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  1. Getting them through the door: Social and behavioral determinants of uptake and engagement in an obesity intervention

    Article • Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, January 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  2. A genome-wide association study of total child psychiatric problems scores

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2022, PLOS

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  3. Fitness, Food, and Biomarkers: Characterizing Body Composition in 19,634 Early Adolescents

    Article • Nutrients, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  4. Burden of non-communicable diseases among adolescents aged 10–24 years in the EU, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, March 2022, Elsevier

    Joao Conde, Professor Alina Rodriguez, Sandra Barteit, Professor Stefan Lorkowski

  5. The link between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and obesity-related traits: genetic and prenatal explanations

    Article • Translational Psychiatry, September 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  6. Sleep Duration and Waking Activities in Relation to the National Sleep Foundation’s Recommendations: An Analysis of US Population Sleep Patterns from 2015 to 2017

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  7. Effects of cognitive behavioural therapy on insomnia in adults with tinnitus: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

    Article • Sleep Medicine Reviews, April 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  8. Las redes de apoyo en el contexto educativo escolar, familiar y comunitario: debate imprescindible para las prácticas educativas inclusivas

    Article • Revista Científica Ciencia y Tecnología, July 2020, Universidad Tecnologica Empresarial de Guayaquil

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  9. A genome-wide association study of total child psychiatric problems scores

    Article • June 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  10. Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017

    Article • Nature Medicine, April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Zelalem Alamrew Anteneh, Baye Dagnew, Turki Alanzi, Dr Garumma TOLU FEYISSA, Dr Senthilkumar Balakrishnan, Prof. Maciej Banach, Tommi Vasankari, Mr. Habtamu Kebebe Kasaye, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr Shariful Islam, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Bereket Duko , Professor Alina Rodriguez, Prof Joel Msafiri Francis, Dr Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Dr Fakher Rahim, Mr. Anemaw A. Asrat, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Mr Nejimu Biza Zepro, Professor ORISH EBERE ORSAKWE, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Dr/ Adj Prof Vijay Kumar Chattu, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA

  11. Family Income Gradients in Adolescent Obesity, Overweight and Adiposity Persist in Extremely Deprived and Extremely Affluent Neighbourhoods but Not in Middle-Class Neighbourhoods: Evidence from the UK Millennium Cohort Study

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, January 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  12. GWAS on longitudinal growth traits reveals different genetic factors influencing infant, child, and adult BMI

    Article • Science Advances, September 2019, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Ulla Sovio, Prof. John W Holloway, Professor Alina Rodriguez

  13. DNA methylation links prenatal smoking exposure to later life health outcomes in offspring

    Article • Clinical Epigenetics, July 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. John W Holloway, Professor Alina Rodriguez

  14. Antenatal corticosteroid therapy (ACT) and size at birth: A population-based analysis using the Finnish Medical Birth Register

    Article • PLoS Medicine, February 2019, PLOS

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  15. DNA methylation links prenatal smoking exposure to later life health outcomes in offspring

    Article • October 2018, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  16. Smoking prevalence and attributable disease burden in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Article • The Lancet, May 2017, Elsevier

    Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Dr Wayne Gao, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Jasvinder A. Singh, Professor Alina Rodriguez, Rajaa Al-Raddadi

  17. Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Article • The Lancet, October 2016, Elsevier

    Professor David M. Pereira, Dr marek majdan, Dr Amador Goodridge, Dr Francis A Mhimbira, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Dr Samer Hamidi, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Professor Amanda G Thrift, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Jasvinder A. Singh, Tommi Vasankari, Andrew T. Olagunju, Professor Alina Rodriguez, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Dr/ Adj Prof Vijay Kumar Chattu

  18. Guidelines for identification and treatment of individuals with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and associated fetal alcohol spectrum disorders based upon expert consensus

    Article • BMC Psychiatry, September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  19. Measuring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: a baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Article • The Lancet, September 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Zahid A Butt, Professor David M. Pereira, Dr marek majdan, Dr Amador Goodridge, Dr Francis A Mhimbira, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Dr Samer Hamidi, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Professor Amanda G Thrift, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Jasvinder A. Singh, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Alina Rodriguez, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Rajaa Al-Raddadi

  20. Evidence for three genetic loci involved in both anorexia nervosa risk and variation of body mass index

    Article • Molecular Psychiatry, May 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Alexander P Maxwell, Prof. John W Holloway, Professor Alina Rodriguez

  21. Global and National Burden of Diseases and Injuries Among Children and Adolescents Between 1990 and 2013

    Article • JAMA Pediatrics, March 2016, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Professor David M. Pereira, Dr marek majdan, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Alina Rodriguez, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya

  22. Beverage intake and obesity in early childhood: evidence form primary health care clients in Northwest Argentina

    Article • Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, December 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  23. Changes in health in England, with analysis by English regions and areas of deprivation, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Article • The Lancet, December 2015, Elsevier

    Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Dr Mark A Green, Professor Alina Rodriguez

  24. 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60692-4

    Article • The Lancet, December 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Lorenzo Monasta, Professor David M. Pereira, Dr Francis A Mhimbira, Nadine Steckling, Dr marek majdan, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Professor Amanda G Thrift, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Ione Schneider, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Jasvinder A. Singh, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Alina Rodriguez, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya

  25. Slip of the tongue: Implications for evolution and language development

    Article • Cognition, August 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  26. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Article • The Lancet, August 2015, Elsevier

    Professor David M. Pereira, Dr Farshad Pourmalek, Dr Francis A Mhimbira, Dr marek majdan, Nadine Steckling, prof alberto ortiz , Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Professor Amanda G Thrift, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Jasvinder A. Singh, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Alina Rodriguez

  27. A genome-wide approach to children's aggressive behavior:The EAGLE consortium

    Article • American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics, June 2015, Wiley

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  28. Global, regional, and national age–sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Article • The Lancet, January 2015, Elsevier

    Mr Heresh Amini, Professor David M. Pereira, Dr Francis A Mhimbira, Dr Farshad Pourmalek, Dr marek majdan, prof alberto ortiz , Dr Arindam Basu, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Professor Amanda G Thrift, Hiroshi Yatsuya, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Jasvinder A. Singh, Tommi Vasankari, Professor Alina Rodriguez, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor ORISH EBERE ORSAKWE

  29. A novel common variant in DCST2 is associated with length in early life and height in adulthood

    Article • Human Molecular Genetics, October 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. John W Holloway, Professor Alina Rodriguez, Adnan Custovic

  30. Common variation near ROBO2 is associated with expressive vocabulary in infancy

    Article • Nature Communications, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Craig Edward Pennell, Professor Alina Rodriguez

  31. Different Risk Factors Between Disruptive Behavior Disorders and ADHD in Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986

    Article • Journal of Attention Disorders, July 2014, SAGE Publications

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  32. Prevalence of purging at age 16 and associations with negative outcomes among girls in three community-based cohorts

    Article • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, June 2014, Wiley

    Francesca Solmi, Professor Alina Rodriguez

  33. Multiple Measures of Adiposity Are Associated with Mean Leukocyte Telomere Length in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2014, PLOS

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  34. Infant locomotive development and its association with adult blood pressure

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ulla Sovio, Professor Alina Rodriguez

  35. Genome-wide association study of sexual maturation in males and females highlights a role for body mass and menarche loci in male puberty

    Article • Human Molecular Genetics, April 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. John W Holloway, Professor Alina Rodriguez

  36. Childhood Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms Are Risk Factors for Obesity and Physical Inactivity in Adolescence

    Article • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, April 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  37. Prenatal Glucocorticoid Treatment and Later Mental Health in Children and Adolescents

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2013, PLOS

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  38. Maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index and offspring attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a population-based cohort study using a sibling-comparison design

    Article • International Journal of Epidemiology, September 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  39. Physical activity and obesity mediate the association between childhood motor function and adolescents’ academic achievement

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, December 2012, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  40. Comorbidity of disruptive behavioral disorders and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder—Indicator of severity in problematic behavior?

    Article • Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, November 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  41. Placental Size Is Associated with Mental Health in Children and Adolescents

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2012, PLOS

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  42. The Interplay of Variants Near LEKR and CCNL1 and Social Stress in Relation to Birth Size

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2012, PLOS

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  43. Common variants at 6q22 and 17q21 are associated with intracranial volume

    Article • Nature Genetics, April 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Dorret I Boomsma, Dr Stefan Ropele, Prof. John W Holloway, Professor Alina Rodriguez

  44. Common variants at 12q15 and 12q24 are associated with infant head circumference

    Article • Nature Genetics, April 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Dorret I Boomsma, Dr Stefan Ropele, Prof. John W Holloway, Jari Lahti, Professor Alina Rodriguez

  45. Prenatal exposure to maternal obesity leads to hyperactivity in offspring

    Article • Molecular Psychiatry, December 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  46. Associations between pre-pregnancy obesity and asthma symptoms in adolescents

    Article • Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, August 2011, BMJ

    Dr Dexter Canoy, Professor Alina Rodriguez

  47. Is Prenatal Exposure to Maternal Obesity Linked to Child Mental Health?

    Article • January 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  48. Is maternal smoking during pregnancy a risk factor for Hyperkinetic disorder?--findings from a sibling design

    Article • International Journal of Epidemiology, November 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  49. Cognitive Functioning and Family Risk Factors in Relation to Symptom Behaviors of ADHD and ODD in Adolescents

    Article • Journal of Attention Disorders, October 2010, SAGE Publications

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  50. Does in utero exposure to synthetic glucocorticoids influence birthweight, head circumference and birth length? A systematic review of current evidence in humans

    Article • Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, August 2010, Wiley

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  51. Maternal pre-pregnancy obesity and risk for inattention and negative emotionality in children

    Article • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, February 2010, Wiley

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  52. Mixed-Handedness Is Linked to Mental Health Problems in Children and Adolescents

    Article • PEDIATRICS, February 2010, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  53. Independent Contributions of Cognitive Functioning and Social Risk Factors to Symptoms of ADHD in Two Nordic Populations-Based Cohorts

    Article • Developmental Neuropsychology, November 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Astri J Lundervold, Professor Alina Rodriguez

  54. Is prenatal alcohol exposure related to inattention and hyperactivity symptoms in children? Disentangling the effects of social adversity

    Article • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, September 2009, Wiley

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  55. Concern for privacy in relation to age during physical examination of children: an exploratory study

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, August 2009, Wiley

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  56. Impact of prenatal risk factors in attention deficit hyperactivity disorders: potential for gene–environment interactions

    Article • Psychiatry, December 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  57. Women with non-Swedish speaking background and their children: a longitudinal study of uptake of care and maternal and child health

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, December 2008, Wiley

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  58. Fetal origins of child non-right-handedness and mental health

    Article • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, September 2008, Wiley

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  59. Smoking during pregnancy and hyperactivity-inattention in the offspring--comparing results from three Nordic cohorts

    Article • International Journal of Epidemiology, February 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  60. Do inattention and hyperactivity symptoms equal scholastic impairment? evidence from three European cohorts

    Article • BMC Public Health, November 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jouko Miettunen, Professor Alina Rodriguez

  61. Maternal adiposity prior to pregnancy is associated with ADHD symptoms in offspring: evidence from three prospective pregnancy cohorts

    Article • International Journal of Obesity, October 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  62. Ethics takes time, but not that long

    Article • BMC Medical Ethics, May 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  63. Parents’ Perspectives on Research Involving Children

    Article • Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, January 2006, Uppsala Medical Society

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  64. Are maternal smoking and stress during pregnancy related to ADHD symptoms in children?

    Article • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, March 2005, Wiley

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  65. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in the Nordic countries

    Article • European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, July 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  66. Maternal Lifestyle Factors in Pregnancy Risk of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Associated Behaviors: Review of the Current Evidence

    Article • American Journal of Psychiatry, June 2003, American Psychiatric Association

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  67. Symptoms across pregnancy in relation to psychosocial and biomedical factors

    Article • Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica, March 2001, Wiley

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  68. Psychosocial predictors of smoking and exercise during pregnancy

    Article • Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, August 2000, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  69. A Longitudinal Study of Perceived Health during Pregnancy

    Article • Journal of Health Psychology, March 1999, SAGE Publications

    Professor Alina Rodriguez

  70. Influences of Witnessed Affect on Information Processing in Children

    Article • Child Development, August 1992, Wiley

    Professor Alina Rodriguez