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Maarit
Korhonen
Docent, Clinical Chemistry
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Areas of expertise
Pharmacoepidemiology
health services research
epidemiology
cardiovascular diseases
Biography
- MSc in Pharmacy, University of Kuopio,1986
- MSc in Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, 1995
- LicSc in Pharmacy, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland, 1996
- PhD in Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, 2004
- joined STATEAM, a research group led by Prof Risto Huupponen at the University of Turku, 2009
- Title of Docent in Epidemiology, University of Turku, 2012
- Visting Scholar, Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, 2015-2016
- Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Medicine Use and Safety, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 2016-2017
- Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Monash University, 2017-2019
- has worked as research director, senior adviser, senior researcher at the University of Turku 2009-2016, 2017-2018
Teaching
- has supervised seven PhD theses and over 20 Master’s theses of students with various backgrounds in pharmacy, medicine and public health.
Research
Main research interests:
- understanding patterns and determinants of physician prescribing and medication adherence in cardiovascular diseases
- assessment of real-world effectiveness and safety of cardiovascular medications, using observational data from large healthcare utilization databases
Publications
Are statin trials in diabetes representative of real-world diabetes care: a population-based study on statin initiators in Finland. (2014)
BMJ Open
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Influence of retirement on nonadherence to mediation for hypertension and diabetes (2013)
Canadian Medical Association Journal
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Channelling of statin use towards low-risk population and patients with diabetes (2013)
Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology Supplement
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Prevalence of Concomitant Use of Alcohol and Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs in Middle and Older Aged Persons: A Systematic Review (2013)
Annals of Pharmacotherapy
(Vertaisarvioitu katsausartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A2))
Measuring psychotropic drug exposures in register-based studies - validity of a dosage assumption of one unit per day in older Finns (2013)
International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
The Nordic prescription databases as a resource for pharmacoepidemiological researcha literature review (2013)
Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety
(Vertaisarvioitu katsausartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A2))
Statin use among older Finns stratified according to cardiovascular risk (2013)
European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Mortality among clients seeking treatment for buprenorphine abuse in Finland (2013)
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Coexisting social conditions and health problems among clients seeking treatment for illicit drug use in Finland: The HUUTI study (2013)
BMC Public Health
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))