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Pekka Puska
Researcher at National Institutes of Health
Publications - 316
Citations - 31002
Pekka Puska is an academic researcher from National Institutes of Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Risk factor. The author has an hindex of 71, co-authored 313 publications receiving 29164 citations. Previous affiliations of Pekka Puska include National Institute for Health and Welfare & World Heart Federation.
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Linoleic acid content in adipose tissue and coronary heart disease.
R.A. Riemersma,David R. Wood,Susan Butler,Robert A. Elton,Moshe Oliver,M K Salo,T Nikkari,E Vartiainen,Pekka Puska,F Gey +9 more
TL;DR: The regional differences in linoleic acid in adipose tissue remained highly significant when the observed differences in other known risk factors for coronary heart disease among the four areas were taken into account by multivariate analysis.
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Trends in cigarette smoking in 36 populations from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s: findings from the WHO MONICA Project.
Anti Molarius,Richard Parsons,Annette J. Dobson,Alun Evans,Stephen P. Fortmann,Konrad Jamrozik,Kari Kuulasmaa,Vladislav Moltchanov,Susana Sans,Jaakko Tuomilehto,Pekka Puska +10 more
TL;DR: These data illustrate the evolution of the smoking epidemic in populations and provide the basis for targeted public health interventions to support the WHO priority for tobacco control.
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The P4 Health Spectrum – A Predictive, Preventive, Personalized and Participatory Continuum for Promoting Healthspan
Michael Sagner,Amy McNeil,Pekka Puska,Charles Auffray,Nathan D. Price,Leroy Hood,Carl J. Lavie,Ze Guang Han,Zhu Chen,Samir K. Brahmachari,Bruce S. McEwen,Marcelo B. Soares,Rudi Balling,Elissa S. Epel,Ross Arena +14 more
TL;DR: A 'P4 Health Continuum' model is proposed as a framework to promote and facilitate multi-stakeholder collaboration with an orchestrated common language and an integrated care model to increase the healthspan.
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Socioeconomic status and ischemic stroke: The FINMONICA Stroke Register.
Dimitrije Jakovljević,Cinzia Sarti,Juhani Sivenius,Jorma Torppa,Markku Mähönen,Pirjo Immonen-Räihä,Kaarsalo E,Kari Alhainen,Kari Kuulasmaa,Jaakko Tuomilehto,Pekka Puska,Veikko Salomaa +11 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the association of socioeconomic status with ischemic stroke and found that the incidence, case-fatality ratio, and prognosis of stroke events were inversely related to income.
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Parental history of premature coronary heart disease: An independent risk factor of myocardial infarction
TL;DR: The hypothesis that positive family history is an independent risk factor of acute myocardial infarction is supported, as results from this population with an exceptionally high risk of CHD support the hypothesis.