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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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Using Additional Information on Working Hours to Predict Coronary Heart Disease: A Cohort Study
Mika Kivimäki,G. David Batty,Mark Hamer,Jane E. Ferrie,Jussi Vahtera,Marianna Virtanen,Michael Marmot,Archana Singh-Manoux,Martin J. Shipley +8 more
TL;DR: Information on working hours may improve risk prediction of CHD on the basis of the Framingham risk score in low-risk, working populations, and was not validated in an independent cohort.
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Employee control over working times and risk of cause-specific disability pension: the Finnish Public Sector Study
Jussi Vahtera,Sari Laine,Marianna Virtanen,Tuula Oksanen,Aki Koskinen,Jaana Pentti,Mika Kivimäki +6 more
TL;DR: In these public sector employees, high worktime control was associated with reduced risk of early retirement caused by musculoskeletal disorders independent of baseline characteristics.
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Adherence to antihypertensive therapy prior to the first presentation of stroke in hypertensive adults: population-based study
Kimmo Herttua,Adam G. Tabak,Adam G. Tabak,Pekka Martikainen,Jussi Vahtera,Jussi Vahtera,Mika Kivimäki,Mika Kivimäki +7 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that poor adherence to antihypertensive therapy substantially increases near- and long-term risk of stroke among hypertensive patients.
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Role clarity, fairness, and organizational climate as predictors of sickness absence: a prospective study in the private sector.
Ari Väänänen,Raija Kalimo,Salla Toppinen-Tanner,Pertti Mutanen,José M. Peiró,Mika Kivimäki,Jussi Vahtera +6 more
TL;DR: Findings indicate that the actions to reduce psychosocial risk factors of sickness absence should match the specific needs of each socioeconomic group.
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Job strain, effort-reward imbalance, and heavy drinking: a study in 40,851 employees.
TL;DR: High job strain and high effort–reward imbalance as global constructs were not associated with heavy drinking and stressful work conditions are not consistently associated withheavy drinking.