Papers published 2001-2005

Sáez M, Figueiras A, Ballester F, Pérez-Hoyos S, Ocaña R, Tobías A. 
Comparing meta-analysis and ecological-longitudinal analysis in time-series studies. A case study of the effects of air pollution on mortality in three Spanish cities. 
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2001; 55: 423-432

Campbell MJ, Julious SA, Tobías A, Peterson CK. 
Atmospheric pressure and sudden infant death syndrome in Cook County, Chicago. 
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 2001; 15: 287-289.

Downs SH, Mitakakis TZ, Marks GB, Car NG, Belousova EG, Leuppi JD, Xuan W, Downie SR, Tobías A, Peat JK. 
Clinical importance of alternaria exposure in children. 
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2001; 164: 455-459

Coll X, Law F, Tobías A, Hawton K, Tomàs J. 
Abuse and deliberate self-poisoning in women: A matched case-control study.
Child Abuse and Neglect 2001; 25: 1291-1309.

Cuadrado JI, de Pedro-Cuesta J, Ara JR, Cemillán CA, Díaz M, Duarte J, Fernández MD, Fernández O, García-López F, García-Merino A, García-Montero R, Martínez-Matos JA, Palomo F, Pardo J, Tobías A, for the Spanish GBS Epidemiological Study Group. 
Guillain-Barré syndrome in Spain, 1985-1997. Epidemiological and public health views. 
European Neurology 2001; 46: 83-91.

Tobias A, Soriano JB, Chinn S,Anto JM,Sunyer J, Burney P. 
Symptoms of asthma, bronchial responsiveness and atopy in immigrants and emigrants in Europe. 
European Respiratory Journal 2001; 18: 459-465

Tobías A, Díaz J, Saez M, Alberdi JC. 
Use of poisson regression and box-jenkins models to evaluate the short-term effects of environmental noise levels on daily emergency admissions in Madrid, Spain. 
European Journal of Epidemiology 2001; 17: 765-771.
[El Mundo]

Tobías A, Saez M.
RE: Estimating particulate matter-mortality dose-response curves and threshold levels: an analysis of daily time-series for the 20 largest US cities [letter]. 
American Journal of Epidemiology 2001; 153: 1027-1028

Sáez M, Ballester F, Barcelo MA, Perez-Hoyos S, Bellido J, Tenias JM, Ocana R, Figueiras A, Arribas F, Aragones N, Tobías A, Cirera L, Canada A. 
A combined analysis of the short-term effects of photochemical air pollutants on mortality within the EMECAM project. 
Environmental Health Perspectives 2002; 110: 221-228

Bleda MJ, Tobías A. 
Aplicación de los modelos de regresión Tobit a las variables epidemiológicas censuradas. 
Gaceta Sanitaria 2002; 16: 188-195.

Ballester F, Saez M, Perez-Hoyos S, Iniguez C, Gandarillas A, Tobías A, Bellido J, Taracido M, Arribas F, Daponte A, Alonso E, Canada A, Guillen-Grima F, Cirera L, Perez-Boillos MJ, Saurina C, Gomez F, Tenias JM. 
The EMECAM project: a multicentre study on air pollution and mortality in Spain: combined results for particulates and for sulfur dioxide. 
Occupational and Environmental Medicne 2002; 59: 300-308

Soriano JB, Tobías A, Chinn S, Antó JM, Sunyer J, Burney P. 
RE: Symptoms of asthma, bronchial responsiveness and atopy in immigrants and emigrants in Europe [letter]. 
European Respiratory Journal 2002; 19:908-981.

Thompson MJJ, Coll X, Wilkinson S, Uitenbroek D, Tobías A. 
Evaluation of a mental health service for young children: development, outcome and satisfaction. 
Child and Adolescent Mental Health 2003; 8: 68-77.

Tobías A, Sáez M, Galán I, Campbell MJ. 
Sensitivity analysis of common statistical models used to study the short term effects of air pollution on health. 
International Journal of Biometeorology 2003; 47: 227-229.

Tobías A, Galán I, Banegas JR, Aranguez E. 
Short-term effects of airborne pollen concentrations on asthma epidemic. 
Thorax 2003; 58: 708-710
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Martínez-Martín P, Benito-León J, Alonso F, Catalán MJ, Pondal M, Tobías A, Zamarbide I. 
Patients', doctors' and caregivers' assessment of disability using the UPDRS-ADL section: are these ratings interchangeable?. 
Movement Disorders 2003; 18: 985-992.

Galán I, Tobías A, Banegas JR, Aranguez E. 
Short-term effects of air pollution on daily asthma emergency room admissions in Madrid, Spain. 
European Respiratory Journal 2003; 22: 802-808

Scotto MG, Tobías A. 
Interpretando correctamente en salud pública estimaciones puntuales, intervalos de confianza y contrastes de hipótesis. 
Salud Pública de México 2003; 45: 396-401.

Díaz J, López C, Tobías A, Linares C.
Ruido y salud. 
Ecologista 2003; 38: 48-51.

Díaz J, López C, Tobías A, Linares C.
Los riesgos de vivir ruidosamente. Resultados de un estudio europeo.
Revista Interdisciplinar de Gestión Ambiental 2003; 5: 23-32.

López-Cervantes M, Torres-Sánchez L, Tobías A, López-Carrillo L. 
Dichlorodiphenyl-dichloroethane burden and breast cancer risk: a meta-analysis of the epidemiologic evidence. 
Environmental Health Perspectives 2004; 112: 207-214

Tobías A, Saez M, Galán I. 
Herramientas gráficas para el análisis descriptivo de series temporales en la investigación médica. 
Medicina Clínica 2004; 112: 701-706.

Tobías A, Galán I, Banegas JR. 
Non-linear short term effects of airborne pollen levels with allergenic capacity on asthma emergency room admissions in Madrid, Spain. 
Clinical and Experimental Allergy 2004; 34: 871-878. 
(Accesit al XII Premio de la Sociedad Española de Epidemiología al mejor artículo en investigación epidemiológica)

Cuadrado JI, de Pedro-Cuesta J, Ramón JR, Cemillán CA, Díaz M, Duarte J, Fernández MD, Fernández O, García-López F, García-Merino A, García-Montero R, Martínez-Matos JA, Palomo F, Pardo J, Tobías A.
Public health surveillance and incidence of adulthood guillain-barré syndrome in spain, 1998-1999: the view from a neurologist sentinel network. 
Neurological Sciences 2004; 25: 57-65.

Tobías A, Saez M, Kogevinas M. 
Meta-analysis of results and individual patient data in epidemiological studies. 
Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods 2004; 3: 142-151.

Martínez-Martín P, Salvador C, Menéndez-Guisasola L, González S, Tobías A, Almazán J, Chaudhuri R. 
Parkinson’s disease sleep scale: A psychometric validation study. 
Movement Disorders 2004; 19: 1226-1232.

Tobías A, Scotto MG. 
Prediction of extreme ozone levels in Barcelona, Spain. 
Environmental Monitoring & Assessment 2005; 100: 23-32.

Díaz J, García R, López C, Linares C, Tobías A, Prieto L. 
Mortality impact of extreme winter temperatures. 
International Journal of Biometeorology 2005; 49: 179-183.

Martínez-Martín P, Benito-León J, Alonso F, Catalán MJ, Pondal M, Zamarbide I, Tobías A, de Pedro J. 
Quality of life of caregivers in Parkinson's disease. 
Quality of Life Research 2005; 14: 463-472.

Galán I, Rodríguez-Artalejo F, Tobías A, Gandarillas A, Zorrilla B. 
Vigilancia de los factores de riesgo de las enfermedades no transmisibles mediante encuesta telefónica: resultados de la comunidad de Madrid en el período 1995-2003. 
Gaceta Sanitaria 2005; 19: 193-205

Galán I, Rodríguez-Artalejo F, Tobías A, Díez-Gañán L, Gandarillas A, Zorrilla B. 
Agregación de factores de riesgo ligados al comportamiento y su relación con la salud subjetiva. 
Gaceta Sanitaria 2005; 19: 370-378