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Toomas Timpka
Researcher at Linköping University
Publications - 336
Citations - 7725
Toomas Timpka is an academic researcher from Linköping University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Population. The author has an hindex of 40, co-authored 316 publications receiving 6399 citations. Previous affiliations of Toomas Timpka include University of Skövde.
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The long‐term impact of torture on the mental health of war‐wounded refugees: findings and implications for nursing programmes
TL;DR: The general aim of this study was to explore the long-term impact of torture on the mental health of war-wounded refugees and found no significant differences in mental health between the tortured and the nontortured refugees.
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The potential of smart homes for injury prevention among the elderly.
Henrik Eriksson,Toomas Timpka +1 more
TL;DR: Smart homes promise to make the lives of elderly people more comfortable and safe, and the potential for using these technologies to promote safety and prevent injury among old people is especially important.
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Implementation of computer-based patient records in primary care: the societal health economic effects.
TL;DR: The societal costs exceed the benefits during the first year after CPR implementation at the observed PHC centres, and early investments in requirements engineering and staff training may increase the efficiency.
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Athlete health protection: Why qualitative research matters
Sheree Bekker,Caroline Bolling,Osman Hassan Ahmed,Marelise Badenhorst,Joel Carmichael,Kristina Fagher,Martin Hägglund,Jenny Jacobsson,Jannika M. John,Karen Litzy,Robert H Mann,Carly McKay,Stephen Mumford,Montassar Tabben,Ansgar Thiel,Toomas Timpka,Joanna Thurston,Linda K Truong,Jörg Spörri,Femke van Nassau,Evert Verhagen +20 more
TL;DR: There is a need for research that complements traditional approaches, connects researchers from different disciplines - but which also distinctly holds space for the unique insights that qualitative approaches can add.
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Performance of eHealth Data Sources in Local Influenza Surveillance:A 5-Year Open Cohort Study
Toomas Timpka,Armin Spreco,Örjan Dahlström,Olle Eriksson,Elin A. Gursky,Joakim Ekberg,Eva Blomqvist,Magnus Strömgren,David Karlsson,Henrik Eriksson,James M. Nyce,Jorma Hinkula,Einar Holm +12 more
TL;DR: Correlations between the eHealthData and influenza case rates in a Swedish county showed large effect sizes throughout a five-year period, while the time lag between signals in eHealth data and influenza rates changed.