Cohort studies are an important and powerful tool of epidemiologic research. When based on a representative cohort, observational cohort studies provide results of a high external validity given that the internal validity is not impaired by bias. Diabetes and cancer represent two prevalent, complex, diverse and potentially fatal chronic diseases, occurs more often than could be expected by chance only. Cancer and diabetes share common risk factors, such as obesity and smoking, but also antidiabetic medications may play a role. I studied the relationship between the use of antidiabetic medications and cancer risk in two retrospectively conducted observational cohort studies, when mitigating bias through the study design and analytical metho...
Introduction: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a devastating diabetes complication. DN is associated wit...
Background. Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common inflammatory disease with a mostly benign course of ...
This study is part of the longitudinal population based Helsinki Aging Study (HAS). The study popula...
Coronary artery disease (CAD), acute coronary syndromes (ACS), and other conditions related to ather...
Over the last decade, a great deal of research has described the medication safety risks in hospital...
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a common, multifactorial disease with strong familial clustering. In Finlan...
Cervical cancer develops through precursor lesions, i.e. cervical intraepithelialneoplasms (CIN). Th...
Dementia is an age-related, progressive and chronic syndrome, which is characterized by cognitive de...
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a movement disorder with progressive neurodegeneration. As populations c...
Background. Cardiovascular etiologies are complex and influenced by several exposures acting togethe...
Cigarette smoking is, in developed countries, the leading cause of premature death. In tobacco smoke...
After the 2009-2010 pandemic H1N1 vaccination campaign the incidence of narcolepsy increased sharply...
Abstract Educationally intervening the use of potentially harmful medication among residents in ins...
Polymyosiitti ja dermatomyosiitti Suomessa -väitöskirjassa koottiin sairaaloiden poistoilmoitus- rek...
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive degenerative disorder that leads to cognitive and function...
Introduction: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a devastating diabetes complication. DN is associated wit...
Background. Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common inflammatory disease with a mostly benign course of ...
This study is part of the longitudinal population based Helsinki Aging Study (HAS). The study popula...
Coronary artery disease (CAD), acute coronary syndromes (ACS), and other conditions related to ather...
Over the last decade, a great deal of research has described the medication safety risks in hospital...
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a common, multifactorial disease with strong familial clustering. In Finlan...
Cervical cancer develops through precursor lesions, i.e. cervical intraepithelialneoplasms (CIN). Th...
Dementia is an age-related, progressive and chronic syndrome, which is characterized by cognitive de...
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a movement disorder with progressive neurodegeneration. As populations c...
Background. Cardiovascular etiologies are complex and influenced by several exposures acting togethe...
Cigarette smoking is, in developed countries, the leading cause of premature death. In tobacco smoke...
After the 2009-2010 pandemic H1N1 vaccination campaign the incidence of narcolepsy increased sharply...
Abstract Educationally intervening the use of potentially harmful medication among residents in ins...
Polymyosiitti ja dermatomyosiitti Suomessa -väitöskirjassa koottiin sairaaloiden poistoilmoitus- rek...
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive degenerative disorder that leads to cognitive and function...
Introduction: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a devastating diabetes complication. DN is associated wit...
Background. Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common inflammatory disease with a mostly benign course of ...
This study is part of the longitudinal population based Helsinki Aging Study (HAS). The study popula...