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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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Childhood adversity as a predictor of non-adherence to statin therapy in adulthood
Maarit Jaana Korhonen,Jaana I. Halonen,M. Alan Brookhart,Ichiro Kawachi,Jaana Pentti,Hasse Karlsson,Mika Kivimäki,Jussi Vahtera +7 more
TL;DR: Exposure to childhood adversity may predict non-adherence to preventive cardiovascular medication in men and neither the number of adversities nor any specific type of adversity predicted non- adherence in women.
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Change in body mass index during transition to statutory retirement: an occupational cohort study
Sari Stenholm,Sari Stenholm,Svetlana Solovieva,Eira Viikari-Juntura,Ville Aalto,Mika Kivimäki,Mika Kivimäki,Mika Kivimäki,Jussi Vahtera +8 more
TL;DR: Examination of within-individual changes in body mass index during transition from full-time work to statutory retirement by sex and physical work characteristics found weight loss was most visible in men retiring from sedentary jobs and weight gain in women retiring from diverse and physically heavy jobs.
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Adverse experiences in childhood, adulthood neighbourhood disadvantage and health behaviours
TL;DR: Childhood adverse experiences and adulthood neighbourhood disadvantage were associated with behavioural risk factors, and those with more adverse experiences may be susceptible for the socioeconomic conditions of neighbourhoods.
Book Chapter
Sickness absence and organizational downsizing
TL;DR: The Organization in Crisis brings together a team of leading international researchers and practitioners to examine key issues associated with organizational change and suggest how such changes can be better managed in the future as mentioned in this paper.
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Allocation of rehabilitation measures provided by the Social Insurance Institution in Finland: A register linkage study
TL;DR: Permanently employed older women with an excess burden of health problems predominate in the receipt of rehabilitation provided by the Social Insurance Institution.