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Laura Ellen Birks
Researcher at Carlos III Health Institute
Publications - 13
Citations - 357
Laura Ellen Birks is an academic researcher from Carlos III Health Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pregnancy & Population. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 13 publications receiving 195 citations. Previous affiliations of Laura Ellen Birks include Barcelona Biomedical Research Park & Pompeu Fabra University.
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Occupational Exposure to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Birth Weight and Length of Gestation: A European Meta-Analysis.
Laura Ellen Birks,Maribel Casas,Ana M. García,Ana M. García,Jan Alexander,Henrique Barros,Anna Bergström,Jens Peter Bonde,Alex Burdorf,Nathalie Costet,Asta Danileviciute,Merete Eggesbø,Mariana F. Fernández,Mariana F. Fernández,M. Carmen González-Galarzo,Regina Gražulevičienė,Wojciech Hanke,Vincent W. V. Jaddoe,Manolis Kogevinas,Inger Kull,Inger Kull,Aitana Lertxundi,Vasiliki Melaki,Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen,Nicolás Olea,Nicolás Olea,Kinga Polańska,Franca Rusconi,Loreto Santa-Marina,Loreto Santa-Marina,Ana Cristina Santos,Tanja G. M. Vrijkotte,Daniela Zugna,Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen,Sylvaine Cordier,Martine Vrijheid +35 more
TL;DR: Results from this large population-based birth cohort design indicate that employment during pregnancy in occupations classified as possibly or probably exposed to EDCs was associated with an increased risk of term LBW.
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Spatial and temporal variability of personal environmental exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields in children in Europe.
Laura Ellen Birks,Benjamin Struchen,Marloes Eeftens,Luuk van Wel,Anke Huss,Peter Gajšek,Leeka Kheifets,Mara Gallastegi,Albert Dalmau-Bueno,Marisa Estarlich,Mariana F. Fernandez,Inger Kristine Meder,Amparo Ferrero,Ana Jiménez-Zabala,Maties Torrent,Tanja G. M. Vrijkotte,Elisabeth Cardis,Jørn Olsen,Blaž Valič,Roel Vermeulen,Martine Vrijheid,Martin Röösli,Mònica Guxens +22 more
TL;DR: The largest contributors to total personal environmental RF-EMF exposure were downlink and broadcast, and these exposures showed high repeatability, and urbanicity and mobile phone use were the most important determinants of total exposure.
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HBM4EU combines and harmonises human biomonitoring data across the EU, building on existing capacity - The HBM4EU survey.
Liese Gilles,Eva Govarts,Loïc Rambaud,Nina Vogel,Argelia Castaño,Marta Esteban López,Laura Rodriguez Martin,Gudrun Koppen,Sylvie Remy,Martine Vrijheid,Parisa Montazeri,Laura Ellen Birks,Ovnair Sepai,Lorraine Stewart,Ulrike Fiddicke,Ilse Loots,Lisbeth E. Knudsen,Marike Kolossa-Gehring,Greet Schoeters +18 more
TL;DR: As part of the Human Biomonitoring for Europe (HBM4EU) initiative, a survey was conducted in 21 countries in Europe as discussed by the authors, with a total of 9493 participants (3151 children, 2953 teenagers and 3389 young adults).
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Maternal cell phone use during pregnancy and child behavioral problems in five birth cohorts.
Laura Ellen Birks,Laura Ellen Birks,Mònica Guxens,Eleni Papadopoulou,Jan Alexander,F Ballester,Marisa Estarlich,Mara Gallastegi,Mina Ha,Margaretha Haugen,Anke Huss,Leeka Kheifets,Hyungryul Lim,Jørn Olsen,Loreto Santa-Marina,Madhuri Sudan,Roel Vermeulen,Tanja G. M. Vrijkotte,Elisabeth Cardis,Martine Vrijheid +19 more
TL;DR: Maternal cell phone use during pregnancy may be associated with an increased risk for behavioral problems, particularly hyperactivity/inattention problems, in the offspring.
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Personal exposure to radio-frequency electromagnetic fields in Europe: Is there a generation gap?
Marloes Eeftens,Benjamin Struchen,Laura Ellen Birks,Elisabeth Cardis,Marisa Estarlich,Mariana F. Fernández,Peter Gajšek,Mara Gallastegi,Anke Huss,Leeka Kheifets,Inger Kristine Meder,Jørn Olsen,Maties Torrent,Tomaž Trček,Blaž Valič,Roel Vermeulen,Martine Vrijheid,Luuk van Wel,Mònica Guxens,Martin Röösli +19 more
TL;DR: The generation gap between children and their parents is mostly evident in uplink exposure, due to more and longer uplink and cordless phone calls among parents, and their tendency to spend slightly more time in activities with higher environmental RF-EMF exposure, such as travel.