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Publications

2025

Kou, X., Millán, M. P., Canals, J., Moreno, V. R., Renzetti, S., & Arija, V. (2025). Effects of prenatal exposure to multiple heavy metals on infant neurodevelopment: A multi-statistical approach. Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987), 367, 125647.

2025

Rojo-Marticella, M., Arija, V., & Canals-Sans, J. (2025). Effect of Probiotics on the Symptomatology of Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Pilot Study. Research on child and adolescent psychopathology, 10.

2024

Canals, J.; Morales-Hidalgo, P.; Voltas, N.; Hernández-Martínez, C. (2024). Prevalence of comorbidity of autism and ADHD and associated characteristics in school population: EPINED study. Autism Research, 17(6), 1276-1286. Epub 2024 May 2.

2024

Becerra, N., Arija, M.V., Jardí C., Riggioni, L., Bedmar, C. Canals, J: (2024). Dietary exposure to metals/metalloids and persistent organic pollutants in Spanish preschool and primary school children. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 193.

2024

Vargas-Pérez, S., Hernández-Martínez, C., Voltas, N., Morales-Hidalgo, P., Canals, J., & Arija, V. (2024). Effects of Breastfeeding on Cognitive Abilities at 4 Years Old: Cohort Study. International Journal of Early Childhood, 1-23.

2024

Cendra-Duarte, E., Canals, J., Becerra-Tomás, N., Jardí, C., Martín-Luján, F., & Arija, V. (2024). Maternal dietary patterns and offspring behavioral problems. Pediatric research, 10.1038/s41390-024-03462-3.

2024

Huguet, A., Rozario, S., Chaplin, W., McDonald, M., Wozney, L. M., Lagman Bartolome, A. M., Kronish, I. M., Purdy, A., Stinson, J. N., & McGrath, P. J. (2024). Randomized Trial of Self-Guided, Internet-Based, Cognitive Behavior Therapies for Migraine. The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques, 1–12.

2024

Cruz-Rodríguez, J., Canals-Sans, J., Hernández-Martínez, C., & Arija, V. (2024). Association between of vitamin B12 status during pregnancy and probable postpartum depression: the ECLIPSES study. Journal of reproductive and infant psychology, 1–15.

2024

Shahabi, B.;Hernández-Martínez, C.; Voltas, N.; Canals, J.; Arija, V. (2024) The Maternal Omega-3 Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Concentration in Early Pregnancy and Infant Neurodevelopment: The ECLIPSES Study. Nutrients, 16(5), 687.

2024

Piqueras, J.A., Rico-Bordera, P., López-Fernández, F.J., Canals, J., Espinosa-Fernández, L., Vivas-Fernández, M., García, L.J. ) y Equipo PROCARE. (2024). Subtipos de dificultades de salud mental y niveles de resiliencia en adolescentes españoles. Behavioral Psychology / Psicología Conductual, 32, 433-452

2024

Cendra-Duarte, E., Canals, J., Iglesias-Vázquez, L., Jardí, C., Martín-Luján, F., Arija, V. (2024). Adherence to the mediterranean diet during pregnancy and behavioural problems at 4 years of age. Maternal & Child Nutrition, e13700.

2024

Silvente Troncoso, C., Hern'ández-Mart'ínez, C., Voltas Moreso, N., Canals Sans, J., Jard'í Piñana, C., Basora Gallisà, J., & Arija Val, V. (2024). Impact of physical activity during pregnancy on infant neurodevelopment. Journal of reproductive and infant psychology, 42(4), 620–635.

2024

Iglesias-Vázquez, L.; Canals, J.; Hernández-Martínez, C.; Voltas, N.; Arija, V. (2024). Prenatal iron supplementation adjusted to maternal iron stores reduces behavioural problems in 4-year-old children. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 20(1), e13595. Epub 2023 Dec 2.

2024

Morales-Hidalgo, P., Voltas, N., & Canals, J. (2024). Self-perceived bullying victimization in pre-adolescents on the autism spectrum: EPINED study. Autism : the international journal of research and practice, 28(11), 2848–2857.

2024

Kaur. S., Morales-Hidalgo., Voltas, N., and Canals-Sans, J. (2024). Cluster analysis of teachers report for identifying symptoms of autism spectrum and/or attention deficit hyperactivity in school population: EPINED study. Autism Research.

2024

Kou, X., Becerra-Tomás, N., Canals, J., Bulló, M., & Arija, V. (2024). Association between Prenatal Dietary Toxicants and Infant Neurodevelopment: The Role of Fish. Toxics, 12(5), 338.

2024

Piqueras, J.A., Falcó, R., Rico-Bordera, P., Canals, J., Espinosa‑Fernández, L. ,Vivas‑Fernández, M.,· Garcia‑Lopez, L-J. on behalf of PROCARE team (2024). Identifying Adolescents at Risk for Emotional Disorders with Latent Profile Analysis: A Personalized, Transdiagnostic Preventive Intervention. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev.

2024

Kou, X., Canals, J., Bulló, M., Becerra-Tomás, N., Jardí, C., & Arija, V. (2024). Association of Prenatal Dietary Toxicants and Inorganic Arsenic Exposure with Children's Emotional and Behavioral Problems: ECLIPSES Study. Toxics, 12(6), 398.

2024

Cruz-Rodríguez, J.; Canals-Sans, J.; Hernández-Martínez, C.; Voltas-Moreso, N.; Arija, V. (2024). Prenatal vitamin B12 status and cognitive functioning in children at 4 years of age: The ECLIPSES Study. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 20(1), e13580.

2024

López-Fernández, F. J., Morales-Hidalgo, P., Canals, J., Marzo, J. C., García-López, L. J., & Piqueras, J. A. (2024). Psychometric Properties of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) in Spanish Adolescents. The Spanish journal of psychology, 27, e3.

2024

Voltas, N., Jardí, C., Hernández-Martínez, C., Arija, V., & Canals, J. (2024). Association between free sugars intake and early psychopathological problems. Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and community, 28(4), 760–773.

2024

El‐Bouhali‐Abdellaoui, F., Voltas, N., Morales‐Hidalgo, P., & Canals, J. (2024). Examining the Relationship Between Parental Broader Autism Phenotype Traits, Offspring Autism, and Parental Mental Health. Autism Research.

2023

Kaur, S., Morales-Hidalgo, P., Arija, V., & Canals, J. (2023). Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollutants and Attentional Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Development in Children: A Systematic Review. International journal of environmental research and public health, 20(8), 5443.

2023

Voltas, N., Morales-Hidalgo, P., Hernández-Martínez, C., & Canals-Sans, J. (2023). Self-Perceived Bullying Victimization in Pre-Adolescent Schoolchildren With ADHD. Psicothema, 35(4), 351–363.

2023

Cruz-Rodríguez, J., Díaz-López, A., Canals-Sans, J., & Arija, V. (2023). Maternal Vitamin B12 Status during Pregnancy and Early Infant Neurodevelopment: The ECLIPSES Study. Nutrients, 15(6), 1529.

2023

Rojo-Marticella, M., Arija, V., Morales-Hidalgo, P., Esteban-Figuerola, P., Voltas-Moreso, N., & Canals-Sans, J. (2023). Anthropometric status of preschoolers and elementary school children with ADHD: preliminary results from the EPINED study. Pediatric research, 94(4), 1570–1578.

2023

Garcia-Lopez, LJ., Jimenez-Vazquez, D., Muela-Martinez, JA., Piqueras, J.A., Espinosa, L., Canals-Sans, J., Vivas-Fernandez, M., Morales-Hidalgo, P. Diaz-Castela, M.M., Rivera, M. & Ehrenreich-May J. (2023). Effectiveness of a transdiagnostic indicated preventive intervention for adolescents at high risk for anxiety and depressive disorders. Current Psychology.

2023

Morales-Hidalgo, P., Voltas-Moreso, N., Hernández-Martínez, C., & Canals-Sans, J. (2023). Emotional problems in preschool and school-aged children with neurodevelopmental disorders in Spain: EPINED epidemiological project. Research in developmental disabilities, 135, 104454.

2022

Arija, V., Jardí, C., Bedmar, C., Díaz, A., Iglesias-Vázquez, L., & Canals, J. (2022). Supplementation of Infant Formula and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes: a Systematic Review. Current nutrition reports, 11(2), 283–300.

2022

Tahaei, H., Gignac, F., Pinar, A., Fernandez-Barrés, S., Romaguera, D., Vioque, J., ... & Julvez, J. (2022). Omega-3 fatty acid intake during pregnancy and child neuropsychological development: a multi-centre population-based birth cohort study in Spain. Nutrients, 14(3), 518.

2022

Iglesias-Vázquez, L., Arija, V., Aranda, N., Aglago, E. K., Cross, A. J., Schulze, M. B., ... & Jakszyn, P. (2022). Factors associated with serum ferritin levels and iron excess: results from the EPIC-EurGast study. European journal of nutrition, 61(1), 101-114.

2022

Canals-Sans, J., Esteban-Figuerola, P., Morales-Hidalgo, P., & Arija, V. (2022). Do Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Eat Differently and Less Adequately than Those with Subclinical ASD and Typical Development? EPINED Epidemiological Study. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 52(1), 361–375.

2022

Rojo-Marticella, M., Arija, V., Alda, J. Á., Morales-Hidalgo, P., Esteban-Figuerola, P., & Canals, J. (2022). Do Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Follow a Different Dietary Pattern than That of Their Control Peers?. Nutrients, 14(6), 1131.

2021

Davó-Blanes, M. C., Soares, P., Vives-Cases, C., Salcedo Bellido, I., Lobo-Escolar, E., Arribas Monzón, F., ... & Clemente Gómez, V. (2021). Opinión del alumnado de Nutrición Humana y Dietética sobre la formación de salud pública recibida durante el grado en diferentes universidades españolas.

2021

Esteban-Figuerola, P., Morales-Hidalgo, P., Arija-Val, V., & Canals-Sans, J. (2021). Are there anthropometric and body composition differences between children with autism spectrum disorder and children with typical development? Analysis by age and spectrum severity in a school population. Autism : the international journal of research and practice, 25(5), 1307–1320.

2021

Pérez-Rodrigo, C., Gianzo Citores, M., Hervás Bárbara, G., Ruiz-Litago, F., Casis Sáenz, L., Arija, V., López-Sobaler, A. M., Martínez de Victoria, E., Ortega, R. M., Partearroyo, T., Quiles-Izquierdo, J., Ribas-Barba, L., Rodríguez-Martín, A., Salvador Castell, G., Tur, J. A., Varela-Moreiras, G., Serra-Majem, L., & Aranceta-Bartrina, J. (2021). Patterns of Change in Dietary Habits and Physical Activity during Lockdown in Spain Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Nutrients, 13(2), 300.

2021

Aparicio, E., Martín-Grau, C., Hernández-Martinez, C., Voltas, N., Canals, J., & Arija, V. (2021). Changes in fatty acid levels (saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated) during pregnancy. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 21(1), 778.

2021

Iglesias-Vázquez, L., Serrat, N., Bedmar, C., Pallejà-Millán, M., & Arija, V. (2022). Prenatal folic acid supplementation and folate status in early pregnancy: ECLIPSES study. The British journal of nutrition, 128(10), 1938–1945.

2021

Soares, P., Vives-Cases, C., Clemente-Gómez, V., Ortiz-Moncada, R., Lobo-Escolar, E., Rada-Fernández de Jauregui, D., ... & Group of participants in the Fifth Meeting of University Public Health Professors of the Degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics. (2021). Professional competencies and public health content in the human nutrition and dietetics degree program: A qualitative study based on experts' consensus. Plos one, 16(1), e0246268.

2021

Voltas, N., Arija, V., Hernández-Martínez, C., Nappi, L., Cibelli, G., Basora, J., & Canals, J. (2021). Perinatal emotional states: a comparative study between two cohorts recruited in a Mediterranean environment. Women & health, 61(3), 221–234.

2021

Jardí, C., Casanova, B. D., & Arija, V. (2021). Nutrition Education Programs Aimed at African Mothers of Infant Children: A Systematic Review. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(14), 7709.

2021

Aparicio, E., Martín-Grau, C., Bedmar, C., Serrat Orus, N. S., Basora, J., Arija, V., & The Eclipses Study Group (2021). Maternal Factors Associated with Levels of Fatty Acids, Specifically n-3 PUFA during Pregnancy: ECLIPSES Study. Nutrients, 13(2), 317.

2021

Caspersen, I. H., Iglesias-Vázquez, L., Abel, M. H., Brantsæter, A. L., Arija, V., Erlund, I., & Meltzer, H. M. (2021). Iron status in mid-pregnancy and associations with interpregnancy interval, hormonal contraceptives, dietary factors and supplement use. The British journal of nutrition, 126(8), 1270–1280.

2021

Martín-Grau, C., Deulofeu, R., Serrat Orus, N., Arija, V., & On Behalf Of The Eclipses Study Group (2021). Trimester-Specific Reference Ranges for Saturated, Monounsaturated and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Serum of Pregnant Women: A Cohort Study from the ECLIPSES Group. Nutrients, 13(11), 4037.

2021

Arija, V., & Canals, J. (2021). Effect of Maternal Nutrition on Cognitive Function of Children. Nutrients, 13(5), 1644.

2021

Díaz-López, A., Paz-Graniel, I., Alonso-Sanz, R., Marqués Baldero, C., Mateos Gil, C., & Arija Val, V. (2021). Vitamin D deficiency in primary health care users at risk in Spain. Deficiencia de vitamina D en usuarios de atención primaria con riesgo en España. Nutricion hospitalaria, 38(5), 1058–1067.

2021

Julvez, J., Gignac, F., Fernández-Barrés, S., Romaguera, D., Sala-Vila, A., Ranzani, O. T., ... & Sunyer, J. (2021). Walnuts, long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, and adolescent brain development: protocol for the walnuts smart snack dietary intervention trial. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 9, 593847.

2021

Díaz-López, A., Ribot, B., Basora, J., & Arija, V. (2021). High and Low Haemoglobin Levels in Early Pregnancy Are Associated to a Higher Risk of Miscarriage: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Nutrients, 13(5), 1578.

2020

Aparicio, E., Jardí, C., Bedmar, C., Pallejà, M., Basora, J., Arija, V., & The Eclipses Study Group (2020). Nutrient Intake during Pregnancy and Post-Partum: ECLIPSES Study. Nutrients, 12(5), 1325.

2020

Tous, M., Villalobos, M., Iglesias-Vázquez, L., Fernández-Barrés, S., & Arija, V. (2020). Vitamin D status during pregnancy and offspring outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. European journal of clinical nutrition, 74(1), 36–53.

2020

Díaz-López, A., Jardí, C., Villalobos, M., Serrat, N., Basora, J., & Arija, V. (2020). Prevalence and risk factors of hypovitaminosis D in pregnant Spanish women. Scientific reports, 10(1), 15757.

2020

Díaz-López, A., Iglesias-Vázquez, L., Pallejà-Millán, M., Rey Reñones, C., Flores Mateo, G., & Arija, V. (2020). Association between Iron Status and Incident Type 2 Diabetes: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Nutrients, 12(11), 3249.

2020

Voltas, N., Canals, J., Hernández-Martínez, C., Serrat, N., Basora, J., & Arija, V. (2020). Effect of Vitamin D Status during Pregnancy on Infant Neurodevelopment: The ECLIPSES Study. Nutrients, 12(10), 3196.

2020

Iglesias-Vázquez, L., Van Ginkel Riba, G., Arija, V., & Canals, J. (2020). Composition of Gut Microbiota in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nutrients, 12(3), 792.

2020

Papandreou, C., Arija, V., Aretouli, E., Tsilidis, K. K., & Bulló, M. (2020). Comparing eating behaviours, and symptoms of depression and anxiety between Spain and Greece during the COVID-19 outbreak: Cross-sectional analysis of two different confinement strategies. European eating disorders review, 28(6), 836–846.

2011

Aranda, N., Ribot, B., Garcia, E., Viteri, F. E., & Arija, V. (2011). Pre-pregnancy iron reserves, iron supplementation during pregnancy, and birth weight. Early human development, 87(12), 791–797.

2011

Hernández-Martínez, C., Canals, J., Aranda, N., Ribot, B., Escribano, J., & Arija, V. (2011). Effects of iron deficiency on neonatal behavior at different stages of pregnancy. Early human development, 87(3), 165–169.

2011

Cabré, J. J., Ripoll, M., Hernández, J. M., Basora, J., Bejarano, F., & Arija, V. (2011). Safety during the monitoring of diabetic patients: trial teaching course on health professionals and diabetics - SEGUDIAB study. BMC public health, 11, 430.

2011

Hernández-Martínez, C., Canals Sans, J., & Fernández-Ballart, J. (2011). Parents' perceptions of their neonates and their relation to infant development. Child: care, health and development, 37(4), 484–492.

2011

Canals, J., Hernández-Martínez, C., & Fernández-Ballart, J. D. (2011). Relationships between early behavioural characteristics and temperament at 6 years. Infant behavior & development, 34(1), 152–160.

2011

Rey Reñones, C., Valdivieso López, E., & Arija, V. (2012). Publicidad encubierta de tabaco en series de producción española [Subliminal tobacco advertising in Spanish television series]. Atencion primaria, 44(10), 573–575.

2011

Cosmina Zolog, T., Jané Ballabriga, M. C., Bonillo Martín, A., Canals Sans, J., Hernandez Martinez, C., Romero Acosta, K., & Domenech Llaberia, E. (2011). Age gender and negative life events in anxiety and depression self-reports at preadolescence and early adolescence. Ansiedad estrés, 113-124.

2011

Giralt, M., Albaladejo, R., Tarro, L., Moriña, D., Arija, V., & Solà, R. (2011). A primary-school-based study to reduce prevalence of childhood obesity in Catalunya (Spain)--EDAL-Educació en alimentació: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 12, 54.

2011

Hernández-Martínez, C., Val, V. A., Murphy, M., Busquets, P. C., & Sans, J. C. (2011). Relation between positive and negative maternal emotional states and obstetrical outcomes. Women & health, 51(2), 124–135.

2011

Cosi, S., Hernández-Martínez, C., Canals, J., & Vigil-Colet, A. (2011). Impulsivity and internalizing disorders in childhood. Psychiatry research, 190(2-3), 342–347.

2011

Ribot, B., Aranda, N., & Arija, V. (2012). Efectividad de la pauta de suplementación con hierro recomendada en España a embarazadas sin anemia al inicio de la gestación. Revista española de nutrición comunitaria, 18(2), 70-6.

2011

Albacar, G., Sans, T., Martín-Santos, R., García-Esteve, L., Guillamat, R., Sanjuan, J., Cañellas, F., Gratacòs, M., Cavalle, P., Arija, V., Gaviria, A., Gutiérrez-Zotes, A., & Vilella, E. (2011). An association between plasma ferritin concentrations measured 48 h after delivery and postpartum depression. Journal of affective disorders, 131(1-3), 136–142.

2011

Canals, J., Hernández-Martínez, C., Esparó, G., & Fernández-Ballart, J. (2011). Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale as a predictor of cognitive development and IQ in full-term infants: a 6-year longitudinal study. Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992), 100(10), 1331–1337.

2011

Martin, J. C. S., Hernandez-Martinez, C., Acosta, K. R., & Domenech-Llaberia, E. (2011). Somatic complaints and symptoms of anxiety and depression in a school-based sample of preadolescents and early adolescents. Functional impairment and implications for treatment. Journal of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapies, 11(2), 191-208.

2010

Acosta, K. R., Canals, J., Hernández-Martínez, C., Balladriga, M. C. J., Viñas, F., & Domènech-Llaberia, E. (2010). Comorbilidad entre los factores de ansiedad del SCARED y la sintomatología depresiva en niños de 8-12 años. Psicothema, 22(4), 613-618.

2010

Arija, V., Ferrer-Barcala, M., Aranda, N., & Canals, J. (2010). BDNF Val66Met polymorphism, energy intake and BMI: a follow-up study in schoolchildren at risk of eating disorders. BMC public health, 10, 363.

2010

Valdivieso, E., Rey, C., Barrera, M., Arija, V., Basora, J., Marsal, J. R., & TAB_ES Study Group (2010). Factors associated with commencing smoking in 12-year-old students in Catalonia (Spain): a cross-sectional population-based study. BMC public health, 10, 665.

2010

Aranda, N., Viteri, F. E., Montserrat, C., & Arija, V. (2010). Effects of C282Y, H63D, and S65C HFE gene mutations, diet, and life-style factors on iron status in a general Mediterranean population from Tarragona, Spain. Annals of hematology, 89(8), 767–773.

2010

Cosi, S., Canals, J., Hernández-Martinez, C., & Vigil-Colet, A. (2010). Parent-child agreement in SCARED and its relationship to anxiety symptoms. Journal of anxiety disorders, 24(1), 129–133.

2010

Lorca, M. J. A., Cecilia, M. J. R., Oliver, J. G., Girona, S. G., Serra, B. R., & Val, V. A. (2010). Percepción del sistema sanitario catalán de la población marroquí. Creencias sobre salud y enfermedad. Atención primaria, 42(5), 266-272.

2010

Hernández-Martínez, C., Arija, V., Escribano, J., & Canals, J. (2010). Does maternal anxiety affect neonatal behaviour differently in boys and girls?. Early human development, 86(4), 209–211.

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