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Externalizing behavior problems and cigarette smoking as predictors of cannabis use: the TRAILS StudyTellervo Korhonen
National Institute of Health and Welfare and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 49:61-9. 2010..To examine externalizing behavior problems and cigarette smoking as predictors of subsequent cannabis use...
Externalizing behaviors and cigarette smoking as predictors for use of illicit drugs: a longitudinal study among Finnish adolescent twinsTellervo Korhonen
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland
Twin Res Hum Genet 13:550-8. 2010....
Genetic and environmental influences underlying externalizing behaviors, cigarette smoking and illicit drug use across adolescenceTellervo Korhonen
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
Behav Genet 42:614-25. 2012....
Smoking behaviour as a predictor of depression among Finnish men and women: a prospective cohort study of adult twinsTellervo Korhonen
Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Finland
Psychol Med 37:705-15. 2007..Depression is associated with smoking, but the causality of the relationship is debated. The authors examine smoking behaviour as a predictor of depression among the Finnish adult twin population...
Smoking cessation program with exercise improves cardiovascular disease biomarkers in sedentary womenTellervo Korhonen
University of Helsinki, Department of Public Health, Helsinki, Finland
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 20:1051-64. 2011..We sought to investigate the effects of a smoking cessation program with an exercise intervention on CVD biomarkers in sedentary women...
Cigarette smoking and dimensions of depressive symptoms: longitudinal analysis among Finnish male and female twinsTellervo Korhonen
Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Nicotine Tob Res 13:261-72. 2011..The association of smoking and depression is established, but it remains unclear which depression dimensions are linked to smoking patterns...
Physical activity in adolescence as a predictor of alcohol and illicit drug use in early adulthood: a longitudinal population-based twin studyTellervo Korhonen
University of Helsinki, Department of Public Health, Helsinki, Finland
Twin Res Hum Genet 12:261-8. 2009..We conclude that persistent physical inactivity in adolescence may increase the risk of later problems due to excess alcohol use. Sedentary lifestyle predicts illicit drug use even when controlling for familial factors...
Characteristics and health consequences of intermittent smoking: long-term follow-up among Finnish adult twinsTellervo Korhonen
Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Nicotine Tob Res 11:148-55. 2009..Although abundant evidence supports the adverse health consequences of daily smoking, less evidence is available on intermittent smoking...
Role of individual, peer and family factors in the use of cannabis and other illicit drugs: a longitudinal analysis among Finnish adolescent twinsTellervo Korhonen
Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Drug Alcohol Depend 97:33-43. 2008..We explored factors predicting use of cannabis and other illicit drugs among Finnish adolescent twins...
Characteristics and consistency of light smoking: long-term follow-up among Finnish adultsMaria Hukkinen
Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, and the National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki FIN 00014, Finland
Nicotine Tob Res 11:797-805. 2009..The main body of smoking behavior research has targeted primarily moderate and heavy smoking. This study aimed to define characteristics of daily light smoking and to examine the consistency of this smoking pattern...
Long-term smoking behavior patterns predicting self-reported chronic bronchitisMaria Hukkinen
Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki and National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
COPD 6:242-9. 2009..We conclude that in long term evaluation no safe level of smoking exists. Abstinence from tobacco seems to be the public health message justified by these results in prevention of chronic bronchitis...
Smoking reduction predicts cessation: longitudinal evidence from the Finnish adult twin cohortUlla Broms
Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Finland
Nicotine Tob Res 10:423-7. 2008..We conclude that smokers who are able to decrease the number of cigarettes smoked per day by at least 25% are more likely to quit later...
Association between smoking behavior patterns and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a long-term follow-up study among Finnish adultsMaria Hukkinen
Department of Public Health, Hjelt Institute, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Ann Med 44:598-606. 2012..Former, light, moderate, and heavy smoking in 1981 was associated with future development of disease. Our results demonstrate that all daily smoking patterns may impair pulmonary function...
Longitudinal study on poor sleep and life dissatisfaction in a nationwide cohort of twinsTiina Paunio
Department of Molecular Medicine, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Am J Epidemiol 169:206-13. 2009..21 for men and 0.27 for women in a multivariate genetic model. This finding is consistent with the hypothesis that poor sleep may have direct effects on the brain, emotions, and mood...
Analysis of detailed phenotype profiles reveals CHRNA5-CHRNA3-CHRNB4 gene cluster association with several nicotine dependence traitsUlla Broms
Department of Public Health, Hjelt Institute, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Nicotine Tob Res 14:720-33. 2012..In this study, we included all 15 tagging single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the CHRNA5-CHRNA3-CHRNB4 cluster and tested associations with 30 smoking-related phenotypes...
Heritability of lung function: a twin study among never-smoking elderly womenMaria Hukkinen
Department of Public Health, Hjelt Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland
Twin Res Hum Genet 14:401-7. 2011..Genetic effects on FEV1 and FEV1/FVC are common to consecutive measurements, whereas at follow-up, new genetic factors explained 14% of the observed variance in FVC...
Prevalence and correlates of alcohol and other substance use disorders in young adulthood: A population-based studyAntti Latvala
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
BMC Psychiatry 9:73. 2009..The incidence of SUDs peaks by young adulthood making epidemiological studies of SUDs in young adults informative...
Assessing implementation difficulties in tobacco use prevention and cessation counselling among dental providersMasamitsu Amemori
Department of Oral Public Health, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Implement Sci 6:50. 2011....
Enhancing implementation of tobacco use prevention and cessation counselling guideline among dental providers: a cluster randomised controlled trialMasamitsu Amemori
Department of Oral Public Health, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Implement Sci 6:13. 2011..The aim of the present study protocol is to introduce a theory-based approach to diagnose implementation difficulties of TUPAC counselling guidelines among dental providers...
Impact of educational intervention on implementation of tobacco counselling among oral health professionals: a cluster-randomized community trialMasamitsu Amemori
Department of Oral Public Health, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 41:120-9. 2013..Research shows that these guidelines are seldom implemented successfully. This study aimed to evaluate two interventions to enhance tobacco use prevention and cessation (TUPAC) counselling among oral health professionals in Finland...
Depression and smoking across 25 years of the Normative Aging StudyTaru Kinnunen
Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Int J Psychiatry Med 36:413-26. 2006..The aim of the present study is to examine the stability of the relationship between depressive symptoms and smoking status and to determine whether the presence of depressive symptoms predicts continued smoking...
