Publication Catalogue

Publications of the Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion 1999

A. Original articles and reviews

  1. Alaluusua S, Lukinmaa P, Torppa J, Tuomisto J, Vartiainen T: Developing teeth as biomarker of dioxin exposure . Lancet 1999;353:206.
  2. Antikainen RL, Jousilahti P, Tuomilehto J: Trends in the prevalence of isolated systolic hypertension in the middle-aged population in 1972-1992. J Hum Hypertens 1999;13:485-491.
  3. Aro AR, de Koning H, Absetz P, Schreck M: Psychosocial predictors of first attendance for organised mammography screening. Journal of Medical Screening 1999;6:82-88.
  4. Balkau B, DECODE Study Group, Tuomilehto J: New diagnostic criteria for diabetes and mortality in older adults. Lancet 1999;353:68-69.
  5. Bulpitt CJ, Fletcher AE, Thijs L, Staessen JA, Antikainen R, Davidson C, Fagard R, Gil-Extremera B, Jääskivi M, Palatini P, Tuomilehto J, behalf of the SYST-EUR Investigators, Sarti C: Symptoms reported by elderly patients with isolated systolic hypertension: baseline data from the SYST-EUR trial. Age Ageing 1999;28:15-22.
  6. Cherubini V, Carle F, Gesuita R, Iannilli A, Tuomilehto J, Prisco F, Iafusco D, Altobelli E, Chiarelli F, De Giorgi G, Falorni A: Large incidence variation of Type 1 diabetes in central-southern Italy 1990-1995: lower risk in rural areas. Diabetologia 1999;42:789-792.
  7. DECODE Study Group, Eriksson J, Jousilahti P, Lindström J, Qiao Q, Tuomilehto J: Is fasting glucose sufficient to define diabetes? Epidemiological data from 20 European studies. Diabetologia 1999;42:647-654.
  8. DECODE Study Group, Pekkanen J, Tuomilehto J: Consequences of the new diagnostic criteria for diabetes in older men and women. Diabetes Care 1999;22:1667-1671.
  9. DECODE Study Group, Pekkanen J, Tuomilehto J, Qiao Q, Jousilahti P, Lindström J: Glucose tolerance and mortality: comparison of WHO and American Diabetes Association diagnostic criteria. Lancet 1999;354:617-621.
  10. Eriksson J: Exercise and the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. SPORTS MED 1999(6):381-391.
  11. Eriksson J, Forsen T, Mortensen SA, Rohde M: The effect of coenzyme Q10 administration on metabolic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. BIOFACTORS 1999;9:315-318.
  12. Eriksson J, Forsen T, Tuomilehto J, Winter PD, Osmond C, Barker DJP: Catch-up growth in childhood and death from coronary heart disease: longitudinal study. BMJ 1999;318:427-431.
  13. Eriksson J, Lindström J, Valle T, Aunola S, Hämäläinen H, Ilanne-Parikka P, Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi S, Laakso M, Lauhkonen M, Lehto P, Lehtonen A, Louheranta A, Mannelin M, Martikkala V, Rastas M, Sundvall J, Turpeinen A, Viljanen T, Uusitupa M, Tuomilehto J, Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study Group: Prevention of type II diabetes in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance: the Diabetes Prevention Study (DPS) in Finland. Diabetologia 1999;42:793-801.
  14. Eriksson J, Valle T, Lindström J, Haffner S, Louheranta A, Uusitupa M, Tuomilehto J, DPS Study Group: Leptin concentrations and their relation to body fat distribution and weight loss - A prospective study in individuals with impaired glucose tolerance. Horm Metab Res 1999;31:616-619.
  15. Forsen T, Eriksson J, Tuomilehto J, Osmond C, Barker DJP: Growth in utero and during childhood among women who develop coronary heart disease: longitudinal study. BMJ 1999;319:1403-1407.
  16. Gasowski J, Staessen JA, Celis H, Fagard RH, Thijs L, Birkenhäger WH, Bulpitt CJ, Fletcher AE, Arabidze GG, De Leeuw P, Dollery CT, Duggan J, Kawecka-Jaszcz K, Leonetti G, Nachev C, Safar M, Rodico JL, Rosenfeld J, Seux ML, Tuomilehto J, Webster J, Yodfat Y, on behalf of Syst-Eur Investigators, Sarti C: Systolic hypertension in Europe (Syst-Eur) trial phase 2: objectives, protocol, and initial progress. J Hum Hypertens 1999;13:135-145.
  17. Ghosh S, Langefeld CD, Ally D, Watanabe RM, Hauser ER, Magnuson VL, Nylund SJ, Valle T, Eriksson J, Bergman RN, Tuomilehto J, Collins FS, Boehnke M: The W64R variant of the beta3-adrenergic receptor is not associated with Type II diabetes or obesity in a large Finnish sample. Diabetologia 1999;42:238-244.
  18. Ghosh S, Watanabe RM, Hauser ER, Valle T, Magnuson VL, Erdos MR, Langefeld CD, Balow J, Ally DS, Kohtamäki K, Chines P, Birznieks G, Kaleta H, Musick A, Te C, Tannenbaum J, Eldridge W, Shapiro S, Martin C, Witt A, So A, Chang J, Shurtleff B, Porter R, Kudelko K, Unni A, Segal L, Sharaf R, Blaschak-Harvan J, Eriksson J, Tenkula T, Vidgren G, Ehnholm C, Tuomilehto-Wolf E, Hagopian W, Buchanan TA, Tuomilehto J, Bergman RN, Collins FS, Boehnke M: Type 2 diabetes: Evidence for linkage on chromosome 20 in 716 Finnish affected sib pairs. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1999;96:2198-2203.
  19. Gylling H, Puska P, Vartiainen E, Miettinen TA: Retinol, vitamin D, carotens and alpha-tocopherol in serum of a moderately hypercholesterolemic population consuming sitostanol ester margarine. Atherosclerosis 1999;145:279-285.
  20. Gylling H, Puska P, Vartiainen E, Miettinen TA: Serum sterols during stanol ester feeding in a mildly hypercholesterolemic population. J Lipid Res 1999;40:593-600.
  21. Haukkala A: Socioeconomic differences in measures of hostility. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1999;896:448-450.
  22. Hyppönen E, Kenward MG, Virtanen SM, Piitulainen A, Virta-autio P, Tuomilehto J, Knip M, Åkerblom HK, Childhood Diabetes in Finland Study Group: Infant feeding, early weight gain, and risk of type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Care 1999;22:1961-1965.
  23. Jallinoja P, Aro AR: Knowledge about genes and heredity among Finns. New genetics and society 1999;18:101-110.
  24. Jousilahti P, Salomaa V, Rasi V, Vahtera E: Symptoms of chronic bronchitis, haemostatic factors, and coronary heart disease risk. Atherosclerosis 1999;142:403-407.
  25. Jousilahti P, Vartiainen E, Korhonen HJ, Puska P, Tuomilehto J: Is the effect of smoking on the risk for coronary heart disease even stronger than was previously thought? J Cardiovasc Risk 1999;6:293-298.
  26. Jousilahti P, Vartiainen E, Tuomilehto J, Puska P: Sex, age, cardiovascular risk factors, and coronary heart disease. Circulation 1999;99:1165-1172.
  27. Järvinen O, Aalto AM, Lehesjoki AE, Lindlöf M, Söderling I, Uutela A, Kääriäinen H: Carrier testing of children for two X linked diseases in a family based setting: a retrospective long term psychosocial evaluation. J Med Genet 1999;36:615-620.
  28. Kainulainen K, Perola M, Terwilliger J, Kaprio J, Koskenvuo M, Syvänen A, Vartiainen E, Peltonen L, Kontula K: Evidence for involvement of the type 1 angiotensin II receptor locus in essential hypertension. Hypertension 1999;33:844-849.
  29. Karvonen M, Cepaitis Z, Tuomilehto J: Association between type 1 diabetes and Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccination: birth cohort study. BMJ 1999;318:1169-1172.
  30. Karvonen M, Pitkäniemi J, Tuomilehto J, Finnish Childhood Diabetes Registry Group: The onset age of type 1 diabetes in Finnish children has become younger. Diabetes Care 1999;22:1066-1070.
  31. Kleemola P, Puska P, Vartiainen E, Roos E, Luoto R, Ehnholm C: The effect of breakfast cereal on diet and serum cholesterol: a randomized trial in North Karelia, Finland. Eur J Clin Nutr 1999;53:716-721.
  32. Komulainen J, Kulmala P, Savola K, Lounamaa R, Ilonen J, Reijonen H, Knip M, Åkerblom HK, Childhood Diabetes in Finland (DiMe) Study Group, Tuomilehto J, Tuomilehto-Wolf E, Toivanen L: Clinical, autoimmune, and genetic characteristics of very young children with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Care 1999;22:1950-1955.
  33. Korhonen T, Urjanheimo EL, Mannonen P, Korhonen HJ, Uutela A, Puska P: Quit and Win campaigns as a long-term anti-smoking intervention in North Karelia and other parts of Finland. Tobacco Control 1999;8:175-181.
  34. Korhonen T, Uutela A, Korhonen HJ, Urjanheimo E, Puska P: Smoking cessation advice from health professionals: process evaluation of a community-based program. PATIENT EDUC COUNS 1999;36:13-21.
  35. Laaksonen M, Uutela A, Vartiainen E, Jousilahti P, Helakorpi S, Puska P: Development of smoking by birth cohort in the adult population in eastern Finland 1972-97. Tobacco Control 1999;8:161-168.
  36. Laatikainen T, Vartiainen E, Puska P: Comparing smoking and smoking cessation process in the Republic of Karelia, Russia and North Karelia, Finland. J EPIDEMIOL COMMUNITY HEALTH 1999;53:528-534.
  37. Laks T, Tuomilehto J, Joeste E, Mäeots E, Salomaa V, Palomäki P, Pullisaar O, Karu K, Torppa J: Alarmingly high occurrence and case fatality of acute coronary heart disease events in Estonia: results from the Tallinn AMI register 1991-94. J Intern Med 1999;246:53-60.
  38. Leppälä JM: Risk factors of stroke by alpha-tocopherol and beta-carotene. Helsinki: Helsingin yliopisto, 1999. 68 p. (Kansanterveystieteen julkaisuja M 172/1999).
  39. Miettinen H, Salomaa V, Ketonen M, Niemelä M, Immonen-Räihä P, Mähönen M, FINMONICA Myocardial Infarction Register Group: Trends in the treatment of patients with myocardial infarction and coronary revascularization procedures in Finland during 1986-92: the FINMONICA Myocardial Infarction Register Study. J Intern Med 1999;245:11-20.
  40. Molarius A, Seidell JC, Sans S, Tuomilehto J, Kuulasmaa K, for the WHO MONICA Project: Varying sensitivity of waist action levels to identify subjects with overweight or obesity in 19 populations of the WHO MONICA Project. J Clin Epidemiol 1999;52:1213-1224.
  41. Molarius A, Seidell JC, Sans S, Tuomilehto J, Kuulasmaa K, WHO MONICA Project: Waist and hip circumferences, and waist-hip ratio in 19 populations of the WHO MONICA Project. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 1999;23:116-125.
  42. Mähönen M, Salomaa V, Torppa J, Miettinen H, Pyörälä K, Immonen-Räihä P, Niemelä M, Ketonen M, Arstila M, Kaarsalo E, Lehto S, Mustaniemi H, Palomäki P, Puska P, Vuorenmaa T, Tuomilehto J: The validity of the routine mortality statistics on coronary heart disease in Finland: comparison with the FINMONICA MI register data for the years 1983-1992. J Clin Epidemiol 1999;52:157-166.
  43. Nikkari ST, Oksa P, Vattulainen K, Kohvakka A, Puska P, Roto P: Serum cholesterol trends among members of the Finnish parliament. Prev Med 1999;28:260-263.
  44. Niklasson B, Kinnunen L, Hornfeldt B, Horling J: A new picornavirus isolated from bank voles. Virology 1999;255:86-93.
  45. Närhinen M, Berg MA, Nissinen A, Puska P: Supermarket sales data: a tool for measuring regional differences in dietary habits. Public health nutrition 1999;2:277-282.
  46. Närhinen M, Nissinen A, Puska P: Healthier choices in a supermarket. The municipal food control can promote health. British food journal 1999;101:99-107.
  47. Onkamo P, Väänänen S, Karvonen M, Tuomilehto J: Worldwide increase in incidence of type 1 diabetes - the analysis of the data on published incidence trends. Diabetologia 1999;42:1395-1403.
  48. Ose L, Luurila O, Eriksson J, Olsson A, Lithell H, Widgren B, Cerivastatin Study Group, Tuomilehto J, Ylihärsilä H, Sarti C: Efficacy and safety of Cerivastatin, 0.2 mg and 0.4 mg, in patients with primary hypercholesterolaemia: a multinational, randomised, double-blind study. CURR MED RES OPIN 1999;15:228-240.
  49. Padaiga Z, Tuomilehto J, Karvonen M, Dahlquist G, Podar T, Adojaan B, Urbonaite B, Zalinkevicius R, Brigis G, Virtala E, Kohtamäki K, Cepaitis Z, Tuomilehto-Wolf E: Seasonal variation in the incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus during 1983 to 1992 in the countries around the Baltic Sea. Diabet Med 1999;16:736-743.
  50. Petersen JS, Kulmala P, Clausen JT, Knip M, Dyrberg T: Progression to Type 1 Diabetes Is Associated with a Change in the Immunoglobulin Isotype Profile of Autoantibodies to Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase (GAD65). Clinical Immunology 1999;90:276-281.
  51. Podar T, Onkamo P, Forsen T, Karvonen M, Tuomilehto-Wolf E, Tuomilehto J, Childhood Diabetes in Finland Study Group: Neonatal anthropometric measurements and risk of childhood-onset type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Care 1999;22:2092-2094.
  52. Poikolainen K, Vartiainen E: Wine and good subjective health. Am J Epidemiol 1999;150:47-50.
  53. Prättälä R, Roos E: From regional ethnographies to interdisciplinary approaches - research on meals in Finland. Appetite 1999;32:66-72.
  54. Puska P: The North Karelia Project: from community intervention to national activity in lowering cholesterol levels and CHD risk. Eur Heart J 1999;1(Suppl S):S9-S13.
  55. Puska P, Isokääntä M, Korpelainen V, Vartiainen E: Village competition as an innovative method for lowering population cholesterol. Eur Heart J 1999;1(Suppl S):S64-S72.
  56. Puska P, Korhonen T, Korhonen HJ, Vertio H, Mannonen P: International campaign "Quit and Win!" 1998: from regional innovation to global program. Profilaktika zabolevaniy i ukreplenie zdorowya 1999(2):39-41.
  57. Qiao Q, Valle T, Nissinen A, Tuomilehto J: Smoking and the risk of diabetes in elderly Finnish men. Diabetes Care 1999;22:1821-1826.
  58. Rabinovich R, Tuomilehto J: Vaccines and their real or perceived adverse effects (Letter to the editor). BMJ 1999;318:1487.
  59. Sabbah E, Savola K, Kulmala P, Reijonen H, Veijola R, Vähäsalo P, Karjalainen J, Ilonen J, Åkerblom HK, Knip M: Disease-associated autoantibodies and HLA-DQB1 genotypes in children with newly diagnosed insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). Clin Exp Immunol 1999;116:78-83.
  60. Salomaa V, Matei C, Aleksic N, Sansores-Garcia L, Folsom AR, Juneja H, Chambless LE, Wu KK: Soluble thrombomodulin as a predictor of incident coronary heart disease and symptomless carotid artery atherosclerosis in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study: a case-cohort study. Lancet 1999;353:1729-1734.
  61. Salomaa V, Rosamond W, Mähönen M: Decreasing mortality from acute myocardial infarction: effect of incidence and prognosis. J Cardiovasc Risk 1999;6:69-75.
  62. Santalahti P, Hemminki E, Aro AR, Helenius H, Ryynänen M: Participation in prenatal screening tests and intentions concerning selective termination in Finnish maternity care. FETAL DIAGN THER 1999;14:71-79.
  63. Santti J, Hyypiä T, Kinnunen L, Salminen M: Evidence of recombination among enteroviruses. J Virol 1999;73:8867-8872.
  64. Seux ML, Forette F, Staessen JA, Thijs L, Birkenhäger WH, Webster J, Babarskiene MR, Babeanu S, Bossini A, Gil-Extremera B, Girerd X, Laks T, Lilov E, Moisseyev V, Tuomilehto J, Vanhanen H, Yodfat Y, Fagard R, on behalf of SYST-EUR investigators, Sarti C: Treatment of isolated systolic hypertension and dementia preventio in older patients. Eur Heart J 1999;1(Suppl M):M6-M12.
  65. Shaw JE, Zimmet P, De Courten M, Dowse GK, Chitson P, Gareeboo H, Hemraj F, Fareed D, Tuomilehto J, Alberti KGMM: Impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose tolerance. Diabetes Care 1999;22:399-402.
  66. Staessen JA, Thijs L, Birkenhäger WH, Bulpitt CJ, Fagard R, Syst-Eur Investigators, Tuomilehto J, Sarti C: Update on the Systolic Hypertension in Europe (Syst-Eur) Trial. Hypertension 1999;33:1476-1477.
  67. Staessen J, Thijs L, Fagard R, Clement D, De Leeuw PW, Mancia G, Nachev C, Palatini P, Parati G, Tuomilehto J, Webster J, Systolic Hypertension in Europe Trial Investigators, Sarti C: Predicting cardiovascular risk using conventional vs ambulatory blood pressure in older patients with systolic hypertension. JAMA 1999;282:539-546.
  68. Stengård JH, Kardia SL, Tervahauta M, Ehnholm C, Nissinen A, Sing CF: Utility of the predictors of coronary heart disease mortality in a longitudinal study of elderly Finnish men aged 65 to 84 years is dependent on context by Apo E genotype and area of residence. Clin Genet 1999;56:367-377.
  69. Suominen-Taipale AL, Alanen P, Helenius H, Nordblad A, Uutela A: Edentulism among Finnish adults of working age, 1978-1997. COMMUNITY DENT ORAL EPIDEMIOL 1999;27:353-365.
  70. Tahvanainen E, Jauhiainen M, Funke H, Vartiainen E, Sundvall J, Ehnholm C: Serum phospholipid transfer protein activity and genetic variation of the PLTP gene. Atherosclerosis 1999;146:107-115.
  71. Topo P, Luoto R, Hemminki E, Uutela A: Sociodemographic differences in use of hormonal replacement therapy have decreased. MATURITAS 1999;32:141-145.
  72. Tunstall-Pedoe H, Kuulasmaa K, Mähönen M, Tolonen H, Ruokokoski E, Amouyel P, for the WHO MONICA Project, Tuomilehto J, Puska P, Niemelä M, Salomaa V, Torppa J: Contribution of trends in survival and coronary-event rates to changes in coronary heart disease mortality: 10-year results from 37 WHO MONICA Project populations. Lancet 1999;353:1547-1557.
  73. Tuomilehto J, Karvonen M, Pitkäniemi J, Virtala E, Kohtamäki K, Toivanen L, Tuomilehto-Wolf E, Finnish Childhood Type 1 Diabetes Registry Group: Record-high incidence of type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus in Finnish children. Diabetologia 1999;42:655-660.
  74. Tuomilehto J, Rastenyte D: Diabetes and glucose intolerance as risk factors for stroke. J Cardiovasc Risk 1999;6:241-249.
  75. Tuomilehto J, Rastenyte D, Birkenhäger WH, Thijs L, Antikainen R, Bulpitt CJ, Fletcher AE, Forette F, Goldhaber A, Palatini P, Sarti C, Fagard R, Syst-Eur Trial Investigators: Effects of calcium-channel blockade in older patients with diabetes and systolic hypertension. N Engl J Med 1999;340:677-684.
  76. Tuomilehto J, Staessen JA, Birkenhäger WH, Sarti C: Calcium-channel blockade and hypertension - Reply. N Engl J Med 1999;341:372-373.
  77. Valle T, Koivisto VA, Reunanen A, Kangas T, Rissanen A: Glycemic control in patients with diabetes in Finland. Diabetes Care 1999;22:575-579.
  78. Vartiainen E, Puska P, Jousilahti P, Korhonen HJ: Cardiovascular diseases and risk factors in Finland. Prev Med 1999;29:S124-S129.
  79. Waldhör T, Schober E, Rami B, Tuomilehto J, Austrian Diabetes Incidence Study Group: The prevalence of IDDM in the first degree relatives of children newly diagnosed with IDDM in Austria - a population-based study. EXP CLIN ENDOCRINOL DIABETES 1999;107:323-327.
  80. Wartiovaara U, Perola M, Mikkola H, Tötterman K, Savolainen V, Penttilä A, Grant PJ, Tikkanen MJ, Vartiainen E, Karhunen PJ, Peltonen L, Palotie A: Association of FXIII Val34Leu with decreased risk of myocardial infarction in Finnish males. Atherosclerosis 1999;142:295-300.
  81. Watanabe RM, Valle T, Hauser ER, Ghosh S, Eriksson J, Kohtamäki K, Ehnholm C, Tuomilehto J, Collins FS, Bergman RN, Boehnke M, for the FUSION Study Investigators: Familiality of quantitative metabolic traits in Finnish families with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. Hum Hered 1999;49:159-168.
  82. Widhalm K, Pokorny J, Virtanen SM, Oberritter H, McKenna B, Gronowska-Senger A, Correa F, Elelgard LH, Vries PJF: FENS program for nutrition education in medical schools. Ann Nutr Metab 1999;43:66-68.
  83. Ylihärsilä H, Tuomilehto J, Mackay IR, Zimmet PZ, Tuomilehto-Wolf E, Rowley MJ, Nissinen A: GAD antibodies in elderly men in different categories of glucose tolerance. Diabetes Care 1999;22:996-997.
  84. Yu Z, Song G, Guo Z, Zheng G, Tian H, Vartiainen E, Puska P, Nissinen A: Changes in blood pressure, body mass index, and salt consumption in a Chinese population. Prev Med 1999;29:165-172.

B. Original articles and reviews published in domestic languages

  1. Aro AR: Kansantaudit huolestuttavat ihmisiä eniten. Kansanterveys - the Bulletin of National Public Health Institute of Finland 1999(8):3-4.
  2. Aro AR, Nyberg N, Siikaranta R, Ullberg P: Suomalaisten mielikuvat syövästä ja syöpäpotilaista. Suom Lääkäril 1999;54:2955-2959.
  3. Hyppönen E, Erkkola M, Virtanen S: Ravitsemus nuoruustyypin diabeteksen synnyssä. Sosiaalilääket Aikakausl 1999;26:24-32.
  4. Jallinoja P, Aro AR: Suomalaisten tietämys geeneistä ja perinnöllisyydestä. Duodecim 1999;115:2775.
  5. Luoto R, Helakorpi S, Uutela A: Työmarkkina-asema ja elintapojen pysyvyys. Sosiaalilääket Aikakausl 1999;36:254-261.
  6. Luoto R, Helakorpi S, Uutela A: Työttömyys paransi joillakin elintapoja. Kansanterveys - the Bulletin of National Public Health Institute of Finland 1999(10):11.
  7. Prättälä R: Ravitsemusongelmat ovat sosiaalisia ja kulttuurisia. Kansanterveys - the Bulletin of National Public Health Institute of Finland 1999(5):1.
  8. Prättälä R: Tanskassa ja Norjassa ei ole työpaikkaruokaloita - Suomessa ja Ruotsissa on. Kansanterveys - the Bulletin of National Public Health Institute of Finland 1999(5):3-4.
  9. Prättälä R, Forssas E, Koskinen S, Sihto M: Eriarvoisuus ja terveyden edistäminen - suomalaisten terveyskäyttäytymisinterventioiden arviointia. Sosiaalilääket Aikakausl 1999;36:296-300.
  10. Ranta J, Rytkönen M, Karvonen M: Näkökulmia paikkatietoa hyödyntävään alueelliseen terveystutkimukseen ja tilastollisiin menetelmiin. Sosiaalilääket Aikakausl 1999;36:285-293.
  11. Roos G: Ruokatottumusten sosioekonomiset erot samanlaisia Euroopassa. Kansanterveys - the Bulletin of National Public Health Institute of Finland 1999(5):4.
  12. Salomaa V: Mitä vaaroja suomalaisten korkea verenpainetaso aiheuttaa? Kardio 1999(1):7-9.
  13. Virtanen S, Pietinen P: Ravitsemusepidemiologian tutkimusmenetelmät. Sosiaalilääket Aikakausl 1999;36:4-14.

C. Textbooks and chapters in textbooks, reports and proceedings

  1. Aalto AM, Aro AR, Teperi J: RAND-36 terveyteen liittyvän elämänlaadun mittarina. Mittarin luotettavuus ja suomalaiset väestöarvot. Saarijärvi: Gummerus Kirjapaino Oy, 1999. 78 p. (Stakes, Sosiaali- ja terveysalan tutkimus- ja kehittämiskeskus, tutkimuksia 101/1999).
  2. De Courten MP, Chitson P, Cox HS, Alberti KGMM, Tuomilehto J, Zimmet PZ: The rise and rise of diabetes in Mauritius 1987-1998 (abstract). Diabetes 1999;48(Suppl 1):A398.
  3. Eriksson JG, Forsen T, Tuomilehto J, Reunanen A, Osmond C, Barker D: Size at birth, growth in childhood, and future risk of type 2 diabetes (abstract). Diabetes 1999;48(Suppl 1):A72.
  4. Ferrario M, Kuulasmaa K, Grafnetter D, Moltchanov V, for the WHO MONICA Project: Quality assessment of total cholesterol measurements in the WHO MONICA Project. 1999. (Available from URL:http://www.ktl.fi/publications/monica/tchol/tcholqa.htm).
  5. Forssas E, Keskimäki I, Koskinen S, Lahelma E, Manderbacka K, Prättälä R, Sihto M, Valkonen T: Sosioekonomisten terveyserojen syyt ja erojen supistaminen - Bibliografia suomalaisista tutkimuksista. Explaining and reducig socioeconomic health differences - a bibliography of Finnish research publications. Helsinki: STAKES, 1999. 86 p. (Aiheita 40/1999).
  6. Ghosh S, Hauser ER, Watanabe RM, Valle T, Ally DS, Balow JE, Duren W, Tuomilehto J, Collins JES, Boehnke M: Identification of influential subsets in 716 Finnish affected sibling pairs using type 2 diabetes-related quantitative trait data (abstract). In: Diabetes. 1999:A182. (48 (Suppl 1)).
  7. Grabauskas V, Klumbiene J, Petkeviciene J, Dregval L, Saferis V, Prättälä R, Helasoja V, Puska P: Suaugusiu Lietuvos Zmoniu Gyvensenos Tyrimas, 1998 - Health behaviour among Lithuanian adult population, 1998. Publications of National Public Health Institute, Series B 1999(B12).
  8. Haukkala A: Socioeconomic differences in measures of hostility. In: Adler NA, Marmot M, McEwen BS, Stewart J ed. Socioeconomic status and health in industrial nations: social, psychological, and biological pathways.. 1999:448-450. (Ann N Y Acad Sci 896/1999).
  9. Haukkala A, Uutela A, Vartiainen E, Knekt P: Depression and smoking cessation: The role of cessation-related cognitions [abstract]. In: First International Conference of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. 1999:192. (Nicotine and tobacco research).
  10. Heistaro S, Jousilahti P, Vartiainen E, Puska P: Self-rated health in relation to mortality in eastern Finland 1972/77 - 1995 [abstract]. In: Annual meeting of EUPHA. 1999:53.
  11. Helakorpi S, Uutela A, Prättälä R, Puska P: Suomalaisen aikuisväestön terveyskäyttäytyminen ja terveys, kevät 1999. Health behaviour among Finnish adult population, spring 1999. Helsinki: Kansanterveyslaitos, 1999. (Kansanterveyslaitoksen julkaisuja B19/1999).
  12. Hyttinen V, Pitkäniemi J, Tuomilehto J: Familiar factors in developing diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 1 diabetes in Finland (abstract). In: The 2nd World Congress on Prevention of Diabetes and Its Complications & The 4th Immunology of Diabetes Society Congress. 1999:40.
  13. Jallinoja P, Aro AR: Lay peoples knowledge of genes, heredity and gene tests, and attitudes towards gene tests and abortions. In: Ettorre E ed. The prenatal screening in Europe: the past, the present and the future. Final report (Part I). EU BIOMED 2. Helsinki University, University of Plymouth, 1999.
  14. Jousilahti P, Rastenyte D, Tuomilehto J: Serum gamma-glutamyl transferase, self reported alcohol consumption and the risk of stroke (abstract). In: Circulation. 72nd Scientific Sessions Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia, 1999:I870. (November 7-10).
  15. Jousilahti P, Tuomilehto J, Vartiainen E: Chronic headache and the risk of stroke (abstract). In: Circulation. American Heart Association, 1999:I872. (72nd Scientific Sessions Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia November 7-10,/1999).
  16. Kardia SLR, Stengård J, Templeton A: An evolutionary perspective on the genetic architecture of susceptibility to cardiovascular disease. In: Stearns SC ed. Evolution in Health and Disease. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999:231-245.
  17. Kasmel A, Lipand A, Kasmel K, Markina A, Prättälä R, Helasoja V, Puska P: Eesti täiskasvanud elanikkonna terviseuuring, kevad 1998 - Health behaviour among Estonian adult population, spring 1998. Publications of National Public Health Institute, Series B 1999(B11).
  18. Korhonen HJ, Jousilahti P, Vartiainen E, Juolevi A, Sundvall J, Puska P: FINRISKI 1997: Kaupunkiraportti. Tutkimus kroonisten kansantautien riskitekijöistä, niihin liittyvistä elintavoista, oireista ja terveyspalvelujen käytöstä Helsingissä, Vantaalla, Joensuussa, Kuopiossa, Oulussa ja Turussa. Helsinki: Hakapaino Oy, 1999. 173 p. (Kansanterveyslaitoksen julkaisuja B 4 /1999/1999).
  19. Korhonen T, Laaksonen M, Korhonen HJ, Puska P, Working Group of the International Quit and Win 1996: International Quit and Win, 1996. Helsinki: Kansanterveyslaitos, 1999. 97 p. (Kansanterveyslaitoksen julkaisuja B1/1999).
  20. Korpelainen V, Nummela O, Helakorpi S, Kuosmanen P, Uutela A, Puska P: Tautien ehkäisy ja terveyden edistäminen Pohjois-Karjalassa. Terveyskäyttäytymisen ja prosessitekijöiden muutoksia vuosina 1978-1998. Disease prevention and health promotion in North Karelia. Changes in health behaviour and process factors . Publications of National Public Health Institute, Series B 1999(13).
  21. Kuulasmaa K, Tolonen H, Ferrario M, Ruokokoski E, for the WHO MONICA Project: Age, date of examination and survey periods in the MONICA surveys. 1999. (Available from URL:http://www.ktl.fi/publications/monica/age/ageqa.htm).
  22. Landin-Olsson M, Brogard JMM, Eriksson J, Rasmussen M, Clauson P: Efficacy of repaglinide administered in combination with bedtime NPH-insulin in patients with type 2 diabetes. A randomized, semi-blinded, parallel-group, multi-centre trial (abstract). In: Diabetes. 1999:A117. (48 (Suppl 1)).
  23. Lindström J, Tuomilehto J, Valle T, Eriksson J, Hämäläinen H, Ilanne-Parikka P, Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi S, Louheranta A, Mannelin M, Rastas M, Salminen V, Uusitupa M, Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study Group: The relationship between changes in body weight, anthropometric measures and plasma glucose in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance (abstract). In: The 2nd World Congress on Prevention of Diabetes and Its Complications & The 4th Immunology of Diabetes Society Congress. 1999:39.
  24. Louheranta A, Lindström J, Tuomilehto J, Uusitupa M, Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study Group: Diabetes prevention study in Kuopio: One-year interim results on diet, weight and indices of glucose metabolism (abstract). In: The 2nd World Congress on Prevention of Diabetes and Its Complications & The 4th Immunology of Diabetes Society Congress. 1999:40.
  25. Lundberg V, Tolonen H, Kuulasmaa K, for the WHO MONICA Project: Quality assessment of data on menopausal status and hormones in the WHO MONICA Project. 1999. (Available from URL:http://www.ktl.fi/publications/monica/womenqa/womenqa.htm).
  26. Luoto R, Helakorpi S, Uutela A: Lama ja terveys. Aikuisväestön terveyskäyttäytyminen (AVTK)-aineiston 7-vuotisseurantatutkimus 1989/90-1997. Helsinki: Kansanterveyslaitos, 1999. 87 p. (Kansanterveyslaitoksen julkaisuja B10/1999).
  27. Marques-Vidal P, Ferrario M, Kuulasmaa K, Grafnetter D, Moltchanov V, for the WHO MONICA Project: Quality assessment of data on HDL cholesterol in the WHO MONICA Project. 1999. (Available from URL:http://www.ktl.fi/publications/monica/hdl/hdlqa.htm).
  28. Molarius A, Kuulasmaa K, Sans S, for the WHO MONICA Project: Quality assessment of weight and height measurements in the WHO MONICA Project. 1999. (Available from URL:http://www.ktl.fi/publications/monica/bmi/bmiqa20.htm ).
  29. Molarius A, Kuulasmaa K, Evans A, McCrum E, Tolonen H, for the WHO MONICA Project: Quality assessment of data on smoking behaviour in the WHO MONICA Project. 1999. (Available from URL:http://www.ktl.fi/publications/monica/smoking/qa30.htm).
  30. Molarius A, Kuulasmaa K, Moltchanov V, Ferrario M, for the WHO MONICA Project: Quality assessment of data on marital status and educational achievement in the WHO MONICA Project. 1999. (Available from URL:http://www.ktl.fi/publications/monica/educ/educqa.htm ).
  31. Molarius A, Sans S, Kuulasmaa K, for the WHO MONICA Project: Quality assessment of data on waist and hip circumferences in the WHO MONICA Project. 1999. (Available from URL:http://www.ktl.fi/publications/monica/waisthip/waisthipqa.htm ).
  32. Molarius A, Tuomilehto J, Kuulasmaa K, for the WHO MONICA Project: Quality assessment of data on hypertension control in the WHO MONICA Project. 1999. (Available from URL:http://www.ktl.fi/publications/monica/hyperten/hbpdrug.htm ).
  33. Moltchanov V, Kuulasmaa K, Torppa J, for the WHO MONICA Project: Quality assessment of demographic data in the WHO MONICA Project. 1999. (Available from URL:http://www.ktl.fi/publications/monica/demoqa/demoqa.htm).
  34. Mähönen M, Cepaitis Z, Kuulasmaa K, for the WHO MONICA Project: Quality assessment of acute coronary care data in the WHO MONICA Project. 1999. (Available from URL:http://www.ktl.fi/publications/monica/accqa/accqa.htm).
  35. Mähönen M, Tolonen H, Kuulasmaa K, for the WHO MONICA Project: Quality assessment of stroke event registration data in the WHO MONICA Project. 1999. (Available from URL:http://www.ktl.fi/publications/monica/strokeqa/strokeqa.htm).
  36. Mähönen M, Tolonen H, Kuulasmaa K, Tunstall-Pedoe H, Amouyel P, for the WHO MONICA Project: Quality assessment of coronary event registration data in the WHO MONICA Project. 1999. (Available from URL: http://www.ktl.fi/publications/monica/coreqa/coreqa.htm).
  37. Nakagami T, Qiao Q, Tuomilehto J, Borch-Johnsen K, DECODE Study Group: Impact of the new diagnostic criteria for Diabetes Mellitus on different Asian populations. In: The 2nd World Congress on Prevention of Diabetes and Its Complication & The 4th Immunology of Diabetes Society Congress. 1999:37.
  38. Nummela O, Helakorpi S, Uutela A, Puska P: Kanta-Hämeen aikuisväestön terveyskäyttäytyminen 1998. Helsinki: Kansanterveyslaitos, 1999. 227 p. (Julkaisematon moniste).
  39. Nummela O, Helakorpi S, Uutela A, Puska P: Kainuun aikuisväestön terveys ja terveyskäyttäytyminen 1999. Publications of National Public Health Institute, Series B 1999(22).
  40. Nummela O, Helakorpi S, Uutela A, Puska P: Pääesikunnan henkilöstön elintavat, terveys ja terveyspalveluiden käyttö 1999. Helsinki: Kansanterveyslaitos, 1999. 145 p. (Julkaisematon moniste).
  41. Nummela O, Helakorpi S, Uutela A, Puska P: Terveyskäyttäytyminen ja koettu terveys Kansanterveyslaitoksessa 1999. Publications of National Public Health Institute, Series B 1999(B23).
  42. Onkamo P, Väänänen S, Karvonen J, Tuomilehto J: Worldwide increase in incidence of type 1 diabetes (insulin-dependent) - the analysis of the data on published incidence trends (abstract). In: The 2nd World Congress on Prevention of Diabetes and Its Complications & The 4th Immunology of Diabetes Society Congress. 1999:37.
  43. Prättälä R, Forssas E, Koskinen S, Sihto M: Lifestyle interventions in Finland - can they reduce inequalities in health? In: Mackenbach JP, Droomers M ed. Interventions and policies to reduce socioeconomic inequalities in health, Third workshop of the European Network on Interventions and Policies to Reduce Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health. Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Rotterdam, 1999:21-30.
  44. Prättälä R, Forssas E, Koskinen S, Sihto M: Lifestyle interventions in Finland - can they reduce inequalities in health? In: Mackenbach JP, Droomers M ed. Interventions and policies to reduce socioeconomic inequalities in health. Rotterdam: Erasmus University in Rotterdam. Department of Public Health, 1999:21-30.
  45. Prättälä R, Helasoja V, Finbalt Group: Feasibility of a collaborative system for monitoring health behaviour in Finland and the Baltic Countries. Helsinki: National Public Health Institute, 1999. 33 p. (Publications of the National Public Health Institute B21/1999).
  46. Prättälä R, Helasoja V, Kasmel A, Klumbiene J, Lipand A, Petkeviciene J: Measuring disparities in selected food habits in Estonia, Finland and Lithuania. In: Köhler BM, Feichtinger E, Dowler E, Winkler G ed. Public health and nutrition. The challenge. Berlin: Edition sigma rainer bohn verlag, 1999:117-126.
  47. Puska P, Vartiainen E: Heart disease: the lifestyle killer. In: The Evidence of Health Promotion Effectiveness, part two. Brussels-Luxembourg: ECSC-EC-EAEC, 1999:55-68.
  48. Puska P, Vartiainen E: Heart disease: The lifestyle killer. In: The evidence of health promotion effectiveness. Shaping public health in a new Europe. A report for the European Commission by the International Union for Health Promotion and Education.. Paris: Jouve Composition and Impression, 1999:55-68. (Evidence Book Part Two/1999).
  49. Qiao Q, Tuomilehto J, Balkau B, Borch-Johnsen K, DECODE Study Group: Glucose tolerance and cardiovascular mortality (abstract). In: The 2nd World Congress on Prevention of Diabetes and Its Complications & The 4th Immunology of Diabetes Society Congress. 1999:5.
  50. Roos G, Prättälä R, FAIR-97-3096 Disparities Group: Disparities in food habits - Review of research in 15 European countries. Publications of National Public Health Institute, Series B 1999(B24).
  51. Tanskanen A, Tuomilehto J, Viinamäki H: Cigarette smoking and risk of suicide (abstract). In: Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 1999:181-202. (1).
  52. Tanskanen A, Vartiainen E, Lehtonen J, Tuomilehto J, Puska P, Viinamäki H: High serum cholesterol and risk of suicide. In: American Psychiatric Association, 1999 Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, May 15-20, 1999. Syllabus & Proceedings Summary, 1999:7.
  53. Tolonen H, Ferrario M, Minoja M, for the WHO MONICA Project: Quality assessment of data on awareness and treatment of high cholesterol in the WHO MONICA Project. 1999. (Available from URL:http://www.ktl.fi/publications/monica/hich/hchdrug.htm).
  54. Tolonen H, Kuulasmaa K, for the WHO MONICA Project: Quality assessment of data on use of aspirin in the WHO MONICA Project. 1999. (Available from URL:http://www.ktl.fi/publications/monica/aspirin/aspirinqa.htm).
  55. Tuomilehto J: Primary prevention of non-communicable diseases. In: Hitman GA ed. Type 2 Diabetes. Prediction and Prevention. John Wiley & Sons, 1999:211-238.
  56. Tuomilehto J, Karvonen M: The risk of type 1 diabetes in relation to Haemophilus Influenza vaccination (abstract). Diabetes 1999;48(Suppl 1):A161.
  57. Tuomilehto J, Qiao Q, Borch-Johnsen K, Balkau B, DECODE Study Group: Glucose tolerance and mortality in the DECODE Study: Comparison of the WHO and the ADA diagnostic criteria (abstract). Diabetes 1999;48(Suppl 1):A165.
  58. Uutela A, Helakorpi S, Puska P: Eläkeikäisen väestön terveyskäyttäytyminen keväällä 1997 ja sen muutokset 1993-97. Health Behavaviour among Finnish Elderly, Spring 1997 with trends 1993-97. Helsinki: Kansanterveyslaitos, 1999. 117 p. (Kansanterveyslaitoksen julkaisuja B5/1999).
  59. Watanabe RM, Langefeld CD, Epstein M, Valle T, Ghosh S, Collins FS, Boehnke M: Genome-wide linkage analysis of type 2 diabetes-related quantitative traits in the FUSION Study (abstract). In: Diabetes. 1999:A46. (48 (Suppl 1)).
  60. Wolf HK, Kuulasmaa K, Tolonen H, Ruokokoski E, for the WHO MONICA Project: Participation rates, quality of sampling frames and sampling fractions in the MONICA surveys. 1999. (Available from URL:http://www.ktl.fi/publications/monica/nonres/nonres.htm ).

D. Other publications

  1. Aro AR: Genetic secrets. Protecting privacy and confidentiality in the genetic era (kirja-arvio). Sosiaalilääket Aikakausl 1999;36:394-395.
  2. Puska P: Eläkeläisten ravinto Suomessa. Eläkeliitto 1999(6).
  3. Puska P: Lääkehoito vai leikkaushoito sepelvaltimotaudissa? Eläkeliitto 1999(5).
  4. Puska P: Maailman terveyspäivän sanoma eläkeläisille. Eläkeliitto 1999(3):13.
  5. Puska P: Miten turvata terveys- ja sosiaalipalvelut. Eläkeliitto 1999(1).
  6. Puska P: Miten turvata terveys- ja sosiaalipalvelut. Eläkeliitto 1999(1).
  7. Puska P: Riittävä nesteen saanti suojaa rakkosyövältä. Eläkeliitto 1999(4):15.
  8. Puska P: Voiko ahtautuneisiin verisuoniin vaikuttaa elintavoilla? Eläkeliitto 1999(2).
  9. Salomaa V, Wu KK: Soluble thrombomodulin as predictor of incident coronary heart disease (letter). Lancet 1999;354:1646-1647.
  10. Vartiainen E: ENYPAT framework project begins July 1st, 1999. 1999. (Interaction. The ENYPAT Newsletter 11/May 1999).
  11. Vartiainen E: Should country programmes be funded with EU money? 1999. (Interaction. The ENYPAT Newsletter 12/November 1999).

E. Theses

  1. Korhonen T: Population-based smoking cessation: Process evaluation of selected strategies used in the CINDI Program (dissertation). Kuopio: Kuopion yliopisto, 1999. 100 p. (Kansanterveyslaitoksen julkaisuja A1/1999).
  2. Leppänen IL: Mammografiaseulonnasta rintaleikkaukseen (lisensiaattityö). Turku: Turun yliopisto, Psykologian laitos, 1999. 36 p.
  3. Leppänen IL: Mammografiaseulonnasta rintaleikkaukseen. Tutkimus rintasyöpäepäilyn kohteena olleiden naisten kokemuksista ja psyykkisestä selviytymisestä verrattuna rintasyöpädiagnoosin saaneisiin [Lisensiaatintyö]. Turku: Turun yliopisto, Psykologian laitos, 1999. 36 p.