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Health related quality of life and satisfaction with care of stroke patients in Budapest: A substudy of the EuroHOPE project by Szőcs, Ildikó, Dobi, Balázs, Lám, Judit, Orbán-Kis, Károly, Häkkinen, Unto, Belicza, Éva, Bereczki, Dániel, Vastagh, Ildikó

“…Disadvantaged socioeconomic status is associated with higher stroke incidence and mortality, and higher readmission rate. We aimed to assess the effect of…”
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Effectiveness of Primary and Comprehensive Stroke Centers PERFECT Stroke: A Nationwide Observational Study From Finland by MERETOJA, Atte, ROINE, Risto O, SIVENIUS, Juhani, HÄKKINEN, Unto, KASTE, Markku, LINNA, Miika, ROINE, Susanna, JUNTUNEN, Merja, ERILÄ, Terttu, HILLBOM, Matti, MARTTILA, Reijo, RISSANEN, Aimo

“…Previous studies show better outcomes for patients with stroke receiving care in stroke units, but many different stroke unit criteria have been published. In…”
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Stroke Monitoring on a National Level: PERFECT Stroke, a Comprehensive, Registry-Linkage Stroke Database in Finland by MERETOJA, Atte, ROINE, Risto O, HÄKKINEN, Unto, KASTE, Markku, LINNA, Miika, JUNTUNEN, Merja, ERILÄ, Terttu, HILLBOM, Matti, MARTTILA, Reijo, RISSANEN, Aimo, SIVENIUS, Juhani

“…Stroke databases are established to systematically evaluate both the treatment and outcome of stroke patients and the structure and processes of stroke…”
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Acute myocardial infarction and diagnosis-related groups: patient classification and hospital reimbursement in 11 European countries by Quentin, Wilm, Rätto, Hanna, Peltola, Mikko, Busse, Reinhard, Häkkinen, Unto

“…As part of the diagnosis related groups in Europe (EuroDRG) project, researchers from 11 countries (i.e. Austria, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany,…”
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The Effect of Birth in Secondary- or Tertiary-Level Hospitals in Finland on Mortality in Very Preterm Infants: A Birth-Register Study by Rautava, Liisi, Lehtonen, Liisa, Peltola, Mikko, Korvenranta, Emmi, Korvenranta, Heikki, Linna, Miika, Hallman, Mikko, Andersson, Sture, Gissler, Mika, Leipala, Jaana, Tammela, Outi, Hakkinen, Unto, PERFECT Preterm Infant Study Group

“…Our goal was to test the hypothesis that the level of the delivery hospital affects 1-year mortality of very preterm infants in Finland. This retrospective…”
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Mortality and Length of Stay of Very Low Birth Weight and Very Preterm Infants: A EuroHOPE Study by Numerato, Dino, Fattore, Giovanni, Tediosi, Fabrizio, Zanini, Rinaldo, Peltola, Mikko, Banks, Helen, Mihalicza, Péter, Lehtonen, Liisa, Sveréus, Sofia, Heijink, Richard, Klitkou, Søren Toksvig, Fletcher, Eilidh, Heijden, Amber van der, Lundberg, Fredrik, Over, Eelco, Häkkinen, Unto, Seppälä, Timo T

“…The objective of this paper was to compare health outcomes and hospital care use of very low birth weight (VLBW), and very preterm (VLGA) infants in seven…”
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Chronic conditions and the risk of long-term institutionalization among older people by Nihtilä, Elina K., Martikainen, Pekka T., Koskinen, Seppo V.P., Reunanen, Antti R., Noro, Anja M., Häkkinen, Unto T.

“…Background: As the public expenditure on long-term care is likely to increase with the ageing of the population, identifying chronic medical conditions…”
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Morbidities and Hospital Resource Use During the First 3 Years of Life Among Very Preterm Infants by Korvenranta, Emmi, Lehtonen, Liisa, Peltola, Mikko, Hakkinen, Unto, Andersson, Sture, Gissler, Mika, Hallman, Mikko, Leipala, Jaana, Rautava, Liisi, Tammela, Outi, Linna, Miika

“…The objective of this study was to determine how the use of hospital resources during the first 3 years of life was associated with prematurity-related…”
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What works? The association of organisational structure, reforms and interventions on efficiency in treating hip fractures by Häkkinen, Unto, Sund, Reijo

“…Many studies indicate huge regional and hospital-level differences in health care performance. In order to increase health system efficiency, it is important…”
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Aging, health expenditure, proximity to death, and income in Finland by HÄKKINEN, UNTO, MARTIKAINEN, PEKKA, NORO, ANJA, NIHTILÄ, ELINA, PELTOLA, MIKKO

“…This study revisits the debate on the ‘red herring’, i.e. the claim that population aging will not have a significant impact on health care expenditure (HCE),…”
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The Treatment of Acute Low Back Pain — Bed Rest, Exercises, or Ordinary Activity? by Malmivaara, Antti, Häkkinen, Unto, Aro, Timo, Heinrichs, Maj-Len, Koskenniemi, Liisa, Kuosma, Eeva, Lappi, Seppo, Paloheimo, Raili, Servo, Carita, Vaaranen, Vesa, Hernberg, Sven

“…Acute low back pain is one of the most common reasons for consulting a primary care physician in the industrialized countries. The direct cost of medical care…”
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The PERFECT project: measuring performance of health care episodes by Häkkinen, Unto

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Antipsychotics and mortality in first-onset schizophrenia: Prospective Finnish register study with 5-year follow-up by Kiviniemi, Marjo, Suvisaari, Jaana, Koivumaa-Honkanen, Heli, Häkkinen, Unto, Isohanni, Matti, Hakko, Helinä

“…Abstract Objective Our aim was to assess the impact of the most commonly used typical and atypical antipsychotics on mortality of patients with first-onset…”
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Costs and Cost-Utility of Critical Care and Subsequent Health Care: A Multicenter Prospective Study by Jukarainen, Sakari, Mildh, Henriikka, Pettilä, Ville, Häkkinen, Unto, Peltola, Mikko, Ala-Kokko, Tero, Reinikainen, Matti, Vaara, Suvi T.

“…OBJECTIVES:The number of critical care survivors is growing, but their long-term outcomes and resource use are poorly characterized. Estimating the…”
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Comparative Analysis of Treatment Costs in EUROHOPE by Iversen, Tor, Aas, Eline, Rosenqvist, Gunnar, Häkkinen, Unto

“…Summary This study examines the challenges of estimating risk‐adjusted treatment costs in international comparative research, specifically in the European…”
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Early postoperative mortality similar between cemented and uncemented hip arthroplasty: a register study based on Finnish national data by Ekman, Elina, Palomäki, Antton, Laaksonen, Inari, Peltola, Mikko, Häkkinen, Unto, Mäkelä, Keijo

“…Background and purpose - Implant survival of cemented total hip arthroplasty (THA) in elderly patients is higher than that of uncemented THA. However, a higher…”
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The effectiveness and costs of intensive stroke rehabilitation and improvements in pa-tient pathway in Finland: a retrospective benchmarking controlled trial by Korpi, Niko, Mikkelsson, Marja, Häkkinen, Unto, Malmivaara, Antti

“…Objective: To assess the effectiveness and costs of intensive stroke rehabilitation and improvements in patient pathway in the city of Lahti and in Päijät-Häme…”
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Hospital volume affects outcome after total knee arthroplasty: A nationwide registry analysis of 80 hospitals and 59,696 replacements by Pamilo, Konsta J, Peltola, Mikko, Paloneva, Juha, Mäkelä, Keijo, Häkkinen, Unto, Remes, Ville

“…Background and purpose - The influence of hospital volume on the outcome of total knee joint replacement surgery is controversial. We evaluated nationwide data…”
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Morbidity and Health Care Costs After Early Term Birth by Helle, Emmi, Andersson, Sture, Häkkinen, Unto, Järvelin, Jutta, Eskelinen, Janne, Kajantie, Eero

“…Background Early term birth is associated with increased need for hospital care during the early postnatal period. The objective of this study was to assess…”
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Paying for hospital care: the experience with implementing activity-based funding in five European countries by O'Reilly, Jacqueline, Busse, Reinhard, Häkkinen, Unto, Or, Zeynep, Street, Andrew, Wiley, Miriam

“…Following the US experience, activity-based funding has become the most common mechanism for reimbursing hospitals in Europe. Focusing on five European…”
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