Jussi
Vahtera
Senior Advisor, Public Health

Contact

+358 29 450 2030
+358 40 592 9990
Kiinamyllynkatu 10
20520
Turku

Areas of expertise

Public health
Epidemiology
Neighborhood influences on health
Life-course research
Psychosocial stress
Psychosocial work environment
Social Determinants of Health.

Research

My studies focus on work and living environments, psychosocial risks, and behaviors as determinants of health and longevity from a life-course perspective. I have experience in working with large longitudinal datasets and have a strong record of research collaboration both nationally and internationally. My recent research has contributed to the understanding of the effects of social, built and natural neighborhoods on cardiovascular health. 


Publications

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Work stress and risk of cancer: meta-analysis of 5700 incident cancer events in 116 000 European men and women (2013)

BMJ
Heikkila K, Nyberg ST, Theorell T, Fransson EI, Alfredsson L, Bjorner JB, Bonenfant S, Borritz M, Bouillon K, Burr H, Dragano N, Geuskens GA, Goldberg M, Hamer M, Hooftman WE, Houtman IL, Joensuu M, Knutsson A, Koskenvuo M, Koskinen A, Kouvonen A, Madsen IEH, Magnusson LL, Marmot MG, Nielsen ML, Nordin M, Oksanen T, Pentti J, Salo P, Rugulies R, Steptoe A, Suominen S, Vahtera J, Virtanen M, Vaananen A, Westerholm P, Westerlund H, Zins M, Ferrie JE, Singh-Manoux A, Batty GD, Kivimaki M
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Perceived job insecurity as a risk factor for incident coronary heart disease: systematic review and meta-analysis (2013)

BMJ
Virtanen M, Nyberg ST, Batty GD, Jokela M, Heikkila K, Fransson EI, Alfredsson L, Bjorner JB, Borritz M, Burr H, Casini A, Clays E, De Bacquer D, Dragano N, Elovainio M, Erbel R, Ferrie JE, Hamer M, Jockel KH, Kittel F, Knutsson A, Koskenvuo M, Koskinen A, Lunau T, Madsen IEH, Nielsen ML, Nordin M, Oksanen T, Pahkin K, Pejtersen JH, Pentti J, Rugulies R, Salo P, Shipley MJ, Siegrist J, Steptoe A, Suominen SB, Theorell T, Toppinen-Tanner S, Vaananen A, Vahtera J, Westerholm PJM, Westerlund H, Slopen N, Kawachi I, Singh-Manoux A, Kivimaki M
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Childhood adversities and adult-onset asthma: a cohort study (2012)

BMJ Open
Jyrki Korkeila, Raija Lietzen, Lauri H Sillanmäki, Päivi Rautava, Katariina Korkeila, Mika Kivimäki, Markku Koskenvuo, Jussi Vahtera
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))