• closedAccess   Prenatal exposure to mercury and neuropsychological development in young children: the role of fish consumption 

      Llop, Sabrina; Ballester, Ferran; Murcia, Mario; Forns, Joan; Tardon, Adonina; Andiarena, Ainara; Vioque, Jesus; Ibarluzea, Jesus; Fernández Somoano, Ana; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Julvez, Jordi; Rebagliato, Marisa; López Espinosa, María José Oxford University Press (2016-11)
      Background: Vulnerability of the central nervous system to mercury exposure is increased during early development. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between prenatal exposure to mercury and child ...
    • closedAccess   Prenatal mercury exposure and birth outcomes 

      Murcia, Mario; Ballester, Ferran; Enning, Ashley Michel; Iñiguez, Carmen; Valvi, Damaskini; Basterretxea, Mikel; Rebagliato, Marisa; Vioque, Jesus; Maruri, Maite; Tardon, Adonina; Riaño, Isolina; Vrijheid, Martine; Llop, Sabrina Elsevier (2016-11)
      Background: Results regarding the association between mercury exposure and anthropometry at birth, gestational length and placental weight are inconsistent, as is the role of seafood intake in these asso- ciations. Objective: ...
    • openAccess   Reproducibility and validity of a food frequency questionnaire among pregnant women in a Mediterranean area 

      Vioque, Jesus; Navarrete-Muñoz, Eva María; Giménez Monzó, Daniel; Garcia de la Hera, Manuela; Granado, Fernando; Young, Ian S.; Ramón, Rosa; Ballester, Ferran; Murcia, Mario; Rebagliato, Marisa; Iñiguez, Carmen; INMA-Valencia Cohort Study BioMed Central (2013)
      Background: Studies exploring the role of diet during pregnancy are still scarce, in part due to the complexity of measuring diet and to the lack of valid instruments. The aim of this study was to examine the reproducibility ...
    • openAccess   Reproducibility and validity of a food frequency questionnaire designed to assess diet in children aged 4-5 years 

      Vioque, Jesus; Giménez Monzó, Daniel; Navarrete-Muñoz, Eva María; Garcia de la Hera, Manuela; González-Palacios, Sandra; Rebagliato, Marisa; Ballester, Ferran; Murcia, Mario; Iñiguez, Carmen; Granado, Fernando; INMA-Valencia Cohort Study Public Library of Science (2016)
      Background The food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) is the most efficient and cost-effective method to investigate the relationship between usual diet and disease in epidemiologic studies. Although FFQs have been validated ...
    • closedAccess   Second-hand smoke exposure in 4-year-old children in Spain: Sources, associated factors and urinary cotinine 

      Aurrekoetxea, J. J.; Murcia, Mario; Rebagliato, Marisa; Guxens, Mònica; Fernández Somoano, Ana; López Espinosa, María José; Lertxundi, Aitana; Castilla, Ane M.; Espada, Mercedes; Tardon, Adonina; Ballester, Ferran; SANTA MARINA, LORETO Elsevier (2016-02)
      Introduction Second-hand smoke exposure (SHS) in children remains as a major pollution problem, with important consequences for children's health. This study aimed to identify the sources of exposure to SHS among ...
    • closedAccess   Selenium status during pregnancy: Influential factors and effects on neuropsychological development among Spanish infants 

      Amorós Salvador, Rubén; Murcia, Mario; Ballester, Ferran; Broberg, Karin; Iñiguez, Carmen; Rebagliato, Marisa; Skröder, Helena; González, Llúcia; López Espinosa, María José; Llop, Sabrina Elsevier (2018)
      Selenium (Se) has been positively associated with neurodevelopment in early life. However, its margin of safety is rather narrow, and few prospective studies have evaluated its potential neurotoxic effects at intermediate ...
    • closedAccess   Synergism between exposure to mercury and use of iodine supplements on thyroid hormones in pregnant women 

      Llop, Sabrina; López Espinosa, María José; Murcia, Mario; Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar; Vioque, Jesus; Aguinagalde, Xabier; Julvez, Jordi; Aurrekoetxea, J. J.; Espada, Mercedes; SANTA MARINA, LORETO; Rebagliato, Marisa; Ballester, Ferran Elsevier (2015)
      To evaluate the association between mercury exposure and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), total triiodothyronine (TT3) and free thyroxine (FT4) levels during pregnancy as well as to explore if there is any synergic action ...
    • openAccess   The role of parental social class, education and unemployment on child cognitive development 

      González, Llúcia; Cortés-Sancho, Rosa; Murcia, Mario; Ballester, Ferran; Rebagliato, Marisa; Rodríguez-Bernal, Clara L. Sociedad Española de Salud Pública y Administración Sanitaria (2020-01)
      Objective: Assessing the association between socioeconomic gradient and cognitive development among children of a Spanish birth cohort aged 5-6 years from a gender perspective. Method: Cognitive development was assessed ...