Browsing by Departments "School of Medicine / Public Health"
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A Bayesian network model to identify the associations between the use of seclusion in psychiatric care and nursing managers' attitudes towards containment methods
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2021)4.1 Introduction The use of seclusion in psychiatric care should be reduced. The relationship between nursing management or nursing managers' attitudes and the use of seclusion has not been investigated. 4.2 Aim To ...Tieteelliset aikakauslehtiartikkelit
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A century of trends in adult human height
(eLife Sciences Organisation, Ltd., 2016)Being taller is associated with enhanced longevity, and higher education and earnings. We reanalysed 1472 population-based studies, with measurement of height on more than 18.6 million participants to estimate mean height ...info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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A Liftless Intervention to Prevent Preterm Birth and Low Birthweight Among Pregnant Ghanaian Women: Protocol of a Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
(JMIR Publications Inc., 2018)Background: Preterm birth (PTB) is a leading cause of infant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Every year, 20 million babies are born with low birthweight (LBW), about 96% of which occur in low-income countries. Despite ...Tieteelliset aikakauslehtiartikkelit
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Acute effects of visits to urban green environments on cardiovascular physiology in women: A field experiment subtitle:
(Elsevier BV, 2017)Background Epidemiological studies have reported positive associations between the amount of green space in the living environment and mental and cardiovascular human health. In a search for effect mechanisms, field studies ...info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Alcohol Consumption and Common Carotid Intima-Media Thickness: The USE-IMT Study
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2017)Aims Epidemiological evidence indicates a protective effect of light to moderate alcohol consumption compared to non-drinking and heavy drinking. Although several mechanisms have been suggested, the effect of alcohol on ...info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Alcohol-related social and health service use patterns as predictors of death and remission in patients with AUD
(Elsevier BV, 2019)Aim: This study examines the extent and continuity of alcohol-related social and health service utilization (HSU) of individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and predicts longitudinal care outcomes in a prospective ...Tieteelliset aikakauslehtiartikkelit
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Analysis of checklists for agricultural safety management
(Institute of Rural Health, 2018)Introduction: The current health and safety management system under the Occupational Health and Safety Act has avoided agriculture in Korea. It is important to consider the various safety systems used in agricultural ...Tieteelliset aikakauslehtiartikkelit
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Antimalarial Activity of Croton macrostachyus Stem Bark Extracts against Plasmodium berghei In Vivo
(Hindawi Limited, 2018)There is an increasing need for innovative drug and prophylaxis discovery againstmalaria. The aim of the present study was to test in vivo antiplasmodial activity of Croton macrostachyus H. (Euphorbiaceae) stem bark extracts ...Tieteelliset aikakauslehtiartikkelit
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Association between route of illicit drug administration and hospitalizations for infective endocarditis
(SAGE Publications, 2017)Objective: This study examined the association between the route of drug administration and being hospitalized for infective endocarditis among 4817 treatment-seeking illicit drug users in Finland. Methods: Cox ...info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Association of dietary cholesterol and egg intakes with the risk of incident dementia or Alzheimer disease: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2017)Background: There is little information about the associations of intakes of cholesterol and eggs, a major source of dietary cholesterol, with the risk of cognitive decline in general populations or in carriers of ...Tieteelliset aikakauslehtiartikkelit
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Association of Forced Vital Capacity with the Developmental Gene NCOR2
(Public Library of Science, 2016)Background Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) is an important predictor of all-cause mortality in the absence of chronic respiratory conditions. Epidemiological evidence highlights the role of early life factors on adult FVC, ...info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Associations of Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Adiposity With Arterial Stiffness and Arterial Dilatation Capacity in Response to a Bout of Exercise in Children
(Human Kinetics, 2019)Purpose: To investigate the associations of directly measured peak oxygen uptake (V˙O2peak) and body fat percentage (BF%) with arterial stiffness and arterial dilatation capacity in children. Methods: Findings are based ...Tieteelliset aikakauslehtiartikkelit
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Associations of common chronic non-communicable diseases and medical conditions with sleep-related problems in a population-based health examination study
(GN1 Genesis Network, 2017)A cross-sectional population-based survey, the National FINRISK 2012 Study, designed to monitor chronic diseases and their risk factors in Finland. A random sample of 10,000 adults aged 25–74 years, and of them, 64% (n=6424) ...info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Associations of estimated delta-5-desaturase and delta-6-desaturase activities with stroke risk factors and risk of stroke: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study
(Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2017)Stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. The role of PUFA in reducing the risk of stroke is uncertain. The concentrations of PUFA in the human body are determined both by dietary intake and by activities of ...info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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The associations of serum n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids with serum C-reactive protein in men: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study
(Springer Nature, 2017)Background/objectives There are concerns that high intake of n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) may promote inflammation, because the end-product of n-6 PUFA metabolism, arachidonic acid, is a precursor for pro-inflammatory ...info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Associations of the serum long-chain n-3 PUFA and hair mercury with resting heart rate, peak heart rate during exercise and heart rate recovery after exercise in middle-aged men
(Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2018)Long-chain n-3 PUFA from fish have been associated with lower risk of CVD. Fish may also contain methylmercury, which may attenuate the inverse associations of the long-chain n-3 PUFA. However, the mechanisms underlying ...info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Baseline Telomere Length and Effects of a Multidomain Lifestyle Intervention on Cognition: The FINGER Randomized Controlled Trial
(IOS Press, 2017)Leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is a biomarker of aging, and it is associated with lifestyle. It is currently unknown whether LTL is associated with the response to lifestyle interventions. The goal is to assess whether ...info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Bayesian Network Model to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment of Sleep Apnea
(The Korean Society of Medical Informatics (KAMJE), 2018)Objectives The association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and mortality or serious cardiovascular events over a long period of time is not clearly understood. The aim of this observational study was to estimate the ...Tieteelliset aikakauslehtiartikkelit
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Biometeorological assessment of mortality related to extreme temperatures in Helsinki Region, Finland, 1972-2014
(MDPI AG, 2017)Climate change is expected to increase heat-related and decrease cold-related mortality. The extent of acclimatization of the population to gradually-changing thermal conditions is not well understood. We aimed to define ...info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Biopsykososiaalinen lähestymistapa työuupuneiden työntekijöiden työkyvyn tuessa työpaikoilla ja työterveyshuolloissa
(Työelämän tutkimusyhdistys ry, 2021)Biopsykososiaalista eli kokonaisvaltaista lähestymistapaa suositetaan kroonistuneiden terveysongelmien hoidossa, mutta työuupumuksen hoidossa siitä tiedetään vähän. Tässä artikkelissa tarkastellaan biopsykososiaalisen ...Tieteelliset aikakauslehtiartikkelit