International Journal of Circumpolar Health 1998; vol 57:2-3


EDITORIAL


Well being and health. Background to the Northern Finland 1966 birth cohort research
Martti Sorri and Marjo Riitta Järvelin


REVIEWS

Changes and generations of Finnish Society in the 20th Century
Kyösti Urponen

Health trends in northern Finland
Simo Näyhä and Marjo Riitta Järvelin

Obesity is a health problem
Jaana Laitinen

Antioxidants, infections and environmental factors in health and disease in northern Finland
Pauli Luoma

Intrauterine and life course factors in the aetiology of adult cardiovascular disease
Marjo Riitta Järvelin, Liisa Lauren, Deborah Chee and Erkki Vartiainen

Trends and international comparisons in infertility in circumpolar areas
Anina Raitio, Marjo Riitta Järvelin, Michael Joffe, Hannu Martikainen and Anna Liisa Hartikainen

Polycystic ovary syndrome and hyperandrogenism as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease
Hannu Martikainen, Aimo Ruokonen, Anna Liisa Hartikainen and Marjo Riitta Järvelin

To be born as a twin risks and sequelae
Irma Moilanen and Hanna Ebeling

Why do we need more information about the risk factors of the musculoskeletal pain disorders in childhood and adolescence
Paavo Zitting and Heikki Vanharanta

Hearing and occupation
Seija Uimonen, Elina Mäki Torkko and Martti Sorri

Work ability of young adults
Jaana Laitinen, Ellen Ek, Tuija Tammelin, Anneli Pekkarinen, Pasi Mielonen, Banned Anttonen and Hannu Rintomäki

Risk factors and prognosis for psychiatric morbidity in children and adolescents
Minna Koskinen, Irma Moilanen, Riikka Tolsa Saloheimo and Matti Joukamaa

Long term outcome of migration in childhood and adolescence
Irma Moilanen, Antero Myhrman, Hanna Ebeling, Varpu Penninkilampi and Lauri Vuorenkoski

Education and mental disorders
Irene lsohanni and Matti lsohanni

Psychiatric disorders and their predictors in young adulthood in Finland
Juha Veijola, Matti Joukamaa, Matti Isohanni

What kind of a person is a thirty year old?
Matti Isohanni, Ahti Tervo and Karl Erik Wahlberg


SOCIETY NEWS

Life control and health
Anna Maija Pietilä


BOOK REVIEW


GENERAL INFORMATION

International Journal of Circumpolar Health1998; vol 57:2-3
 
 
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