Ove Björ

Contact

ove.bjor@regionvasterbotten.se

+46 90 785 68 78

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Affiliated as other position at Department of Diagnostics and Intervention Section: Oncology

Målpunkt G21. Byggnad 3B, plan 2, Norrlands universitetssjukhus, Regionalt Cancercentrum Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå

Publications Publications

Cancer incidence in a cohort of Swedish merchant seafarers between 1985 and 2011

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, Springer 2022, Vol. 95, (5) : 1103-1111

Forsell, Karl; Björ, Ove; Eriksson, Helena; et al.

Mapping impact factors leading to the GLIM diagnosis of malnutrition in patients with head and neck cancer

Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 40 : 149-155

Einarsson, Sandra; Karlsson, Hans-Emil; Björ, Ove; et al.

Hematologic malignancy in tanker crewmembers: a case‐referent study among male Swedish seafarers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, John Wiley & Sons 2020, Vol. 63, (8) : 685-692

Forsell, Karl; Björ, Ove; Järvholm, Bengt; et al.

Improvements in esophageal and gastric cancer care in Sweden-population-based results 2007-2016 from a national quality register

Diseases of the esophagus, Oxford University Press 2020, Vol. 33, (3)

Jeremiasen, M.; Linder, G.; Hedberg, J.; et al.

Z-line alterations and gastroesophageal reflux: an endoscopic population-based prospective cohort study

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD 2019, Vol. 54, (9) : 1065-1069

Wallner, Bengt; Björ, Ove; Andreasson, Anna; et al.

U-CAN: a prospective longitudinal collection of biomaterials and clinical information from adult cancer patients in Sweden

Acta Oncologica, Taylor & Francis 2018, Vol. 57, (2) : 187-194

Glimelius, Bengt; Melin, Beatrice; Enblad, Gunilla; et al.

Identifying clinically relevant sliding hiatal hernias: a population-based endoscopy study

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Taylor & Francis 2018, Vol. 53, (6) : 657-660

Wallner, Bengt; Björ, Ove; Andreasson, Anna; et al.

Is outdoor work associated with elevated rates of cerebrovascular disease mortality?: a cohort study based on iron-ore mining

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, Vol. 11

Björ, Ove; Jonsson, Håkan; Damber, Lena; et al.

Hill classification is superior to the axial length of a hiatal hernia for assessment of the mechanical anti-reflux barrier at the gastroesophageal junction

Endoscopy International Open, Vol. 4, (3) : E311-E317

Hansdotter, Ida; Björ, Ove; Andreasson, Anna; et al.

Brain tumors in Sweden: Data from a population-based registry 1999-2012

Acta Oncologica, Vol. 54, (3) : 377-384

Asklund, Thomas; Malmström, Annika; Bergqvist, Michael; et al.

A comparison between standard methods and structural nested modelling when bias from a healthy worker survivor effect is suspected: an iron-ore mining cohort study

Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Vol. 72, (7) : 536-542

Björ, Ove; Damber, Lena; Jonsson, Håkan; et al.

Considerable improvement in survival for patients aged 60-84 years with high grade malignant gliomas - Data from the Swedish Brain Tumour Population-based Registry

Acta Oncologica, Vol. 52, (5) : 1043-1046

Asklund, Thomas; Malmstrom, Annika; Björ, Ove; et al.

Strategies for assessing health risks from two occupational cohorts within the domain of northern Sweden

Umeå University medical dissertations, 1605

Björ, Ove

Reduced mortality rates in a cohort of long-term underground iron-ore miners

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Vol. 56, (5) : 531-540

Björ, Ove; Jonsson, Håkan; Damber, Lena; et al.

Överlevnanden vid maligna gliom har ökat senaste tio åren. Analys av kvalitetsregisterdata.

Läkartidningen, Läkartidningen Förlag AB 2012, Vol. 109, (17-18) : 875-878

Asklund, Thomas; Björ, Ove; Malmström, Annika; et al.

Two-year results from a Swedish study on conventional versus accelerated radiotherapy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma - The ARTSCAN study

Radiotherapy and Oncology, Elsevier 2011, Vol. 100, (1) : 41-48

Zackrisson, Björn; Nilsson, Per; Kjellén, Elisabeth; et al.

Results of risk-adapted therapy in acute myeloid leukaemia. A long-term population-based follow-up study

European Journal of Haematology, Wiley 2009, Vol. 83, (2) : 99-107

Wahlin, Anders; Billström, Rolf; Björ, Ove; et al.

Long-term follow-up study of mortality and the incidence of cancer in a cohort of workers at a primary aluminum smelter in Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, Vol. 34, (6) : 463-470

Björ, Ove; Damber, Lena; Edström, Clarence; et al.

The quality assurance process for the ARTSCAN head and neck study - A practical interactive approach for QA in 3DCRT and IMRT

Radiotherapy and Oncology, Elsevier 2008, Vol. 87, (2) : 290-299

Johansson, Karl-Axel; Nilsson, Per; Zackrisson, Björn; et al.

Prospective study of hyperglycemia and cancer risk.

Diabetes Care, Alexandria, Va.: American Diabetes Association 2007, Vol. 30, (3) : 561-567

Stattin, Pär; Björ, Ove; Ferrari, Pietro; et al.

Do physical workload or temperature characteristics in an outdoor workingenvironment explain deviating rates of mortality and incidental cancer? A cohort study based on iron-ore mining.

Björ, Ove; Jonsson, Håkan; Damber, Lena; et al.

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