All-cause and disease-specific mortality among male, former elite athletes: an average 50-year follow-up

Jyrki A Kettunen; Urho M Kujala; Jaakko Kaprio; Heli Bäckmand; Markku Peltonen; Johan G Eriksson; Seppo Sarna

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2013-093347

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All-cause and disease-specific mortality among male, former elite athletes: an average 50-year follow-up

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Jyrki A Kettunen Arcada University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Urho M Kujala Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jaakko Kaprio Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Hjelt Institute, Helsinki, Finland Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland University of Helsinki, Institute for Molecular Medicine (FIMM), Helsinki, Finland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Heli Bäckmand Health and Social Welfare Department, City of Vantaa, Finland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Markku Peltonen Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Johan G Eriksson Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland Vasa Central Hospital, Vasa, Finland Folkhälsan Research Centre, Helsinki, Finland Unit of General Practice, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Seppo Sarna Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Hjelt Institute, Helsinki, Finland PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Jyrki A Kettunen, Arcada University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Jan-Magnus Janssonin aukio 1, Helsinki FI-00550, Finland; jyrki.kettunen{at}arcada.fi

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Kettunen JA, Kujala UM, Kaprio J, et al

All-cause and disease-specific mortality among male, former elite athletes: an average 50-year follow-up

British Journal of Sports Medicine 2015;49:893-897.

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Accepted August 12, 2014
First published September 2, 2014.

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October 11, 2022

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