Timo Klaukka
Social Insurance Institution
145 Papers
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Timo Klaukka is an academic researcher from Social Insurance Institution. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 49, co-authored 145 publications. Previous affiliations of Timo Klaukka include Finnish Institute of Occupational Health & Social Insurance Institute.
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Papers
The Effect of Changes in the Consumption of Macrolide Antibiotics on Erythromycin Resistance in Group A Streptococci in Finland
Helena Seppälä,Timo Klaukka,Jaana Vuopio-Varkila,Anna Muotiala,Hans Helenius,Katrina Lager,Pentti Huovinen +6 more
TL;DR: In Finland, after nationwide reductions in the use of macrolide antibiotics for outpatient therapy, there was a significant decline in the frequency of erythromycin resistance among group A streptococci isolated from throat swabs and pus samples.
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11-year follow-up of mortality in patients with schizophrenia: a population-based cohort study (FIN11 study).
Jari Tiihonen,Jari Tiihonen,Jouko Lönnqvist,Kristian Wahlbeck,Timo Klaukka,Leo Niskanen,Antti Tanskanen,Jari Haukka +7 more
TL;DR: Although the proportional use of second-generation antipsychotic drugs rose from 13% to 64% during follow-up, the gap in life expectancy between patients with schizophrenia and the general population did not widen between 1996 and 2006.
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A 10 year asthma programme in Finland: major change for the better
Tari Haahtela,Leena Tuomisto,Anne Pietinalho,Timo Klaukka,Marina Erhola,Minna Kaila,Markku M. Nieminen,Eva Kontula,Lauri A. Laitinen +8 more
TL;DR: It is possible to reduce the morbidity of asthma and its impact on individuals as well as on society and improvements would have taken place without the programme, but not of this magnitude.
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Antidepressants and the risk of suicide, attempted suicide, and overall mortality in a nationwide cohort.
TL;DR: Among suicidal subjects who had ever used antidepressants, the current use of any antidepressant was associated with a markedly increased risk of attempted suicide and, at the same time, with a dramatically decreased risk of completed suicide and death.
Reliability and validity of interview data on chronic diseases The mini-Finland health survey
TL;DR: The results suggest that both the health examination and the health interview methods, as used in this survey, have useful applications in monitoring the population's health.
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