National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)

1. Potentially traumatic experiences pre-migration and adverse pregnancy and childbirth outcomes among women of Somali- and Kurdish-origin in Finland

   Authors: Satu Majlander, Tarja I. Kinnunen, Eero Lilja, Mika Gissler, Anu E Castaneda, Lara Lehtoranta and Päivikki Koponen

   Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:589

   Content type: Research Published on: 17 August 2023

2. Performing up to Nordic principles? Geographic and socioeconomic equity in ambulatory care sensitive conditions among older adults in capital areas of Denmark, Finland and Sweden in 2000–2015

   Authors: Markku Satokangas, Martti Arffman, Janne Agerholm, Karsten Thielen, Charlotte Ørsted Hougaard, Ingelise Andersen, Bo Burström and Ilmo Keskimäki

   Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:835

   Content type: Research Published on: 7 August 2023

3. Epidemic intelligence activities among national public and animal health agencies: a European cross-sectional study

   Authors: Timothee Dub, Henna Mäkelä, Esther Van Kleef, Agnes Leblond, Alizé Mercier, Viviane Hénaux, Fanny Bouyer, Aurelie Binot, Oumy Thiongane, Renaud Lancelot, Valentina Delconte, Lea Zamuner, Wim Van Bortel and Elena Arsevska

   Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:1488

   Content type: Research Published on: 4 August 2023

4. The effects of digitalisation on health and social care work: a qualitative descriptive study of the perceptions of professionals and managers

   Authors: Anu-Marja Kaihlanen, Elina Laukka, Janna Nadav, Johanna Närvänen, Petra Saukkonen, Juha Koivisto and Tarja Heponiemi

   Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:714

   Content type: Research Published on: 30 June 2023

5. Cryptosporidium parvum: an emerging occupational zoonosis in Finland

   Authors: Tuulia Enbom, Kristiina Suominen, Sirpa Laitinen, Jukka Ollgren, Tiina Autio and Ruska Rimhanen-Finne

   Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2023 65:25

   Content type: Research Published on: 22 June 2023

6. Addressing health inequalities in Europe: key messages from the Joint Action Health Equity Europe (JAHEE)

   Authors: Raffaella Bucciardini, Pi Zetterquist, Tuulia Rotko, Vania Putatti, Benedetta Mattioli, Paola De Castro, Federica Napolitani, Anna Maria Giammarioli, Bernadette N. Kumar, Charlott Nordström, Christina Plantz, Yvette Shajanian Zarneh, Gabriella Olsson, Malin Ahrne, Katri Kilpeläinen, Daniel Lopez-Acuña…

   Citation: Archives of Public Health 2023 81:89

   Content type: Research Published on: 11 May 2023

7. Face mask recommendations in schools did not impact COVID-19 incidence among 10–12-year-olds in Finland – joinpoint regression analysis

   Authors: Aapo Juutinen, Emmi Sarvikivi, Päivi Laukkanen-Nevala and Otto Helve

   Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:730

   Content type: Research Published on: 21 April 2023

8. Living through uncertainty: a qualitative study on leadership and resilience in primary healthcare during COVID-19

   Authors: Soila Karreinen, Henna Paananen, Laura Kihlström, Kristiina Janhonen, Moona Huhtakangas, Marjaana Viita-aho and Liina-Kaisa Tynkkynen

   Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:233

   Content type: Research article Published on: 9 March 2023

9. Induced abortions of women living with HIV in Finland 1987–2019: a national register study

   Authors: Mikaela Mutru, Pia Kivelä, Jukka Ollgren, Kirsi Liitsola, Mika Gissler and Inka Aho

   Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:120

   Content type: Research Published on: 18 February 2023

10. Relationships between psychosocial well-being and leisure time physical activity among 160.000 young Finnish men: a cross-sectional study during 2015–2021

    Authors: Kaija Appelqvist-Schmidlechner, Risto Heikkinen, Tommi Vasankari, Toni Virtanen, Kai Pihlainen, Tuomas Honkanen, Heikki Kyröläinen and Jani P. Vaara

    Citation: Archives of Public Health 2023 81:26

    Content type: Research Published on: 17 February 2023

11. Vulvovaginal yeast infections, gestational diabetes and pregnancy outcome

    Authors: Leeni Blomberg, Katri Backman, Pirkka V. Kirjavainen, Anne M. Karvonen, Maijakaisa Harju and Leea Keski-Nisula

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:70

    Content type: Research Published on: 26 January 2023

12. Association of indoor dust microbiota with cognitive function and behavior in preschool-aged children

    Authors: Yinthe Dockx, Martin Täubel, Janneke Hogervorst, Leen Luyten, Martien Peusens, Leen Rasking, Hanne Sleurs, Katrien Witters, Michelle Plusquin, Maria Valkonen, Tim S. Nawrot and Lidia Casas

    Citation: Microbiome 2023 11:1

    Content type: Research Published on: 2 January 2023

13. A multisource approach to health care use: concordance between register and self-reported physician visits in the foreign-born population in Finland

    Authors: Regina García-Velázquez, Valentina Kieseppä, Eero Lilja, Päivikki Koponen, Natalia Skogberg and Hannamaria Kuusio

    Citation: BMC Medical Research Methodology 2022 22:309

    Content type: Research Published on: 2 December 2022

14. Temporal changes in health-related lifestyle during the COVID-19 epidemic in Finland – a series of cross-sectional surveys

    Authors: Tuija Jääskeläinen, Tommi Härkänen, Peppi Haario, Elina Isosaari and Annamari Lundqvist

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:2130

    Content type: Research Published on: 19 November 2022

15. COVID-19 risk perception framework of the public: an infodemic tool for future pandemics and epidemics

    Authors: Anna-Leena Lohiniva, Annika Pensola, Suvi Hyökki, Jonas Sivelä and Tuukka Tammi

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:2124

    Content type: Research Published on: 18 November 2022

16. High vaccine effectiveness against severe COVID-19 in the elderly in Finland before and after the emergence of Omicron

    Authors: Ulrike Baum, Eero Poukka, Tuija Leino, Terhi Kilpi, Hanna Nohynek and Arto A. Palmu

    Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2022 22:816

    Content type: Research Published on: 5 November 2022

17. (Dis)advantaged positions in accessing gender-affirming healthcare in Finland: an intersectional qualitative study of foreign-origin transgender people

    Authors: Mercédesz Czimbalmos and Shadia Rask

    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:1287

    Content type: Research Published on: 25 October 2022

18. Height and nigral neuron density in Parkinson’s disease

    Authors: Laura Saari, Emmilotta A. Backman, Pia Wahlsten, Maria Gardberg and Valtteri Kaasinen

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2022 22:254

    Content type: Research Published on: 11 July 2022

19. Explaining regional variation in elective hip and knee arthroplasties in Finland 2010 − 2017—a register-based cohort study

    Authors: Kristiina Manderbacka, Markku Satokangas, Martti Arffman, Eeva Reissell, Ilmo Keskimäki and Alastair H. Leyland

    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2022 22:891

    Content type: Research Published on: 9 July 2022

20. A qualitative study on multisector activities to prevent childhood obesity in the municipality of Seinäjoki, Finland

    Authors: Leena Koivusilta, Soili Alanne, Marjo Kamila and Timo Ståhl

    Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:1298

    Content type: Research Published on: 6 July 2022