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Jussi Vahtera
Researcher at Turku University Hospital
Publications - 680
Citations - 43694
Jussi Vahtera is an academic researcher from Turku University Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Cohort study. The author has an hindex of 109, co-authored 646 publications receiving 38715 citations. Previous affiliations of Jussi Vahtera include Finnish Institute of Occupational Health & University of Turku.
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Social networks and patterns of health risk behaviours over two decades: A multi-cohort study.
Maarit Kauppi,Marko Elovainio,Marko Elovainio,Sari Stenholm,Sari Stenholm,Marianna Virtanen,Ville Aalto,Markku Koskenvuo,Mika Kivimäki,Mika Kivimäki,Mika Kivimäki,Jussi Vahtera,Jussi Vahtera +12 more
TL;DR: In this article, the associations between social network size and subsequent long-term health behavior patterns, as indicated by alcohol use, smoking, and physical activity, were determined at baseline, and health risk behaviours were assessed using repeated data from baseline and follow-up.
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Hospital Admissions Before an Alcohol-Related Death Among Middle-Aged Employed Men and Women: A Cohort Study Using Routine Data.
Tapio Paljärvi,Tapio Paljärvi,Pekka Martikainen,Jussi Vahtera,Jussi Vahtera,Taina Leinonen,Pia Mäkelä +6 more
TL;DR: The majority of employed middle-aged persons who ultimately died due to alcohol-related causes interacted with hospitals frequently and already several years before death, suggesting enhanced patient management at hospitals targeted to this population could potentially reduce alcohol- related harms.
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Characteristics associated with initiation of hormone replacement therapy among Finnish women: A register-linkage study
TL;DR: Women with a good sense of coherence can cope with climacteric symptoms without resorting to HRT, and Clinicians need to bear in mind the burden of menopausal symptoms on a woman's personal and working life when HRT is being considered.
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Association of changes in lifestyle with changes in sleep difficulties: an analysis of 38 400 participants over a 16-year follow-up.
Mikhail Saltychev,Mikhail Saltychev,Juhani Juhola,Juhani Juhola,Jenni Ervasti,Mika Kivimäki,Jaana Pentti,Jaana Pentti,Saana Myllyntausta,Saana Myllyntausta,Jussi Vahtera +10 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the association between changes in lifestyle risk factors and changes is sleep difficulties and found that changes in sleep quality are interconnected with changes in a person's lifestyle.