[HTML][HTML] Parent support programmes for families who are immigrants: A scoping review

L Hamari, J Konttila, M Merikukka… - Journal of immigrant and …, 2022 - Springer
Parental support is of paramount importance in the promotion of positive parenting,
strengthening parenthood and protecting children from disadvantages due to immigration …

[HTML][HTML] Sex differences in age-related cardiovascular mortality

TS Mikkola, M Gissler, M Merikukka, P Tuomikoski… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Sex-related physiological differences result in different expressions of diseases
for men and women. Data are contradicting regarding the increase in the female risk for …

The prevalence of children affected by parental cancer and their use of specialized psychiatric services: the 1987 Finnish Birth Cohort study

M Niemelä, R Paananen, H Hakko… - … journal of cancer, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The studies reporting population‐based estimates of the proportion of children with a parent
suffering from cancer are very few. These children have been shown to suffer from …

Intelligence and criminal behavior in a total birth cohort: An examination of functional form, dimensions of intelligence, and the nature of offending

JA Schwartz, J Savolainen, M Aaltonen, M Merikukka… - Intelligence, 2015 - Elsevier
Intelligence has been found to predict a wide range of criminal and antisocial behaviors,
including violent and chronic offending. The results from this literature have shown that …

Social determinants of mental health: a Finnish nationwide follow-up study on mental disorders

R Paananen, T Ristikari, M Merikukka… - J Epidemiol Community …, 2013 - jech.bmj.com
Background Most mental disorders start in childhood and adolescence. Risk factors are
prenatal and perinatal, genetic as well as environmental and family related. Research …

Socioeconomic and regional aspects in the use of specialized psychiatric care—a Finnish nationwide follow-up study

R Paananen, P Santalahti, M Merikukka… - … European Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background: Mental health problems in childhood and adolescence are an important public
health concern. The general aim of Finnish health policy is to offer equal services for all …

Evaluation of type replacement following HPV16/18 vaccination: pooled analysis of two randomized trials

JE Tota, F Struyf, M Merikukka… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background: Current HPV vaccines do not protect against all oncogenic HPV types.
Following vaccination, type replacement may occur, especially if different HPV types …

Differences in incidence and co‐occurrence of vaccine and nonvaccine human papillomavirus types in Finnish population before human papillomavirus mass …

M Merikukka, M Kaasila, PB Namujju… - … journal of cancer, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
To understand likelihood of type replacement after vaccination against the high‐risk human
papillomavirus (HPV) types, we evaluated competition of the seven most common genital …

Timing and duration of social assistance receipt during childhood on early adult outcomes

T Ristikari, M Merikukka, MK Hakovirta - Longitudinal and Life …, 2018 - llcsjournal.org
The experience of economic disadvantage during childhood is a major predictor of a variety
of negative outcomes during early adulthood. This study provides evidence on the …

Evaluation of HPV type‐replacement in unvaccinated and vaccinated adolescent females—Post‐hoc analysis of a community‐randomized clinical trial (II)

P Gray, J Palmroth, T Luostarinen… - … journal of cancer, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Efficacy of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines promises to control HPV infections.
However, HPV vaccination programs may lay bare an ecological niche for non‐vaccine HPV …