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Jouni J. K. Jaakkola

Jouni J. K. Jaakkola

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Overview

Jouni J. K. Jaakkola is affiliated with the University of Oulu in Finland. Their research primarily intersects Environmental Science and Medicine, with a strong focus on the health impacts of environmental factors.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Medicine

Jaakkola's work extends into several subfields such as:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Physiology
  • General Health Professions
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Speech and Hearing

The key topics frequently explored in their research are:

  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Thermoregulation and physiological responses
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure

Among the recent publications featuring Jaakkola, notable papers include:

  • The burden of heat-related mortality attributable to recent human-induced climate change (2021, Nature Climate Change)
  • Global, regional, and national burden of mortality associated with non-optimal ambient temperatures from 2000 to 2019: a three-stage modelling study (2021, The Lancet Planetary Health)
  • Associations Between Extreme Temperatures and Cardiovascular Cause-Specific Mortality: Results From 27 Countries (2022, Circulation)
  • Mortality risk attributable to wildfire-related PM2·5 pollution: a global time series study in 749 locations (2021, The Lancet Planetary Health)
  • Short term associations of ambient nitrogen dioxide with daily total, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality: multilocation analysis in 398 cities (2021, BMJ)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Niilo Ryti
  • Aurelio Tobías
  • Antonio Gasparrini
  • Francesco Sera
  • Yuming Guo

Jaakkola has published extensively in specific academic venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • The Lancet Planetary Health
  • Scientific Reports
  • Environment International
  • Epidemiology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • Ambient Particulate Air Pollution and Daily Mortality in 652 Cities

    Cong Liu;Renjie Chen;Francesco Sera;Ana M. Vicedo-Cabrera

  • The burden of heat-related mortality attributable to recent human-induced climate change

    A. M. Vicedo-Cabrera;A. M. Vicedo-Cabrera;N. Scovronick;F. Sera;F. Sera;D. Royé

  • Projections of temperature-related excess mortality under climate change scenarios

    Antonio Gasparrini;Yuming Guo;Yuming Guo;Francesco Sera;Ana Maria Vicedo-Cabrera

  • Global, regional, and national burden of mortality associated with non-optimal ambient temperatures from 2000 to 2019: a three-stage modelling study

    Qi Zhao;Qi Zhao;Yuming Guo;Tingting Ye;Antonio Gasparrini

  • Disinfection byproducts and bladder cancer: a pooled analysis.

    Cristina M. Villanueva;Kenneth P. Cantor;Sylvaine Cordier;Jouni J. K. Jaakkola

  • Maternal smoking in pregnancy, fetal development, and childhood asthma.

    Jouni J. K. Jaakkola;Mika Gissler

  • A review of the literature on the effects of ambient air pollution on fetal growth

    Mildred Maisonet;Adolfo Correa;Adolfo Correa;Dawn Misra;Dawn Misra;Jouni J.K. Jaakkola

  • Quantifying excess deaths related to heatwaves under climate change scenarios: A multicountry time series modelling study

    Yuming Guo;Antonio Gasparrini;Shanshan Li;Francesco Sera

  • Secular trend in the occurrence of asthma among children and young adults: critical appraisal of repeated cross sectional surveys.

    Per Magnus;Jouni J K Jaakkola

  • The Role of Exposure to Phthalates from Polyvinyl Chloride Products in the Development of Asthma and Allergies: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Jouni J.K. Jaakkola;Trudy L. Knight

  • Assessment of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke

    M. S. Jaakkola;J. J. K. Jaakkola

  • In utero exposure to cigarette smoking influences lung function at birth

    K. C. Lødrup Carlsen;J. J. K. Jaakkola;P. Nafstad;K.-H. Carlsen

  • Preterm delivery and asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Jouni J.K. Jaakkola;Parvez Ahmed;Antonia Ieromnimon;Petra Goepfert

  • Day Care Centers and Respiratory Health

    Per Nafstad;Jørgen A. Hagen;Leif Øie;Per Magnus

  • Residential Dampness and Molds and the Risk of Developing Asthma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Reginald Quansah;Maritta S. Jaakkola;Timo T. Hugg;Sirpa A M. Heikkinen

  • Relation between ambient air pollution and low birth weight in the Northeastern United States.

    Mildred Maisonet;Timothy J. Bush;Adolfo Correa;Jouni J. K. Jaakkola

  • Exposure to benzene at work and the risk of leukemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Abdul Khalade;Maritta S Jaakkola;Eero Pukkala;Jouni J K Jaakkola;Jouni J K Jaakkola

  • Exposure to pets and atopy‐related diseases in the first 4 years of life

    P. Nafstad;P. Magnus;P. I. Gaarder;J. J. K. Jaakkola

  • Systematic review: Exposure to pets and risk of asthma and asthma-like symptoms.

    Benjamin J. Apelberg;Yutaka Aoki;Jouni J.K. Jaakkola

  • Interior surface materials in the home and the development of bronchial obstruction in young children in Oslo, Norway

    J. J. K. Jaakkola;L. Øie;P. Nafstad;G. Botten

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuming Guo
Yuming Guo Monash University
Shilu Tong
Shilu Tong Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Tiina Laatikainen
Tiina Laatikainen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Eric Lavigne
Eric Lavigne University of Ottawa
Martina S. Ragettli
Martina S. Ragettli University of Basel
Per Magnus
Per Magnus Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Olli Seppänen
Olli Seppänen Aalto University
Ana M. Vicedo-Cabrera
Ana M. Vicedo-Cabrera University of Bern
Masahiro Hashizume
Masahiro Hashizume University of Tokyo
Michelle L. Bell
Michelle L. Bell Yale University

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