I, Dahlin B, Mattsson B.
    Lakartidningen 2001:98(28-29):3238-44.
  16. Cabrera C, Helgesson O, Wedel H, Björkelund C, Bengtsson C, Lissner L.
    Epidemiology 2001:12(5):532-6.
    Web of Science® citations 19
  17. Lissner L, Björkelund C, Heitmann B L, Seidell J C, Bengtsson C.
    Obes Res. 2001:9(10):644-6.
    Web of Science® citations 104
  18. Scandinavian journal of primary health care 2002:20(4):203-7.
    Web of Science® citations 8
  19. Guo Xinxin, Matousek Michael, Sonn Ulla, Skoog Ingmar, Björkelund Cecilia, Steen Bertil.
    Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2003:36(2):127-40.
    Web of Science® citations 4
  20. Rödström Kerstin, Bengtsson Calle, Milsom Ian, Lissner Lauren, Sundh Valter, Bjoürkelund Cecilia.
    Menopause (New York, N.Y.) 2003:10(6):538-43.
    Web of Science® citations 27
  21. Scandinavian journal of primary health care 2003:21(4):205-8.
    Web of Science® citations 4
  22. Lissner Lauren, Skoog Ingmar, Andersson Kate, Beckman Nils, Sundh Valter, Waern Magda, Zylberstein Dimitri Edin, Bengtsson Calle, Björkelund Cecilia.
    Scandinavian journal of primary health care 2003:21(4):242-7.
    Web of Science® citations 24
  23. Neurology 2004:63(10):1876-81.
    Web of Science® citations 80
  24. Lundh Christel, Segesten Kerstin, Björkelund Cecilia.
    Scand J Prim Health Care 2004:22(4):244-7.
  25. Eiben Gabriele, Dey Debashish, Rothenberg Elisabeth, Steen Bertil, Björkelund Cecilia, Bengtsson Calle, Lissner Lauren.
    Int J of Obesity 2005:29
    Web of Science® citations 22
  26. Brotons Carlos, Björkelund Celia, Bulc Mateja, Ciurana Ramon, Godycki-Cwirko Maciek, Jurgova Eva, Kloppe Pilar, Lionis Christos, Mierzecki Artur, Piñeiro Rosa, Pullerits Liivia, Sammut Mario R, Sheehan Mary, Tataradze Revaz, Thireos Eleftherios A, Vuchak Jasna;
    EUROPREV network.
    Prev Med 2005:40(5):595-601.
    Web of Science® citations 53
  27. Eiben G, Dey D K, Rothenberg E, Steen B, Björkelund C, Bengtsson C, Lissner L.
    Int J Obes (Lond) 2005:29(7):810-7.
    Web of Science® citations 22
  28. Hellquist Gunilla, Rödjer Stig, von Below Bernhard, Sveinsdóttir Gudny, Björkelund Cecilia.
    Lakartidningen 2005:102(38):2646-8, 2650-1.
  29. Scandinavian journal of caring sciences 2005:19(4):337-43.
    Web of Science® citations 3
  30. Wahlqvist Mats, Skott Annika, Björkelund Cecilia, Dahlgren Gösta, Lonka Kirsti, Mattsson Bengt.
    BMC Med Educ 2006:6:24.
  31. Hakansson Anders, Andre Malin, Bjorkelund Cecilia, Borgquist Lars, Holmberg Sara, Kristiansson Robert.
    Lakartidningen 2006:103(24):1968-71.
  32. Guo Xinxin, Waern Margda, Sjögren Karin, Lissner Lauren, Bengtsson Calle, Björkelund Cecilia, Ostling Svante, Gustafson Deborah, Skoog Ingmar.
    Neurobiol Aging 2007:28(3):343-50.
    Web of Science® citations 18
  33. Guo Xinxin, Waern Margda, Sjögren Karin, Lissner Lauren, Bengtsson Calle, Björkelund Cecilia, Ostling Svante, Gustafson Deborah, Skoog Ingmar.
    Neurobiol Aging 2007:28(3):343-50.
    Web of Science® citations 18
  34. Skoglund Ingmarie, Björkelund Cecilia, Segesten Kerstin.
    Scand J Prim Health Care 2007:25(2):98-104.
    Web of Science® citations 11
  35. Danesh J, Erqou S, Walker M, Thompson S G, Tipping R, Ford C, Pressel S, Walldius G, Jungner I, Folsom A R, Chambless L E, Knuiman M, Whincup P H, Wannamethee S G, Morris R W, Willeit J, Kiechl S, Santer P, Mayr A, Wald N, Ebrahim S, Lawlor D A, Yarnell J W G, Gallacher J, Casiglia E, Tikhonoff V, Nietert P J, Sutherland S E, Bachman D L, Keil J E et al [ Rosengren A Nr. 72 ] [ Wilhelmsen L Nr. 73 ] [ Bjorkelund C Nr. 76 ] [ Hedblad B Nr. 102 ] [ Engstrom G Nr. 104 ];
    Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration.
    Eur J Epidemiol. 2007:22(12):839-69.
  36. Mehlig Kristen, Skoog Ingmar, Guo Xinxin, Schutze M, Gustafson Deborah, Waern Margda, Ostling Svante, Bjorkelund Cecilia, Lissner Lauren.
    Am J Epidemiol. 2008:167(6):684-91.
    Web of Science® citations 27
  37. Thorn Jörgen, Norrhall Maria, Larsson Ronny, Curiac Dan, Axelsson Gösta, Ammon Carina, Månsson Jörgen, Brisman Jonas, Söderström Anna-Lena, Björkelund Cecilia.
    Prim Care Respir J 2008:17(1):26-31.
  38. Leong Tora, Zylberstein Dimitri, Graham Ian, Lissner Lauren, Ward Deirdre, Fogarty Jane, Bengtsson Calle, Björkelund Cecilia, Thelle Dag;
    Swedish-Irish-Norwegian Collaboration.
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2008:28(5):961-7.
    Web of Science® citations 37
  39. Zylberstein Dimitri Edin, Skoog Ingmar, Björkelund Cecilia, Guo Xinxin, Hultén Bodil, Andreasson Lars-Arne, Palmertz Bo, Thelle Dag S, Lissner Lauren.
    J Am Geriatr Soc 2008:56(6):1087-91.
    Web of Science® citations 5
  40. Björkelund Cecilia, Andersson-Hange Dominique, Andersson Kate, Bengtsson Calle, Blomstrand Ann, Bondyr-Carlsson Dorota, Eiben Gabriele, Rödström Kerstin, Sjöberg Agneta, Sundh Valter, Weman Lilian, Zylberstein Dimitri, Hakeberg Magnus, Lissner Lauren.
    Scandinavian journal of primary health care 2008:26(3):140-6.
    Web of Science® citations 15
  41. Journal of clinical nursing 2008:17(16):2221-31.
    Web of Science® citations 6
  42. Lissner Lauren, Sjöberg Agneta, Schütze Madlen, Lapidus Leif, Hulthén Lena, Björkelund Cecilia.
    European journal of nutrition 2008:47(8):424-31.
    Web of Science® citations 4
  43. Primary care companion to the Journal of clinical psychiatry 2008:10(6):462-8.
  44. Scandinavian journal of occupational therapy 2009:16(2):110-7.
    Web of Science® citations 5
  45. Whitlock Gary, Lewington Sarah, Sherliker Paul, Clarke Robert, Emberson Jonathan, Halsey Jim, Qizilbash Nawab, Collins Rory, Peto Richard;
    Prospective Studies Collaboration.
    Lancet 2009:373(9669):1083-96.
  46. Stenman Ulrika, Wennstrom Anette, Ahlqwist Margareta, Bengtsson Calle, Bjorkelund Cecilia, Lissner Lauren, Hakeberg Magnus.
    Acta Odontol Scand. 2009:1-7.
  47. Norrhall Maria Fässberg, Nilsfelt Anna, Varas Edgardo, Larsson Ronny, Curiac Dan, Axelsson Gösta, Månsson Jörgen, Brisman Jonas, Söderström Anna-Lena, Björkelund Cecilia, Thorn Jörgen.
    Prim Care Respir J 2009:18(4):306-12.
  48. Scandinavian journal of public health 2009:37(7):706-12.
    Web of Science® citations 2
  49. Sarwar Nadeem, Sandhu Manjinder S, Ricketts Sally L, Butterworth Adam S, Di Angelantonio Emanuele, Boekholdt S Matthijs, Ouwehand Willem, Watkins Hugh, Samani Nilesh J, Saleheen Danish, Lawlor Debbie, Reilly Muredach P, Hingorani Aroon D, Talmud Philippa J, Danesh John;
    Triglyceride Coronary Disease Genetics Consortium and Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration.
    Lancet 2010:375(9726):1634-9.
    Web of Science® citations 73
  50. André Malin, Lissner Lauren, Bengtsson Calle, Hällström Tore, Sundh Valter, Björkelund Cecilia.
    Scand J Public Health 2010:38(5):457-64.
    Web of Science® citations 2
  51. Engstrom Gunnar, Sarwar N, Gao P, Seshasai S R Kondapally, Gobin R, Kaptoge S, Di Angelantonio E, Ingelsson E, Lawlor D A, Selvin E, Stampfer M, Stehouwer C D A, Lewington S, Pennells L, Thompson A, Sattar N, White I R, Ray K K, Danesh J.
    Lancet 2010:375(9733):2215-22.
    Web of Science® citations 88
  52. Eklund Mona, Bäckström Martin, Lissner Lauren, Björkelund Cecilia, Sonn Ulla.
    Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation 2010
    Web of Science® citations 1

Book Chapter (4)

  1. Medicinsk årbog 1995. Köpenhamn: Munksgaard; 1995, pp 25-32.
  2. Flodmark C-E, Björkelund Cecilia.
    Läkemedelsboken 97/98. Stockholm: Apoteksbolaget AB; 1997, pp 146-54.
  3. Leijon M, Alexanderson K, Björkelund Cecilia, Schenck-Gustafsson K.
    Läkare Doktor Kvinna. Lund: Studentlitteratur; 1998, pp 102-19.
  4. Behandling av ångestsyndrom. Stockholm: SBU; 2005, pp 75-107.

Article - Other scientific (17)

  1. Björkelund Cecilia, Larsen J-H, Benediktsdóttir B, Vainiomäki P, Lærum E, Källkvist A.
    Nord Med 1995:110:325-9.
  2. Westelius U, Björkelund Cecilia.
    AllmänMedicin 1996:17:154-6.
  3. Björkelund Cecilia, Andersson D.
    AllmänMedicin 1996:17:288.
  4. Wahlström R, Björkelund Cecilia, Nerbrand C.
    AllmänMedicin 1996:17:310-2.
  5. Björkelund Cecilia, Strender L-E.
    AllmänMedicin 1997:18:212.
  6. AllmänMedicin 1999:20:155.
  7. AllmänMedicin 2000:21:39.

Article - Other (1)

  1. Torgerson Jarl, Lissner L, Näslund I, Sylvan A, Rössner S, Sjöström L, Falkenberg M, Björkelund C.
    Scandinavian Journal of Nutrition 1999:43:3.
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Vetenskapliga publikationer

Björkelund C, Ekman H, Persson M, Bengtsson C. Mortality from stroke among women in a Swedish community, Strömstad. Scand J Prim Health Care 1988;6:213-8.

Björkelund C. The Strömstad survey. A model for prevention of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disease in women within the primary health care organization. Thesis, University of Göteborg 1990.

Björkelund C, Bengtsson C, Carazo B, Palm L, Tarschys G, Wassén A. Effects of a community risk factor reducing programme on weight, body fat distribution, and lipids on obese women.Int J Obes 1991;15:251-8.

Björkelund C, Bengtsson C. Risk factor pattern for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease as observed in the female population of a Swedish community, Strömstad. Scand J Prim Health Care 1991;9:11-5.

Björkelund C, Bengtsson C. Feasibility of a primary health care programme aiming at reducing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risk factors among women in a Swedish community, Strömstad. Scand J Prim Health Care 1991;9:89-95.

Björkelund C, Bengtsson C. Cardiovascular risk factor characterisation of women in the community of Strömstad, Sweden, compared with other female populations.
Scand J Soc Med 1991;19:218-24.

Björkelund C. The Strömstad survey. A model for prevention of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disease in women within the primary health care organization. Thesis, University of Göteborg 1990. Scand J Prim Health Care 1991;9:303-4.

Tydén T, Olsson S, Björkelund-Ylander C. Female university students in Sweden: sex, contraception and STDs. Adv Contracept 1991;7:165-71

Tydén T, Björkelund C, Olsson S-E. Sexual behaviour and sexually transmitted diseases among Swedish university students. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 1991;70:219-24.

Lissner L, Bengtsson C, Lapidus L, Björkelund C. Smoking initiation and cessation in relation to body fat distribution based on data from a study of Swedish women.
Am J Public Health 1992;82:273-5.

Bengtsson C, Björkelund C, Lapidus L, Lissner L. Associations of serum lipid concentrations and obesity with mortality in women: 20 year follow up of participants in prospective population study in Gothenburg, Sweden. BMJ 1993;307:1385-8.

Tydén T, Björkelund C, Odlind V, Olsson S-E, Strand A. Effects of specially tailored information on Swedish university students’ sexual behaviour.
J Am Coll Health 1994;43:75-9.

Björkelund C, Bengtsson C. Changing lifestyle: who benefits and how? Prevention in primary health care within the female population in a Swedish community. Behaviour Change 1994;11:145-52.

Prospective Studies Collaboration (Bengtsson C, Björkelund C, Lissner L et al). Cholesterol, diastolic blood pressure, and stroke: 13 000 strokes in 450 000 people in 45 prospective cohorts. Lancet 1995;346:1647-53.

Lissner L, Bengtsson C, Björkelund C, Wedel H. Physical activity levels and changes in relation to longevity. A prospective study of Swedish women. Am J Epidemiol 1996;143:54-62.

Björkelund C, Lissner L, Andersson S, Lapidus L, Bengtsson C. Reproductive history in relation to relative weight and fat distribution. Int J Obes 1996;20:213-9.

Prospective Studies Collaboration (Bengtsson C, Björkelund C, Lissner L et al). Cholesterol, diastolic blood pressure, and stroke: 13 000 strokes in 450 000 people in 45 prospective cohorts. Lancet 1995;346:1647-53.

Björkelund C, Lissner L, Andersson S, Lapidus L, Bengtsson C. Reproductive history in relation to relative weight and fat distribution. Int J Obes 1996;20:213-9.**

Lissner L, Bengtsson C, Björkelund C, Wedel H. Physical activity levels and changes in relation to longevity. A prospective study of Swedish women. Am J Epidemiol 1996;143:54-62.

Tydén T, Björkelund C, Odlind V, Olsson S-E. Increased use of condoms among female university students: A 5-year follow-up of sexual behavior. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 1996;75:579-84.

Björkelund C, Hultén B, Lissner L, Rothenberg E, Larsson B, Bengtsson C, Steen B, Tibblin G. Nya vikt-längdtabeller för medelsålders och äldre. Vikten ökar mer än längden.
Läkartidningen 1997;94:332-5.

Bengtsson C, Ahlqwist M, Andersson K, Björkelund C, Lissner L, Söderström M. The Prospective Population Study of Women in Gothenburg, Sweden, 1968-69 to 1992-93. A 24-year follow-up study with special reference to participation, representativeness, and mortality. Scand J Prim Health Care 1997;15:214-9.

Westerståhl A, Björkelund C, Marklund B, Bengtsson C, Hagen D, Höglund D, Lindström M. Focusing on the pregnancy test.
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 1998;77:322-6.

Tydén T, Bergholm M, Hallén A, Odlind V, Olsson S-E, Sjödén P-O, Strand A, Björkelund C. Evaluation of an STD-prevention program for Swedish university students. J Am Coll Health 1998;47:70-5.

Bengtsson C, Allebeck P, Björkelund C, Hällström T, Lissner L, Sigurdsson JÁ. Alcohol habits in Swedish women. Observations from the population study of women in Gothenburg, Sweden 1968-1993. Alcohol Alcohol 1998;33:533-40.

Bengtsson C, Bengtsson U, Björkelund C, Lincoln K, Sigurdsson JA. Bacteriuria in a population sample of women: 24-year follow-up study, Results from the population-based study of women in Gothenburg, Sweden. Scand J Urol Nephrol 1998;32:284-9.

Lissner L, Björkelund C, Heitmann BL, Lapidus L, Björntorp P, Bengtsson C. Secular increases in waist–hip ratio among Swedish women. Int J Obes 1998;22:1116-20.

Rödström K, Bengtsson C, Lissner L, Björkelund C. Pre-existing risk factor profiles in users and non-users of hormone replacement therapy: prospective cohort study in Gothenburg, Sweden. BMJ 1999;319:890-3.

Björkelund C, Lissner L, Devine C, Lindroos AK, Palm Lis, Westerståhl A. Long-term effects of a primary health care intervention program for women: lower blood pressure and stable weight. Fam Med 2000;32:246-51

Magnil M, Björkelund C. Prime-MD 1000 som screeninginstrument för depression hos äldre primärvårdspatienter. AllmänMedicin 2000;21:187-90.

Kristjansson K, Ljungman S, Bengtsson C, Björkelund C, Sigurdsson JA. Microproteinuria and long-term prognosis with respect to renal function and survival in normotensive and hypertensive women. Scand J Urol Nephrol 2001;35:63-70.**

Lissner L, Björkelund C, Heitman BL, Seidell JC, Bengtsson C. Larger hip circumference independently predicts health and longevity in a Swedish female cohort. Obes Res 2001;9:644-6.

Cabrera C, Helgesson Ö, Wedel H, Björkelund C, Bengtsson C, Lissner C. Socioeconomic status and mortality in Swedish women: trends for cardiovascular disease and cancer.
Epidemiology 2001;12:532-6.

Westerståhl A, Segesten K, Björkelund C. Integration of information about cardiovascular risk factors: how do highly motivated women in a lifestyle intervention programme act and react? Scand J Prim Health Care 2002;20:22-7.

Lindqvist P, Bengtsson C, Lissner L, Björkelund P. Cholesterol and triglyceride concentration as risk factors for myocardial infarction and death in women, with special reference to influence of age.J Intern Med 2002;251:484-9.

Rödström K, Bengtsson C, Lissner L, Milsom I, Sundh V, Björkelund C. A longitudinal study of the treatment of hot flushes: the population study of women in Gothenburg during a quarter of a century. Menopause 2002;9:156-61.

Brorsson A, Hellquist G, Björkelund C, Råstam L. Serious, frightening and interesting conditions: differences in values and attitudes between first-year and final-year medical students. Med Educ 2002;36:555-60.

Björkelund C, Bengtsson C, Lissner L, Rödström K. Women’s sleep: longitudinal and secular trends in a 24-year perspective. Results of the Population Study of Women in Gothenburg, Sweden. Sleep 2002;25:894-6.

Westerstahl A, Segesten K, Bjorkelund C. GPs and lesbian women in the consultation: issues of awareness and knowledge. Scand J Prim Health Care. 2002 Dec;20(4):203-7.

Guo X, Matousek M, Sonn U, Skoog I, Bjorkelund C, Steen B. A longitudinal study on changes of movement performance and their relation to medical conditions in a female population followed from age 70 to 78.Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2003 Mar-Apr;36(2):127-40.

Westerståhl A, Björkelund C. Challenging heteronormativity in the consultation. A focus group study among general practitioners. Scand J Prim Health Care 2003;21:405-8.

Lissner L, Skoog I, Andersson K, Beckman N, Sundh V, Waern M, Edin Zylberstein D, Bengtsson C, Björkelund C. Participation bias in longitudinal studies: experience from the population Study of Women in Gothenburg, Sweden. Scand J Prim Health Care 2003;21:405-8.

Rödström K, Bengtsson C, Milsom I, Lissner L, Sundh V, Björkelund C. Evidence for a secular trend in menopausal age. The Population Study of Women in Gothenburg. Menopause 2003;10:538-43.

Zylberstein DE, Bengtsson C, Björkelund C, Landaas S, Sundh V. Thelle D, Lissner L. Serum homocysteine in relation to mortality and morbidity from coronary heart disease. A 24-year follow-up of the population study of women in Githenburg. Circulation 2004;109:601-6.

Månsson J, Nilsson G, Björkelund C, Strender L-E. The collection and retrieval of structured clinical data from electronic patient records in general practice – A first-phase study to create a health care database for research and quality assessment. Scand J Prim Health Care. 2004 Mar;22(1):6-10.

Lundh C, Bengtsson C, Bjorkelund C.Generation shift in family vs. working conditions as most important influence on women's mood? The Prospective Population Study of Women in Gothenburg, Sweden. Scand J Prim Health Care. 2004 Jun;22(2):101-5.

Brotons C, Björkelund C, Bulc M, Godycki-Cwirko M, Jurgova E, Lionis C, Mierzecki A, Pullerits L, Sammut MR, Sheehan M, Tataradze R, Tireos EA, Vuchak J. Prevention and health promotion in clinical practice: the views of general practitioners in Europe. Prev Med 2005;40:595-601.

Lundh C, Segesten K, Björkelund C. To be a helpless helpoholic – GP´s experiences of women patients with non-specific muscular pain. Scand J Prim health Care 2004;22:244-7.

Gustafson D, Lissner L, Bengtsson C, Björkleund C, Skoog I. A 24-year follow-up of body mass index and cerebral atrophy. Neurology 2004;63:1876-81.

Rödström K, Bengtsson C, Lissner L, Björkelund C. Reproducibility of self-reported menopause age at the 24-year follow-up of a population study of women in Goteborg, Sweden.Menopause. 2005 May-Jun;12(3):275-80.

Eiben G, Dey DK, Rothenberg E, Steen B, Björkelund C, Bengtsson C, Lissner L. Obesity in 70-year-old Swedes: secular changes over 30 years.
Int J Obes (Lond). 2005 Jul;29(7):810-7.

Cabrera C, Hakeberg M, Ahlqwist M, Wedel H, Björkelund C, Bengtsson C, Lissner L.Can the relation between tooth loss and chronic disease be explained by socio-economic status? A 24-year follow-up from the population study of women in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Eur J Epidemiol. 2005;20(3):229-36.

Bergfors E, Björkelund C, Trollfors B. Nineteen cases of persistent pruritic nodules and contact allergy to aluminium after injection of commonly used aluminium-adsorbed vaccines.
Eur J Pediatr. 2005 Nov;164(11):691-7. Epub 2005 Jul 26.

Lapidus L, Bengtsson C, Bergfors E, Björkelund C, Spak F, Lissner L. Alcohol intake among women and its relationship to diabetes incidence and all-cause mortality: the 32-year follow-up of a population study of women in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Diabetes Care. 2005 Sep;28(9):2230-5.

Hellquist G, Rodjer S, von Below B, Sveinsdottir G, Björkelund C. Early professional contact supports professional development of medical students. EPC--a new course in medical education in Gothenburg. Lakartidningen. 2005 Sep 19-25;102(38):2646-8, 2650-1. Swedish.

Björkelund C, Bondyr-Carlsson D, Lapidus L, Lissner L, Mansson J, Skoog I, Bengtsson C. Sleep disturbances in midlife unrelated to 32-year diabetes incidence: the prospective population study of women in Gothenburg. Diabetes Care. 2005 Nov;28(11):2739-44.

Bäck-Pettersson S, Björkelund C. Care of elderly lower limb amputees, as described in medical and nursing records. Scand J Caring Sci. 2005 Dec;19(4):337-43.

Guo X, Waern M, Sjögren K, Lissner L, Bengtsson C, Björkelund C, Östling S, Gustafson D, Skoog I. Midlife respiratory function and incidence of Alzheimer’s disease: a 29-year longitudinal study in women. In Press. Neurobiology of Aging. 2006

Wahlqvist M, Skott A, Bjorkelund C, Dahlgren G, Lonka K, Mattsson B. Impact of medical students' descriptive evaluations on long-term course development.
BMC Med Educ. 2006 Apr 25;6:24

Hakansson A, Andre M, Bjorkelund C, Borgquist L, Holmberg S, Kristiansson R. [General practice research is growing--quickly enough?]
Lakartidningen. 2006 Jun 14-27;103(24-25):1968-71. Swedish.

Thorn J, Bjorkelund C, Bengtsson C, Guo X, Lissner L, Sundh V.
Low socio-economic status, smoking, mental stress and obesity predict obstructive symptoms in women, but only smoking also predicts subsequent experience of poor health.
Int J Med Sci. 2006 Nov 3;4(1):7-12.

Lindqvist P, Andersson K, Sundh V, Lissner L, Bjorkelund C, Bengtsson C. Concurrent and separate effects of body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio on 24-year mortality in the Population Study of Women in Gothenburg: evidence of age-dependency. Eur J Epidemiol. 2006;21(11):789-94. Epub 2006 Nov 17.

Thorn J, Bjorkelund C, Bengtsson C, Guo X, Lissner L, Sundh V.
Low socio-economic status, smoking, mental stress and obesity predict obstructive symptoms in women, but only smoking also predicts subsequent experience of poor health.
Int J Med Sci. 2006 Nov 3;4(1):7-12.

Skoglund I, Segesten K, Bjorkelund C. GPs' thoughts on prescribing medication and evidence-based knowledge: The benefit aspect is a strong motivator. Scand J Prim Health Care. 2007 Jun;25(2):98-104.

Hange D, Bengtsson C, Sundh V, Bjorkelund C. The natural history of psychosomatic symptoms and their association with psychological symptoms: Observations from the Population Study of Women in Gothenburg. Eur J Gen Pract. 2007;13(2):60-6.

Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration, Danesh J, Erqou S, Walker M, Thompson SG, Tipping R, Ford C, Pressel S, Walldius G, Jungner I, Folsom AR, Chambless LE, Knuiman M, Whincup PH, Wannamethee SG, Morris RW, Willeit J, Kiechl S, Santer P, Mayr A, Wald N, Ebrahim S, Lawlor DA, Yarnell JW, Gallacher J, Casiglia E, Tikhonoff V, Nietert PJ, Sutherland SE, Bachman DL, Keil JE, Cushman M, Psaty BM, Tracy RP, Tybjaerg-Hansen A, Nordestgaard BG, Frikke-Schmidt R, Giampaoli S, Palmieri L, Panico S, Vanuzzo D, Pilotto L, Simons L, McCallum J, Friedlander Y, Fowkes FG, Lee AJ, Smith FB, Taylor J, Guralnik J, Phillips C, Wallace R, Blazer D, Khaw KT, Jansson JH, Donfrancesco C, Salomaa V, Harald K, Jousilahti P, Vartiainen E, Woodward M, D'Agostino RB, Wolf PA, Vasan RS, Pencina MJ, Bladbjerg EM, Jorgensen T, Moller L, Jespersen J, Dankner R, Chetrit A, Lubin F, Rosengren A, Wilhelmsen L, Lappas G, Eriksson H, Bjorkelund C, Cremer P, Nagel D, Tilvis R, Strandberg T, Rodriguez B, Bouter LM, Heine RJ, Dekker JM, Nijpels G, Stehouwer CD, Rimm E, Pai J, Sato S, Iso H, Kitamura A, Noda H, Goldbourt U, Salomaa V, Salonen JT, Nyyssönen K, Tuomainen TP, Deeg D, Poppelaars JL, Meade T, Cooper J, Hedblad B, Berglund G, Engstrom G, Döring A, Koenig W, Meisinger C, Mraz W, Kuller L, Selmer R, Tverdal A, Nystad W, Gillum R, Mussolino M, Hankinson S, Manson J, De Stavola B, Knottenbelt C, Cooper JA, Bauer KA, Rosenberg RD, Sato S, Naito Y, Holme I, Nakagawa H, Miura H, Ducimetiere P, Jouven X, Crespo C, Garcia-Palmieri M, Amouyel P, Arveiler D, Evans A, Ferrieres J, Schulte H, Assmann G, Shepherd J, Packard C, Sattar N, Cantin B, Lamarche B, Després JP, Dagenais GR, Barrett-Connor E, Wingard D, Bettencourt R, Gudnason V, Aspelund T, Sigurdsson G, Thorsson B, Trevisan M, Witteman J, Kardys I, Breteler M, Hofman A, Tunstall-Pedoe H, Tavendale R, Lowe GD, Ben-Shlomo Y, Howard BV, Zhang Y, Best L, Umans J, Onat A, Meade TW, Njolstad I, Mathiesen E, Lochen ML, Wilsgaard T, Gaziano JM, Stampfer M, Ridker P, Ulmer H, Diem G, Concin H, Rodeghiero F, Tosetto A, Brunner E, Shipley M, Buring J, Cobbe SM, Ford I, Robertson M, He Y, Ibanez AM, Feskens EJ, Kromhout D, Collins R, Di Angelantonio E, Kaptoge S, Lewington S, Orfei L, Pennells L, Perry P, Ray K, Sarwar N, Scherman M, Thompson A, Watson S, Wensley F, White IR, Wood AM.

The Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration: analysis of individual data on lipid, inflammatory and other markers in over 1.1 million participants in 104 prospective studies of cardiovascular diseases. Eur J Epidemiol. 2007;22(12):839-69.

Thorn J, Norrhall M, Larsson R, Curiac D, Axelsson G, Ammon C, Månsson J, Brisman J, Söderström AL, Björkelund C. Management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in primary care: a questionnaire survey in western Sweden. Prim Care Respir J. 2008 Mar;17(1):26-31.

Mehlig K, Skoog I, Guo X, Schütze M, Gustafson D, Waern M, Ostling S, Björkelund C, Lissner L. Alcoholic beverages and incidence of dementia: 34-year follow-up of the prospective population study of women in Goteborg. Am J Epidemiol. 2008 Mar 15;167(6):684-91. Epub 2008 Jan 24.

Lapidus L, Andersson SW, Bengtsson C, Björkelund C, Rossander-Hulthén L, Lissner L.
Weight and length at birth and their relationship to diabetes incidence and all-cause mortality--a 32-year follow-up of the population study of women in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Prim Care Diabetes. 2008 Sep;2(3):127-33. Epub 2008 Jun 30.

Bäck-Pettersson S, Hermansson E, Sernert N, Björkelund C.
Research priorities in nursing--a Delphi study among Swedish nurses. J Clin Nurs. 2008 Aug;17(16):2221-31.

Björkelund C, Andersson-Hange D, Andersson K, Bengtsson C, Blomstrand A, Bondyr-Carlsson D, Eiben G, Rödström K, Sjöberg A, Sundh V, Weman L, Zylberstein D, Hakeberg M, Lissner L.
Secular trends in cardiovascular risk factors with a 36-year perspective: observations from 38- and 50-year-olds in the Population Study of Women in Gothenburg. Scand J Prim Health Care. 2008;26(3):140-6.

Zylberstein DE, Skoog I, Björkelund C, Guo X, Hultén B, Andreasson LA, Palmertz B, Thelle DS, Lissner L. Homocysteine levels and lacunar brain infarcts in elderly women: the prospective population study of women in Gothenburg. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Jun;56(6):1087-91.

Leong T, Zylberstein D, Graham I, Lissner L, Ward D, Fogarty J, Bengtsson C, Björkelund C, Thelle D; Swedish-Irish-Norwegian Collaboration. Asymmetric dimethylarginine independently predicts fatal and nonfatal myocardial infarction and stroke in women: 24-year follow-up of the population study of women in Gothenburg. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2008 May;28(5):961-7.

Lissner L, Sjöberg A, Schütze M, Lapidus L, Hulthén L, Björkelund C. Diet, obesity and obesogenic trends in two generations of Swedish women. Eur J Nutr 2008;48:424-31.

Håkansson C, Lissner L, Bjorkelund C, Sonn U. Engagement in patterns of daily occupations and perceived health among women of working age. Scand J Occup Ther 2008;13:1-8

von Below B, Hellquist G, Rödjer S, Gunnarsson R, Björkelund C, Wahlqvist M. Medical students' and facilitators' experiences of an Early Professional Contact course: active and motivated students, strained facilitators. BMC Med Educ. 2008 Dec 2;8:56.

Holmgren K, Dahlin-Ivanoff S, Björkelund C, Hensing G. The prevalence of work-related stress, and its association with self-perceived health and sick-leave, in a population of employed Swedish women. BMC Public Health. 2009 Mar 2;9:73.

Prospective Studies Collaboration, Whitlock G, Lewington S, Sherliker P, Clarke R, Emberson J, Halsey J, Qizilbash N, Collins R, Peto R. Body-mass index and cause-specific mortality in 900 000 adults: collaborative analyses of 57 prospective studies. Lancet. 2009 Mar 28;373(9669):1083-96. Epub 2009 Mar 18.

Stenman U, Wennstrom A, Ahlqwist M, Bengtsson C, Bjorkelund C, Lissner L, Hakeberg M. Association between periodontal disease and ischemic heart disease among Swedish women. A cross-sectional study. Acta Odontol Scand. 2009 Mar 19:1-7.

Guo X, Pantoni L, Simoni M, Bengtsson C, Björkelund C, Lissner L, Gustafson D, Skoog I. Blood pressure components and changes in relation to white matter lesions: a 32-year prospective population study. Hypertension. 2009 Jul;54(1):57-62.

Norrhall MF, Nilsfelt A, Varas E, Larsson R, Curiac D, Axelsson G, Månsson J, Brisman J, Söderström AL, Björkelund C, Thorn J. A feasible lifestyle program for early intervention in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a pilot study in primary care. Prim Care Respir J. 2009 Dec;18(4):306-12

Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration, Erqou S, Kaptoge S, Perry PL, Di Angelantonio E, Thompson A, White IR, Marcovina SM, Collins R, Thompson SG, Danesh J.Lipoprotein(a) concentration and the risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, and nonvascular mortality. JAMA. 2009 Jul 22;302(4):412-23. Review

Blomstrand A, Björkelund C, Ariai N, Lissner L, Bengtsson C. Effects of leisure-time physical activity on well-being among women: a 32-year perspective.
Scand J Public Health. 2009 Sep;37(7):706-12.

André M, Lissner L, Bengtsson C, Hällström T, Sundh V, Björkelund C.Cohort differences in personality in middle-aged women during a 36-year period. Results from the Population Study of Women in Gothenburg. Scand J Public Health. 2010 Jul;38(5):457-64.

Hange D, Lissner, Bengtsson C, Sundh V, Björkelund C. Perceived nervousness and moodiness associated with increased CVD but not cancer morbidity in pre- and postmenopausal women. Observations from the Population Study of Women in Gothenburg, Sweden. International Journal of General Medicine 2009;2:39-45.

Håkansson C, Lissner L, Björkelund C, Sonn U. Engagement in patterns of daily occupation and perceived health among women of working age. Scand J Occup Ther 2009;16:110-7.

Zylberstein DE, Lissner L, Björkelund C, Mehlig K, Thelle DS, Gustafson D, Ostling S, Waern M, Guo X, Skoog I. Midlife homocysteine and late-life dementia in women. A prospective population study. Neurobiol Aging 2009 e-pub ahead of print

André M, Lissner L, Bengtsson C, Hällström T, Sundh V, Björkelund C.Cohort differences in personality in middle-aged women during a 36-year period. Results from the Population Study of Women in Gothenburg. Scand J Public Health. 2010 Jul;38(5):457-64.

Rowshan Ravan A, Bengtsson C, Lissner L, Lapidus L, Björkelund C. Thirty-six year secular trends in sleep duration and sleep satisfaction, and associations with mental stress and socio-economic factors- results of the Population Study of Women in Gothenburg, Sweden. J Sleep Res. 2010 Sep;19(3):496-503.

Eklund M, Bäckström M, Lissner L, Björkelund C, Sonn U.Daily activities mediate the relationship between personality and quality of life in middle-aged women.Qual Life Res. 2010 Jul 17. [Epub ahead of print]

Övriga publikationer

Björkelund C. Kardiovaskulär sjukdom - om hjärt-kärlprevention för kvinnor.
I: Medicinsk årbog 1995 (Vejlsgaard R red). Köpenhamn: Munksgaard, 1995:25-32.

Flodmark C-E, Björkelund C. Övervikt.
Läkemedelsboken 97/98. Stockholm: Apoteksbolaget AB, 1997:146-54.

Leijon M, Alexanderson K, Björkelund C, Schenck-Gustafsson K. Vad innebär det att läkarutbildningen är inriktad på sjukdomar hos män och vad blir konsekvenserna för behandling av kvinnor?
I: Läkare. Doktor. Kvinna. Hultcrantz E (red). Studentlitteratur 1998:102-19.

Populärvetenskapliga artiklar
Björkelund C, Larsen J-H, Benediktsdóttir B, Vainiomäki P, Lærum E, Källkvist A. Lära för livet - eller livet som lär.
Nord Med 1995;110:325-9.

Westelius U, Björkelund C. Skolförberedande hälsoundersökningar på 5½-åriga barn vid BVC.
AllmänMedicin 1996;17:154-6.

Björkelund C, Andersson D. Allmänmedicinens roll i läkarutbildningen.
AllmänMedicin 1996;17:288.Wahlström R, Björkelund C, Nerbrand C. Om konsten att framställa rekommendationer - i synnerhet om hyperlipidemibehandling.
AllmänMedicin 1996;17:310-2.

Björkelund C. Att mäta mötet – om kvalitativa metoder i allmänmedicin.
AllmänMedicin 1997;18:56.

Björkelund C. Doktorsavhandlingar från primärvården, Lars-Göran Persson: Lifestyle oriented prevention programmes withing primary health care in Skaraborg, Sweden, with special reference to cardiovascular risk factors.
AllmänMedicin 1997;18:166.

Björkelund C, Strender L-E. Allmänmedicin behöver en allmänmedicinsk databas!
AllmänMedicin 1997;18:212.

Björkelund C. Allmänläkare är specialister på handledning!
AllmänMedicin 1997;18:252.

Lissner L, Näslund I, Sylvan A, Rössner S, Sjöström L, Torgerson J, Falkenberg M, Björkelund C. Managing the obesity epidemic – time to take action! An open letter from the Swedish Association for the Study of Obesity, Svensk Förening för Obesitasforskning.
Scand J Nutr/Näringsforskning 1999;43:74-6.

Björkelund C. Calle Bengtssons dag i Göteborg.
AllmänMedicin 1999;20:155.

Björkelund C. Är allmänmedicinen effektiv?
AllmänMedicin 2000;21:39.

Hamilton A, Björkelund C. Svensk allmänläkare fick första pris vid AAFP:s årliga vetenskapliga kongress i Orlando september 1999.
AllmänMedicin 2000;21:128.

Björkelund C. Replik om Socialstyrelsens rapport om allmänmedicinen: En utmärkt grund för fortsatta studier av primärvårdens bidrag i sjukvården.
Läkartidningen 2000;97:4170-1.

Bandrup P, Björkelund C. Etnicitet och hypertoni – en journalstudie på Angereds vårdcentral.
AllmänMedicin 2000;21:139-42.

Björkelund C, Mattsson B. Allmänmedicin i Göteborg – en lägesrapport.
AllmänMedicin 2000;21:198-9.

Bengtsson C, Björkelund C. Ersätt “positiv särbehandling” med “korrigering för negativ särbehandling”!Läkartidningen 2001;98:997.

Wahlqvist M, Skott A, Björkelund C, Gause-Nilsson I, Mattsson B. Konsultationen lärs bäst genom handledning i ett kliniskt sammanhang.
Läkartidningen 2001;98:3238-44.

Björkelund C, Bengtsson C, Schenk-Gustafsson K, Swahn E. Hantering av hjärt-kärlsjukdom präglas av manligt perspektiv. Kvinnor får felaktiga omhändertaganden, diagnoser och behandlingar.
Läkartidningen 2001;98:3314-8.

Björkelund C, Lundh C, Mattsson B, Rödström K, Westerståhl A. “Primärvårdsnära specialister” bör på sikt bli fullgoda generalister.
Läkartidningen 2001;98:719-21.

Hälso- och sjukvårdsrapport 2001. Förebyggande arbete i primärvården. Socialstyrelsen (National Board of Health and Wellfare. Prevention in Primary Care). Stockholm 2001, pp 92-105.
http://www.socialstyrelsen.se/Publicerat/2001/2363/2001-111-6.htm

Björkelund C. Socialstyrelsens expertgrupp för allmänmedicin – de två första åren.
AllmänMedicin 2002;23:26-7.

Björkelund C. Upptäckt och behandling av ångest i primärvård (Diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders in Primary Care). In : Behandling av ångestsyndrom (Treatment of Anxiety Disorders – a systematic review), SBU (The Swedish Council on Technology assessment in Health Care) Stockholm 2005, pp 75-107. (http://www.sbu.se/Filer/Content0/publikationer/1/angest_Vol_1.pdf

Björkelund C. Stress, hälsa - och sjukdom? In: Från kvnnohälsa till genusmedicin. En antologi. Forskningsrådet för arbetsliv och socialvetenskap. Stockholm, 2010.

Arbetsgivare Anställningsgrad BörjadeSlutade
Landsting - Stockholms läns landsting - Alla områden Show info
ST-läkartjänst Stockholms läns landsting, Västra Förvaltningsområdet 1975-1979

100% 1975 1979
Landsting - Västra Götalandsregionen - Primärvård - Primärvården Fyrbodal Show info
Distriktsläkare i Strömstad 1979-1987

100% 1979 1987
Statligt - Universitet - Uppsala Universitet - Medicinska fakulteten Show info
Studentläkare 1987-1991 i Uppsala

100% 1987 1991
Landsting - Västra Götalandsregionen - Primärvård - Primärvården Göteborg - Primärvårdsområde Öster - Vårdcentralen Olskroken Show info
Överläkartjänst som distriktsläkare i Västra Götaland (kombinationstjänst) sedan 1991.

100% 1991
Statligt - Universitet - Göteborgs universitet - Sahlgrenska akademin - Institutionen för samhällsmedicin, Avdelningen för allmänmedicin [1991 - 2005] Show info
tf.lektor Göteborgs Universitet 1991- 1996, lektor 1996-1999.

100% 1991 1996
Statligt - Universitet - Göteborgs universitet - Sahlgrenska akademin - Institutionen för samhällsmedicin, Avdelningen för allmänmedicin [1991 - 2005] Show info
Professorstjänst vid avd för allmänmedicin, Sahlgrenska akademin sedan 1996, vidareanställning.
Prefekt vid institutionen för samhällsmedicin sedan 2001.

100% 1996 2005
Statligt - Universitet - Göteborgs universitet - Sahlgrenska akademin - Institutionen för medicin, avdelningen för samhällsmedicin och folkhälsa [2006 - ] Show info
Professorstjänst vid avd för allmänmedicin, Sahlgrenska akademin sedan 1996, vidareanställning.

Prefekt vid institutionen för samhällsmedicin 2001 - 2004. Enhetschef enheten för allmänmedicin 2005-

100% 2006

Högskolepedagogik 10 p 1993
Göteborgs universitets pedagogiska pristagare 1995

Läkarexamen 730130, legitimerad läkare 750312, specialistkompetens i allmänmedicin 1979,

Doktorsexamen: Disputation och med dr 1990. Ämnesområde allmänmedicin,
Avhandlingens titel ” The Stömstad survey. A model for prevention of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disease in women within the primary health care organization.
Handledare. Professor Calle Bengtsson.
Postdoktorand: Avd för allmänmedicin, Göteborgs universitet.
Docent 1995,
Professor i allmänmedicin 1999.

Nuvarande anställning: Professorstjänst vid avd för allmänmedicin, Sahlgrenska akademin sedan 1996, vidareanställning.
Prefekt vid institutionen för samhällsmedicin sedan 2001.
Överläkartjänst som distriktsläkare i Västra Götaland (kombinationstjänst) sedan 1991.

Tidigare anställningar och förordnandetid: ST-läkartjänst Stockholms läns landsting, Västra Förvaltningsområdet 1975-1979. Distriktsläkare i Strömstad 1979-1987, Studentläkare 1987-1991 i Uppsala, tf.lektor Göteborgs Universitet 1991- 1996, lektor 1996-1999.

Föräldrarledighet: Sex månader 1974, sju månader 1977.

Utmärkelser: Göteborgs universitets pedagogiska pris 1995

Representant i SBU:s expertgrupp, ordförande i Socialstyrelsens expertgrupp för allmänmedicin, biträdande nationell redaktör för Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care.
Referee för Läkartidningen, Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, tidskriften AllmänMedicin, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, International Journal of Integrated Care, Blood Pressure.
Examinator i de muntliga AT-examinationerna.
Ordförande i Sahlgrenska Akademins programnämnd 1 arbetsgrupp för medicinsk pedagogik
Adj representant i Medicinska fakultetens programnämnd.

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