S Helakorpi

Summary

Affiliation: National Public Health Institute
Country: Finland

Publications

  1. ncbi Did Finland's Tobacco Control Act of 1976 have an impact on ever smoking? An examination based on male and female cohort trends
    S Helakorpi
    National Public Health Institute KTL, Helsinki, Finland
    J Epidemiol Community Health 58:649-54. 2004
  2. ncbi Impact of the 1976 Tobacco Control Act in Finland on the proportion of ever daily smokers by socioeconomic status
    Satu Helakorpi
    National Public Health Institute KTL, Mannerheimintie 166, FI 00300 Helsinki, Finland
    Prev Med 46:340-5. 2008
  3. ncbi Development of smoking by birth cohort in the adult population in eastern Finland 1972-97
    M Laaksonen
    National Public Health Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Helsinki, Finland
    Tob Control 8:161-8. 1999
  4. ncbi Trends of socioeconomic differences in daily vegetable consumption, 1979-2002
    E Roos
    Folkhalsan Research Center, Health Promotional Programme, Paasikivenkatu 4, Helsinki, Finland
    Eur J Clin Nutr 62:823-33. 2008
  5. ncbi Associations between health-related behaviors: a 7-year follow-up of adults
    Mikko Laaksonen
    Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Health Education Research Unit, National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimintie 166, 00300 Helsinki, Finland
    Prev Med 34:162-70. 2002
  6. ncbi Changes and associations in healthy diet among the Finnish elderly, 1985-2001
    Tommi Sulander
    Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimintie 160, 00300 Helsinki, Finland
    Age Ageing 32:394-400. 2003
  7. ncbi Health behaviours as explanations for educational level differences in cardiovascular and all-cause mortality: a follow-up of 60 000 men and women over 23 years
    Mikko Laaksonen
    Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Finland
    Eur J Public Health 18:38-43. 2008
  8. ncbi Higher smoking prevalence in urban compared to non-urban areas: time trends in six European countries
    Berlian I Idris
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Health Place 13:702-12. 2007
  9. ncbi 25-year trends and socio-demographic differences in response rates: Finnish adult health behaviour survey
    Hanna Tolonen
    Department of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention, National Public Health Institute KTL, Helsinki, Finland
    Eur J Epidemiol 21:409-15. 2006
  10. ncbi Eighteen-year trends in obesity among the elderly
    Tommi Sulander
    Age Ageing 33:632-5. 2004

Detail Information

Publications14

  1. ncbi Did Finland's Tobacco Control Act of 1976 have an impact on ever smoking? An examination based on male and female cohort trends
    S Helakorpi
    National Public Health Institute KTL, Helsinki, Finland
    J Epidemiol Community Health 58:649-54. 2004
    ..To examine patterns of ever smoking among Finnish adults by gender and birth cohort from 1978 to 2001, with special emphasis on the possible effects of the 1976 Tobacco Control Act (TCA)...
  2. ncbi Impact of the 1976 Tobacco Control Act in Finland on the proportion of ever daily smokers by socioeconomic status
    Satu Helakorpi
    National Public Health Institute KTL, Mannerheimintie 166, FI 00300 Helsinki, Finland
    Prev Med 46:340-5. 2008
    ..To assess the impact of the 1976 Tobacco Control Act (TCA) on smoking initiation across socioeconomic groups...
  3. ncbi Development of smoking by birth cohort in the adult population in eastern Finland 1972-97
    M Laaksonen
    National Public Health Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Helsinki, Finland
    Tob Control 8:161-8. 1999
    ..To analyse the dynamics of smoking prevalence, initiation, and cessation in relation to sex, age, birth cohort, study year, and educational level...
  4. ncbi Trends of socioeconomic differences in daily vegetable consumption, 1979-2002
    E Roos
    Folkhalsan Research Center, Health Promotional Programme, Paasikivenkatu 4, Helsinki, Finland
    Eur J Clin Nutr 62:823-33. 2008
    ....
  5. ncbi Associations between health-related behaviors: a 7-year follow-up of adults
    Mikko Laaksonen
    Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Health Education Research Unit, National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimintie 166, 00300 Helsinki, Finland
    Prev Med 34:162-70. 2002
    ..The study examines pairwise associations between smoking, alcohol use, physical activity, dietary behavior and body mass index using long-term follow-up data of Finnish adults...
  6. ncbi Changes and associations in healthy diet among the Finnish elderly, 1985-2001
    Tommi Sulander
    Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimintie 160, 00300 Helsinki, Finland
    Age Ageing 32:394-400. 2003
    ..The aim of this study was to monitor any recent changes in healthy diet among the 65- to 79-year-old population of Finnish citizens. Possible disparities in 5-year age groups, occupation and marital status were examined...
  7. ncbi Health behaviours as explanations for educational level differences in cardiovascular and all-cause mortality: a follow-up of 60 000 men and women over 23 years
    Mikko Laaksonen
    Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Finland
    Eur J Public Health 18:38-43. 2008
    ..We examined the extent to which seven health behaviours covering dietary habits, smoking and physical activity, can account for relative differences in cardiovascular and all-cause mortality by educational level...
  8. ncbi Higher smoking prevalence in urban compared to non-urban areas: time trends in six European countries
    Berlian I Idris
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Health Place 13:702-12. 2007
    ..There were no significant differences in annual rate of change in smoking prevalence between non-urban and urban areas...
  9. ncbi 25-year trends and socio-demographic differences in response rates: Finnish adult health behaviour survey
    Hanna Tolonen
    Department of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention, National Public Health Institute KTL, Helsinki, Finland
    Eur J Epidemiol 21:409-15. 2006
    ....
  10. ncbi Eighteen-year trends in obesity among the elderly
    Tommi Sulander
    Age Ageing 33:632-5. 2004
  11. ncbi Prevalence of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at work and at home--15-year trends in Finland
    Pekka Jousilahti
    University of Helsinki, Department of Public Health, Finland
    Scand J Work Environ Health 28:16-20. 2002
    ..This study describes the 15-year trends of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at work and at home in Finland...
  12. ncbi Smoking and alcohol consumption among the elderly: trends and associations, 1985-2001
    Tommi Sulander
    Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
    Prev Med 39:413-8. 2004
    ..This study examined changes in smoking and alcohol consumption and their sociodemographic patterning among the Finnish population aged 65-79 years over the period 1985-2001...
  13. ncbi Sources of medicine information in Finland
    Ulla Närhi
    Planning for Pharmaceutical Policies, National Agency for Medicines, PO Box 55, 00301 Helsinki, Finland
    Health Policy 84:51-7. 2007
    ..To identify differences in reported sources of medicine information between age groups and genders in one European country (Finland)...
  14. ncbi Does a slump really make you thinner? Finnish micro-level evidence 1978-2002
    Petri Böckerman
    Labour Institute for Economic Research, Helsinki, Finland
    Health Econ 16:103-7. 2007
    ..The Finnish evidence presented does not support the conclusions reported for the USA, according to which temporary economic slowdowns are good for health. In contrast, at least BMI seems to increase during slumps...