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K. Viljoen
Researcher at University College Dublin
Publications - 16
Citations - 552
K. Viljoen is an academic researcher from University College Dublin. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cohort study & Pregnancy. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 14 publications receiving 461 citations.
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Preterm birth, infant weight gain, and childhood asthma risk : A meta-analysis of 147,000 European children
Agnes M.M. Sonnenschein-van der Voort,Lidia R. Arends,Johan C. de Jongste,Isabella Annesi-Maesano,S. Hasan Arshad,Henrique Barros,Mikel Basterrechea,Hans Bisgaard,Hans Bisgaard,Leda Chatzi,Eva Corpeleijn,Sofia Correia,Leone C A Craig,Graham Devereux,Cristian Dogaru,Miroslav Dostal,Karel Duchén,Merete Eggesbø,C. Kors van der Ent,Maria Pia Fantini,Francesco Forastiere,Urs Frey,Ulrike Gehring,Davide Gori,Anne C. van der Gugten,Wojciech Hanke,A. John Henderson,Barbara Heude,Carmen Iñiguez,Hazel Inskip,Thomas Keil,Cecily Kelleher,Manolis Kogevinas,Eskil Kreiner-Møller,Claudia E. Kuehni,Leanne K. Küpers,Kinga Lancz,Pernille Stemann Larsen,Susanne Lau,Johnny Ludvigsson,Monique Mommers,Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen,Lubica Palkovicova,Katharine C. Pike,Costanza Pizzi,Kinga Polańska,Daniela Porta,Lorenzo Richiardi,Graham Roberts,Anne Schmidt,Radim J. Sram,Jordi Sunyer,Carel Thijs,Maties Torrent,K. Viljoen,Alet H. Wijga,Martine Vrijheid,Vincent W. V. Jaddoe,Liesbeth Duijts +58 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors performed an individual participant data meta-analysis for 147,252 children of 31 birth cohort studies to determine the associations of birth and infant growth characteristics with the risks of preschool wheezing (1-4 years) and school-age asthma (5-10 years).
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Fish intake during pregnancy, fetal growth, and gestational length in 19 European birth cohort studies
Vasiliki Leventakou,Theano Roumeliotaki,David Martinez,Henrique Barros,Anne Lise Brantsæter,Maribel Casas,Marie-Aline Charles,Sylvaine Cordier,Merete Eggesbø,Manon van Eijsden,Francesco Forastiere,Ulrike Gehring,Eva Govarts,Thorhallur I. Halldorsson,Wojciech Hanke,Margaretha Haugen,Denise H. M. Heppe,Barbara Heude,Hazel Inskip,Vincent W. V. Jaddoe,Maria Jansen,Cecily Kelleher,Helle Margrete Meltzer,Franco Merletti,Carolina Moltó-Puigmartí,Monique Mommers,Mario Murcia,Andreia Oliveira,Sjúrour F. Olsen,Fabienne Pelé,Kinga Polańska,Daniela Porta,Lorenzo Richiardi,Siân M Robinson,Hein Stigum,Marin Strøm,Jordi Sunyer,Carel Thijs,K. Viljoen,Tanja G. M. Vrijkotte,Alet H. Wijga,Manolis Kogevinas,Martine Vrijheid,Leda Chatzi +43 more
TL;DR: This large, international study indicates that moderate fish intake during pregnancy is associated with lower risk of preterm birth and a small but significant increase in birth weight.
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Fish Intake in Pregnancy and Child Growth: A Pooled Analysis of 15 European and US Birth Cohorts.
Nikos Stratakis,Theano Roumeliotaki,Emily Oken,Henrique Barros,Mikel Basterrechea,Marie-Aline Charles,Merete Eggesbø,Francesco Forastiere,Romy Gaillard,Ulrike Gehring,Eva Govarts,Wojciech Hanke,Barbara Heude,Barbara Heude,Nina Iszatt,Vincent W. V. Jaddoe,Cecily Kelleher,Monique Mommers,Mario Murcia,Andreia Oliveira,Costanza Pizzi,Kinga Polańska,Daniela Porta,Lorenzo Richiardi,Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman,Greet Schoeters,Jordi Sunyer,Carel Thijs,K. Viljoen,Martine Vrijheid,Tanja G. M. Vrijkotte,Alet H. Wijga,Maurice P. Zeegers,Manolis Kogevinas,Leda Chatzi +34 more
TL;DR: High maternal fish intake during pregnancy was associated with increased risk of rapid growth in infancy and childhood obesity, in line with the fish intake limit proposed by the US Food and Drug Administration and Environmental Protection Agency.
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Mode of Delivery and Asthma at School Age in 9 European Birth Cohorts.
Franca Rusconi,Daniela Zugna,Isabella Annesi-Maesano,Nour Baïz,Henrique Barros,Sofia Correia,Liesbeth Duijts,Francesco Forastiere,Hazel Inskip,Cecily Kelleher,Pernille Stemann Larsen,Monique Mommers,Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen,John Penders,Katharine C. Pike,Daniela Porta,Agnes M.M. Sonnenschein-van der Voort,Jordi Sunyer,Maties Torrent,K. Viljoen,Martine Vrijheid,Lorenzo Richiardi,Claudia Galassi +22 more
TL;DR: The increased risk of asthma associated with elective cesarean delivery, especially among children born at term, is relevant in counteracting the increasing use of this procedure, which is often performed without a clear medical indication.
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Longitudinal follow-up of the relationship between dietary intake and growth and development in the Lifeways cross-generation cohort study 2001-2013.
Cecily Kelleher,K. Viljoen,H. Khalil,R. Somerville,John T. O'Brien,A. Shrivastava,Celine Murrin +6 more
TL;DR: Empirical evidence to date shows consistent familial and cross-generational patterns, particularly in the maternal line, in the Lifeways cross-generation cohort study in the Republic of Ireland.