Jussi
Vahtera
Senior Advisor, Public Health
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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
Job Strain and Tobacco Smoking: An Individual-Participant Data Meta-Analysis of 166 130 Adults in 15 European Studies (2012)
PLoS ONE
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Job strain in relation to body mass index: pooled analysis of 160 000 adults from 13 cohort studies (2012)
Journal of Internal Medicine
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Authors' response to: Can information on life stress improve CHD risk prediction in clinical practice? (2012)
International Journal of Epidemiology
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Trajectories of Sleep Complaints From Early Midlife to Old Age: Longitudinal Modeling Study (2012)
Sleep
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Non-response in a nationwide follow-up postal survey in Finland: a register-based mortality analysis of respondents and non-respondents of the Health and Social Support (HeSSup) Study (2012)
BMJ Open
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Implementation of Workplace-Based Smoking Cessation Support Activities and Smoking Cessation Among Employees: The Finnish Public Sector Study (2012)
American Journal of Public Health
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School environment as predictor of teacher sick leave: data-linked prospective cohort study (2012)
BMC Public Health
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Associations between Nighttime Traffic Noise and Sleep: The Finnish Public Sector Study (2012)
Environmental Health Perspectives
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Social participation and maintaining recommended waist circumference: prospective evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (2012)
Journal of Aging and Health
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Effect of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation programme on perceived health among employees at increased risk of incapacity for work: a controlled study. (2012)
Clinical Rehabilitation
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