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  1. Factors contributing to psychological distress in the working population, with a special reference to gender difference

    Article • BMC Public Health, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Senior Researcher, PDh, MHS, PT Maarit Piirtola

  2. The associations of smoking dependence motives with depression among daily smokers

    Article • Addiction, February 2021, Wiley

    Senior Researcher, PDh, MHS, PT Maarit Piirtola

  3. Correlates and genetics of self‐reported sleep and awake bruxism in a nationwide twin cohort

    Article • Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, July 2020, Wiley

    Senior Researcher, PDh, MHS, PT Maarit Piirtola

  4. Accuracy of self-reported anthropometric measures — Findings from the Finnish Twin Study

    Article • Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, November 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Pyry N Sipilä, Senior Researcher, PDh, MHS, PT Maarit Piirtola

  5. Associations of sitting time with leisure‐time physical inactivity, education, and body mass index change

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, October 2019, Wiley

    Senior Researcher, PDh, MHS, PT Maarit Piirtola

  6. The Older Finnish Twin Cohort — 45 Years of Follow-up

    Article • Twin Research and Human Genetics, August 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Senior Researcher, PDh, MHS, PT Maarit Piirtola

  7. The CODATwins Project: The Current Status and Recent Findings of COllaborative Project of Development of Anthropometrical Measures in Twins

    Article • Twin Research and Human Genetics, July 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Sisira Siribaddana, Senior Researcher, PDh, MHS, PT Maarit Piirtola, Professor Ariel Knafo-Noam

  8. Parental Education and Genetics of BMI from Infancy to Old Age: A Pooled Analysis of 29 Twin Cohorts

    Article • Obesity, April 2019, Wiley

    Sari Aaltonen, Senior Researcher, PDh, MHS, PT Maarit Piirtola, Professor Ariel Knafo-Noam

  9. Association of current and former smoking with body mass index: A study of smoking discordant twin pairs from 21 twin cohorts

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2018, PLOS

    Senior Researcher, PDh, MHS, PT Maarit Piirtola

  10. Differences in genetic and environmental variation in adult BMI by sex, age, time period, and region: an individual-based pooled analysis of 40 twin cohorts

    Article • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, July 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Brooke M Huibregtse, Professor Sisira Siribaddana, Sari Aaltonen, Senior Researcher, PDh, MHS, PT Maarit Piirtola

  11. Association between long-term smoking and leisure-time physical inactivity: a cohort study among Finnish twins with a 35-year follow-up

    Article • International Journal of Public Health, May 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Senior Researcher, PDh, MHS, PT Maarit Piirtola

  12. Association between education and future leisure-time physical inactivity: a study of Finnish twins over a 35-year follow-up

    Article • BMC Public Health, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Senior Researcher, PDh, MHS, PT Maarit Piirtola

  13. Leisure-time physical inactivity and association with body mass index: a Finnish Twin Study with a 35-year follow-up

    Article • International Journal of Epidemiology, March 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Senior Researcher, PDh, MHS, PT Maarit Piirtola

  14. Effectiveness of the Chaos Falls Clinic in preventing falls and injuries of home-dwelling older adults: A randomised controlled trial

    Article • Injury, January 2014, Elsevier

    Senior Researcher, PDh, MHS, PT Maarit Piirtola

  15. A Study of Sedentary Behaviour in the Older Finnish Twin Cohort: A Cross Sectional Analysis

    Article • BioMed Research International, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Senior Researcher, PDh, MHS, PT Maarit Piirtola

  16. Opioids, antiepileptic and anticholinergic drugs and the risk of fractures in patients 65 years of age and older: a prospective population-based study

    Article • Age and Ageing, November 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Senior Researcher, PDh, MHS, PT Maarit Piirtola

  17. Fractures as an Independent Predictor of Functional Decline in Older People: A Population-Based Study with an 8-Year Follow-Up

    Article • Gerontology, January 2012, Karger Publishers

    Senior Researcher, PDh, MHS, PT Maarit Piirtola

  18. Psychotropic drugs and the risk of fractures in old age: a prospective population-based study

    Article • BMC Public Health, July 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Senior Researcher, PDh, MHS, PT Maarit Piirtola

  19. Physical therapy approaches to reduce fall and fracture risk among older adults

    Article • Nature Reviews Endocrinology, June 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Senior Researcher, PDh, MHS, PT Maarit Piirtola

  20. Effects of risk-based multifactorial fall prevention on postural balance in the community-dwelling aged: A randomized controlled trial

    Article • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, January 2009, Elsevier

    Senior Researcher, PDh, MHS, PT Maarit Piirtola

  21. Fractures as predictors of excess mortality in the aged—A population-based study with a 12-year follow-up

    Article • European Journal of Epidemiology, October 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Senior Researcher, PDh, MHS, PT Maarit Piirtola

  22. Effects of risk-based multifactorial fall prevention program on maximal isometric muscle strength in community-dwelling aged: a randomized controlled trial

    Article • Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, October 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Senior Researcher, PDh, MHS, PT Maarit Piirtola

  23. Predictors of fractures among the aged: a population-based study with 12-year follow-up in a Finnish municipality

    Article • Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, June 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Senior Researcher, PDh, MHS, PT Maarit Piirtola

  24. Incidence of fractures and changes over time among the aged in a Finnish municipality: a population-based 12-year follow-up

    Article • Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, August 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Senior Researcher, PDh, MHS, PT Maarit Piirtola

  25. A multifactorial fall prevention programme in home-dwelling elderly people: A randomized-controlled trial

    Article • Public Health, April 2007, Elsevier

    Senior Researcher, PDh, MHS, PT Maarit Piirtola

  26. A multifactorial fall prevention programme in the community-dwelling aged: predictors of adherence

    Article • European Journal of Public Health, January 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Senior Researcher, PDh, MHS, PT Maarit Piirtola

  27. Force Platform Measurements as Predictors of Falls among Older People – A Review

    Article • Gerontology, January 2006, Karger Publishers

    Senior Researcher, PDh, MHS, PT Maarit Piirtola