Anna-Karin Welmer
Senior Lecturer
| Docent
E-mail: anna-karin.welmer@ki.se
Telephone: +46852488804
Visiting address: Alfred Nobels Allé 23, 14183 Huddinge
Postal address: H1 Neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle, H1 Fysioterapi Welmer, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- I am associate professor and senior lecturer in physiotherapy and
physiotherapist at the Karolinska University Hospital. I obtained my PhD in
physiotherapy at KI. Thereafter, I did my postdoctoral training first at the
Sahlgrenska Academy in Gothenburg and then at the Aging Research Center, KI.
In 2015, I received the Karolina Prize (Karolinapriset - the Karolinska
Hospital research prize for excellent clinical research).
Research
- My research concerns health in older adults, with special focus on physical
function, physical activity, sedentary behavior, and injurious falls. My
research combines clinical studies (interventions and implementation
research) with large population-based studies. The goals are to increase
knowledge regarding:
* Determinants and consequences of disability, physical inactivity, and
injurious falls in older adults
* The effect of physical exercise interventions on functioning and health in
old age
* Implementation of evidence-based methods in clinical practice
My research has been supported by various foundations, including Region
Stockholm (CIMED and ALF), the Swedish Research Council (VR), FORTE,
Strategic Research Area Health Care Science at KI, KI funds, the Research
School in Health Care Science, and Konung Gustaf Vs och Drottning Victorias
Frimurarestiftelse.
I was WP-leader in the EU-financed MPI-age
project (2014-2017: http://www.mpiage.eu/ [1]), and I am currently
WP-leader for the European SHARED project. I am principal supervisor
for one PhD student and one postdoc, and co-supervisor of three PhD
students.
*Research projects*
* Early identification of older adults at risk for injurious falls—from
observational studies to implementation
* Social Health And Reserve in the Dementia patient journey (SHARED)
* Preventing functional decline in acutely hospitalized older patients –
effect of a simple exercise program versus individualized multicomponent
training (PREV FUNC study)
* Preventing functional decline in acutely hospitalized older adults –
effect and process evaluation of a transitional care intervention
[1] http://www.mpiage.eu/
Teaching
- I have been course leader, examiner, and teacher for several courses at the
doctoral level, advanced level, and undergraduate level. I am currently
responsible for the courses at the advanced level, Health in old age from a
multiprofessional perspective”, and “Master course in dementia care for
physiotherapists and occupational therapists”.
Concerning pedagogical training, I have more than 15 weeks of pedagogical
education.
Currently, I am one of five pedagogical ambassadors for research education at
KI.
Articles
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Article: WORK-A JOURNAL OF PREVENTION ASSESSMENT & REHABILITATION. 2023;76(4):1481-1492
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2023;24(12):1984-1989.e2
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Article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(11):5114-5128
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Article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2023;109:104963
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Article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2023;7(5):igad040
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Article: ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY. 2023;93(4):844-855
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Article: JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PHYSICAL THERAPY. 2023;46(2):103-109
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Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2023;78(2):326-332
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Journal article: JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2023;71(2):1-9
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Article: GERONTOLOGY. 2023;69(11):1330-1346
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;19(23):15490
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Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2022;77(10):2093-2101
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Article: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2022;34(10):2483-2491
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Article: AGE AND AGEING. 2022;51(9):afac205
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Article: JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES. 2022;40(17):1940-1949
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Article: GERIATRIC NURSING. 2022;47:100-106
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Article: AGING-US. 2022;14(15):5984-6005
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Article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2022;6(5):igac041
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Journal article: AGE AND AGEING. 2022;51(5):afac104
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Article: EUROPEAN REVIEW OF AGING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. 2022;19(1):9
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Article: JOURNAL OF CACHEXIA SARCOPENIA AND MUSCLE. 2022;13(1):254-263
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Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY. 2022;13:1052009
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Article: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2022;34(1):235-247
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Article: BMC NEUROLOGY. 2021;21(1):496
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Article: AGE AND AGEING. 2021;50(6):2183-2191
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Article: NUTRITION. 2021;90:111429
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Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2021;76(10):1789-1795
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Article: AGE AND AGEING. 2021;50(5):1666-1674
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. 2021;18(1):120
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Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2021;76(9):1699-1706
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Article: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2021;33(8):2183-2190
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Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;21(1):1359
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Article: DIABETES CARE. 2021;44(3):690-698
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Article: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2021;33(2):457-462
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2020;21(12):1900-1905.e1
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Article: EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY. 2020;140:111038
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2020;21(9):1288-1294.e4
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Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2020;75(8):1579-1585
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Article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2020;16(7):1003-1012
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Article: JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH. 2020;29(7):927-936
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Article: EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY. 2020;135:110941
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Article: REJUVENATION RESEARCH. 2020;23(3):237-244
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Article: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2020;32(6):1007-1016
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. 2020;17(1):68
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Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2020;3(2):e1921636
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Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2020;75(1):131-138
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Article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2020;16(1):153-161
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Article: EUROPEAN REVIEW OF AGING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. 2020;17:8
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. 2019;16(1):125
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Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. 2019;8(11):E1901-1901
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Article: AGE AND AGEING. 2019;48(6):789-796
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Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2019;132(10):1207-1215.e6
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Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2019;286(3):326-340
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY. 2019;67(9):1851-1858
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2019;20(9):1163-1168.e3
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Article: INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS. 2019;31(7):929-936
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY. 2019;67(2):246-253
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2019;20(2):208-212.e3
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Article: CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2019;11:483-493
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Article: AGE AND AGEING. 2018;47(5):698-704
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Article: NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING. 2018;67:23-30
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Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2018;14(7S_Part_8):p430-p431
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Journal article: DIABETES. 2018;67(Supplement_1)
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Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2018;283(5):489-499
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Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2018;15(3):e1002503
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2018;19(2):162-168
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Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2018;73(2):233-239
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Article: GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRIC MEDICINE. 2018;4:2333721418786565-233372141878656
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY. 2017;65(11):2418-2424
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Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2017;186(9):1049-1056
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Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2017;72(10):1417-1423
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Article: BMJ OPEN. 2017;7(8):e016996
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Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2017;72(8):1123-1129
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Article: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2017;29(4):793-800
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Journal article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2017;1(suppl_1):974-975
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Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2017;13(7S_Part_11):p565
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Journal article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2017;1(suppl_1):520
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Journal article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2017;1(suppl_1):146
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Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2017;72(5):669-675
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY. 2017;65(2):306-312
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Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 2016;118(11):1624-1630
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Article: AGE AND AGEING. 2016;45(6):812-819
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 2016;220:508-513
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Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGIC PHYSICAL THERAPY. 2016;40(3):176-183
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Journal article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY. 2016;64(7):1416-1424
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Article: GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY INTERNATIONAL. 2015;15(12):1242-1248
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Article: EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE. 2015;6(2):184-188
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Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(3):e0119582
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Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(6):e0130946
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Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(3):e0120077
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Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2014;69(12):1503-1510
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. 2014;21(4):597-604
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Article: PSYCHOLOGY AND AGING. 2014;29(2):440-449
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Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2013;23(5):799-804
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Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2013;13:641
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Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(5):e65815
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Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(7):e70471
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Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. 2012;19(10):1325-1330
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Article: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2012;24(5):480-489
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Journal article: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2012;24(5):480-489
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Article: JOURNAL OF AGING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. 2012;20(3):317-331
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Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2012;34(11):959-964
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Journal article: PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN GERIATRICS. 2011;29(2):77-89
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Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. 2010;17(5):720-725
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Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2008;40(8):603-608
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Article: PHYSICAL THERAPY. 2007;87(12):1633-1641
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Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION. 2006;85(2):112-119
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Article: CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES. 2006;21(4):247-253
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Article: STROKE. 2004;35(1):134-139
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All other publications
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Conference publication: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(S22)
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Review: BRAIN SCIENCES. 2022;12(9):1214
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Review: AGE AND AGEING. 2022;51(9):afac191
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Preprint: 2022;medRxiv
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Preprint: 2022;SSRN Electronic Journal
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Conference publication: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2021;5:184
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Conference publication: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2021;5:71-72
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Conference publication: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2021;5:541
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Review: NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS. 2019;107:96-103
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Review: EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY. 2019;124:110625
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Review: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2019;20(5):569-582.e7
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Book chapter: 2018;p. 283-303
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Conference publication: GERONTOLOGIST. 2016;56:23
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Corrigendum: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(6):e0130024
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Conference publication: GERONTOLOGIST. 2015;55:350
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Review: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION. 2012;91(9):814-820
Grants
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Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 November 2021 - 31 October 2025
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Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 January 2019 - 31 December 2021
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Swedish Research Council1 January 2015 - 31 December 2018
Employments
- Senior Lecturer, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2017-
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2014
- Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2007
- Master Of Medical Science, Karolinska Institutet, 2002
- Bachelor Of Science In Physiotherapy, Karolinska Institutet, 2002