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Ferran Ballester
Researcher at University of Valencia
Publications - 264
Citations - 13935
Ferran Ballester is an academic researcher from University of Valencia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pregnancy & Population. The author has an hindex of 58, co-authored 250 publications receiving 11792 citations. Previous affiliations of Ferran Ballester include Generalitat Valenciana & Carlos III Health Institute.
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Confounding and effect modification in the short-term effects of ambient particles on total mortality: Results from 29 European cities within the APHEA2 project
Klea Katsouyanni,Giota Touloumi,Evangelia Samoli,Alexandros Gryparis,Alain Le Tertre,Yannis Monopolis,Giuseppe Rossi,Denis Zmirou,Ferran Ballester,Azedine Boumghar,Hugh Ross Anderson,Bogdan Wojtyniak,Anna Páldy,Rony Braunstein,Juha Pekkanen,Christian Schindler,Joel Schwartz +16 more
TL;DR: The results confirm those previously reported on the effects of ambient particles on mortality and show that the heterogeneity found in the effect parameters among cities reflects real effect modification, which is explained by specific city characteristics.
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Effects of Cold Weather on Mortality: Results From 15 European Cities Within the PHEWE Project
Antonis Analitis,Klea Katsouyanni,Annibale Biggeri,Michela Baccini,Bertil Forsberg,Luigi Bisanti,Ursula Kirchmayer,Ferran Ballester,Ennio Cadum,Patrick J. Goodman,Ana Hojs,Jordi Sunyer,Pekka Tiittanen,Paola Michelozzi +13 more
TL;DR: The cold effect was found to be greater in warmer (southern) cities and persisted up to 23 days, with no evidence of mortality displacement.
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Cohort Profile: The INMA—INfancia y Medio Ambiente—(Environment and Childhood) Project
Mònica Guxens,Ferran Ballester,Mercedes Espada,Mariana F. Fernández,Joan O. Grimalt,Jesús Ibarluzea,Nicolás Olea,Marisa Rebagliato,Adonina Tardón,Maties Torrent,Jesús Vioque,Martine Vrijheid,Jordi Sunyer +12 more
TL;DR: This study aims to demonstrate the efforts towards in-situ applicability of EMMARM, as to provide real-time information about infectious disease and its effects on individual patients.
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Ambient air pollution and low birthweight: a European cohort study (ESCAPE)
Marie Pedersen,Lise Giorgis-Allemand,Claire Bernard,Inmaculada Aguilera,Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen,Ferran Ballester,Rob Beelen,Leda Chatzi,Marta Cirach,Asta Danileviciute,Audrius Dedele,Manon van Eijsden,Marisa Estarlich,Ana Fernández-Somoano,Mariana F. Fernández,Francesco Forastiere,Ulrike Gehring,Regina Grazuleviciene,Olena Gruzieva,Barbara Heude,Barbara Heude,Gerard Hoek,Kees de Hoogh,Edith H. van den Hooven,Siri E. Håberg,Vincent W. V. Jaddoe,Claudia Klümper,Michal Korek,Ursula Krämer,Aitana Lerchundi,Johanna Lepeule,Johanna Lepeule,Per Nafstad,Wenche Nystad,Evridiki Patelarou,Evridiki Patelarou,Daniela Porta,Dirkje S. Postma,Ole Raaschou-Nielsen,Peter Rudnai,Jordi Sunyer,Euripides G. Stephanou,Mette Sørensen,Elisabeth Thiering,Derek Tuffnell,Mihály J. Varró,Tanja G. M. Vrijkotte,Alet H. Wijga,Michael Wilhelm,John Wright,Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen,Göran Pershagen,Göran Pershagen,Bert Brunekreef,Bert Brunekreef,Manolis Kogevinas,Rémy Slama +56 more
TL;DR: Exposure to ambient air pollutants and traffic during pregnancy is associated with restricted fetal growth and a substantial proportion of cases of low birthweight at term could be prevented in Europe if urban air pollution was reduced.
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High Temperature and Hospitalizations for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Causes in 12 European Cities
Paola Michelozzi,Gabriele Accetta,Manuela De Sario,Daniela D’Ippoliti,Claudia Marino,Michela Baccini,Annibale Biggeri,H. Ross Anderson,Klea Katsouyanni,Ferran Ballester,Luigi Bisanti,Ennio Cadum,Bertil Forsberg,Francesco Forastiere,Patrick Goodman,Ana Hojs,Ursula Kirchmayer,Sylvia Medina,Anna Páldy,Christian Schindler,Jordi Sunyer,Carlo A. Perucci +21 more
TL;DR: High temperatures have a specific impact on respiratory admissions, particularly in the elderly population, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood, as well as global warming and progressive population aging.