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Overview

Bengt Jönsson is affiliated with the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden, with a research focus spanning economics, econometrics, finance, and medicine. Their work bridges these disciplines, particularly emphasizing the economic and financial aspects of cancer and health care systems.

Their research fields include the study of economics and econometrics, alongside oncology, radiology, nuclear medicine, general health professions, and epidemiology. This multidisciplinary approach supports investigations into complex health economic evaluations and quality-of-life assessments related to cancer.

Jönsson's main research topics cover a range of areas:

  • Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
  • Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics

Their recent papers illustrate this focus and include:

  • "The cost of cancer in Europe 2018" (2020) published in European Journal of Cancer
  • "Cost of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in Europe and the USA: The GAIN study" (2020) in JHEP Reports
  • "European Groundshot-addressing Europe's cancer research challenges: a Lancet Oncology Commission" (2022) in The Lancet Oncology
  • "Towards a cancer mission in Horizon Europe: recommendations" (2020) in Molecular Oncology
  • "Propelling Health Care into the Twenties" (2020) in Biomedicine Hub

Jönsson's work often appears in certain journals, primarily:

  • Molecular Oncology
  • Journal of Cancer Policy
  • European Journal of Cancer
  • JHEP Reports
  • The Lancet Oncology

Collaborative efforts have included frequent co-authorships with:

  • Nils Wilking
  • Simon Oberst
  • Anton Berns
  • Ulrik Ringborg
  • Julio E. Celis

Best Publications

  • The size and burden of mental disorders and other disorders of the brain in Europe 2010

    H.U. Wittchen;F. Jacobi;J. Rehm;J. Rehm;Anders Gustavsson

  • Osteoporosis in the European Union: medical management, epidemiology and economic burden. A report prepared in collaboration with the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industry Associations (EFPIA).

    E. Hernlund;A. Svedbom;M. Ivergård;Juliet E. Compston

  • Guidelines on diabetes, pre-diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases: executive summary. The Task Force on Diabetes and Cardiovascular Diseases of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD).

    Lars Rydén;Eberhard Standl;Małgorzata Bartnik;Greet Van den Berghe

  • Cost of disorders of the brain in Europe 2010

    Anders Gustavsson;Mikael Svensson;Frank Jacobi;Christer Allgulander

  • The economic cost of brain disorders in Europe

    J Olesen;A Gustavsson;Mikael Svensson;H-U Wittchen

  • Assessment of fracture risk.

    John A. Kanis;Frederik Borgstrom;Chris De Laet;Helena Johansson

  • Long-Term Risk of Osteoporotic Fracture in Malmö

    J A Kanis;Olof Johnell;A Oden;Ingemar Sernbo

  • Ten year probabilities of osteoporotic fractures according to BMD and diagnostic thresholds.

    J. A. Kanis;O. Johnell;A. Oden;A. Dawson

  • Mortality after osteoporotic fractures

    Olof Johnell;J. A. Kanis;A. Odén;I. Sernbo

  • Cost of disorders of the brain in Europe.

    Patrik Andlin-Sobocki;Bengt Jönsson;Hans-Ulrich Wittchen;Jes Olesen

  • Use of Cost‐Effectiveness Analysis in Health‐Care Resource Allocation Decision‐Making: How Are Cost‐Effectiveness Thresholds Expected to Emerge?

    Hans-Georg Eichler;Hans-Georg Eichler;Sheldon X. Kong;William C. Gerth;Panagiotis Mavros

  • The Burden of Osteoporotic Fractures: A Method for Setting Intervention Thresholds

    J. A. Kanis;A. Oden;O. Johnell;B. Jonsson

  • Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Alongside Clinical Trials II—An ISPOR Good Research Practices Task Force Report

    Scott D. Ramsey;Scott D. Ramsey;Richard J. Willke;Henry Glick;Shelby D. Reed

  • Osteoporosis in the European Union: a compendium of country-specific reports

    A. Svedbom;E. Hernlund;M. Ivergård;Juliet E. Compston

  • International variations in hip fracture probabilities: implications for risk assessment.

    John A. Kanis;Olof Johnell;Chris De Laet;Bengt Jonsson

  • The components of excess mortality after hip fracture.

    JA Kanis;A Oden;Olof Johnell;C De Laet

  • Osteoporosis: burden, health care provision and opportunities in the EU: a report prepared in collaboration with the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industry Associations (EFPIA).

    O. Ström;F. Borgström;John A. Kanis;Juliet Compston

  • Key principles for the improved conduct of health technology assessments for resource allocation decisions.

    Michael F. Drummond;J. Sanford Schwartz;Bengt Jönsson;Bryan R. Luce

  • Fracture risk following an osteoporotic fracture.

    Olof Johnell;J. A. Kanis;A. Odén;I. Sernbo

  • Risk of hip fracture according to the World Health Organization criteria for osteopenia and osteoporosis

    J.A Kanis;O Johnell;A Oden;B Jonsson

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Kanis
John A. Kanis Australian Catholic University
Eugene V. McCloskey
Eugene V. McCloskey University of Sheffield
Juliet E. Compston
Juliet E. Compston University of Cambridge
Olof Johnell
Olof Johnell Malmö University
Anders Odén
Anders Odén Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Magnus Johannesson
Magnus Johannesson Stockholm School of Economics
Michael Drummond
Michael Drummond University of York
Cyrus Cooper
Cyrus Cooper University of Southampton
Jes Olesen
Jes Olesen University of Copenhagen
Björn Dahlöf
Björn Dahlöf Sahlgrenska University Hospital

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