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
The effects of medication assessment on psychotropic drug use in the community-dwelling elderly (2011)
International Psychogeriatrics
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Serum total cholesterol levels and all-cause mortality in a home-dwelling elderly population: a six-year follow-up (2010)
Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Validity of the Finnish prescription register for measuring psychotropic drug exposures among elderly Finns. A population-based intervention study (2010)
Drugs and Aging
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Odor annoyance near waste treatment centers: a population-based study in Finland (2010)
Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Impact of Restricted Reimbursement on the Use of Statins in Finland A Register-Based Study (2010)
Medical Care
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Polypharmacy status as an indicator of mortality in an elderly population (2009)
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))Long-Term Persistence with Statin Therapy: A Nationwide Register Study in Finland (2008)
Clinical Therapeutics
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))