Jaakko Tuomilehto
University of Helsinki and National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland
Biography
Jaakko Tuomilehto has pursued his MD from Turku University in 1973 and completed PhD in Public Health at Kuopio University in 1975. He is Professor Emeritus of Public Health of University of Helsinki and affiliated with the National Institute for Health and Welfare in Finland. His research interests include epidemiology and prevention of diabetes and other non-communicable diseases. He has published over 1800 peer-reviewed publications with >138,000 citations and h-index 165. He has received many prestigious scientific awards. He has been involved in several editorial and advisory boards nationally and internationally. Currently, he serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Primary Care Diabetes.
Abstract
Abstract : Let us make the prevention of type 2 diabetes a Health care priority