Dr L.J.M. Smits

Nies, K. P. H., Smits, L. J. M., van Kuijk, S. M. J., Hosseini, A. A., van Dam-Nolen, D. H. K., Kwee, R. M., Kurosaki, Y., Rupert, I., Nederkoorn, P. J., de Jong, P. A., Bos, D., Yamagata, S., Auer, D. P., Schindler, A., Saam, T., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., & Kooi, M. E. (2025). Individualized MRI-Based Stroke Prediction Score Using Plaque Vulnerability for Symptomatic Carotid Artery Disease Patients (IMPROVE). Stroke. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.124.050020

Scala, M., Dallera, G., Gorini, G., Achille, J., Havermans, A., Neto, C., Odone, A., Smits, L., Zambon, A., Lugo, A., & Gallus, S. (2025). Patterns of use of heated tobacco products: a comprehensive systematic review. Journal of Epidemiology, 35(5), 213-221. https://doi.org/10.2188/jea.JE20240189

Mesters, I., Willemse, J. P. M. M., van Montfort, P., Meertens, L. J. E., Kruitwagen, J., Smits, L. J. M., & Scheepers, H. C. J. (2025). Barriers and facilitators for adequate calcium intake during pregnancy: A mixed methods study. Pregnancy Hypertension, 39, Article 101182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.preghy.2024.101182

Cerrai, S., Smits, L., Molinaro, S., Gallus, S., Odone, A., Carreras, G., Smits, L., & “Lost in Toscana” and “Lost in Italy” Investigators (2025). Changes in Alcohol Consumption During and After the Covid-19 Pandemic From 2020 to 2023 in a Prospective Cohort of Italian Adults. Journal of Epidemiology, 35(2), 63-70. https://doi.org/10.2188/jea.JE20230340

Possenti, I., Martini, A., Bagnardi, V., Specchia, C., Garavello, W., Odone, A., Smits, L. J. M., Gallus, S., & Lugo, A. (2025). Association between cigarette smoking and nasopharyngeal cancer risk: a meta-analysis. Rhinology, 63(1), 13-21. https://doi.org/10.4193/Rhin24.265

Cerrai, S., Lachi, A., Franchini, M., Pieroni, S., Anastasi, G., Scalese, M., Odone, A., Gallus, S., Smits, L., & Molinaro, S. (2025). Alcohol consumption and breast lesions: targets for risk-based screening in high-risk Italian women. Breast Cancer. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12282-025-01720-8

van Hees, M. S. F., van Kuijk, S. M. J., Koppes, D. M., Oudijk, M. A., Vankan, E., Smits, L. J., & Scheepers, H. C. J. (2024). Current predictors for morbidity regarding choice of birth after a previous caesarean section, show poor predictive value in prediction modelling. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 303, 57-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2024.10.018

Meijs, D. A. M., Wynants, L., van Kuijk, S. M. J., Scheeren, C. I. E., Hana, A., Mehagnoul-Schipper, J., Stessel, B., Vander Laenen, M., Cox, E. G. M., Sels, J. W. E. M., Smits, L. J. M., Bickenbach, J., Mesotten, D., van der Horst, I. C. C., Marx, G., van Bussel, B. C. T., CoDaP Investigators, Heijnen, N., Mulder, M., ... Ghossein, C. (2024). Boosting the accuracy of existing models by updating and extending: using a multicenter COVID-19 ICU cohort as a proxy. Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article 26344. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-70333-6

Brentjens, L. B. P. M. S., Roumen, R. J. E., Smits, L., Derhaag, J., Romano, A., van Golde, R. J. T., & den Hartog, J. E. (2024). Pregnancy rate and time to pregnancy after recurrent implantation failure (RIF)-a prospective cohort follow-up study. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, 41(11), 3061-3070. Article e056714. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-024-03257-9

Possenti, I., Scala, M., Carreras, G., Bagnardi, V., Bosetti, C., Gorini, G., Maci, C., Malevolti, M. C., Odone, A., Smits, L., Specchia, C., Gallus, S., & Lugo, A. (2024). Exposure to second-hand smoke and breast cancer risk in non-smoking women: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Cancer, 131(7), 1116-1125. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-024-02732-5