L Monasta

Summary

Affiliation: University of Trieste
Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi Review of the scientific literature on the health of the Roma and Sinti in Italy
    Lorenzo Monasta
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
    Ethn Dis 22:367-71. 2012
  2. ncbi Burden of disease caused by otitis media: systematic review and global estimates
    Lorenzo Monasta
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
    PLoS ONE 7:e36226. 2012
  3. ncbi Minority health and small numbers epidemiology: a case study of living conditions and the health of children in 5 foreign Romá camps in Italy
    Lorenzo Monasta
    Unit for Health Services Research and International Health, Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
    Am J Public Health 98:2035-41. 2008
  4. ncbi Early-life determinants of overweight and obesity: a review of systematic reviews
    L Monasta
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
    Obes Rev 11:695-708. 2010
  5. ncbi Defining overweight and obesity in pre-school children: IOTF reference or WHO standard?
    L Monasta
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
    Obes Rev 12:295-300. 2011
  6. ncbi Interventions for the prevention of overweight and obesity in preschool children: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
    L Monasta
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Italy
    Obes Rev 12:e107-18. 2011
  7. ncbi Overweight and obesity in infants and pre-school children in the European Union: a review of existing data
    A Cattaneo
    Health Services Research, Epidemiology and International Health, Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, 34137 Trieste, Italy
    Obes Rev 11:389-98. 2010
  8. ncbi First trimester maternal serum PIGF, free β-hCG, PAPP-A, PP-13, uterine artery Doppler and maternal history for the prediction of preeclampsia
    G Di Lorenzo
    University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
    Placenta 33:495-501. 2012

Detail Information

Publications8

  1. ncbi Review of the scientific literature on the health of the Roma and Sinti in Italy
    Lorenzo Monasta
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
    Ethn Dis 22:367-71. 2012
    ..In Italy, the Roma and Sinti minority (.3% of the overall population) is scarcely represented if compared with other European countries...
  2. ncbi Burden of disease caused by otitis media: systematic review and global estimates
    Lorenzo Monasta
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
    PLoS ONE 7:e36226. 2012
    ..Within the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study, for the year 2005 we estimated the incidence of acute OM, chronic suppurative OM, and related hearing loss and mortality for all ages and the 21 WHO regional areas...
  3. ncbi Minority health and small numbers epidemiology: a case study of living conditions and the health of children in 5 foreign Romá camps in Italy
    Lorenzo Monasta
    Unit for Health Services Research and International Health, Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
    Am J Public Health 98:2035-41. 2008
    ..We sought to test methods for generating epidemiological evidence on health conditions of small, dispersed minority communities...
  4. ncbi Early-life determinants of overweight and obesity: a review of systematic reviews
    L Monasta
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
    Obes Rev 11:695-708. 2010
    ..Future research should focus on early-life interventions to confirm the role of protective and risk factors and to tackle the high burden obesity represents for present and future generations...
  5. ncbi Defining overweight and obesity in pre-school children: IOTF reference or WHO standard?
    L Monasta
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
    Obes Rev 12:295-300. 2011
    ..Research is urgently needed to identify, for the WHO standard, BMI cut-offs associated with an increased risk of overweight and obesity, and associated health outcomes later in life...
  6. ncbi Interventions for the prevention of overweight and obesity in preschool children: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
    L Monasta
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Italy
    Obes Rev 12:e107-18. 2011
    ..More rigorous research is needed on interventions and on social and environmental factors that could impact on lifestyle...
  7. ncbi Overweight and obesity in infants and pre-school children in the European Union: a review of existing data
    A Cattaneo
    Health Services Research, Epidemiology and International Health, Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, 34137 Trieste, Italy
    Obes Rev 11:389-98. 2010
    ..Data on overweight and obesity in pre-school children are scarce; their interpretation is difficult. Standard methods of surveillance, and research and policies on prevention and treatment, are urgently needed...
  8. ncbi First trimester maternal serum PIGF, free β-hCG, PAPP-A, PP-13, uterine artery Doppler and maternal history for the prediction of preeclampsia
    G Di Lorenzo
    University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
    Placenta 33:495-501. 2012
    ..To evaluate the detection of pregnancy hypertensive disorders by integrating maternal history, serum biomarkers and uterine artery Doppler in the first trimester...