Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin (born 21 March 1954 in Sysmä, Finland) is a Finnish epidemiologist. Since 2002 she has been professor of lifecourse epidemiology at Imperial College London. She is also part-time professor of public health at the University of Oulu, Finland, and visiting faculty at London's Brunel University.Järvelin studied at the University of Oulu, receiving her medical degree in 1980 and a Ph.D. in epidemiology in 1989. She qualified as a pediatric specialist in 1987. She has a master's degree from the University of London Environmental Epidemiology and Policy (1994) and became a licensed physician in the UK in 1998.
For more than 25 years Järvelin has conducted public health research based on large populations from northern Finland. Two major resources are the NFBC1966 and NFBC1986 birth cohorts from Northern Finland, which were collected during the years 1965 and 1985 from women attending prenatal examinations. Järvelin has been the scientific director of these birth cohorts for several years. A long follow-up period has enabled a fully-fledged epidemiological programme throughout the life span. Järvelin has studied, among other things, the effects of genetic and early environmental factors on the emergence of multifactorial diseases. She also coordinated the international DynaHEALTH research project (a Horizon 2020 project) focusing on supporting healthier and more active aging and reducing type II diabetes and obesity.
Among the international acknowledgments that she has received for her scientific work, Professor Järvelin was named Finland's Epidemiologist of the Year in 2012. She has been a member of the Finnish Academy of Sciences since 2013. Provided by Wikipedia
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41by Irina Rannikko, Graham K. Murray, Pauliina Juola, Henri Salo, Marianne Haapea, Jouko Miettunen, Juha Veijola, Jennifer H. Barnett, Anja P. Husa, Peter B. Jones, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Matti Isohanni, Erika JääskeläinenGet full text
Published 2015-09-01
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42by Eliza Congdon, Susan Service, Jaana Wessman, Jouni K Seppänen, Stefan Schönauer, Jouko Miettunen, Hannu Turunen, Markku Koiranen, Matti Joukamaa, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Leena Peltonen, Juha Veijola, Heikki Mannila, Tiina Paunio, Nelson B FreimerGet full text
Published 2012-01-01
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44by Taru Tukiainen, Matti Pirinen, Antti-Pekka Sarin, Claes Ladenvall, Johannes Kettunen, Terho Lehtimäki, Marja-Liisa Lokki, Markus Perola, Juha Sinisalo, Efthymia Vlachopoulou, Johan G Eriksson, Leif Groop, Antti Jula, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Olli T Raitakari, Veikko Salomaa, Samuli RipattiGet full text
Published 2014-02-01
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45by André F. S. Amaral, Medea Imboden, Matthias Wielscher, Faisal I. Rezwan, Cosetta Minelli, Judith Garcia-Aymerich, Gabriela P. Peralta, Juha Auvinen, Ayoung Jeong, Emmanuel Schaffner, Anna Beckmeyer-Borowko, John W. Holloway, Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin, Nicole M. Probst-Hensch, Deborah L. Jarvis, for the ALEC consortiumGet full text
Published 2020-06-01
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46Estimation of newborn risk for child or adolescent obesity: lessons from longitudinal birth cohorts.by Anita Morandi, David Meyre, Stéphane Lobbens, Ken Kleinman, Marika Kaakinen, Sheryl L Rifas-Shiman, Vincent Vatin, Stefan Gaget, Anneli Pouta, Anna-Liisa Hartikainen, Jaana Laitinen, Aimo Ruokonen, Shikta Das, Anokhi Ali Khan, Paul Elliott, Claudio Maffeis, Matthew W Gillman, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Philippe FroguelGet full text
Published 2012-01-01
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47by Thanushiyan Poobalasingam, Laura L. Yates, Simone A. Walker, Miguel Pereira, Nina Y. Gross, Akmol Ali, Maria Kolatsi-Joannou, Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin, Juha Pekkanen, Eugenia Papakrivopoulou, David A. Long, Mark Griffiths, Darcy Wagner, Melanie Königshoff, Matthew Hind, Cosetta Minelli, Clare M. Lloyd, Charlotte H. DeanGet full text
Published 2017-04-01
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48by Sofus C Larsen, Lars Ängquist, Max Moldovan, Ville Huikari, Sylvain Sebert, Alana Cavadino, Tarunveer Singh Ahluwalia, Tea Skaaby, Allan Linneberg, Lise Lotte N Husemoen, Ulla Toft, Oluf Pedersen, Torben Hansen, Karl-Heinz Herzig, Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin, Chris Power, Elina Hyppönen, Berit L Heitmann, Thorkild I A SørensenGet full text
Published 2016-01-01
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49by Johannes Kettunen, Michael V Holmes, Elias Allara, Olga Anufrieva, Pauli Ohukainen, Clare Oliver-Williams, Qin Wang, Therese Tillin, Alun D Hughes, Mika Kähönen, Terho Lehtimäki, Jorma Viikari, Olli T Raitakari, Veikko Salomaa, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Markus Perola, George Davey Smith, Nish Chaturvedi, John Danesh, Emanuele Di Angelantonio, Adam S Butterworth, Mika Ala-KorpelaGet full text
Published 2019-12-01
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50by Johannes Kettunen, Michael V Holmes, Elias Allara, Olga Anufrieva, Pauli Ohukainen, Clare Oliver-Williams, Qin Wang, Therese Tillin, Alun D Hughes, Mika Kähönen, Terho Lehtimäki, Jorma Viikari, Olli T Raitakari, Veikko Salomaa, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Markus Perola, George Davey Smith, Nish Chaturvedi, John Danesh, Emanuele Di Angelantonio, Adam S Butterworth, Mika Ala-KorpelaGet full text
Published 2020-03-01
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51by Michael Inouye, Samuli Ripatti, Johannes Kettunen, Leo-Pekka Lyytikäinen, Niku Oksala, Pirkka-Pekka Laurila, Antti J Kangas, Pasi Soininen, Markku J Savolainen, Jorma Viikari, Mika Kähönen, Markus Perola, Veikko Salomaa, Olli Raitakari, Terho Lehtimäki, Marja-Riitta Taskinen, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Mika Ala-Korpela, Aarno Palotie, Paul I W de BakkerGet full text
Published 2012-01-01
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52by Mengling Liu, Linda Rogers, Qinyi Cheng, Yongzhao Shao, Maria Elena Fernandez-Beros, Joel N Hirschhorn, Helen N Lyon, Zofia K Z Gajdos, Sailaja Vedantam, Peter Gregersen, Michael F Seldin, Bertram Bleck, Adaikalavan Ramasamy, Anna-Liisa Hartikainen, Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin, Mikko Kuokkanen, Tarja Laitinen, Johan Eriksson, Terho Lehtimäki, Olli T Raitakari, Joan ReibmanGet full text
Published 2011-01-01
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53by Cosetta Minelli, Charlotte H Dean, Matthew Hind, Alexessander Couto Alves, André F S Amaral, Valerie Siroux, Ville Huikari, María Soler Artigas, David M Evans, Daan W Loth, Yohan Bossé, Dirkje S Postma, Don Sin, John Thompson, Florence Demenais, John Henderson, SpiroMeta consortium, CHARGE consortium, Emmanuelle Bouzigon, Deborah Jarvis, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Peter BurneyGet full text
Published 2016-01-01
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54by Lise Geisler Andersen, Lars Angquist, Michael Gamborg, Liisa Byberg, Calle Bengtsson, Dexter Canoy, Johan G Eriksson, Marit Eriksson, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Lauren Lissner, Tom I Nilsen, Merete Osler, Kim Overvad, Finn Rasmussen, Minna K Salonen, Lene Schack-Nielsen, Tuija H Tammelin, Tomi-Pekka Tuomainen, Thorkild I A Sørensen, Jennifer L Baker, NordNet Study GroupGet full text
Published 2009-12-01
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55by Jaana Wessman, Stefan Schönauer, Jouko Miettunen, Hannu Turunen, Pekka Parviainen, Jouni K Seppänen, Eliza Congdon, Susan Service, Markku Koiranen, Jesper Ekelund, Jaana Laitinen, Anja Taanila, Tuija Tammelin, Mirka Hintsanen, Laura Pulkki-Råback, Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen, Jorma Viikari, Olli T Raitakari, Matti Joukamaa, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Nelson Freimer, Leena Peltonen, Juha Veijola, Heikki Mannila, Tiina PaunioGet full text
Published 2012-01-01
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56by Anna Beckmeyer-Borowko, Medea Imboden, Faisal I. Rezwan, Matthias Wielscher, Andre F. S. Amaral, Ayoung Jeong, Emmanuel Schaffner, Juha Auvinen, Sylvain Sebert, Ville Karhunen, Robert Bettschart, Alexander Turk, Marco Pons, Daiana Stolz, Florian Kronenberg, Ryan Arathimos, Gemma C. Sharp, Caroline Relton, Alexander J. Henderson, Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin, Deborah Jarvis, John W. Holloway, Nicole M. Probst-HenschGet full text
Published 2018-08-01
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57by Ulla Sovio, Amanda J Bennett, Iona Y Millwood, John Molitor, Paul F O'Reilly, Nicholas J Timpson, Marika Kaakinen, Jaana Laitinen, Jari Haukka, Demetris Pillas, Ioanna Tzoulaki, Jassy Molitor, Clive Hoggart, Lachlan J M Coin, John Whittaker, Anneli Pouta, Anna-Liisa Hartikainen, Nelson B Freimer, Elisabeth Widen, Leena Peltonen, Paul Elliott, Mark I McCarthy, Marjo-Riitta JarvelinGet full text
Published 2009-03-01
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58by Emília Ilona Gaál, Perttu Salo, Kati Kristiansson, Karola Rehnström, Johannes Kettunen, Antti-Pekka Sarin, Mika Niemelä, Antti Jula, Olli T Raitakari, Terho Lehtimäki, Johan G Eriksson, Elisabeth Widen, Murat Günel, Mitja Kurki, Mikael von und Zu Fraunberg, Juha E Jääskeläinen, Juha Hernesniemi, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Anneli Pouta, International Consortium for Blood Pressure Genome-Wide Association Studies, Christopher Newton-Cheh, Veikko Salomaa, Aarno Palotie, Markus PerolaGet full text
Published 2012-01-01
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59by Peter Würtz, Qin Wang, Antti J Kangas, Rebecca C Richmond, Joni Skarp, Mika Tiainen, Tuulia Tynkkynen, Pasi Soininen, Aki S Havulinna, Marika Kaakinen, Jorma S Viikari, Markku J Savolainen, Mika Kähönen, Terho Lehtimäki, Satu Männistö, Stefan Blankenberg, Tanja Zeller, Jaana Laitinen, Anneli Pouta, Pekka Mäntyselkä, Mauno Vanhala, Paul Elliott, Kirsi H Pietiläinen, Samuli Ripatti, Veikko Salomaa, Olli T Raitakari, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, George Davey Smith, Mika Ala-KorpelaGet full text
Published 2014-12-01
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60by Ang Zhou, Amy E. Taylor, Ville Karhunen, Yiqiang Zhan, Suvi P. Rovio, Jari Lahti, Per Sjögren, Liisa Byberg, Donald M. Lyall, Juha Auvinen, Terho Lehtimäki, Mika Kähönen, Nina Hutri-Kähönen, Mia Maria Perälä, Karl Michaëlsson, Anubha Mahajan, Lars Lind, Chris Power, Johan G. Eriksson, Olli T. Raitakari, Sara Hägg, Nancy L. Pedersen, Juha Veijola, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Marcus R. Munafò, Erik Ingelsson, David J. Llewellyn, Elina HyppönenGet full text
Published 2018-05-01
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