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Tommi Vasankari is affiliated with the Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute in Finland and has published extensively in the field of medicine with a focus on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, as well as Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

Their work covers a range of topics primarily centered on Physical Activity and Health, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Cardiovascular and Exercise Physiology, Sports Injuries and Prevention, Health and Lifestyle Studies, Sports Performance and Training, and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise.

Tommi Vasankari's recent papers include:

  • Global, regional, and national burden of bone fractures in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, 2021, The Lancet Healthy Longevity
  • Global, Regional, and National Burden of Calcific Aortic Valve and Degenerative Mitral Valve Diseases, 1990-2017, 2020, Circulation
  • Falls in older aged adults in 22 European countries: incidence, mortality and burden of disease from 1990 to 2017, 2020, Injury Prevention
  • New Machine Learning Approach for Detection of Injury Risk Factors in Young Team Sport Athletes, 2020, International Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Physical activity from adolescence to young adulthood: patterns of change, and their associations with activity domains and sedentary time, 2021, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Henri Vähä-Ypyä, Harri Sievänen, Jari Parkkari, Sami Kokko, and Kari Tokola.

Tommi Vasankari has published frequently in several venues, including:

  • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
  • European Journal of Public Health
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • BMC Public Health
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

Best Publications

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Theo Vos;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Theo Vos;Theo Vos;Theo Vos;Stephen S. Lim;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas;Kaja M. Abbas;Kaja M. Abbas

  • Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Marie Ng;Tom P Fleming;Margaret W. Robinson;Blake Thomson

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Gregory A Roth;Gregory A Roth;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Solomon M Abay

  • Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Christopher J.L. Murray;Christopher J.L. Murray;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Valery L Feigin;Benjamin A Stark;Catherine Owens Johnson;Gregory A Roth

  • Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity in 195 Countries over 25 Years.

    Ashkan Afshin;Mohammad Forouzanfar;Marissa Reitsma;Patrick Sur

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohammad H Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H Ross Anderson;Victoria F Bachman

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Theo Vos;Ryan M. Barber;Brad Bell;Amelia Bertozzi-Villa

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohsen Naghavi;Haidong Wang;Rafael Lozano;Adrian Davis

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Theo Vos;Christine Allen;Megha Arora;Ryan M Barber

  • Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Haidong Wang;Mohsen Naghavi;Christine Allen;Ryan M Barber

  • Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Ashkan Afshin;Patrick John Sur;Kairsten A. Fay;Leslie Cornaby

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Jeffrey D. Stanaway;Ashkan Afshin;Emmanuela Gakidou;Stephen S. Lim

  • Global, regional, and national burden of neurological disorders, 1990-2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Valery L Feigin;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Foad Abd-Allah

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Mohsen Naghavi;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M Abbas

  • Global, regional, and national burden of cardiovascular diseases for 10 causes, 1990 to 2015

    Gregory A. Roth;Catherine Johnson;Amanuel Abajobir;Foad Abd-Allah

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Simon I Hay;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Max G Griswold;Nancy Fullman;Caitlin Hawley;Nicholas Arian

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013

    Mohammad H. Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H. Ross Anderson;Victoria F. Bachman

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon I. Hay
Simon I. Hay University of Washington
Ted R. Miller
Ted R. Miller Pacific Institute
Rakhi Dandona
Rakhi Dandona Public Health Foundation of India
Ali H. Mokdad
Ali H. Mokdad University of Washington
Jost B. Jonas
Jost B. Jonas Heidelberg University
Theo Vos
Theo Vos Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Lalit Dandona
Lalit Dandona University of Washington
Sadaf G. Sepanlou
Sadaf G. Sepanlou Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Shafiu Mohammed
Shafiu Mohammed Ahmadu Bello University
Christopher J L Murray
Christopher J L Murray University of Washington

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