R Luoto

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus
observational 1997
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health ·doi:10.1136/jech.51.1.67

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To explore variations in rates for hysterectomy in relation to social class, education, and family income. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of the 1988 Finnish hospital discharge register linked individually to the 1987 popu…

observational 1994
Maturitas ·doi:10.1016/0378-5122(94)90064-7

Trends in hospitalizations for selected gynecologic diagnoses per 100,000 women/year associated with hysterectomy were analyzed using the Finnish hospital discharge register data, including each inpatient episode in all Finnish hospitals, f…

observational 1994
International journal of epidemiology ·doi:10.1093/ije/23.2.348

BACKGROUND: The objective of our study was to investigate the incidence of hysterectomy by age, indication and surgical method employed during 1987-1989 in Finland, corrected by 'uteri or cervix at risk' population. METHODS: Three years (1…