Finnish Medical Journal
Suomen Lääkärilehti (Finnish Medical Journal) reaches Finnish doctors, medical students, health-care decision-makers and professionals.
Suomen Lääkärilehti is the leading journal aimed at doctors in Finland. The journal is published by the Finnish Medical Association, the professional organization for doctors with a membership of 95 % of all doctors registered in Finland. Apart from doctors the readership of the journal includes other health-care personnel, pharmacy staff, staff of companies in the health-care field and future doctors, i.e. medical students.
Suomen Lääkärilehti disseminates new medical information, functions as a journal for continuing education and professional proceedings for doctors. It monitors trends in health care and health-care policy and serves as a forum for professional information and discussion. As a membership journal it also functions as a medium for professional discussion and other information needed by doctors.
The print run is 24,500. A free copy is sent to all doctors and medical students who are members of the Finnish Medical Association. Subscribers include health-care administrators, libraries and private individuals.
Contact information
Editor in chief Hannu Ollikainen,
tel. + 358 9 393 091, fax + 358 9 393 0795
address: Mäkelänkatu 2 A, 00500 Helsinki (P.O. BOX 49, 00501 Helsinki)
email: laakarilehti@fimnet.fi
INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS 2010 »
ENGLISH SUMMARIES »
MEDIACARD 2010 (PDF) »
FINNISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (PDF) »
Some articles:
- Kettunen R et al: Clinical examination of a patient with acute chest pain
- Mäkilä J et al: Primary PCI for ST-elevation myocardial infarction
- Paavonen E-J et al: An interplay of genetic and environmental factors
- Pauniaho S-L et al: A surgical checklist increases patient safety
- Vartiainen E et al: Use of cholesterol lowering drugs could be improved further
