Toomas Timpka

Publications

2024

Toomas Timpka (2024) The "enshittification" of online information services obligates rigorous management of scientific journals Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Vol. 27, p. 665-666 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

Armin Spreco, Örjan Dahlström, Dennis Nordvall, Cecilia Fagerstrom, Eva Blomqvist, Fredrik Gustafsson, Christer Andersson, Rune Sjödahl, Olle Eriksson, Jorma Hinkula, Thomas Schön, Toomas Timpka (2024) Integrated Surveillance of Disparities in Vaccination Coverage and Morbidity during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cohort Study in Southeast Sweden Vaccines, Vol. 12, Article 763 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

Toomas Timpka, James M. Nyce, Elin A. Gursky (2024) Genetic analyses and vaccinating risk groups against H5 avian influenza highlight the need for a duty-based code of professional ethics Infectious Diseases (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

Toomas Timpka (2024) Time for Medicine and Public Health to Leave Platform X JMIR Medical Education, Vol. 10, Article e53810 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

Moa Jederström, Hanna Sandell, Örjan Dahlström, Kristina Faghner, Laura Korhonen, Carolina Lundqvist, Toomas Timpka (2024) 864 BO48 - Towards prevention of self-objectification in young female athletes on social media: instagram posting patterns of female elite athletes in aesthetic and non-aesthetic individual sports

News

Great inequality in international athletics

Athletes from less affluent countries need more education on health to prevent injuries during hard training. But knowing more can also be a risk. This is the conclusion in a new study from Linköping University on inequality in athletics.

SEK 15 million for research into Covid-19 vaccination

A research project coordinated by LiU has been awarded more than SEK 15 million by the Swedish Research Council to evaluate vaccination against Covid-19.

Researchers critical to flawed Covid-19-models

Reports from Imperial College regarding the spread and the effects of Covid-19 had considerable policy impacts in several European countries. But the models that informed the reports have considerable flaws, according to LiU-researchers.

Predicting influenza epidemics

Researchers at Linköping University have developed a unique method to predict influenza epidemics by combining several sources of data. The forecasts can be used, for example, when planning healthcare provision during an epidemic.

Sexual abuse can give suicidal thoughts in elite athletes

In a new study LiU researchers demonstrate a link between sexual abuse and suicidal thoughts in elite athletes. "We have shown that emotional pain is important to deal with it”, says professor Toomas Timpka.

Athletes´ symptom anxiety linked to risk of injury

The anxiety experienced by elite athletes over illness symptoms is linked to the risk being injured during competition, according to a study carried out at the World Championship in Athletics 2015.

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Research

Athletics Research Center

Athletics (track and field) is globally one of the most popular individual sports and the largest sport at the Olympic Games. The Athletics Research Center is a hub for international multi-disciplinary Athletics research.

Publications

2024

Toomas Timpka (2024) The "enshittification" of online information services obligates rigorous management of scientific journals Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Vol. 27, p. 665-666 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

Armin Spreco, Örjan Dahlström, Dennis Nordvall, Cecilia Fagerstrom, Eva Blomqvist, Fredrik Gustafsson, Christer Andersson, Rune Sjödahl, Olle Eriksson, Jorma Hinkula, Thomas Schön, Toomas Timpka (2024) Integrated Surveillance of Disparities in Vaccination Coverage and Morbidity during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cohort Study in Southeast Sweden Vaccines, Vol. 12, Article 763 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

Toomas Timpka, James M. Nyce, Elin A. Gursky (2024) Genetic analyses and vaccinating risk groups against H5 avian influenza highlight the need for a duty-based code of professional ethics Infectious Diseases (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

Organisation

Unit of Public Health

The Unit of Public Health conducts research and teaching in social medicine, public health science, medical education, nutrition and dietetics, implementation sciences, eHealth and sports medicine.

Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences (HMV)

The research areas at HMV include experimental basic research to clinical, social and public health research. We conduct high-quality education in the sought-after care professions.

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MEDFAK)

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences conducts research and education within medicine, healthcare and public health.

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• Athletics Research Center
• Health and Society
• Joints, Muscles and Skeleton
• Employee
• Unit of Public Health (FH)
• Division of Society and Health (SH)
• Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences (HMV)
• Linköping University (LIU)
• Toomas Timpka (tooti02)
• Professor

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