Publications

Journals

• Garcia-Larsen V; Luczynska M; Kowalski ML; Voutilainen H; Ahlström M; Haahtela T; Toskala E; Bockelbrink A; et alLee HH; Vassilopoulou E; Papadopoulos NG; Ramalho R; Moreira A; Delgado L; Castel-Branco MG; Calder PC; Childs CE; Bakolis I; Hooper R; Burney PG; GA2LEN-WP 1.2 ‘Epidemiological and Clinical Studies’. (Jun 2011). Use of a common food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to assess dietary patterns and their relation to allergy and asthma in Europe: pilot study of the GA2LEN FFQ. Eur J Clin Nutr. 65:750-756. DOI.
• Hooper R; Heinrich J; Omenaas E; Sausenthaler S; Garcia-Larsen V; Bakolis I; Burney P. (May 2010). Dietary patterns and risk of asthma: results from three countries in European Community Respiratory Health Survey-II. Br J Nutr. 103:1354-1365. DOI.
• Garcia-Larsen V; Chinn S; Rodrigo R; Amigo H; Bustos P; Rona RJ. (1 Mar 2009). Relationship between oxidative stress-related biomarkers and antioxidant status with asthma and atopy in young adults: a population-based study. CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY. 39:379-386. Author weblink DOI.
• Garcia-Larsen, V.; Zarate, V.; Jimenez de la Jara, J.. (4 Jul 2007). Salt intake and hypertension in Chile: the need for health interventions. BMJ. Author weblink.
• García-Larsen V; Chinn S; Arts IC; Amigo H; Rona RJ. (Jun 2007). Atopy, wheeze and bronchial responsiveness in young Chilean adults. Do dietary antioxidants matter?. Allergy. 62:714-715. DOI.
• Garcia V; Arts IC; Sterne JA; Thompson RL; Shaheen SO. (Sep 2005). Dietary intake of flavonoids and asthma in adults. Eur Respir J. 26:449-452. DOI.
• Garcia V; Rona RJ; Chinn S. (Jun 2004). Effect of the choice of food composition table on nutrient estimates: a comparison between the British and American (Chilean) tables. Public Health Nutr. 7:577-583.
• Araya J; Rodrigo R; Orellana M; García V. (Mar 2003). Effects of red wine consumption on kidney FA composition. Lipids. 38:275-279.
• Garcia, V.; Bustos, P.; Amigo, H.. (2002). Food intake in indigenous and non-indigenous Chilean schoolchildren of different social vulnerability. Arch Latinoam Nutr. 52:368-74. Author weblink.
• García V; Serra I; Palma R. (Oct 1998). [Nutritional risk factors for gallstones. Epidemiological analysis]. Rev Med Chil. 126:1247-1254.

Chapters in books

• Garcia V; Bustos P. Dietary intake in Mapuche and Non-Mapuche children. In Mapuche Children: growth, nutrition and health. . Amigó H (ed); Bustos P (ed); Erazo M (ed). University of Chile (1 Jan 2001).
• Nakadaira H; Garcia V. Animal experiments for gallbladder and bile duct cancers. In Epidemiology of gallbladder and bile duct cancers. 83-89. Yamamoto M (ed); Serra I (ed); Ogoshi K (ed); Endoh K (ed). Editorial Nishimura/Gordon-Smith, London (1999).

Conferences

• Del Giacco S; Manconi PE; Firinu D; Zuddas B; Potts J; Garcia Larsen V. Prevalence of airway and allergic diseases and its association with rural environmental factors in a population from Sardinia. Annual Congress of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 16 Jun 2012 - 20 Jun 2012. (Jun 2012).
• Fonseca JA; Correia de Sousa J; Sa e Sousa A; Burnay E; Tsiligianni I; Nogueira-Silva A; Jacinto T; Pereira A; et alDemoly P; Yaman H; Garcia Larsen V; Silva B; Del Giacco S; Yawn B; Román Rodrigues M; Mascarós E; van der Molen T; Morais de Almeida M; Bousquet J. Cross-cultural adaptation of Control of Rhinitis and Asthma Test (CARAT). 2nd International Primary Care Respiratory Group Scientific Meeting, 26 May 2011 - 27 May 2011.
• Garcia-Larsen V; Luczynska M; Kowalski M; Voutilainen H; Ahlstrom M; Haahtela T; Toskala E; Bockelbrink A; et alLee HH; Vassilopoulou E; Papadopoulos NG; Ramalho R; Moreira A; Delgado L; Castel-Branco MG; Calder P; Childs CE; Bakolis I; Hooper R; Burney PG. Design of a common food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) as a standardised tool to assess dietary intake across Europe - The GA2LEN FFQ. Annual Congress of the European Academy of Clinical Allergology and Immunology, 5 Jun 2010 - 9 Jun 2010.
• Hooper R; Heinrich J; Omenaas E; Sausenthaler S; Garcia-Larsen V; Burney PG. Dietary patterns and asthma: results from three countries in the European community respiratory health survey (ECRHS). Annual Congress of the European Respiratory Society, 4 Oct 2008 - 8 Oct 2008. Author weblink.
• Garcia-Larsen V; Newson RB; Potts JF; Tumilty MK; Shaheen SO. Dietary intake of fruit and childhood asthma. Winter Meeting of the British-Thoracic-Society, 5 Dec 2007 - 7 Dec 2007. 62:A21-A21. B M J PUBLISHING GROUP (1 Dec 2007). Author weblink.
• Garcia-Larsen V; Chinn S; Amigo H; Bustos P; Rodrigo R; Rona R. Use of biomarkers to asssess oxidative stress and antioxidant status in relation to lung function in young adults. I World Congress of Public Health Nutrition and VII Congress of the Spanish Society of Community Nutrition (SENC), 28 Sep 2006 - 30 Sep 2006. (Sep 2006).
• Garcia-Larsen V; Chinn S; Bustos P; Amigo H; Rona R. Association between food intake, respiratory outcomes and oxidative stress in Chilean adults. European Respiratory Society Annual Meeting, 17 Sep 2005 - 21 Sep 2005.
• Garcia-Larsen V; Arts ICW; Sterne JAC; Thompson R; Shaheen SO. Dietary flavonoids and adult asthma. European Respiratory Society Annual Congress, 17 Sep 2005 - 21 Sep 2005.
• Garcia V; Araya J; Rodrigo R. Protective effect of red wine rich in flavonols against oxidative damage in erythrocytes. 17th International Congress of Nutrition, 27 Aug 2001 - 31 Aug 2001.
• Garcia V; Araya J; Rodrigo R. The effect of red wine and ethanol-free red compounds on desaturation of essential fatty acids in rat kidney. Argentinean Association of Experimental Pharmacology, 15 Nov 2000 - 18 Nov 2000.
• Garcia V; Araya J; Rodrigo R. Effect of red wine rich in flavonols in the essential precursors fatty acids and derivates ratio in kidney and red cells in rat. XIV Chilean Congress of Nutrition, 18 Oct 2000 - 21 Oct 2000.
• Garcia V; Araya J; Rodrigo R. Effect of red wine rich in flavonols in renal fatty acids composition and in plasmatic antioxidant capacity. XIV National Congress of Nutrition, 18 Oct 2000 - 21 Oct 2000.