Search Results - "Vartiainen, E."

Hunt for the origin of allergy - comparing the Finnish and Russian Karelia by Haahtela, T., Laatikainen, T., Alenius, H., Auvinen, P., Fyhrquist, N., Hanski, I., von Hertzen, L., Jousilahti, P., Kosunen, T. U., Markelova, O., Mäkelä, M. J., Pantelejev, V., Uhanov, M., Zilber, E., Vartiainen, E.

“…Summary The Finnish and Russian Karelia are adjacent areas in northern Europe, socio‐economically distinct but geoclimatically similar. The Karelia Allergy…”
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Time trends in physical activity from 1982 to 2012 in Finland by Borodulin, K., Harald, K., Jousilahti, P., Laatikainen, T., Männistö, S., Vartiainen, E.

“…The aim of this study was to examine population trends from 1982 to 2012 in Finland for leisure time physical activity (LTPA), commuting physical activity…”
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Forty-year trends in cardiovascular risk factors in Finland by Borodulin, Katja, Vartiainen, Erkki, Peltonen, Markku, Jousilahti, Pekka, Juolevi, Anne, Laatikainen, Tiina, Männistö, Satu, Salomaa, Veikko, Sundvall, Jouko, Puska, Pekka

“…Finland has experienced remarkable changes in population levels of coronary heart disease risk factors and mortality over the past decades. The National…”
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Validation of self reported smoking by serum cotinine measurement in a community-based study by Vartiainen, E, Seppälä, T, Lillsunde, P, Puska, P

“…Study objective: The validity of self reported smoking in population surveys remains an important question. An associated question is what would be the value…”
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Significant disparities in allergy prevalence and microbiota between the young people in Finnish and Russian Karelia by Ruokolainen, L., Paalanen, L., Karkman, A., Laatikainen, T., Hertzen, L., Vlasoff, T., Markelova, O., Masyuk, V., Auvinen, P., Paulin, L., Alenius, H., Fyhrquist, N., Hanski, I., Mäkelä, M. J., Zilber, E., Jousilahti, P., Vartiainen, E., Haahtela, T.

“…Summary Background Atopic allergy has been more common among schoolchildren in Finland, as compared to Russian Karelia. These adjacent regions show one of the…”
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Dynamics of adolescent friendship networks and smoking behavior by Mercken, L., Snijders, T.A.B., Steglich, C., Vartiainen, E., de Vries, H.

“…The mutual influence of smoking behavior and friendships in adolescence is studied. It is attempted to disentangle influence and selection processes in…”
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Contribution of sociodemographic and lifestyle-related factors to the differences in metabolic syndrome among Russian, Somali and Kurdish migrants compared with Finns by Skogberg, N, Laatikainen, T, Jula, A, Härkänen, T, Vartiainen, E, Koponen, P

“…Abstract Background Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with a substantially increased risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. We examined the…”
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Controlling the cardiovascular disease epidemic by Vartiainen, E.

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Exhaled nitric oxide in healthy nonatopic school-age children: Determinants and height-adjusted reference values by Malmberg, L.P., Petäys, T., Haahtela, T., Laatikainen, T., Jousilahti, P., Vartiainen, E., Mäkelä, M.J.

“…Exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) was proposed as a marker of airway inflammation, but data about FENO in healthy children measured with standardized methods are so…”
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Allergy gap between Finnish and Russian Karelia on increase by Laatikainen, T., von Hertzen, L., Koskinen, J.‐P., Mäkelä, M. J., Jousilahti, P., Kosunen, T. U., Vlasoff, T., Ahlström, M., Vartiainen, E., Haahtela, T.

“…To cite this article: Laatikainen T, von Hertzen L, Koskinen J‐P, Mäkelä MJ, Jousilahti P, Kosunen TU, Vlasoff T, Ahlström M, Vartiainen E, Haahtela T. Allergy…”
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The role of family factors and school achievement in the progression of adolescents to regular smoking by Pennanen, M., Vartiainen, E., Haukkala, A.

“…This study examines whether parental smoking and single parenting were related to adolescents' school achievement and anti-smoking parental practices as well…”
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Non-participation and mortality in different socioeconomic groups: the FINRISK population surveys in 1972–92 by Harald, Kennet, Salomaa, Veikko, Jousilahti, Pekka, Koskinen, Seppo, Vartiainen, Erkki

“…Background: Declining response rates pose a serious threat to the validity of estimates derived from epidemiological studies. If respondents and…”
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Total and cause specific mortality among participants and non-participants of population based health surveys: a comprehensive follow up of 54 372 Finnish men and women by Jousilahti, Pekka, Salomaa, Veikko, Kuulasmaa, Kari, Niemelä, Matti, Vartiainen, Erkki

“…Study objective: To assess total and cause specific mortality among participants and non-participants of large population based health surveys. Design: A…”
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Self rated health and mortality: a long term prospective study in eastern Finland by Heistaro, S, Jousilahti, P, Lahelma, E, Vartiainen, E, Puska, P

“…STUDY OBJECTIVE To assess the relation between self rated health and mortality over a period of 23 years, taking into account medical history, cardiovascular…”
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Microbial content of drinking water in Finnish and Russian Karelia - implications for atopy prevalence by Hertzen, L. von, Laatikainen, T, Pitkänen, T, Vlasoff, T, Mäkelä, M.J, Vartiainen, E, Haahtela, T

“…The influence of microbial quality of drinking water from different sources on the occurrence of atopy has been poorly examined. This study was undertaken to…”
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Nightmares as predictors of suicide by TANSKANEN, Antti, TUOMILEHTO, Jaakko, VIINAMÄKI, Heimo, VARTIAINEN, Erkki, LEHTONEN, Johannes, PUSKA, Pekka

“…To examine the relationship between the frequency of nightmares and the risk of suicide. A prospective follow-up study in a general population of Finland…”
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Astrocytes protect neurons from nitric oxide toxicity by a glutathione‐dependent mechanism by Chen, Yongmei, Vartiainen, Nina E., Ying, Weihai, Chan, Pak H., Koistinaho, Jari, Swanson, Raymond A.

“…Nitric oxide (NO) contributes to neuronal death in cerebral ischemia and other conditions. Astrocytes are anatomically well positioned to shield neurons from…”
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Increased mortality related to heavy alcohol intake pattern by Laatikainen, T, Manninen, L, Poikolainen, K, Vartiainen, E

“…Study objective: Although moderate alcohol intake is related to decreased all cause and ischaemic heart disease mortality, intake of large amounts at a time…”
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Relation of Adult Height to Cause-specific and Total Mortality: A Prospective Follow-up Study of 31, 199 Middle-aged Men and Women in Finland by Jousilahti, Pekka, Tuomilehto, Jaakko, Vartiainen, Erkki, Eriksson, Johan, Puska, Pekka

“…The purpose of this study was to analyze the association of adult height with cause-specific and total mortality. The study included 31, 199 men and women aged…”
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Monte Carlo simulations of occupational radiation doses in interventional radiology by SIISKONEN, T, TAPIOVAARA, M, KOSUNEN, A, LEHTINEN, M, VARTIAINEN, E

“…Occupational radiation doses in interventional radiology can potentially be high. Therefore, reliable methods to assess the effective dose are needed. In the…”
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