Pernilla Åsenlöf
Dean at Disciplinary Domain of Medicine and Pharmacy; Faculty of Medicine
- Mobile phone:
- +46 70 456 28 31
- E-mail:
- pernilla.asenlof@uu.se
- Postal address:
- Box 256
751 05 UPPSALA
Professor at Department of Women's and Children's Health; Physiotherapy and behavioral medicine
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 47 68
- Mobile phone:
- +46 70 456 28 31
- E-mail:
- pernilla.asenlof@uu.se
- Visiting address:
- MTC-huset, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 14B, 1tr
752 37 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Akademiska sjukhuset, MTC-huset
751 85 Uppsala
- Academic merits:
- PhD, Associate Professor
- CV:
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Short presentation
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine.
Professor in Physiotherapy at the Department of Women's and Children's Health. Clinical affiliation to Uppsala University Hospital.
Principal Investigator for the interdisciplinary research group "Physiotherapy and behavioural medicine" including the interdisicplinary research initiative UPIC where young persons' mental health is the target.

Publications
Selection of publications
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Part of Behavioural Sleep Medicine, p. 122-137, 2012
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Part of Clinical Rehabilitation, p. 422-430, 2010
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Part of BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2009
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Part of Physical Therapy, p. 1226-1234, 2009
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Part of European Journal of Pain, p. 1080-1088, 2009
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Part of Pain, p. 245-252, 2004
Recent publications
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Part of BMJ Open, 2026
- DOI for The 'UPIC' cohort: a nationwide prospective study of mental health among adolescents and young adults in Sweden – a study protocol
- Download full text (pdf) of The 'UPIC' cohort: a nationwide prospective study of mental health among adolescents and young adults in Sweden – a study protocol
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Part of Muscle and Nerve, p. 92-102, 2026
- DOI for Digital Phenotyping and Lifestyle Intervention in Patients With Myasthenia Gravis (DIG-MG): A Randomized Controlled Trial of Feasibility, Adherence, and Effects on Fatigue
- Download full text (pdf) of Digital Phenotyping and Lifestyle Intervention in Patients With Myasthenia Gravis (DIG-MG): A Randomized Controlled Trial of Feasibility, Adherence, and Effects on Fatigue
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Part of BMC Psychiatry, 2026
- DOI for Psychometric assessment and exploratory scale refinement of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale among adolescents and young adults in a Swedish context
- Download full text (pdf) of Psychometric assessment and exploratory scale refinement of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale among adolescents and young adults in a Swedish context
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Part of Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing, p. 230-243, 2025
- DOI for Fun Leads the Way — Healthcare Staff's Experiences of Promoting Physical Activity Among Children Who Survived a Brain Tumor: A Qualitative Study
- Download full text (pdf) of Fun Leads the Way — Healthcare Staff's Experiences of Promoting Physical Activity Among Children Who Survived a Brain Tumor: A Qualitative Study
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Part of European Journal of Pain, 2025
- DOI for Opioid Use and Prescription Opioid Use Disorder: Biopsychosocial Characterisation of a Clinical Chronic Pain Cohort
- Download full text (pdf) of Opioid Use and Prescription Opioid Use Disorder: Biopsychosocial Characterisation of a Clinical Chronic Pain Cohort
All publications
Articles in journal
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Part of BMJ Open, 2026
- DOI for The 'UPIC' cohort: a nationwide prospective study of mental health among adolescents and young adults in Sweden – a study protocol
- Download full text (pdf) of The 'UPIC' cohort: a nationwide prospective study of mental health among adolescents and young adults in Sweden – a study protocol
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Part of Muscle and Nerve, p. 92-102, 2026
- DOI for Digital Phenotyping and Lifestyle Intervention in Patients With Myasthenia Gravis (DIG-MG): A Randomized Controlled Trial of Feasibility, Adherence, and Effects on Fatigue
- Download full text (pdf) of Digital Phenotyping and Lifestyle Intervention in Patients With Myasthenia Gravis (DIG-MG): A Randomized Controlled Trial of Feasibility, Adherence, and Effects on Fatigue
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Part of BMC Psychiatry, 2026
- DOI for Psychometric assessment and exploratory scale refinement of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale among adolescents and young adults in a Swedish context
- Download full text (pdf) of Psychometric assessment and exploratory scale refinement of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale among adolescents and young adults in a Swedish context
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Part of Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing, p. 230-243, 2025
- DOI for Fun Leads the Way — Healthcare Staff's Experiences of Promoting Physical Activity Among Children Who Survived a Brain Tumor: A Qualitative Study
- Download full text (pdf) of Fun Leads the Way — Healthcare Staff's Experiences of Promoting Physical Activity Among Children Who Survived a Brain Tumor: A Qualitative Study
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Part of European Journal of Pain, 2025
- DOI for Opioid Use and Prescription Opioid Use Disorder: Biopsychosocial Characterisation of a Clinical Chronic Pain Cohort
- Download full text (pdf) of Opioid Use and Prescription Opioid Use Disorder: Biopsychosocial Characterisation of a Clinical Chronic Pain Cohort
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Part of European Journal of Pain, 2025
- DOI for Opioid Use and Prescription Opioid Use Disorder: Biopsychosocial Characterisation of a Clinical Chronic Pain Cohort
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Part of Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, p. 763-771, 2025
- DOI for “I’m still the person I am. Not the body it has become.”: An active but challenging life with cervical dystonia
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Part of Palliative & Supportive Care, p. 1150-1157, 2024
- DOI for Pain in patients with motor neuron disease: Variation of pain and association with disease severity, health-related quality of life and depression – A longitudinal study
- Download full text (pdf) of Pain in patients with motor neuron disease: Variation of pain and association with disease severity, health-related quality of life and depression – A longitudinal study
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 2024
- DOI for Reliability, construct validity, and factorial structure of a Swedish version of the medical outcomes study social support survey (MOS-SSS) in patients with chronic pain
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Construct validity of the Mini-BESTest in individuals with chronic pain in specialized pain care
Part of BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2023
- DOI for Construct validity of the Mini-BESTest in individuals with chronic pain in specialized pain care
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Part of Neuromuscular Disorders, p. 334-338, 2023
- DOI for Implementation of tailored exercise programs for MG patients in a gym setting: a pragmatic feasibility case study
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Part of Archives of Physiotherapy, 2023
- DOI for Scientific approach and attitudes among clinically working physiotherapists in Sweden -a cross sectional survey
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Part of Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 2023
- DOI for Psychometric Assessment of the Swedish version of the Work Ability Index in Patients with Chronic Pain in Specialized Care
- Download full text (pdf) of Psychometric Assessment of the Swedish version of the Work Ability Index in Patients with Chronic Pain in Specialized Care
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Part of Journal of occupational rehabilitation, p. 316-328, 2023
- DOI for Preventing Pain and Stress-related Ill-health in Employees: A 6-months follow-up of a Psychosocial program in a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
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Psychologically informed health care
Part of Translational Behavioral Medicine, p. 289-296, 2023
- DOI for Psychologically informed health care
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Part of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
- DOI for Behavioral Medicine Physiotherapy in the Context of Return to Work for Chronic Pain: A Single-Case Experimental Design Study
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U-PAIN cohort study among patients with chronic pain in specialised pain care: a feasibility study
Part of BMJ Open, 2022
- DOI for U-PAIN cohort study among patients with chronic pain in specialised pain care: a feasibility study
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 2022
- DOI for “Opioids are opioids” – a phenomenographic analyses of physicians’ understanding of what makes the initial prescription of opioids become long-term opioid therapy
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Part of Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, p. 583-593, 2021
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, p. 1144-1159, 2021
- DOI for Does exercise intensity matter for fatigue during (neo)adjuvant cancer treatment?: The PhysCan randomized clinical trial
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Part of BMC Palliative Care, 2021
- DOI for Pain, disease severity and associations with individual quality of life in patients with motor neuron diseases
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 732-742, 2021
- DOI for Psychometric assessment of the Swedish version of the injustice experience questionnaire among patients with chronic pain
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Part of Disability and Rehabilitation, p. 2123-2132, 2020
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Part of BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2020
- DOI for "My life is under control with these medications": an interpretative phenomenological analysis of managing chronic pain with opioids
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 533-543, 2020
- DOI for Association between health care utilization and musculoskeletal pain: A 21-year follow-up of a population cohort
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Part of Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2020
- DOI for Influences of Sex, Education, and Country of Birth on Clinical Presentations and Overall Outcomes of Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation in Chronic Pain Patients: A Cohort Study from the Swedish Quality Registry for Pain Rehabilitation (SQRP)
- Download full text (pdf) of Influences of Sex, Education, and Country of Birth on Clinical Presentations and Overall Outcomes of Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation in Chronic Pain Patients: A Cohort Study from the Swedish Quality Registry for Pain Rehabilitation (SQRP)
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Part of Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, p. 9-15, 2020
- DOI for Reliability of the Addiction Severity Index self-report form (ASI-SR): a self-administered questionnaire based on the Addiction Severity Index composite score domains
- Download full text (pdf) of Reliability of the Addiction Severity Index self-report form (ASI-SR): a self-administered questionnaire based on the Addiction Severity Index composite score domains
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Part of Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (JCSM), p. 705-713, 2020
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Part of Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (JCSM), p. 385-391, 2018
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Part of Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, p. 1835-1835, 2018
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Part of Sleep and Breathing, p. 653-661, 2018
- DOI for Improvement in obstructive sleep apnea after a tailored behavioural sleep medicine intervention targeting healthy eating and physical activity: a randomised controlled trial
- Download full text (pdf) of Improvement in obstructive sleep apnea after a tailored behavioural sleep medicine intervention targeting healthy eating and physical activity: a randomised controlled trial
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Teaching Behavioral Medicine: An Inspirational Workshop
Part of International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2018
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Integration of Physiotherapy in Behavioral Medicine Intervention Research
Part of International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2018
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Part of Rheumatology International, p. 923-930, 2017
- DOI for Pain rather than self-reported sedentary time explains variation in perceived health and activity limitation in persons with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross sectional study in Sweden
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Editorial: Special issue - physical activity and health
Part of Physical Therapy Reviews, p. 101-102, 2017
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High or increasing levels of physical activity protect women from future insomnia
Part of Sleep Medicine, p. 22-27, 2017
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Part of Clinical Rehabilitation, p. 186-196, 2017
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Part of BMC Cancer, 2017
- DOI for Design of a randomized controlled trial of physical training and cancer (Phys-Can) - the impact of exercise intensity on cancer related fatigue, quality of life and disease outcome
- Download full text (pdf) of Design of a randomized controlled trial of physical training and cancer (Phys-Can) - the impact of exercise intensity on cancer related fatigue, quality of life and disease outcome
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Stressful events and coping related to acute and sub-acute whiplash-associated disorders
Part of Disability and Rehabilitation, p. 578-585, 2017
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Part of BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2016
- DOI for Physical therapists' assessments, analyses and use of behavior change techniques in initial consultations on musculoskeletal pain: direct observations in primary health care
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The Ongoing Shift of Paradigms within Physiotherapy and Pain Management
Part of Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, p. 29-29, 2016
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Part of International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2016
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Part of International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2016
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Part of Clinical Rehabilitation, p. 441-453, 2016
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Part of International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2016
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Part of RMD Open, 2016
- DOI for A mobile internet service for self-management of physical activity in people with rheumatoid arthritis: Evaluation of a test version
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Part of European Journal of Pain, p. 626-638, 2016
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High physical activity level protect women from future insomnia
Part of Journal of Sleep Research, p. 309-309, 2016
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Part of International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2016
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Part of JMIR Research Protocols, 2015
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Part of JMIR Research Protocols, 2015
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Part of American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementia, p. 29-40, 2015
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, p. 79-79, 2014
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Part of BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, p. 21, 2014
- DOI for Lead users' ideas on core features to support physical activity in rheumatoid arthritis: a first step in the development of an internet service using participatory design
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Barriers, Benefits, and Strategies for Physical Activity in Patients With Schizophrenia
Part of Physical Therapy, p. 1467-1479, 2014
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Part of Sleep and Breathing, p. 655-668, 2014
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Part of Sleep Medicine, p. 415-421, 2014
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Part of Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, p. 120-120, 2013
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Part of Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, p. 1041-1041, 2013
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Part of International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, p. 293-303, 2013
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Part of BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, p. 361, 2013
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Part of BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, p. 361, 2013
- DOI for The clinical course of pain-related disability over the first year in whiplash associated disorders: Description and prediction of outcome in an initially mildly affected sample
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Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 1021-1026, 2013
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Part of Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, p. 55-55, 2013
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SEDENTARY TIME AMONG ADULTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. THE PARA 2010 STUDY
Part of Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, p. 766-766, 2013
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Part of Physical Therapy, p. 50-59, 2013
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Part of Disability and Rehabilitation, p. 74-81, 2013
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Part of Sleep and Breathing, p. 1257-1266, 2013
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Part of Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, p. 1053-1053, 2013
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Part of International Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, p. 89-94, 2013
- DOI for Supporting stepwise change: Improving health behaviors in rheumatoid arthritis with physical activity as the example
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Daily stressors in patients with acute whiplash associated disorders
Part of Disability and Rehabilitation, p. 1783-1789, 2012
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Experiencens with CPAP treatment in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and obesity
Part of European Journal of Physiotherapy, p. 166-174, 2012
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Self-perceived non-motor aspects of cervical dystonia and their association with disability
Part of Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, p. 950-954, 2012
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Part of Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, p. 359-372, 2012
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Part of Behavioural Sleep Medicine, p. 122-137, 2012
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Part of International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, p. 79-89, 2010
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Part of Disability and Rehabilitation, p. 2118-2126, 2010
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Part of Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, p. 468-475, 2010
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Implementing behavioural medicine in physiotherapy treatment: Part I: Clinical trial
Part of Advances in Physiotherapy, p. 2-12, 2010
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Part of Advances in Physiotherapy, p. 13-23, 2010
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Part of Clinical Rehabilitation, p. 422-430, 2010
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Physical-activity coaching and health status in rheumatoid arthritis: A person-oriented approach
Part of Disability and Rehabilitation, p. 816-825, 2010
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Part of BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2009
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Part of Physical Therapy, p. 1226-1234, 2009
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Part of European Journal of Pain, p. 1080-1088, 2009
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Part of The Clinical Journal of Pain, p. 611-619, 2008
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Part of Journal of Pain, p. 67-74, 2007
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Part of Behaviour Research and Therapy, p. 947-965, 2006
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Part of Pain forum, p. 588-603, 2005
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Part of Physical Therapy, p. 1061-1077, 2005
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Behavioral goal assessment in patients with persistent musculoskeletal pain
Part of Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, p. 243-254, 2004
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Part of Pain, p. 245-252, 2004
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Articles, review/survey
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Part of Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, p. 797-807, 2018