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Major publications:

1. Jerzyńska J., Podlecka D., Polańska K., Hanke W., Stelmach I., Stelmach W.: Prenatal and postnatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and allergy symptoms in city children. Allergologia et Immunopathologia 2017; 45(1): 18-24.
2. Polańska K., Król A., Merecz-Kot D., Jurewicz J., Makowiec-Dąbrowska T., Chiarotti F., Calamandrei G., Hanke W.: Maternal stress during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental outcomes of children during the first 2 years of life. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2017; 53(3): 263-270.
3. Podlecka D., Stelmach I., Jerzyńska J., Polańska K., Janasik B., Gromadzińska J., Wąsowicz W., Hanke W., Majak P., Stelmach W.: Early childhood allergy symptoms in relation to plasma selenium in pregnant mothers. Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 2017; 118(5): 632-634.
4. Polańska K., Król A., Merecz-Kot D., Ligocka D., Mikołajewska K., Mirabella F., Chiarotti F., Calamandrei G., Hanke W.: Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure during Pregnancy and Child Neurodevelopment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2017; 14(7): art. E796.
5. Polańska K., Hanke W., Król A., Gromadzińska J., Kuraś R., Janasik B., Wąsowicz W., Mirabella F., Chiarotti F., Calamandrei G.: Micronutrients during pregnancy and child psychomotor development: Opposite effects of Zinc and Selenium. Environmental Research 2017; 158: 583-589.
6. Smejda K., Polańska K., Merecz-Kot D., Król A., Hanke W., Jerzyńska J., Stelmach W., Majak  P., Stelmach I.: Maternal stress during pregnancy and allergic diseases in children during the first two years of life. Respiratory Care 2017 doi: 10.4187/respcare.05692.
7. Birks L., Casas M., Garcia AM., Alexander J., Barros H., Bergström A., Bonde JP., Burdorf A., Costet N., Danileviciute A., Eggesbø M., Fernández MF., González-Galarzo MC.,  Gražulevičienė R., Hanke W., Jaddoe V., Kogevinas M., Kull I., Lertxundi A., Melaki V., Andersen AN., Olea N., Polańska K., Rusconi F., Santa-Marina L., Santos AC., Vrijkotte T., Zugna D., Nieuwenhuijsen M., Cordier S., Vrijheid M.: Occupational Exposure to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Birth Weight and Length of Gestation: A European Meta-Analysis Environmental Health Perspectives 2016; 124(11): 1785-1793.
8. Stratakis N., Roumeliotaki T., Oken E., Barros H., Basterrechea M., Charles MA., Eggesbø M., Forastiere F., Gaillard R., Gehring U., Govarts E., Hanke W., Heude B., Iszatt N., Jaddoe VW., Kelleher C., Mommers M., Murcia M., Oliveira A., Pizzi C., Polańska K., Porta D., Richiardi L., Rifas-Shiman SL., Schoeters G., Sunyer J., Thijs C., Viljoen K., Vrijheid M., Vrijkotte TG., Wijga AH., Zeegers MP., Kogevinas M., Chatzi L.: Fish Intake in Pregnancy and Child Growth: A Pooled Analysis of 15 European and US Birth Cohorts. JAMA Pediatrics 2016; 170(4): 381-390.
9. Polańska K., Król A., Sobala W., Gromadzińska J., Brodzka R., Calamandrei G., Chiarotti F., Wąsowicz W., Hanke W.: Selenium status during pregnancy and child psychomotor development-Polish Mother and Child Cohort study. Pediatric Research 2016; 79(6): 863-869.
10. Polańska K., Hanke W., Król A., Potocka A., Waszkowska M., Jacukowicz A., Gromadzińska J., Wąsowicz W., Jerzyńska J., Stelmach W., Stelmach I.: Polish Mother and Child Cohort Study (REPRO_PL) - Methodology of the follow-up of the children at the age of 7. International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health 2016; 29(6): 883-893.
11. Polańska K., Ligocka D., Sobala W., Hanke W.: Effect of environmental phthalate exposure on pregnancy duration and birth outcomes. International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health 2016; 29(4): 683-697.
12. Polańska K., Król A., Kałużny P., Ligocka D., Mikołajewska K., Shaheen S., Walton R., Hanke W.: Estimation of Saliva Cotinine Cut-Off Points for Active and Passive Smoking during Pregnancy-Polish Mother and Child Cohort (REPRO_PL). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2016; 13(12): art. E1216.
13. Polańska K., Muszyński P., Sobala W., Dziewirska E., Merecz-Kot D., Hanke W.: Maternal lifestyle during pregnancy and child psychomotor development - Polish Mother and Child Cohort study. Early Human Development 2015; 91(5): 317-325.
14. Stelmach I., Majak P., Jerzyńska J., Podlecka D., Stelmach W., Polańska K., Gromadzińska J., Wąsowicz W., Hanke W.: Cord serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D correlates with early childhood viral-induced wheezing. Respiratory Medicine 2015; 109(1): 38-43.
15. Polańska K., Jurewicz J, Hanke W.: Smoking and alcohol drinking during pregnancy as the risk factors for poor child neurodevelopment - A review of epidemiological studies.  International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health 2015; 28(3): 419-443.
16. Casas M., Cordier S., Martínez D., Barros H., Bonde JP., Burdorf A., Costet N., Danilevičiūtė A., dos Santos AC., Eggesbø M., Fernandez MF., Fevotte J., García AM., Gražulevičienė R., Hallner E, Hanke W., Kogevinas M., Kull I, Stemann Larsen P., Melaki V., Monfort C., Nordby KC., Nybo Andersen AM., Patelarou E., Polańska K., Richiardi L., Santa Marina L., Snijder C., Tardón A., van Eijsden M., Vrijkotte T, Zugna D., Nieuwenhuijsen M.,, Vrijheid M.: Maternal occupation during pregnancy, birth weight, and length of gestation: Combined analysis of 13 European birth cohorts.  Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health 2015; 41(4): 384-396.
17. Stelmach I., Majak P., Jerzyńska J., Podlecka D., Stelmach W., Polańska K., Ligocka D., Hanke W.: The effect of prenatal exposure to phthalates on food allergy and early eczema in inner-city children. Allergy and Asthma Proceedings 2015; 36(4): 72-78.
18. Polańska K., Dettbarn G., Jurewicz J., Sobala W, Magnus P., Seidel A., and Hanke W.: Effect of Prenatal Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Exposure on Birth Outcomes: The Polish Mother and Child Cohort Study. BioMed Research International (Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology) 2014; art. 408939.
19. Polańska K., Ligocka D., Sobala W., Hanke W.: Phthalate exposure and child development: the Polish Mother and Child Cohort Study. Early Human Development  2014; 90(9): 477-485.
20. Stelmach I., Grzelewski T., Bobrowska-Korzeniowska M., Kopka M., Majak P., Jerzyńska J., Stelmach W., Polańska K., Sobala W., Gromadzińska J., Wąsowicz W., Hanke W.: The role of zinc, copper, plasma glutathione peroxidase enzyme, and vitamins in the development of allergic diseases in early childhood: The Polish mother and child cohort study. Allergy and Asthma Proceedings 2014; 35(3): 227-232.
21. Stelmach I., Bobrowska-Korzeniowska M., Smejda K., Majak P., Jerzyńska J., Stelmach W., Polańska K., Sobala W., Krysicka J., Hanke W.: Risk factors for the development of atopic dermatitis and early wheeze. Allergy and Asthma Proceedings 2014; 35(5): 382-389.
22. Polańska K., Hanke W., Dettbarn G., Sobala W., Gromadzińska J., Magnus P., Seidel A.: The determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the urine of non-smoking Polish pregnant women. Science of the Total Environment 2014; 487: 102-109.
23. Polańska K., Jurewicz J., Marcinkiewicz A., Makowiec-Dąbrowska T., Hanke W.: Aktywność zawodowa w czasie ciąży na podstawie badania „Polska Kohorta Matka-Dziecko”. Medycyna Pracy 2014; 65(1): 65-72.
24. Sonnenschein-van der Voort A.M., Arends L.R., de Jongste J.C., Annesi-Maesano I., Arshad S.H., Barros H., Basterrechea M., Bisgaard H., Chatzi L., Corpeleijn E., Correia S., Craig L.C., Devereux G., Dogaru C., Dostal M., Duchen K., Eggesbø M., van der Ent C.K., Fantini M.P., Forastiere F., Frey U., Gehring U., Gori D., van der Gugten A.C., Hanke W., Henderson A.J., Heude B., Iñiguez C., Inskip H.M., Keil T., Kelleher C.C., Kogevinas M., Kreiner-Møller E., Kuehni C.E., Küpers L.K., Lancz K., Larsen P.S., Lau S., Ludvigsson J., Mommers M., Nybo Andersen A.M., Palkovicova L., Pike K.C., Pizzi C., Polańska K., Porta D., Richiardi L., Roberts G., Schmidt A., Sram R.J., Sunyer J., Thijs C., Torrent M., Viljoen K., Wijga A.H., Vrijheid M., Jaddoe V.W., Duijts L.: Preterm birth, infant weight gain, and childhood asthma risk: A meta-analysis of 147,000 European children. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2014; 133(5): 1317-1329.
25. Jarosińska D., Polańska K., Wojtyniak B., Hanke W.: Towards estimating the burden of disease attributable to second-hand smoke exposure in Polish children. International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health 2014; 27(1): 38-49.
26. Leventakou V., Roumeliotaki T., Martinez D., Barros H., Brantsaeter A.L., Casas M., Charles M.A., Cordier S., Eggesbø M., van Eijsden M., Forastiere F., Gehring U., Govarts E., Halldórsson T.I., Hanke W., Haugen M., Heppe D.H., Heude B., Inskip H.M., Jaddoe V.W., Jansen M., Kelleher C., Meltzer H.M., Merletti F., Moltó-Puigmartí C., Mommers M., Murcia M., Oliveira A., Olsen S.F., Pele F., Polańska K., Porta D., Richiardi L., Robinson S.M., Stigum H., Strøm M., Sunyer J., Thijs C., Viljoen K., Vrijkotte T.G., Wijga A.H., Kogevinas M., Vrijheid M., Chatzi L.: Fish intake during pregnancy, fetal growth, and gestational length in 19 European birth cohort studies. American Journal of  Clinical Nutrition 2014; 99(3): 506-516.
27. Polańska K., Hanke W.,  Sobala W., Trzcinka-Ochocka M., Ligocka D.,  Strugała-Stawik D., Magnus P.: Predictors of environmental lead exposure among pregnant women – a prospective cohort study in Poland.  Annals of  Agricultural and Environmental Medicine 2014; 21(1): 49-54.
28. Polańska K., Hanke W., Sobala W., Trzcinka-Ochocka M., Ligocka D., Brzeźnicki S., Strugała-Stawik H., Magnus P.: Developmental effects of exposures to environmental factors: The Polish Mother and Child Cohort Study. BioMed Research International (Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology) 2013;  art. 629716.
29. Stragierowicz J., Mikołajewska K., Zawadzka-Stolarz M., Polańska K., Ligocka D.: Estimation of cutoff values of cotinine in urine and saliva for pregnant women in Poland. BioMed Research International (Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology) 2013; art. 386784.
30. Polańska K., Jurewicz J., Hanke W. Review of current evidence on the impact of pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls and selected metals on attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder in children. International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health 2013; 26(1): 16-38.
31. Jurewicz J., Polańska K., Hanke W.: Exposure to widespread environmental toxicants and children's cognitive development and behavioral problems. International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health 2013; 26(2): 185-204.
32. Kozajda A., Bródka K., Sowiak M., Sobala W., Polańska K., Jurewicz J., Hanke W., Szadkowska-Stańczyk I.: Children's residential exposure to selected allergens and microbial indicators: endotoxins and (1-/3)-β-D-glucans. International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health 2013; 26(6): 870-889.
33. Vrijheid M., Casas M., Bergstrom A., Carmichael A., Cordier S., Eggesbo M., Eller E., Fantini M.P., Fernandez M.F., Fernandez-Somoano A., Gehring U., Grazuleviciene R., Hohmann C., Karvonen A.M., Keil T., Kogevinas M., Koppen G., Kramer U., Kuehni C.E., Magnus P., Majewska R., Andersen A.M., Patelarou E., Petersen M.S., Pierik F.H., Polańska K., Porta D., Richiardi L., Santos A.C., Slama R., Sram R.J., Thijs C., Tischer C., Toft G., Trnovec T., Vandentorren S., Vrijkotte T.G., Wilhelm M., Wright J., Nieuwenhuijsen M.: European birth cohorts for environmental health research. Environmental Health Perspectives 2012; 120(1): 29-37.
34. Larsen P.S., Kamper-Jorgensen M., Adamson A., Barros H., Bonde J.P., Brescianini S., Brophy S., Casas M., Devereux G., Eggesbo M., Fantini M.P., Frey U., Gehring U., Grazuleviciene R., Henriksen T.B., Hertz-Picciotto I., Heude B., Hryhorczuk D.O., Inskip H., Jaddoe V.W., Lawlor D.A., Ludvigsson J., Kelleher C., Kiess W., Koletzko B., Kuehni C.E., Kull I., Kyhl H.B., Magnus P., Momas I., Murray D., Pekkanen J., Polańska K., Porta D., Poulsen G., Richiardi L., Roeleveld N., Skovgaard A.M., Sram R.J., Strandberg-Larsen K., Thijs C., Van Eijsden M., Wright J., Vrijheid M., Andersen A.M.: Pregnancy and birth cohort resources in Europe: a large opportunity for aetiological child health research. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 2013; 27(4): 393-41Polańska K., Hanke W., Sobala W., Brzeźnicki S., Ligocka D.: Predictors of environmental exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons among pregnant women - prospective cohort study in Poland. International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health 2011; 24(1): 8-17.
35. Polańska K., Hanke W., Sobala W., Lowe J.B., Jaakkola J.J.: Predictors of smoking relapse after delivery: Prospective study in Central Poland. Maternal and Child Health Journal 2011; 15(5): 579-586.
36. Polańska K., Hanke W., Jurewicz J., Sobala W., Madsen C., Nafstad P., Magnus P.: Polish Mother and Child Cohort Study (REPRO_PL) - methodology of follow-up of the children. International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health 2011; 24(4): 391-398.
37. Polańska K., Hanke W., Sobala W., Brzeźnicki S., Ligocka D.: Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and newborn biometric indicators. International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health 2010; 23(4): 339-346.
    

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