Frequent computer-related activities increase the risk of neck–shoulder and low back pain in adolescents

PT Hakala, AH Rimpelä, LA Saarni… - The European Journal …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Background: Neck–shoulder pain (NSP) and low back pain (LBP) increased among
adolescents in the 1990s and the beginning of 2000. A potential risk factor for this increase …

[HTML][HTML] Musculoskeletal symptoms and computer use among Finnish adolescents-pain intensity and inconvenience to everyday life: a cross-sectional study

PT Hakala, LA Saarni, RL Punamäki… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2012 - Springer
Background Musculoskeletal symptoms among adolescents are related to the time spent
using a computer, but little is known about the seriousness of the symptoms or how much …

Orientations in adolescent use of information and communication technology: a digital divide by sociodemographic background, educational career, and health

LK Koivusilta, TP Lintonen… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Aims: The role of information and communication technology (ICT) in adolescents' lives was
studied, with emphasis on whether there exists a digital divide based on sociodemographic …

Awareness and determinants of electronic cigarette use among Finnish adolescents in 2013: a population-based study

JM Kinnunen, H Ollila, SET El-Amin… - Tobacco …, 2015 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
Background A wide range of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are now on the market. We
studied e-cigarette awareness and use, determinants and sources of e-cigarettes, the e …

[HTML][HTML] Cyberbullying among Finnish adolescents–a population-based study

PL Lindfors, R Kaltiala-Heino, AH Rimpelä - BMC public health, 2012 - Springer
Background Cyberbullying, threatening or harassing another via the internet or mobile
phones, does not cause physically harm and thus the consequences are less visible. Little …

Social mobility and health related behaviours in young people.

S Karvonen, AH Rimpelä, MK Rimpelä - Journal of Epidemiology & …, 1999 - jech.bmj.com
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the influences related to social mobility, particularly health
related behaviours, as one potential explanation for the social class variation in health …

Electronic cigarette use among 14-to 17-year-olds in Europe

JM Kinnunen, AH Rimpelä, PL Lindfors… - European journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Studies comparing adolescent e-cigarette use in different countries are scarce.
We study students'e-cigarette and conventional cigarette ever-use, their social correlates …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in electronic cigarette use from 2013 to 2015 and reasons for use among Finnish adolescents

JM Kinnunen, H Ollila, PL Lindfors… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Electronic cigarettes are quite a new potential source of nicotine addiction among youth.
More research is needed, particularly on e-liquid use and socioeconomic factors as potential …

[HTML][HTML] Nicotine matters in predicting subsequent smoking after e-cigarette experimentation: A longitudinal study among Finnish adolescents

JM Kinnunen, H Ollila, J Minkkinen, PL Lindfors… - Drug and alcohol …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Several studies indicate an association between e-cigarette use and
subsequent smoking among youth. However, most previous studies lack measures of the …

Mortality of doctors: do doctors benefit from their medical knowledge?

AH Rimpelä, PO Pulkkinen, MM Nurminen… - The Lancet, 1987 - Elsevier
Official population and mortality statistics show that overall mortality of male doctors in
Finland in 1971-80 was lower than that of all economically active men. Doctors had lower …