Alcohol and coronary heart disease: a meta‐analysis

…, L Rubbiati, V Bagnardi, A Zambon, K Poikolainen - …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. To estimate parameters of the function relating alcohol consumption with the risk
of coronary heart disease and to identify the sources of heterogeneity in the parameter …

Alcohol and mortality: a review

K Poikolainen - Journal of clinical epidemiology, 1995 - Elsevier
The relation of alcohol intake to total mortality is J-shaped. Abstainers have modestly higher
mortality than moderate drinkers but considerably higher mortality than heavy drinkers. The …

DSM-IV mood-, anxiety-and alcohol use disorders and their comorbidity in the Finnish general population: Results from the Health 2000 Study

…, J Suvisaari, H Aro, M Joukamaa, K Poikolainen… - Social psychiatry and …, 2005 - Springer
Background Information on prevalence, accumulation and variation of common mental
disorders is essential for both etiological research and development of mental health service …

Depressive symptoms in adolescence as predictors of early adulthood depressive disorders and maladjustment

…, A Tuulio-Henriksson, K Poikolainen… - American Journal of …, 2002 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
OBJECTIVE: The authors examined the association between self-reported depressive
symptoms in adolescence and mental well-being in early adulthood. METHOD: A …

Alcohol intake: a risk factor for psoriasis in young and middle aged men?

K Poikolainen, T Reunala, J Karvonen… - British Medical …, 1990 - bmj.com
OBJECTIVE--To clarify the nature of the association between alcohol intake and psoriasis.
DESIGN--Case-control study of men aged 19-50 with onset of skin disease in 1976 or later …

[HTML][HTML] Psoriasis, its treatment, and cancer in a cohort of Finnish patients

…, E Pukkala, E Läärä, K Poikolainen… - Journal of investigative …, 2000 - Elsevier
This study was designed to estimate the relative cancer risk of patients with moderate to
severe psoriasis, with reference to different treatments. A cohort of 5687 hospitalized …

Excess mortality related to alcohol and smoking among hospital-treated patients with psoriasis

K Poikolainen, J Karvonen, E Pukkala - Archives of dermatology, 1999 - jamanetwork.com
Background Psoriasis is seen as a disease that does not kill. However, it is associated with
alcohol intake and smoking. Thus, there could be excess mortality due to causes related to …

Effectiveness of brief interventions to reduce alcohol intake in primary health care populations: a meta-analysis

K Poikolainen - Preventive medicine, 1999 - Elsevier
Background. Earlier meta-analyses have not made a distinction between very brief (5-to 20-
min) interventions and extended (several visits) brief interventions. Methods. Literature …

Increased stroke risk is related to a binge drinking habit

L Sundell, V Salomaa, E Vartiainen, K Poikolainen… - Stroke, 2008 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Heavy alcohol consumption increases the risk for all strokes,
whereas moderate regular alcohol consumption is associated with a lower risk for ischemic …

Smoking, alcohol and life events related to psoriasis among women

K Poikolainen, T Reunala… - British Journal of …, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
Possible risk factors for psoriasis were studied among women aged 18–50 years. The series
consisted of 55 consecutive psoriatic patients and 108 unmatched controls with other skin …