Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research


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Inequality, green spaces, and pregnant women: Roles of ethnicity and individual and neighbourhood socioeconomic status
Dadvand, Payam, Wright, John, Martínez, David, Basagaña, Xavier, McEachan, Rosemary R. C., Cirach, Marta, Gidlow, Christopher J., de Hoogh, Kees, Gražulevičienė, Regina and Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.. (2014). Inequality, green spaces, and pregnant women: Roles of ethnicity and individual and neighbourhood socioeconomic status. Environment International. 71, pp. 101 - 108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2014.06.010

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Protocol of the Febuxostat versus Allopurinol Streamlined Trial (FAST): A large prospective, randomised, open, blinded endpoint study comparing the cardiovascular safety of allopurinol and febuxostat in the management of symptomatic hyperuricaemia
MacDonald, Thomas M., Ford, Ian, Nuki, George, Mackenzie, Isla S., De Caterina, Raffaele, Findlay, Evelyn, Hallas, Jesper, Hawkey, Christopher J., Ralston, Stuart, Walters, Matthew, Webster, John, McMurray, John, Ruiz, Fernando Perez and Jennings, Claudine G.. (2014). Protocol of the Febuxostat versus Allopurinol Streamlined Trial (FAST): A large prospective, randomised, open, blinded endpoint study comparing the cardiovascular safety of allopurinol and febuxostat in the management of symptomatic hyperuricaemia. BMJ Open. 4(7), pp. 1 - 7. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005354

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The Dutch Obesity Intervention in Teenagers (DOiT) cluster controlled implementation trial: Intervention effects and mediators and moderators of adiposity and energy balance-related behaviours
van Nassau, Femke, Singh, Amika S., Cerin, Ester, Salmon, Jo, van Mechelen, Willem, Brug, Johannes and Chinapaw, Mai J. M.. (2014). The Dutch Obesity Intervention in Teenagers (DOiT) cluster controlled implementation trial: Intervention effects and mediators and moderators of adiposity and energy balance-related behaviours. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 11(1), pp. 1 - 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-014-0158-0

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Air pollution and respiratory infections during early childhood: An analysis of 10 European birth cohorts within the ESCAPE project
MacIntyre, Elaina A., Gehring, Ulrike, Mölter, Anna, Fuertes, Elaine, Klümper, Claudia, Krämer, Ursula, Quass, Ulrich, Hoffmann, Barbara, Gascon, Mireia, Brunekreef, Bert, Koppelman, Gerard H., Beelen, Rob, Hoek, Gerard, Birk, Matthias, de Jongste, Johan C., Smit, H. A., Cyrys, Josef, Gruzieva, Olena, Korek, Michal, ... Heinrich, Joachim. (2014). Air pollution and respiratory infections during early childhood: An analysis of 10 European birth cohorts within the ESCAPE project. Environmental Health Perspectives. 122(1), pp. 107 - 113. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1306755

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Access to urban green spaces and behavioural problems in children: Results from the GINIplus and LISAplus studies
Markevych, Iana, Tiesler, Carla M. T., Fuertes, Elaine, Romanos, Marcel, Dadvand, Payam, Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J., Berdel, Dietrich, Koletzko, Sibylle and Heinrich, Joachim. (2014). Access to urban green spaces and behavioural problems in children: Results from the GINIplus and LISAplus studies. Environment International. 71, pp. 29 - 35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2014.06.002

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The Rothmund-Thomson syndrome helicase RECQL4 is essential for hematopoiesis
Smeets, Monique F., DeLuca, Elisabetta, Wall, Meaghan, Quach, Julie M., Chalk, Alistair M., Deans, Andrew J., Heierhorst, Jörg, Purton, Louise E., Izon, David J. and Walkley, Carl R.. (2014). The Rothmund-Thomson syndrome helicase RECQL4 is essential for hematopoiesis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 124(8), pp. 3551 - 3565. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI75334

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Exposure to brominated trihalomethanes in water during pregnancy and micronuclei frequency in maternal and cord blood lymphocytes
Stayner, Leslie Thomas, Pedersen, Marie, Patelarou, Evridiki, Decordier, Ilse, Vande Loock, Kim, Chatzi, Leda, Espinosa, Ana, Fthenou, Eleni, Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J., Gracia-Lavedan, Esther, Stephanou, Euripides G., Kirsch-Volders, Micheline and Kogevinas, Manolis. (2014). Exposure to brominated trihalomethanes in water during pregnancy and micronuclei frequency in maternal and cord blood lymphocytes. Environmental Health Perspectives. 122(1), pp. 100 - 106. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1206434

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Ramping up the signal: Promoting endurance training adaptation in skeletal muscle by nutritional manipulation
Hawley, John Alan and Morton, James. (2014). Ramping up the signal: Promoting endurance training adaptation in skeletal muscle by nutritional manipulation. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology & Physiology. 41(8), pp. 608 - 613. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1681.12246

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ATP sensitive bi-quinoline activator of the AMP-activated protein kinase
Scott, John, Oakhill, Jonathan, Ling, Naomi, Langendorf, Christopher, Foitzik, Richard, Kemp, Bruce and Issinger, Olaf-Georg. (2014). ATP sensitive bi-quinoline activator of the AMP-activated protein kinase. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 443(2), pp. 435 - 440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.11.130

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High-sensitivity troponin I for risk assessment in patients with atrial fibrillation: Insights from the apixaban for reduction in stroke and other thromboembolic events in atrial fibrillation (ARISTOTLE) trial
Hijazi, Ziad M., Siegbahn, Agneta, Andersson, Ulrika, Granger, Christopher B., Alexander, John H., Atar, Dan, Gersh, Bernard J., Mohan, Puneet, Harjola, Veli-Pekka, Horowitz, John, Husted, Steen, Hylek, Elaine, Lopes, Renato D., McMurray, John and Wallentin, Lars. (2014). High-sensitivity troponin I for risk assessment in patients with atrial fibrillation: Insights from the apixaban for reduction in stroke and other thromboembolic events in atrial fibrillation (ARISTOTLE) trial. Circulation. 129(6), pp. 625 - 634. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.006286

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Effect of spironolactone on 30-day death and heart failure rehospitalization (from the COACH study)
Maisel, Alan, Xue, Yang, van Veldhuisen, Dirk, Voors, Adriaan, Jaarsma, Tiny, Pang, Peter, Butler, Javed, Pitt, Bertram, Clopton, Paul and de Boer, Rudolf. (2014). Effect of spironolactone on 30-day death and heart failure rehospitalization (from the COACH study). The American Journal of Cardiology. 114(5), pp. 737 - 742. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.05.062

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Thyroid-stimulating hormone and clinical outcomes: The CORONA trial (controlled rosuvastatin multinational study in heart failure)
Perez, Ana Cristina, Jhund, Pardeep S., Stott, David S., Gullestad, Lars, Cleland, John G. F., van Veldhuisen, Dirk J., Wikstrand, John, Kjekshus, John and McMurray, John. (2014). Thyroid-stimulating hormone and clinical outcomes: The CORONA trial (controlled rosuvastatin multinational study in heart failure). JACC: Heart Failure. 2(1), pp. 35 - 40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2013.07.008

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Effect of resistance-type exercise training with or without protein supplementation on cognitive functioning in frail and pre-frail elderly: Secondary analysis of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Van De Rest, Ondine, Van Der Zwalu, Nikita L., Tieland, Michael, Adam, Jos J., Hiddink, Gert Jan, Van Loon, Luc J.C. and de Groot, Lisette C. P. G. M.. (2014). Effect of resistance-type exercise training with or without protein supplementation on cognitive functioning in frail and pre-frail elderly: Secondary analysis of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 136-137, pp. 85 - 93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mad.2013.12.005

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Is there a need for protein ingestion during exercise?
van Loon, Luc J. C.. (2014). Is there a need for protein ingestion during exercise? Sports Medicine. 44(Supplement 1), pp. 105 - 111. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-014-0156-z

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High-resolution in vivo imaging of bone and joints: a window to microarchitecture
Geusens, P., Geusens, P., Chapurlat, Roland D., Chapurlat, Roland D., Schett, G., Ghasem-Zadeh, Ali, Ghasem-Zadeh, Ali, Seeman, Ego, De Jong, J. and Van Den Bergh, J.. (2014). High-resolution in vivo imaging of bone and joints: a window to microarchitecture. Nature Reviews Rheumatology. 10(5), pp. 304 - 313. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrrheum.2014.23

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Impact of femoral neck and lumbar spine BMD discordances on FRAX probabilities in women: A meta-analysis of international cohorts
Johansson, H., Kanis, J. A., Oden, A., Leslie, W. D., Fujiwara, S., Glüer, C. C., Kröger, H., LaCroix, A. Z., Lau, E., Melton, L. J., Eisman, J. A., O'Neill, T. W., Goltzman, D., Reid, D. M. and McCloskey, E.. (2014). Impact of femoral neck and lumbar spine BMD discordances on FRAX probabilities in women: A meta-analysis of international cohorts. Calcified Tissue International. 95(5), pp. 428 - 435. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00223-014-9911-2

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The influence of proximity to city parks on blood pressure in early pregnancy
Grazuleviciene, Regina, Dedele, Audrius, Danileviciute, Asta, Vencloviene, Jone, Grazulevicius, Tomas, Andrusaityte, Sandra, Uzdanaviciute, Inga and Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.. (2014). The influence of proximity to city parks on blood pressure in early pregnancy. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 11(3), pp. 2958 - 2972. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph110302958

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Impaired left atrial function in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Santos, Angela B. S., Kraigher-Krainer, Elisabeth, Gupta, Deepak K., Claggett, Brian L., Zile, Michael R., Pieske, Burkert, Voors, Adriaan A., Lefkowitz, Marty P., Bransford, Toni, Shi, Victor C., Packer, Milton, McMurray, John J. V., Shah, Amil M. and Solomon, Scott D.. (2014). Impaired left atrial function in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. European Journal of Heart Failure. 16(10), pp. 1096 - 1103. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.147

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Fysisk aktivitet og effekt på hjertesykdom og død
Morseth, Bente and Loechen, Maja-Lisa. (2014). Fysisk aktivitet og effekt på hjertesykdom og død. Hjerteforum. 27, pp. 26 - 32.

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20 things you didn't know about sex and heart disease
Jaarsma, Tiny and Steinke, Elaine. (2014). 20 things you didn't know about sex and heart disease. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 29(3), pp. 207 - 208. https://doi.org/10.1097/JCN.0000000000000119

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A systematic approach to chronic heart failure care: A consensus statement
Page, Karen, Marwick, Thomas, Lee, Rebecca, Grenfell, Robert, Abhayaratna, Walter, Aggarwal, Anu, Briffa, Tom, Cameron, Janette, Davidson, Patricia and Driscoll, Andrea. (2014). A systematic approach to chronic heart failure care: A consensus statement. Medical Journal of Australia. 201(3), pp. 146 - 150. https://doi.org/10.5694/mja14.00032

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The Quality Function Measure: Reliability and discriminant validity of a new measure of quality of gross motor movement in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy
Wright, Fiona, Rosenbaum, Peter, Fehlings, Darcy, Mesterman, Ronit, Breuer, Ute and Kim, Marie. (2014). The Quality Function Measure: Reliability and discriminant validity of a new measure of quality of gross motor movement in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. 56(8), pp. 770 - 778. https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.12453

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The obesity paradox in heart failure patients with preserved versus reduced ejection fraction: A meta-analysis of individual patient data
Padwal, R., McAlister, Finlay A., McMurray, John J.V., Cowie, M. R., Rich, Michael W., Pocock, Stuart J., Swedberg, Karl, Maggioni, Aldo Pietro, Gamble, Greg D., Ariti, Cono A., Earle, Nikki, Whalley, Gillian A., Poppe, Katrina K., Doughty, Robert N. and Bayes-Genis, Antoni. (2014). The obesity paradox in heart failure patients with preserved versus reduced ejection fraction: A meta-analysis of individual patient data. International Journal of Obesity. 38, pp. 1110 - 1114. https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2013.203

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Outdoor fungi and child asthma health service attendances
Tham, Rachel, Dharmage, Shyamali C., Taylor, Philip E., Katelaris, Constance H., Vicendese, Don, Abramson, Michael J. and Erbas, Bircan. (2014). Outdoor fungi and child asthma health service attendances. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 25(5), pp. 439 - 449. https://doi.org/10.1111/pai.12257

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Associations between personal exposure to air pollutants and lung function tests and cardiovascular indices among children with asthma living near an industrial complex and petroleum refineries
Smargiassi, Audrey, Goldberg, Mark S., Wheeler, Amanda J., Plante, Céline, Valois, Marie-France, Mallach, Gary, Kauri, Lisa Marie, Shutt, Robin, Bartlett, Susan, Raphoz, Marie and Liu, Ling. (2014). Associations between personal exposure to air pollutants and lung function tests and cardiovascular indices among children with asthma living near an industrial complex and petroleum refineries. Environmental Research. 132, pp. 38 - 45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2014.03.030

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Green spaces and adverse pregnancy outcomes
Agay-Shay, Keren, Peled, Ammatzia, Crespo, Antonia Valentín, Peretz, Chava, Amitai, Yona, Linn, Shai, Friger, Michael and Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.. (2014). Green spaces and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 71(8), pp. 562 - 569. https://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2013-101961

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More rigorous protocol adherence to intensive structured management improves blood pressure control in primary care : results from the Valsartan Intensified Primary care Reduction of Blood Pressure study
Stewart, Simon, Stocks, Nigel, Burrell, Louise, de Looze, Ferdinandus, Esterman, Adrian, Harris, Mark, Hung, Joseph, Swemmer, Carla, Kurstjens, Nicol and Jennings, Garry. (2014). More rigorous protocol adherence to intensive structured management improves blood pressure control in primary care : results from the Valsartan Intensified Primary care Reduction of Blood Pressure study. Journal of Hypertension. 32(6), pp. 1342 - 1350. https://doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0000000000000180

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The Quality Function Measure : Reliability and discriminant validity of a new measure of quality of gross motor movement in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy
Wright, Fiona, Rosenbaum, Peter, Fehlings, Darcy, Mesterman, Ronit, Breuer, Ute and Kim, Marie. (2014). The Quality Function Measure : Reliability and discriminant validity of a new measure of quality of gross motor movement in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. 56(8), pp. 770 - 778. https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.12453

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Employers and doctors need to recognise and respond to the health hazards of too much sedentary time
Straker, Leon, Healy, Genevieve N., Atherton, Rohan and Dunstan, David Wayne. (2014). Employers and doctors need to recognise and respond to the health hazards of too much sedentary time. Medical Journal of Australia. 201(3), pp. 138 - 139. https://doi.org/10.5694/mja13.00037

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Small molecule drug A-769662 and AMP synergistically activate naive AMPK independent of upstream kinase signaling
Scott, John, Ling, Naomi, Issa, Samah, Dite, Toby, O'Brien, Matthew, Chen, Zhi-Ping, Galic, Sandra, Langendorf, Christopher, Steinberg, Gregory, Kemp, Bruce and Oakhill, Jonathan. (2014). Small molecule drug A-769662 and AMP synergistically activate naive AMPK independent of upstream kinase signaling. Chemistry and Biology. 21(5), pp. 619 - 627. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chembiol.2014.03.006

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Motivational counseling to reduce sitting time a community-based randomized controlled trial in adults
Aadahl, Mette, Linneberg, Allan, Møller, Trine, Rosenørn, Solveig, Dunstan, David, Witte, Daniel and Jørgensen, Torben. (2014). Motivational counseling to reduce sitting time a community-based randomized controlled trial in adults. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 47(5), pp. 576 - 586. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2014.06.020

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Retinopathy and clinical outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, and anemia
Bello, Natalie A., Pfeffer, Marc A., Skali, Hicham, McGill, Janet B., Rossert, Jerome, Olson, Kurt A., Weinrauch, Larry, Cooper, Mark E., de Zeeuw, Dick, Rossing, Peter, McMurray, John J. V. and Solomon, Scott D.. (2014). Retinopathy and clinical outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, and anemia. BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care. 2(1), pp. 1 - 8. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2013-000011

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Romosozumab in postmenopausal women with low bone mineral density
McClung, Michael R., Grauer, Andreas, Boonen, Steven and Bolognese, Michael A.. (2014). Romosozumab in postmenopausal women with low bone mineral density. New England Journal of Medicine. 370(5), pp. 412 - 420. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1305224

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A reference case for economic evaluations in osteoarthritis: An expert consensus article from the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO)
Hiligsmann, Mickaël, Cooper, Cyrus, Guillemin, Francis, Hochberg, Marc C., Tugwell, Peter, Arden, Nigel, Berenbaum, Francis, Boers, Maarten, Boonen, Annelies, Branco, Jaime C., Maria-Luisa, Brandi, Bruyère, Olivier, Gasparik, Andrea Ildiko, Kanis, John A., Kvien, Tore K., Martel-Pelletier, Johanne, Pelletier, Jean-Pierre, Pinedo-Villanueva, Rafael, Pinto, Daniel, ... Reginster, Jean-Yves. (2014). A reference case for economic evaluations in osteoarthritis: An expert consensus article from the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO). Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 44(3), pp. 271 - 282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semarthrit.2014.06.005

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Is the relationship between the built environment and physical activity moderated by perceptions of crime and safety?
Bracy, Nicole L., Millstein, Rachel A., Carlson, Jordan A., Conway, Terry L., Sallis, James F., Saelens, Brian E., Kerr, Jacqueline, Cain, Kelli L., Frank, Lawrence D. and King, Abby C.. (2014). Is the relationship between the built environment and physical activity moderated by perceptions of crime and safety? International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 11(1), pp. 1 - 13. https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-11-24

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Impact of baseline physical activity and diet behavior on metabolic syndrome in a pharmaceutical trial: Results from NAVIGATOR
Huffman, Kim M., Sun, Jie-Lena, Thomas, Laine, Bales, Connie W., Califf, Robert M., Yates, Thomas, Davies, Melanie J., Holman, Rury R., McMurray, John J. V., Bethel, M. Angelyn, Tuomilehto, Jaakko, Haffner, Steven M. and Kraus, William E.. (2014). Impact of baseline physical activity and diet behavior on metabolic syndrome in a pharmaceutical trial: Results from NAVIGATOR. Metabolism. 63(4), pp. 554 - 561. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metabol.2014.01.002

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Beetroot juice supplementation does not improve performance of elite 1500-m runners
Boorsma, Robert K., Whitfield, Jamie and Spriet, Lawrence L.. (2014). Beetroot juice supplementation does not improve performance of elite 1500-m runners. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 46(12), pp. 2326 - 2334. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000000364

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Traffic-related air pollution and congenital anomalies in Barcelona
Schembari, Anna, Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J., Salvador, Joaquin, de Nazelle, Audrey, Cirach, Marta, Dadvand, Payam, Beelen, Rob, Hoek, Gerard, Basagaña, Xavier and Vrijheid, Martine. (2014). Traffic-related air pollution and congenital anomalies in Barcelona. Environmental Health Perspectives. 122(3), pp. 317 - 323. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1306802

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Association of ambient air pollution with the prevalence and incidence of COPD
Schikowski, Tamara, Adam, Martin, Marcon, Alessandro, Cai, Yutong, Vierkötter, Andrea, Carsin, Anne-Elie, Jacquemin, Bénédicte, Al Kanani, Zaina, Beelen, Rob, Birk, Matthias, Bridevaux, Pierre-Olivier, Brunekreef, Bert, Burney, Peter, Cirach, Marta, Cyrys, Josef, de Hoogh, Kees, de Marco, Roberto, de Nazelle, Audrey, Declercq, Christophe, ... Künzli, Nino. (2014). Association of ambient air pollution with the prevalence and incidence of COPD. European Respiratory Journal. 44(3), pp. 614 - 626. https://doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00132213

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Chronic Conditions, financial burden and pharmaceutical pricing : Insights from Australian Consumers
Whitty, Jennifer, Sav, Adem, Kelly, Fiona, King, Michelle, McMillan, Sara, Kendall, Elizabeth and Wheeler, Amanda. (2014). Chronic Conditions, financial burden and pharmaceutical pricing : Insights from Australian Consumers. Australian Health Review. 38(5), pp. 589 - 595. https://doi.org/10.1071/AH13190

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