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Listed publications with involvement of members of the Division of Epidemiology (from 2000)

2021

Gerstl L, Tadych N, Heinen F, Kainz C, Bonfert MV, Hannibal I et al. Migraine and the development of additional psychiatric and pain disorders in the transition from adolescence to adulthood. Cephalalgia 2021; 41(13):1342–7.

Gomes D, Beyerlein A, Katz K, Hoelscher G, Nennstiel U, Liebl B et al. Is the BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine effective in elderly populations? Results from population data from Bavaria, Germany. PLoS One 2021; 16(11):e0259370.

Lukowicz H von, Schlegel PG, Eberl W, Kries R von, Morbach H, Härtel C et al. [Acute ITP in Childhood - Do We Treat Too Much? - ESPED Evaluation]. Klin Padiatr 2021; 233(3):145–8.

Obermeier V, Murawski M, Heinen F, Landgraf MN, Straube A, Kries R von et al. Total health insurance costs in children with a migraine diagnosis compared to a control group. J Headache Pain 2021; 22(1):140.

Sorg A-L, Kaiser V, Becht S, Simon A, Kries R von. Impact of School Closures on the Proportion of Children in the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Example from the Winter Lockdown in Germany. Klin Padiatr 2021.

Sorg A-L, Klemme M, Kries R von, Felderhoff-Müser U, Flemmer AW, Gerstl L et al. Clinical Diversity of Cerebral Sinovenous Thrombosis and Arterial Ischaemic Stroke in the Neonate: A Surveillance Study. Neonatology 2021; 118(5):530–6.

Sorg A-L, Kries R von, Klemme M, Gerstl L, Beyerlein A, Lack N et al. Incidence and risk factors of cerebral sinovenous thrombosis in infants. Dev Med Child Neurol 2021; 63(6):697–704.

Sorg A-L, Kries R von, Klemme M, Gerstl L, Felderhoff-Müser U, Dzietko M. Incidence Estimates of Perinatal Arterial Ischemic Stroke in Preterm- and Term-Born Infants: A National Capture-Recapture Calculation Corrected Surveillance Study. Neonatology 2021:1–7.

Sorg A-L, Obermeier V, Liese JG, Kries R von. Incidence trends of parapneumonic pleural effusions/empyema in children 2009 to 2018 from health insurance data: Only temporal reduction after the introduction of PCV13. Vaccine 2021; 39(26):3516–9.

 

2020

Frey M, Obermeier V, Kries R von, Schulte-Körne G. Age and sex specific incidence for depression from early childhood to adolescence: A 13-year longitudinal analysis of German health insurance data. J Psychiatr Res 2020; 129:17–23.

Kries R von, Heinen F, Schnabel D. [Comprehensive care for complex diseases]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2020; 63(7):797–8.

Shai S, Perez-Becker R, Andres O, Bakhtiar S, Bauman U, Bernuth H von et al. Incidence of SCID in Germany from 2014 to 2015 an ESPED* Survey on Behalf of the API*** Erhebungseinheit für Seltene Pädiatrische Erkrankungen in Deutschland (German Paediatric Surveillance Unit) ** Arbeitsgemeinschaft Pädiatrische Immunologie. J Clin Immunol 2020; 40(5):708–17.

Sorg A-L, Obermeier V, Armann J, Klemme M, Kries R von. [Decrease in Group B Streptococcal Infections in Neonates: Analysis of Health Insurance Data 2005 to 2017]. Klin Padiatr 2021; 233(1):17–23. Epub 2020 Jul 22.

Vygen-Bonnet S, Hellenbrand W, Garbe E, Kries R von, Bogdan C, Heininger U et al. Safety and effectiveness of acellular pertussis vaccination during pregnancy: a systematic review. BMC Infect Dis 2020; 20(1):136.

 

2019

Ebrahimi-Fakhari D, Mann LL, Poryo M, Graf N, Kries R von, Heinrich B et al. Correction to: Incidence of tuberous sclerosis and age at first diagnosis: new data and emerging trends from a national, prospective surveillance study. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2019; 14(1):106.

Harder T, Koch J, Kries R von, Wichmann O. Die neue Standardvorgehensweise der Ständigen Impfkommission (STIKO): Entstehung, Struktur und Umsetzung. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2019; 62(4):392–9.

Huppert D, Straube A, Albers L, Kries R von, Obermeier V. Risk of traffic accidents after onset of vestibular disease assessed with a surrogate marker. J Neurol 2019; 266(Suppl 1):3–8.

Sinzinger AX, Kries R von, Siedler A, Wichmann O, Harder T. Non-specific effects of MMR vaccines on infectious disease related hospitalizations during the second year of life in high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2020; 16(3):490–8. Epub 2019 Oct 18.

Sorg A-L, Kries R von, Klemme M, Gerstl L, Weinberger R, Beyerlein A et al. Risk factors for perinatal arterial ischaemic stroke: a large case-control study. Dev Med Child Neurol 2020; 62(4):513–20. Epub 2019 Sep 5.

Wittig R, Albers L, Koletzko S, Saam J, Kries R von. Pediatric Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a German Statutory Health INSURANCE-Incidence Rates From 2009 to 2012. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2019; 68(2):244–50.

 

2018

Albers L, Kries R von, Straube A, Heinen F, Obermeier V, Landgraf MN. Do pre-school episodic syndromes predict migraine in primary school children? A retrospective cohort study on health care data. Cephalalgia 2019; 39(4):497–503. Epub 2018 Aug 4.

Albers L, Sobotzki C, Kuß O, Ajslev T, Batista RF, Bettiol H et al. Maternal smoking during pregnancy and offspring overweight: is there a dose-response relationship? An individual patient data meta-analysis. Int J Obes (Lond) 2018; 42(7):1249–64.

Ebrahimi-Fakhari D, Mann LL, Poryo M, Graf N, Kries R von, Heinrich B et al. Incidence of tuberous sclerosis and age at first diagnosis: new data and emerging trends from a national, prospective surveillance study. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2018; 13(1):117.

Gerstl L, Weinberger R, Kries R von, Heinen F, Sebastian Schroeder A, Veronika Bonfert M et al. Symptome des arteriell ischämischen Schlaganfalls im Kindesalter: Ergebnisse einer populationsbasierten Studie in Deutschland. Klin Padiatr 2018; 230(6):319–25.

Gerstl L, Weinberger R, von Kries R, Heinen F, Schroeder AS, Bonfert MV, et al. Risk factors in childhood arterial ischaemic stroke: Findings from a population-based study in Germany. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2018 May;22(3):380-386.

Gomes D, Kries R von, Delius M, Mansmann U, Nast M, Stubert M et al. Late-pregnancy dysglycemia in obese pregnancies after negative testing for gestational diabetes and risk of future childhood overweight: An interim analysis from a longitudinal mother-child cohort study. PLoS Med 2018; 15(10):e1002681.

Jakob A, Kries R von, Horstmann J, Hufnagel M, Stiller B, Berner R et al. Failure to Predict High-risk Kawasaki Disease Patients in a Population-based Study Cohort in Germany. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2018; 37(9):850–5.

Olson CM, Kries R von. Interventions During Pregnancy Reduce Excessive Gestational Weight Gain but Yield Unexpected Effects on Neonatal Body Composition. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2018; 26(3):459–60.

Schielke A, Takla A, von Kries R, Wichmann O, Hellenbrand W. Marked Underreporting of Pertussis Requiring Hospitalization in Infants as Estimated by Capture-Recapture Methodology, Germany, 2013-2015. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2018;37(2):119-25.

Sollmann N, Morandell C, Albers L, Behr M, Preuss A, Dinkel A, et al. Association of decision-making in spinal surgery with specialty and emotional involvement-the Indications in Spinal Surgery (INDIANA) survey. Acta Neurochir 2018 Mar;160(3):425-438.

Weinberger R, Riffelmann M, Kennerknecht N, Hulsse C, Littmann M, von Kries R et al. Long-lasting cough in an adult German population: incidence, symptoms, and related pathogens. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2018 Apr;37(4):665-672.

 

2017

Deissler A, Albers L, von Kries R, Weinberger R, Langhagen T, Gerstl L et al. Health-Related Quality of Life of Children/Adolescents with Vertigo: Retrospective Study from the German Center of Vertigo and Balance Disorders. Neuropediatrics 2017;48(2):91-7.

Filippopulos FM, Albers L, Straube A, Gerstl L, Blum B, Langhagen T et al. Vertigo and dizziness in adolescents: Risk factors and their population attributable risk. PLoS One 2017;12(11):e0187819.

Gerstl L, Schoppe N, Albers L, Ertl-Wagner B, Alperin N, Ehrt O et al. Pediatric idiopathic intracranial hypertension - Is the fixed threshold value of elevated LP opening pressure set too high? Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2017;21(6):833-41.

Hartl C, Obermeier V, Gerdes LA, Brugel M, von Kries R, Kumpfel T. Seasonal variations of 25-OH vitamin D serum levels are associated with clinical disease activity in multiple sclerosis patients. J Neurol Sci 2017;375:160-4.

Klemme M, Gerstl L, Weinberger R, Olivieri M, Flemmer A, von Kries R et al. Neonatal Arterial Ischemic Stroke - A Hospital Based Active Surveillance Study in Germany. Klin Padiatr 2017;229(3):142-6.

Koch J, Harder T, von Kries R, Wichmann O. Risk of Intussusception After Rotavirus Vaccination. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2017;114(15):255-62.

Landgraf MN, Biebl JT, Langhagen T, Hannibal I, Eggert T, Vill K et al. Children with migraine: Provocation of headache via pressure to myofascial trigger points in the trapezius muscle? - A prospective controlled observational study. Eur J Pain 2018 Feb;22(2):385-392. Epub 2017 Sep 26.

Landgraf MN, Konig H, Hannibal I, Langhagen T, Bonfert MV, Klose B et al. [Migraine in children and adolescents-brain and muscle? : Another example of why children are not small adults]. Nervenarzt 2017;88(12):1402-10.

Reuss A, Drzymala S, Hauer B, von Kries R, Haas W. Treatment outcome in children with nontuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis: A retrospective follow-up study. Int J Mycobacteriol 2017;6(1):76-82.

Torbahn G, Gellhaus I, Koch B, von Kries R, Obermeier V, Holl RW et al. Reduction of Portion Size and Eating Rate Is Associated with BMI-SDS Reduction in Overweight and Obese Children and Adolescents: Results on Eating and Nutrition Behaviour from the Observational KgAS Study. Obes Facts 2017;10(5):503-16.

Tzschoppe A, von Kries R, Struwe E, Rascher W, Dorr HG, Jungert J et al. Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) Induces Signs of Subclinical Atherosclerosis in 6-Year-Old Infants Despite Absence Of Excessive Growth. Klin Padiatr 2017;229(4):209-15.

Weber A, Karch D, Thyen U, Rommel A, Schlack R, Holling H, von Kries R. [Utilization of Physiotherapy Services by Children and Adolescents - Results of the KiGGS- Baseline Survey]. Gesundheitswesen 2017;79(3):164-73.

Weinberger R, von Kries R, van der Linden M, Rieck T, Siedler A, Falkenhorst G. Invasive pneumococcal disease in children under 16years of age: Incomplete rebound in incidence after the maximum effect of PCV13 in 2012/13 in Germany. Vaccine 2018 Jan 25;36(4):572-577. Epub 2017 Dec 16.

 

2016

Albers L, Koch EL, Lingen M, von Kries R, Brockmann K. [Transition of Adolescents with Chronic Neurologic Disorders into Adult Health Care]. Klin Padiatr 2016;228(5):251-6.

Heinen F, Landgraf MN, Bohmer J, Borggrafe I, Bidlingmaier C, Krohn K et al. [The remains of the day: A working day in a university children's hospital]. Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes 2016;117:20-6.

Schule SA, von Kries R, Fromme H, Bolte G. Neighbourhood socioeconomic context, individual socioeconomic position, and overweight in young children: a multilevel study in a large German city. BMC Obes 2016;3:25.

Sollmann N, Trepte-Freisleder F, Albers L, Jung NH, Mall V, Meyer B et al. Magnetic stimulation of the upper trapezius muscles in patients with migraine - A pilot study. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2016;20(6):888-97.

Ultsch B, Damm O, Beutels P, Bilcke J, Bruggenjurgen B, Gerber-Grote A et al. Methods for Health Economic Evaluation of Vaccines and Immunization Decision Frameworks: A Consensus Framework from a European Vaccine Economics Community. PharmacoEconomics 2016 Mar;34(3):227-44.

Weber A, Karch D, Thyen U, Rommel A, Schlack R, Holling H, von Kries R. [Utilization of Occupational Therapy in Children - Results from the KiGGS Basis Survey]. Klin Padiatr 2016;228(2):77-83.

Weinberger R, van der Linden M, Imohl M, von Kries R. Vaccine effectiveness of PCV13 in a 3+1 vaccination schedule. Vaccine 2016;34(18):2062-5.

 

2015

Albers, L., Heinen, F., Landgraf, M., Straube, A., Blum, B., Filippopulos, F., Lehmann, S., Mansmann, U., Berger, U., Akboga, Y., von Kries, R. Headache cessation by an educational intervention in grammar schools: a cluster randomized trial. Eur J Neurol 2015;22(2):270-6, e22.

Albers L, Straube A, Landgraf MN, Filippopulos F, Heinen F, von Kries R. Migraine and tension type headache in adolescents at grammar school in Germany - burden of disease and health care utilization. J Headache Pain 2015;16:534.

Albers L, von Kries R, Heinen F, Straube A. Headache in school children: is the prevalence increasing? Curr Pain Headache Rep 2015;19(3):4.

Albers L, von Kries R, Heinen F, Straube A. Epidemiologie primärer Kopfschmerzen bei Kindern und Jugendlichen. Nervenheilkunde 2015;34(8):601-6.

Brunner, S., Stecher, L., Ziebarth, S., Nehring, I., Rifas-Shiman, S. L., Sommer, C., Hauner, H., von Kries, R. Excessive gestational weight gain prior to glucose screening and the risk of gestational diabetes: a meta-analysis. Diabetologia 2015;58(10):2229-37.

Ensenauer, R., Brandlhuber, L., Burgmann, M., Sobotzki, C., Zwafink, C., Anzill, S., Holdt, L., Teupser, D., Hasbargen, U., Netz, H., Roscher, A. A., von Kries, R. Obese Nondiabetic Pregnancies and High Maternal Glycated Hemoglobin at Delivery as an Indicator of Offspring and Maternal Postpartum Risks: The Prospective PEACHES Mother-Child Cohort. Clin Chem 2015;61(11):1381-90.

Hellenbrand, W., Koch, J., Harder, T., Bogdan, C., Heininger, U., Tenenbaum, T., Terhardt, M., Vogel, U., Wichmann, O., von Kries, R. Background Paper for the update of meningococcal vaccination recommendations in Germany: use of the serogroup B vaccine in persons at increased risk for meningococcal disease. Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz 2015;58(11-12):1314-43.

Jakob, A., Whelan, J., Kordecki, M., Berner, R., Stiller, B., Arnold, R., von Kries, R., Neumann, E., Roubinis, N., Robert, M., Grohmann, J., Hohn, R., Hufnagel, M. Kawasaki Disease in Germany: A Prospective, Population-Based Study Adjusted for Underreporting. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2015.

Knabl J, Hiden U, Hüttenbrenner R, Riedel C, Hutter S, Kirn V, Günthner-Biller M, Desoye G, Kainer F, Jeschke U. GDM Alters Expression of Placental Estrogen Receptor α in a Cell Type and Gender-Specific Manner. Reprod Sci 2015 May 6. pii: 1933719115585147.

Korholz D, Schneider D, von Kries R, Mauz-Korholz C, Gobel U. How to Overcome Scientific Standstill for Very Rare Diseases: Clinical Trials or Clinical Registries? Klin Padiatr 2015;227(6-07):303-4.

Landgraf, M. N., Ertl-Wagner, B., Koerte, I. K., Thienel, J., Langhagen, T., Straube, A., von Kries, R., Reilich, P., Pomschar, A., Heinen, F. Alterations in the trapezius muscle in young patients with migraine--a pilot case series with MRI. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2015;19(3):372-6.

Landgraf MN, von Kries R, Heinen F, Langhagen T, Straube A, Albers L. Self-reported neck and shoulder pain in adolescents is associated with episodic and chronic migraine. Cephalalgia 2016 Jul;36(8):807-11. Epub 2015 Oct 12.

Langhagen, T., Albers, L., Heinen, F., Straube, A., Filippopulos, F., Landgraf, M. N., Gerstl, L., Jahn, K., von Kries, R. Period Prevalence of Dizziness and Vertigo in Adolescents. PloS one 2015;10(9):e0136512.

Lingen, M., Albers, L., Borchers, M., Haass, S., Gartner, J., Schroder, S., Goldbeck, L., von Kries, R., Brockmann, K., Zirn, B. Obtaining a genetic diagnosis in a child with disability: impact on parental quality of life. Clin Genet 2016 Feb;89(2):258-66. Epub 2015 Jul 14.

Nehring I, Kostka T, von Kries R, Rehfuess EA. Impacts of in utero and early infant taste experiences on later taste acceptance: a systematic review. J Nutr 2015 Jun;145(6):1271-9.

Schell A, Albers L, von Kries R, Hillenbrand C, Hennemann T. Preventing Behavioral Disorders via Supporting Social and Emotional Competence at Preschool Age. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2015;112(39):647-54.

Sobotzki, C., Riffelmann, M., Kennerknecht, N., Hulsse, C., Littmann, M., White, A., von Kries, R., Wirsing von König, C. H. Latent class analysis of diagnostic tests for adenovirus, Bordetella pertussis and influenza virus infections in German adults with longer lasting coughs. Epidemiol Infect 2016 Mar;144(4):840-6. Epub 2015 Sep 18.

Tzschoppe, A., Riedel, C., von Kries, R., Struwe, E., Rascher, W., Dorr, H. G., Beckmann, M. W., Schild, R. L., Goecke, T. W., Flyvbjerg, A., Frystyk, J., Dotsch, J. Differential effects of low birthweight and intrauterine growth restriction on umbilical cord blood insulin-like growth factor concentrations. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2015 Nov;83(5):739-45. Epub 2015 Jul 23.

Weinberger R, Falkenhorst G, Bogdan C, van der Linden M, Imohl M, von Kries R. Incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease in 5-15 year old children with and without comorbidities in Germany after the introduction of PCV13: Implications for vaccinating children with comorbidities. Vaccine 2015 Nov 27;33(48):6617-21.

Weiss S, Falkenhorst G, van der Linden M, Imohl M, von Kries R. Impact of 10- and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease in children aged under 16 years in Germany, 2009 to 2012. Euro Surveill 2015;20(10):21057.

 

2014

Albers L, Heinen F, Landgraf M, Straube A, Blum B, Filippopulos F et al. Headache cessation by an educational intervention in grammar schools: a cluster randomized trial. Eur J Neurol 2015; 22(2):270-6, e22. Epub 2014 Sep 22.

Albers L, Straube A, Landgraf MN, Heinen F, von Kries R. High diagnostic stability of confirmed migraine and confirmed tension-type headache according to the ICHD-3 beta in adolescents. J Headache Pain 2014 Jun 10;15(1):36.

Albers L, Ziebarth S, von Kries R. [Modifiable risk factors for primary headache. A systematic review]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2014; 57(8):952–60.

Bayer O, Ensenauer R, Nehring I, von Kries R. Effects of trimester-specific and total gestational weight gain on children's anthropometrics. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2014 Oct 8;14:351.

Bayer O, Nehring I, Bolte G, von Kries R. Fruit and vegetable consumption and BMI change in primary school-age children: a cohort study. Eur J Clin Nutr 2014 Feb;68(2):265-70. Epub 2013 Aug 7.

Blaschek A, Decke S, Albers L, Schroeder AS, Lehmann S, Straube A, Landgraf MN, Heinen F, von Kries R. Self-reported neck pain is associated with migraine but not with tension-type headache in adolescents. Cephalalgia 2016; 36(8):807–11. Epub 2015 Oct 12.

Hünseler C, von Kries R, Roth B. Decrease of the Incidence of Renin-Angiotensin-System Inhibitor Induced Oligohydramnios-Sequence in Germany in 2011. Klin Padiatr 2014 Apr;226(2):59-61. Epub 2014 Mar 14.

Jung NH, Brix O, Bernius P, Schroeder AS, Kluger GJ, Beyerlein A, Weir S, von Kries R, Narayanan UG, Mall V, Berweck S. German Translation of the Caregiver Priorities and Child Health Index of Life with Disabilities Questionnaire: Test-Retest Reliability and Correlation with Gross Motor Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy. Neuropediatrics 2014 Oct;45(5):289-93.

Jung NH, Pereira B, Nehring I, Brix O, Bernius P, Schroeder SA, Kluger GJ, Koehler T, Beyerlein A, Weir S, von Kries R, Narayanan UG, Berweck S, Mall V. Does hip displacement influence health-related quality of life in children with cerebral palsy? Dev Neurorehabil 2014 Jul 24:1-6.

Kirn V, Geiger P, Riedel C, Bergauer F, Friese K, Kainer F, Knabl J. Cervical conisation and the risk of preterm delivery: a retrospective matched pair analysis of a German cohort. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2015 Mar;291(3):599-603. Epub 2014 Sep 19.

Knabl J, Hiden U, Hüttenbrenner R, Riedel C, Hutter S, Kirn V, Günthner-Biller M, Desoye G, Kainer F, Jeschke U. GDM Alters Expression of Placental Estrogen Receptor α in a Cell Type and Gender-Specific Manner. Reprod Sci 2015 Dec;22(12):1488-95.

Knabl J, Hüttenbrenner R, Hutter S, Günthner-Biller M, Riedel C, Hiden U, Kainer F, Desoye G, Jeschke U. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Upregulates Vitamin D Receptor in Extravillous Trophoblasts and Fetoplacental Endothelial Cells. Reprod Sci 2014 Jul 15.

Knabl J*, Riedel C*, Gmach J, Ensenauer R, Brandlhuber L, Rasmussen KM, Schiessl B, von Kries R. Prediction of excessive gestational weight gain from week-specific cutoff values: a cohort study. J Perinatol 2015 Mar;22(3):358-66. Epub 2014 Jul 15.

Knabl J, Riedel C, Gmach J, Ensenauer R, Brandlhuber L, Rasmussen KM, Schiessl B, von Kries R. Eine frühzeitige Entdeckung der exzessiven Gewichtszunahme in der Schwangerschaft ist möglich! Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2014; 74 - PO_Geb07_07

Landgraf MN, Ertl-Wagner B, Koerte IK, Thienel J, Langhagen T, Straube A, von Kries R, Reilich P, Pomschar A, Heinen F. Alterations in the trapezius muscle in young patients with migraine - A pilot case series with MRI. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2015 May;19(3):372-6.

Nehring I, Kewitz K, von Kries R, Thyen U. Long-term effects of enteral feeding on growth and mental health in adolescents with anorexia nervosa-results of a retrospective German cohort study. Eur J Clin Nutr 2014 Feb;68(2):171-7. Epub 2013 Dec 4.

Nehring I, Riedel C, Baghi L, Moshammer-Karb T, Schmid R, Kries RV. [Psychosocial Situation of Families with Chronically Ill Children: A Survey of Parent Initiatives.] Gesundheitswesen 2015 Feb;77(2):102-7. Epub 2014 Apr 25.

Reinhardt K, Weiss S, Rosenbauer J, Gärtner J, von Kries R. Multiple sclerosis in children and adolescents: incidence and clinical picture - new insights from the nationwide German surveillance (2009-2011). Eur J Neurol 2014 Apr;21(4):654-9.

Riedel C, Fenske N, Müller MJ, Plachta-Danielzik S, Keil T, Grabenhenrich L, von Kries R. Differences in BMI z-Scores between Offspring of Smoking and Nonsmoking Mothers: A Longitudinal Study of German Children from Birth through 14 Years of Age. Environ Health Perspect 2014 Jul;122(7):761-7.

Riedel C, Schönberger K, Yang S, Koshy G, Chen YC, Gopinath B, Ziebarth S, von Kries R. Parental smoking and childhood obesity: higher effect estimates for maternal smoking in pregnancy compared with paternal smoking-a meta-analysis. Int J Epidemiol 2014 Oct;43(5):1593-606.

Riedel C, von Kries R, Buyken AE, Diethelm K, Keil T, Grabenhenrich L, Müller MJ, Plachta-Danielzik S. Overweight in Adolescence Can Be Predicted at Age 6 Years: A CART Analysis in German Cohorts. PLoS One 2014 Mar 27;9(3):e93581.

Schroeder AS, Von Kries R, Riedel C, Homburg M, Auffermann H, Blaschek A, Jahn K, Heinen F, Borggraefe I, Berweck S. Patient-specific determinants of responsiveness to robot-enhanced treadmill therapy in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol 2014 Dec;56(12):1172-1179.

von Kries R. ["I Need a Doctor who Cures my Symptoms": Patients Perspectives and Randomised Trials]. Klin Padiatr 2014 Sep;226(5):257-8.

von Kries R, Straube A. [Headache is a widespread disease]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2014 Aug;57(8):911-2.

 

2013

Albers L, Milde-Busch A, Bayer O, Lehmann S, Riedel C, Bonfert M, Heinen F, Straube A, von Kries R. Prevention of headache in adolescents: The population attributable risk fraction (PARF) for risk factors amenable to intervention. Neuropediatrics 2013 Feb;44(1):40-5.

Beyerlein A, Kusian D, Ziegler AG, Schaffrath-Rosario A, von Kries R. Classification tree analyses reveal limited potential for early targeted prevention against childhood overweight. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2014 Feb;22(2):512-7. Epub 2013 Oct 17.

Ensenauer R, Chmitorz A, Riedel C, Fenske N, Hauner H, Nennstiel-Ratzel U, von Kries R. Effects of suboptimal or excessive gestational weight gain on childhood overweight and abdominal adiposity: results from a retrospective cohort study. Int J Obes (Lond) 2013 Apr;37(4):505-12. Epub 2013 Jan 29.

Esser M, Lack N, Riedel C, Mansmann U, von Kries R. Relevance of hospital characteristics as performance indicators for treatment of very-low-birth-weight neonates. Eur J Public Health 2014 Oct;24(5):739-44. Epub 2013 Nov 28.

Eßer M, von Kries R, Mansmann L. Unanswered questions. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2013 Feb;110(7):117.

Feikin DR, Kagucia EW, Loo JD, Link-Gelles R, Puhan MA, Cherian T, Levine OS, Whitney CG, O'Brien KL, Moore MR; Serotype Replacement Study Group. Serotype-specific changes in invasive pneumococcal disease after pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction: a pooled analysis of multiple surveillance sites. PLoS Med 2013;10(9):e1001517. Epub 2013 Sep 24. Collaborators: Adegbola CA, Agocs M, Ampofo K, Andrews N, Barton T, Benito J, Broome CV, Bruce MG, Bulkow LR, Byington CL, Camou T, Cherian T, Cook H, Cotter S, Dagan R, De Wals P, Deceuninck G, Denham B, Edwards G, Eskola J, Feikin DR, Fitzgerald M, Galanakis E, Garcia-Gabarrot G, Garcia-Garcia JJ, Gene A, Gomez B, Heffernan H, Hennessy TW, Heuberger S, Hilty M, Ingels H, Jayasinghe S, Kagucia EW, Kellner JD, Klein NP, Kormann-Klement A, Kozakova J, Krause V, Kriz P, Lambertsen L, Lepoutre A, Levine OS, Link-Gelles R, Lipsitch M, Loo JD, Lopez-Vega M, Lovgren M, Maraki S, Mason EO, McIntyre PB, Menzies R, Messina A, Miller E, Mintegi S, Moore MR, Motlova J, Moulton LH, Mühlemann K, Muñoz-Almagro C, O'Brien KL, Murdoch DR, Park DE, Puhan MA, Reingold AL, Sa-Leao R, Sanyal A, Smith PG, Spanjaard L, Techasaensiri C, Thompson RE, Thoon KC, Tyrrell GJ, Valentiner-Branth P, van der Ende A, Vanderkooi OG, van der Linden MP, Varon E, Verhaegen J, Vestrheim DF, Vickers I, von Gottberg A, von Kries R, Waight P, Weatherholtz R, Weiss S, Whitney CG, Yee A, Zaidi AK.

Günther AL, Walz H, Kroke A, Wudy SA, Riedel C, von Kries R, Joslowski G, Remer T, Cheng G, Buyken AE. Breastfeeding and Its Prospective Association with Components of the GH-IGF-Axis, Insulin Resistance and Body Adiposity Measures in Young Adulthood - Insights from Linear and Quantile Regression Analysis. PLoS One 2013 Nov 13;8(11):e79436.

Karch D, Albers L, Renner G, Lichtenauer N, von Kries R. The Efficacy of Cognitive Training Programs in Children and Adolescents: A Meta-analysis. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2013 Sep;110(39):643-52.

Lehmann S, Milde-Busch A, Straube A, von Kries R, Heinen F. How specific are risk factors for headache in adolescents? Results from a cross-sectional study in Germany. Neuropediatrics 2013 Feb;44(1):46-54.

Nehring I, Chmitorz A, Reulen H, von Kries R, Ensenauer R. Gestational diabetes predicts the risk of childhood overweight and abdominal circumference independent of maternal obesity. Diabet Med 2013 Dec;30(12):1449-56.

Nehring I, Lehmann S, von Kries R. Gestational weight gain in accordance to the IOM/NRC criteria and the risk for childhood overweight: a meta-analysis. Pediatr Obes 2013 Jun;8(3):218-24. Epub 2012 Nov 21.

Rauh K, Gabriel E, Kerschbaum E, Schuster T, von Kries R, Amann-Gassner U, Hauner H. Safety and efficacy of a lifestyle intervention for pregnant women to prevent excessive maternal weight gain: a cluster-randomized controlled trial. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2013 Jul 16;13(1):151.

Riedel C. GWG: Calculation of probabilities for inadequate and excessive gestational weight gain. 2013.

Riedel C, von Kries R, Fenske N, Strauch K, Ness AR, Beyerlein A. Interactions of Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors with Respect to Body Fat Mass in Children: Results from the ALSPAC Study. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2013 Jun;21(6):1238-42.

Schönberger K, Kirchgässner K, Riedel C, von Kries R. Effectiveness of 2+1 PCV7 vaccination schedules in children under 2 years: A meta-analysis of impact studies. Vaccine 2013 Dec 5;31(50):5948-52.

Schönberger K, Ludwig MS, Wildner M, Weissbrich B: Epidemiology of Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE) in Germany from 2003 to 2009: A Risk Estimation. PLoS One 2013 Jul 9;8(7):e68909.“

Schönberger K, Riedel C, Rückinger S, Mansmann U, Jilg W, Kries RV. Determinants of Long Term Protection after Hepatitis B Vaccination in Infancy: A Meta-Analysis. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2013 Apr;32(4):307-13.

Shai S, Perez-Becker R, von König CH, von Kries R, Heininger U, Forster J, Huppertz HI, Roos R, Göbel U, Niehues T. Rotavirus disease in Germany-a prospective survey of very severe cases. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2013 Feb;32(2):e62-7.

Tibussek D, Distelmaier F, von Kries R, Mayatepek E. Pseudotumor cerebri in childhood and adolescence - results of a Germany-wide ESPED-survey. Klin Padiatr 2013 Mar;225(2):81-5.

von Kries R. [Vaccination ethics: report on a workshop at the Ruher-Universität Bochum]. Klin Padiatr 2013 Jan;225(1):50-2.

von Kries R, Chmitorz A, Rasmussen KM, Bayer O, Ensenauer R. Late pregnancy reversal from excessive gestational weight gain lowers risk of childhood overweight-A cohort study. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2013 Jun;21(6):1232-7.

von Kries R, Reulen H, Bayer O, Riedel C, Diethelm K, Buyken AE. Increase in prevalence of adiposity between the ages of 7 and 11 years reflects lower remission rates during this period. Pediatr Obes 2013 Feb;8(1):13-20.

 

2012

Altmann M, Fiebig L, Buda S, von Kries R, Dehnert M, Haas W. Unchanged Severity of Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Infection in Children during First Postpandemic Season. Emerg Infect Dis 2012 Nov;18(11):1755-62.

Bayer O, Jarczok M, Fischer J, von Kries R, De Bock F. Validation and extension of a simple questionnaire to assess physical activity in pre-school children. Public Health Nutr 2012 Sep;15(9):1611-9.

Beyerlein A, Nehring I, Rzehak P, Heinrich J, Müller MJ, Plachta-Danielzik S, Wabitsch M, Weck M, Brenner H, Rothenbacher D, von Kries R. Gestational weight gain and body mass index in children: results from three german cohort studies. PLoS One 2012;7(3):e33205.

Beyerlein A, Streuling I, Rosario AS, von Kries R. Gestational diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors in the offspring: Results from a cross-sectional study. Diabet Med 2012 Mar;29(3):378-84.

Blaschek A, Milde-Busch A, Straube A, Schankin C, Langhagen T, Jahn K, Schröder SA, Reiter K, von Kries R, Heinen F. Self-reported muscle pain in adolescents with migraine and tension-type headache. Cephalalgia 2012 Feb;32(3):241-9.

Börnhorst C, Hense S, Ahrens W, Hebestreit A, Reisch L, Barba G, von Kries R, Bayer O. From sleep duration to childhood obesity-what are the pathways? Eur J Pediatr 2012 Jan 12.

Chmitorz A, von Kries R, Rasmussen KM, Nehring I, Ensenauer R. Do trimester-specific cutoffs predict whether women ultimately stay within the Institute of Medicine/National Research Council guidelines for gestational weight gain? Findings of a retrospective cohort study. Am J Clin Nutr 2012 May 2.

Ensenauer R, Gmach J, Nehring I, von Kries R. Increased Hemoglobin A1c in Obese Pregnant Women after Exclusion of Gestational Diabetes. Clin Chem 2012 Apr 26.

Göbel U, von Kries R, Teske C, Schneider DT, Beyerlein A, Bernbeck B, Calaminus G. Brain metastases during follow-up of children and adolescents with extracranial malignant germ cell tumors: Risk adapted management decision tree analysis based on data of the MAHO/MAKEI-registry. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2013 Feb;60(2):217-23.

Lainka E, Bielak M, Lohse P, Timmann C, Stojanov S, von Kries R, Niehues T, Neudorf U. Familial Mediterranean fever in Germany: epidemiological, clinical, and genetic characteristics of a pediatric population. Eur J Pediatr 2012 Dec;171(12):1775-85.

Lainka E, Neudorf U, Lohse P, Timmann C, Bielak M, Stojanov S, Huss K, von Kries R, Niehues T. Incidence and clinical features of hyperimmunoglobulinemia D and periodic fever syndrome (HIDS) and spectrum of mevalonate kinase (MVK) mutations in German children. Rheumatol Int 2012 Oct;32(10):3253-60.

Maes L, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Verbestel V, Galcheva S, Iotova V, Koletzko BV, von Kries R, Bayer O, Kulaga Z, Serra-Majem L, Sánchez-Villegas A, Ribas-Barba L, Manios Y, Chinapaw MJ; ToyBox-study group. Weight status of European preschool children and associations with family demographics and energy balance-related behaviours: a pooled analysis of six European studies. Obes Rev 2012 Mar;13 Suppl 1:29-41.

Schönberger, K.; Ludwig, M.-S.; Wildner, M.; Kalies, H. Timely MMR Vaccination in Infancy: Influence of Attitudes and Medical Advice on the Willingness to Vaccinate,; Zeitgerechte MMR-Impfung in der Kindheit: Der Einfluss elterlicher Einstellungen und medizinischer Beratung auf die Bereitschaft zu impfen.  Klin Padiatr 2012 Nov;13(8):639-43.

Schönberger, K; Riedel, C; Rückinger, S; Mansmann, U; Jilg, W. Impact of maternal carrier status on immunologic markers for protection after hepatitis B vaccination in infancy: A meta-analysis. Vaccine 2012 Sep 28;30(44):6314-26.

Thummerer Y, von Kries R, Marton MA, Beyerlein A. Is age or speed the predominant factor in the development of trunk movement in normally developing children? Gait Posture 2012 Jan;35(1):23-8.

Tibussek D, Distelmaier F, Kummer S, von Kries R, Mayatepek E. Sedation of children during measurement of CSF opening pressure: lack of standardisation in German children with pseudotumor cerebri. Klin Padiatr 2012 Jan;224(1):40-2.

van der Linden M, Weiß S, Falkenhorst G, Siedler A, Imöhl M, von Kries R. Four years of universal pneumococcal conjugate infant vaccination in Germany: Impact on incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease and serotype distribution in children. Vaccine 2012 Aug 31;30(40):5880-5.

van Stralen MM, te Velde SJ, van Nassau F, Brug J, Grammatikaki E, Maes L, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Verbestel V, Galcheva S, Iotova V, Koletzko BV, von Kries R, Bayer O, Kulaga Z, Serra-Majem L, Sánchez-Villegas A, Ribas-Barba L, Manios Y, Chinapaw MJ; ToyBox-study group. Weight status of European preschool children and associations with family demographics and energy balance-related behaviours: a pooled analysis of six European studies. Obes Rev 2012 Mar;13 Suppl 1:29-41.

von Kries R, Beyerlein A, Müller MJ, Heinrich J, Landsberg B, Bolte G, Chmitorz A, Plachta-Danielzik S. Different age-specific incidence and remission rates in pre-school and primary school suggest need for targeted obesity prevention in childhood. Int J Obes (Lond) 2012 Apr;36(4):505-10.Apr;36(4):505-10.

von Kries R, Ihme N, Altenhofen L, Niethard FU, Krauspe R, Rückinger S. General Ultrasound Screening Reduces the Rate of First Operative Procedures for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip: A Case-Control Study. J Pediatr 2012 Feb;160(2):271-5.

von Kries R, Nehring I. Reproductive endocrinology: Reducing gestational weight gain-a panacea? Nat Rev Endocrinol 2012 Jul 3;8(8):452-4. doi: 10.1038/nrendo.2012.109.

Weinmann T, Ehrenstein V, von Kries R, Nowak D, Radon K. Subjective and objective personal noise exposure and hypertension: an epidemiologic approach. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2012 May;85(4):363-71.

2011

Altmann M, Fiebig L, Soyka J, von Kries R, Dehnert M, Haas W. Severe Cases of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Children, Germany. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011;17:186-92.

Beyerlein A, Rückinger S, Toschke AM, Schaffrath Rosario A, von Kries R. Is low birth weight in the causal pathway of the association between maternal smoking in pregnancy and higher BMI in the offspring? Eur J Epidemiol. Eur J Epidemiol. 2011 May;26(5):413-20. Epub 2011 Mar 1.

Beyerlein A, Schiessl B, Lack N, Von Kries R. Associations of gestational weight loss with birth-related outcome: a retrospective cohort study. BJOG. 2011;118:55-61.

Beyerlein A, Streuling I, Rosario AS, von Kries R. Gestational diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors in the offspring: Results from a cross-sectional study. Diabet Med 2012 Mar;29(3):378-84.

Beyerlein A, Toschke AM, Schaffrath Rosario A, von Kries R. Risk Factors for Obesity: Further Evidence for Stronger Effects on Overweight Children and Adolescents Compared to Normal-Weight Subjects. PLoS One 2011;6:e15739.

Beyerlein A, von Kries R. Breastfeeding and body composition in children: will there ever be conclusive empirical evidence for a protective effect against overweight? Am J Clin Nutr 2011 Dec;94(6 Suppl):1772S-1775S.

Beyerlein A, von Kries R, Ness AR, Ong KK. Genetic markers of obesity risk: stronger associations with body composition in overweight compared to normal-weight children. PLoS One 2011;6:e19057.

Boneberger A, Bolte G, von Kries R; GME-Studiengruppe. Excessive media comsumption and behavioural problems--a cross-sectional study on pre-school children. Gesundheitswesen 2011;73:280-5.

Boneberger A, Hangl C, Schierl R, Koletzko S, von Kries R, Kabesch M, Radon K. Endotoxin levels in house dust samples and juvenile inflammatory bowel disease - a case-control study. J Crohns Colitis 2011;5:525-30.

Dalla Pozza R, Beyerlein A, Thilmany C, Weissenbacher C, Netz H, Schmidt H, Bechtold S. The effect of cardiovascular risk factors on the longitudinal evolution of the carotid intima medial thickness in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2011 Jun 16;10-53.

Heinrich S, Thomas S, Heumann C, von Kries R, Radon K. The impact of exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields on chronic well-being in young people - A cross-sectional study based on personal dosimetry. Environ Int 2011;37:26-30.

Höhle M, Siedler A, Bader HM, Ludwig M, Heininger U, von Kries R. Assessment of varicella vaccine effectiveness in Germany: a time-series approach. Epidemiol Infect 139 (11): 1710-1719.

Lainka E, Neudorf U, Lohse P, Timmann C, Bielak M, Stojanov S, Huss K, von Kries R, Niehues T. Incidence and clinical features of hyperimmunoglobulinemia D and periodic fever syndrome (HIDS) and spectrum of mevalonate kinase (MVK) mutations in German children. Rheumatol Int 2011 Oct 30.

Milde-Busch A, Blaschek A, Heinen F, Borggräfe I, Koerte I, Straube A, Schankin C, von Kries R. Associations between stress and migraine and tension-type headache: Results from a school-based study in adolescents from grammar schools in Germany. Cephalalgia 2011 May;31(7):774-85.

Nehring I, Schmoll S, Beyerlein A, Hauner H, von Kries R. Gestational weight gain and long-term postpartum weight retention: a meta-analysis. Am J Clin Nutr 2011;94:1225-31.

Poston L, Harthoorn LF, Van Der Beek EM; Contributors to the ILSI Europe Workshop*. Obesity in pregnancy: implications for the mother and lifelong health of the child. A consensus statement. Pediatr Res 2011;69:175-80. * including Beyerlein A

Radon K, Fürbeck B, Thomas S, Siegfried W, Nowak D, von Kries R. Feasibility of activity-promoting video games among obese adolescents and young adults in a clinical setting. J Sci Med Sport 2011;14:42-5.

Rückinger S, Dagan R, Albers L, Schönberger K, von Kries R. Immunogenicity of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in infants after two or three primary vaccinations: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Vaccine 2011;29:9600-6.

Rückinger S, van der Linden M, Siedler A, von Kries R. Potential Benefits From Currently Available Three Pneumococcal Vaccines for Children - Population-Based Evaluation. Klin Padiatr 2011 Mar;223(2):61-4.

Schiess SA, Grote V, Scaglioni S, Luque V, Martin F, Stolarczyk A, Vecchi F, Koletzko B; European Childhood Obesity Project. Intake of energy providing liquids during the first year of life in five European countries. Clin Nutr 2010;29:726-32.

Straub N, Grunert P, von Kries R, Koletzko B. Health economic potential of early nutrition programming: a model calculation of long-term reduction in blood pressure and related morbidity costs by use of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid-supplemented formula. Am J Clin Nutr 2011;94:2030-5.

Streuling I, Beyerlein A, Rosenfeld E, Hofmann H, Schulz T, von Kries R. Physical activity and gestational weight gain: a meta-analysis of intervention trials. BJOG 2011;118:278-84.

Streuling I, Beyerlein A, Rosenfeld E, Schukat B, von Kries R. Weight gain and dietary intake during pregnancy in industrialized countries - a systematic review of observational studies. J Perinat Med 2011;39:123-9.

Tiesler CM, Chen CM, Sausenthaler S, Herbarth O, Lehmann I, Schaaf B, Krämer U, von Berg A, von Kries R, Wichmann HE, Heinrich J; The LISA Study Group. Passive smoking and behavioural problems in children: results from the LISAplus prospective birth cohort study. Environ Res 2011;111:1173-9.

von Kries R. Sleep and health. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2011;54:1269.

von Kries R, Ensenauer R, Beyerlein A, Amann-Gassner U, Hauner H, Rosario AS. Gestational weight gain and overweight in children: Results from the cross-sectional German KiGGS study. Int J Pediatr Obes 2011;6:45-52.

von Kries R, Weiss S, Falkenhorst G, Wirth S, Kaiser P, Huppertz HI, Tenenbaum T, Schroten H, Streng A, Liese J, Shai S, Niehues T, Girschick H, Kuscher E, Sauerbrey A, Peters J, Wirsing von König CH, Rückinger S, Hampl W, Michel D, Mertens T. Post-Pandemic Seroprevalence of Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Infection (Swine Flu) among Children <18 Years in Germany. PLoS One 2011;6(9):e23955.

Weinmann T, Sárközi E, Praml G, von Kries R, Ehrenstein V, Nowak D, Radon K. Objective Assessment of Total Noise Exposure over 24 Hours: A Cross-Sectional Study in Bavaria. Gesundheitswesen 2011 Sep 7.

Weiß S, Streng A, Kries RV, Liese J, Wirth S, Jenke AC. Incidence of Intussusception in Early Infancy: A Capture-Recapture Estimate for Germany. Klin Padiatr 2011 Dec;223(7):419-423.

 

2010

Bayer O, Krüger H, von Kries R, Toschke AM. Factors Associated With Tracking of BMI: A Meta-Regression Analysis on BMI Tracking. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2011 May;19(5):1069-76. Epub 2010 Oct 14.

Beyerlein A, Hadders-Algra M, Kennedy K, Fewtrell M, Singhal A, Rosenfeld E, Lucas A, Bouwstra H, Koletzko B, von Kries R. Infant Formula Supplementation With Long-chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Has No Effect on Bayley Developmental Scores at 18 Months of Age - IPD Meta-Analysis of 4 Large Clinical Trials. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2010;50:79-84.

Beyerlein A, Lack N, von Kries R. Within-population average ranges compared with institute of medicine recommendations for gestational weight gain. Obstet Gynecol 2010;116:1111-8.

Beyerlein A, Ness AR, Streuling I, Hadders-Algra M, von Kries R. Early rapid growth: no association with later cognitive functions in children born not small for gestational age. Am J Clin Nutr 2010;92:585-93.

Beyerlein A, Toschke AM, von Kries R. Risk factors for childhood overweight: shift of the mean body mass index and shift of the upper percentiles: results from a cross-sectional study. Int J Obes (Lond) 2010;34:642-8.

Beyerlein A, von Kries R, Hummel M, Lack N, Schiessl B, Giani G, Icks A. Improvement in pregnancy-related outcomes in the offspring of diabetic mothers in Bavaria, Germany, during 1987-2007. Diabet Med 2010;27:1379-84.

Bidlingmaier C, Olivieri M, Stelter K, Eberl W, von Kries R, Kurnik K. Postoperative bleeding in paediatric ENT surgery. First results of the German ESPED trial. Hamostaseologie 2010;30:S108-11.

Boneberger A, Bolte G, von Kries R. Excessive Media Comsumption and Behavioural Problems - A Cross-Sectional Study on Pre-School Children. Gesundheitswesen 2011 May;73(5):280-5. Epub 2010 Jun 14.

Boneberger A, Radon K, Baer J, Kausel L, Kabesch M, Haider D, Schierl R, von Kries R, Calvo M. Asthma in changing environments - chances and challenges of international research collaborations between South America and Europe - study protocol and description of the data acquisition of a case-control study. BMC Pulm Med 2010;10:43.

Göbel U, Heinrich B, Krauth KA, Steingrüber HJ, von Kries R. Process and Outcome Quality of the German Paediatric Surveillance Unit (ESPED). Klin Padiatr 2010;222:92-7.

Grote V, Vik T, von Kries R, Luque V, Socha J, Verduci E, Carlier C, Koletzko B; European Childhood Obesity Trial Study Group. Maternal postnatal depression and child growth: a European cohort study. BMC Pediatr 2010;10:14.

Grote V, von Kries R, Closa-Monasterolo R, Scaglioni S, Gruszfeld D, Sengier A, Langhendries JP, Koletzko B; European Childhood Obesity Trial Study Group. Protein intake and growth in the first 24 months of life. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2010;51 Suppl 3:S117-8.

Heinrich S, Thomas S, Heumann C, von Kries R, Radon K. Association between exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields assessed by dosimetry and acute symptoms in children and adolescents: a population based cross-sectional study. Environ Health 2010;9:75.

Koletzko B, Schiess S, Brands B, Haile G, Demmelmair H, von Kries R, Grote V. [Infant feeding practice and later obesity risk : Indications for early metabolic programming.] Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2010;53:666-73. German.

Lainka E, Neudorf U, Lohse P, Timmann C, Bielak M, Stojanov S, Huss K, von Kries R, Niehues T. Analysis of Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS) in German Children: Epidemiological, Clinical and Genetic Characteristics. Klin Padiatr 2010;222:356-61.

Milde-Busch A, Blaschek A, Borggräfe I, Heinen F, Straube A, von Kries R. Associations of Diet and Lifestyle With Headache in High-School Students: Results From a Cross-Sectional Study. Headache 2010;50:1104-14.

Milde-Busch A, Blaschek A, Borggräfe I, von Kries R, Straube A, Heinen F. Is There an Association between the Reduced School Years in Grammar Schools and Headache and Other Health Complaints in Adolescent Students? Klin Pädiatr 2010;222:255-60.

Milde-Busch A, Boneberger A, Heinrich S, Thomas S, Kühnlein A, Radon K, Straube A, von Kries R. Higher Prevalence of Psychopathological Symptoms in Adolescents With Headache. A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study. Headache 2010;50:738-48

Milde-Busch A, Heinrich S, Thomas S, Kühnlein A, Radon K, Straube A, Bayer O, von Kries R. Quality of life in adolescents with headache: Results from a population-based survey. Cephalalgia 2010;30:713-21.

Milde-Busch A, von Kries R, Thomas S, Heinrich S, Straube A, Radon K. The association between use of electronic media and prevalence of headache in adolescents: results from a population-based cross-sectional study. BMC Neurol 2010;10:12.

Nennstiel-Ratzel U, Hölscher G, Ehrensperger-Reeh P, von Kries R, Wildner M. Prevention of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in Bavaria - Evaluation of a Prevention Campaign. Klin Pädiatr 2010; 222:45-50.

Rack AL, Grote V, Streng A, Belohradsky BH, Heinen F, von Kries R, Liese JG. Neurologic varicella complications before routine immunization in Germany. Pediatr Neurol 2010;42:40-8.

Rückinger S, Beyerlein A, Jacobsen G, von Kries R, Vik T. Growth in utero and body mass index at age 5years in children of smoking and non-smoking mothers. Early Hum Dev 2010;86:773-7.

Rückinger S, Rzehak P, Chen CM, Sausenthaler S, Koletzko S, Bauer CP, Hoffmann U, Kramer U, Berdel D, von Berg A, Bayer O, Wichmann HE, von Kries R, Heinrich J. Prenatal and Postnatal Tobacco Exposure and Behavioral Problems in 10-Year-Old Children: Results from the GINI-plus Prospective Birth Cohort Study. Environ Health Perspect 2010;118:150-4.

Rückinger S, van der Linden M, Reinert RR, von Kries R. Efficacy of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination in Germany: An analysis using the indirect cohort method. Vaccine 2010;28:5012-6.

Rückinger S, van der Linden M, von Kries R. Effect of heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination on invasive pneumococcal disease in preterm born infants. BMC Infect Dis 2010;10:12.

Schiess S, Grote V, Scaglioni S, Luque V, Martin F, Stolarczyk A, Vecchi F, Koletzko B; for the European Childhood Obesity Project. Introduction of Complementary Feeding in 5 European Countries. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2010;50:92-8.

Streuling I, Beyerlein A, von Kries R. Can gestational weight gain be modified by increasing physical activity and diet counseling? A meta-analysis of interventional trials. Am J Clin Nutr 2010;92:678-87.

Thomas S, Heinrich S, von Kries R, Radon K. Exposure to radio-frequency electromagnetic fields and behavioural problems in Bavarian children and adolescents. Eur J Epidemiol 2010;25:135-41.

Toschke A, Kohl L, Mansmann U, von Kries R. Meta-analysis of blood pressure tracking from childhood to adulthood and implications for the design of intervention trials. Acta Paediatr 2010;99:24-9.

Twardella D, Bolte G, Fromme H, Wildner M, von Kries R; the GME Study Group. Exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke and child behaviour - results from a cross-sectional study among preschool children in Bavaria. Acta Paediatr 2010;99:106-11.

Weinberger DM, Harboe ZB, Sanders EA, Ndiritu M, Klugman KP, Rückinger S, Dagan R, Adegbola R, Cutts F, Johnson HL, O'Brien KL, Anthony Scott J, Lipsitch M. Association of Serotype with Risk of Death Due to Pneumococcal Pneumonia: A Meta-Analysis. Clin Infect Dis 2010;15;51:692-9.

2009

Arenz S, von Kries R. Protective effect of breast-feeding against obesity in childhood: can a meta-analysis of published observational studies help to validate the hypothesis? Adv Exp Med Biol 2009;639:145-52.

Bayer O, Neuhauser H, von Kries R. Sleep duration and blood pressure in children: a cross-sectional study. J Hypertens 2009;27:1789-93.

Bayer O, Rosario AS, Wabitsch M, von Kries R. Sleep duration and obesity in children: is the association dependent on age and choice of the outcome parameter? Sleep 2009;32:1183-9.

Bayer O, von Kries R, Strauss A, Mitschek C, Toschke AM, Hose A, Koletzko BV. Short- and mid-term effects of a setting based prevention program to reduce obesity risk factors in children: A cluster-randomized trial. Clin Nutr 2009;28:122-28.

Beyerlein A, Schiessl B, Lack N, von Kries R. Optimal gestational weight gain ranges for the avoidance of adverse birth weight outcomes: a novel approach. Am J Clin Nutr 2009;90:1552-8.

Boneberger A, von Kries R, Milde-Busch A, Bolte G, Rochat MK, Rückinger S; for the GME Study Group. Association between peer relationship problems and childhood overweight/obesity. Acta Paediatr 2009 98:1950-5.

Griese M, Haug M, Brasch F, Freihorst A, Lohse P, Von Kries R, Zimmermann T, Hartl D. Incidence and classification of pediatric diffuse parenchymal lung diseases in Germany. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2009;4:26.

Kalies H, Siedler A. [Surveillance programmes for evaluation of the effectiveness of vaccination programmes. The example of vaccination against Hib and varicella.] Bundesgesundheitsblatt 2009;52:1011-18.

Kalies H, Siedler A, Gröndahl B, Grote V, Milde-Busch A, von Kries R. Invasive Haemophilus influenzae infections in Germany: impact of non-type b serotypes in the post-vaccine era. BMC Infect Dis 2009;9:45.

Koletzko B, von Kries R, Closa R, Escribano J, Scaglioni S, Giovannini M, Beyer J, Demmelmair H, Gruszfeld D, Dobrzanska A, Sengier A, Langhendries JP, Rolland Cachera MF, Grote V; European Childhood Obesity Trial Study Group. Lower protein in infant formula is associated with lower weight up to age 2 y: a randomized clinical trial. Am J Clin Nutr 2009;89:1836-45.

Koletzko B, von Kries R, Monasterolo RC, Subías JE, Scaglioni S, Giovannini M, Beyer J, Demmelmair H, Anton B, Gruszfeld D, Dobrzanska A, Sengier A, Langhendries JP, Rolland Cachera MF, Grote V; for the European Childhood Obesity Trial Study Group. Can infant feeding choices modulate later obesity risk? Am J Clin Nutr 2009;89:1502S-1508S.

Lainka E, Neudorf U, Lohse P, Timmann C, Stojanov S, Huss K, von Kries R, Niehues T. Incidence of TNFRSF1A mutations in German children: epidemiological, clinical and genetic characteristics. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2009;48:987-91.

Nickisch A, von Kries R. Short-Term Memory (STM) Constraints in Children With Specific Language Impairment (SLI): Are There Differences Between Receptive and Expressive SLI? J Speech Lang Hear Res 2009;52:578-95.

Reuss AM, Wiese-Posselt M, Weimann B, Siedler A, Zuschneid I, An der Heiden M, Claus H, von Kries R, Haas WH. INCIDENCE RATE OF NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIAL DISEASE IN IMMUNOCOMPETENT CHILDREN: A PROSPECTIVE NATIONWIDE SURVEILLANCE STUDY IN GERMANY. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2009;28:642-44.

Rosenfeld E, Beyerlein A, Hadders-Algra M, Kennedy K, Singhal A, Fewtrell M, Lucas A, Koletzko B, von Kries R. IPD meta-analysis shows no effect of LC-PUFA supplementation on infant growth at 18 months. Acta Paediatr 2009;98:91-7.

Rückinger S, van der Linden M, Reinert RR, von Kries R, Burckhardt F, Siedler A. Reduction in the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease after general vaccination with 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Germany. Vaccine 2009;27:4136-41.

Rückinger S, von Kries R. Breastfeeding and reduced risk of childhood obesity: will randomized trials on breastfeeding promotion give the definite answer? Am J Clin Nutr 2009;89:653-5.

Rückinger S, von Kries R, Siedler A, van der Linden M. Association of Serotype of Streptococcus pneumoniae With Risk of Severe and Fatal Outcome. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2009 28:118-22.

Rückinger S, von Kries R, Toschke AM. An illustration of and programs estimating attributable fractions in large scale surveys considering multiple risk factors. BMC Med Res Methodol 2009;9:7.

Schiessl B, Beyerlein A, Lack N, von Kries R. Temporal trends in pregnancy weight gain and birth weight in Bavaria 2000-2007: slightly decreasing birth weight with increasing weight gain in pregnancy. J Perinat Med 2009;37:374-9.

Schönberger K, Grote V, von Kries R, Kalies H. [Risk factors for delayed or missed measles vaccination in young children.] Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2009;52:1045-51.

Toschke AM, Thorsteinsdottir KH, Kries RV. Meal frequency, breakfast consumption and childhood obesity. Int J Pediatr Obes 2009;4:242-8.

Vik T, Grote V, Escribano J, Socha J, Verduci E, Fritsch M, Carlier C, von Kries R, Koletzko B; for the European Childhood Obesity Trial Study Group. Infantile colic, prolonged crying and maternal postnatal depression. Acta Paediatr 2009;98:1344-8.

Warninghoff JC, Bayer O, Ferrari U, Straube A. Co-morbidities of vertiginous diseases. BMC Neurol 2009;9:29.

2008

Arenz S, Nennstiel-Ratzel U, Wildner M, Dörr HG, von Kries R. Intellectual outcome, motor skills and BMI of children with congenital hypothyroidism: a population-based study. Acta Paediatr 2008;97:447-50.

Bayer O, Bolte G, Morlock G, Rückinger S, von Kries R. A simple assessment of physical activity is associated with obesity and motor fitness in pre-school children. Public Health Nutr 2009;12:1242-7. Corrigendum 1308.

Beyerlein A, Fahrmeir L, Mansmann U, Toschke AM. Alternative regression models to assess increase in childhood BMI. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2008;8:59.

Beyerlein A, Toschke AM, von Kries R. Breastfeeding and childhood obesity: Shift of the entire BMI distribution or only the upper parts? Obesity 2008;16:2730-33.

Blank R, von Kries R, Hesse S, von Voss H. Conductive education for children with cerebral palsy: effects on hand motor functions relevant to activities of daily living. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2008;89:251-9.

Grote V, von Kries R, Springer W, Hammersen G, Kreth HW, Liese J. Varicella-related deaths in children and adolescents--Germany 2003-2004. Acta Paediatr 2008;97:187-92.

Ihme N, Altenhofen L, von Kries R, Niethard FU. [Hip ultrasound screening in Germany. Results and comparison with other screening procedures]. Orthopade 2008;37:541-6, 548-9.

Kalies H, Grote V, Siedler A, Gröndahl B, Schmitt HJ, von Kries R. Effectiveness of hexavalent vaccines against invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b disease: Germany's experience after 5 years of licensure. Vaccine 2008;26:2545-52.

Kalies H, Redel R, Varga R, Tauscher M, von Kries R. Vaccination coverage in children can be estimated from health insurance data. BMC Public Health 2008;8:82.

Liese JG, Grote V, Rosenfeld E, Fischer R, Belohradsky BH, von Kries R.; ESPED Varicella Study Group. The burden of varicella complications before the introduction of routine varicella vaccination in Germany. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2008;27:119-24.

Milde-Busch A, Kalies H, Rückinger S, Siedler A, Rosenbauer J, von Kries R. Surveillance for rare infectious diseases: Is one passive data source enough for Haemophilus influenzae? Eur J Public Health 2008;18:371-375.

Rückinger S, Boneberger A. [Epidemiologic challenges in rare diseases]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt 2008;51:483-490.

Rückinger S, Tauscher M, Redel R, Munte A, Walchner-Bonjean M, Hess J, Schneider A, von Kries R (2008), Participation in cervical cancer screening by age and region A cohort study with a 3 1/2 year follow-up on 2,223,135 women in Bavaria. Gesundheitswesen 2008;70:e17-e21.

Rückinger S, von Kries R, Pauli S, Munte A, Mielck A. [Cancer screening for women is less frequently visited in regions with lower household income--analysis of data from health insurances in Bavaria]. Gesundheitswesen 2008;70:393-7.

Rückinger S, von Kries R; Reinert RR, van der Linden M, Siedler A. Childhood invasive pneumococcal disease in Germany between 1997 and 2003: Variability in incidence and serotype distribution in absence of general pneumococcal conjugate vaccination. Vaccine 2008;26:3984–6.

Schlipköter U, Winhard M, Schönberger K, Liebl B, von Kries R. [Evaluation of a pilot study on measles vaccination in Bavarian preschool children.] Gesundheitswesen 2008;70:404-7.

Thomas S, Kühnlein A, Heinrich S, Praml G, von Kries R, Radon K. Exposure to mobile telecommunication networks assessed using personal dosimetry and well-being in children and adolescents: the German MobilEe-study. Environ Health 2008;7:54.

Thomas S, Kühnlein A, Heinrich S, Praml G, Nowak D, von Kries R, Radon K. Personal exposure to mobile phone frequencies and well-being in adults: a cross-sectional study based on dosimetry. Bioelectromagnetics 2008;29:463-70.

Toschke AM, Kurth BM, von Kries R. The choice of cutoffs for obesity and the effect of those values on risk factor estimation. Am J Clin Nutr 2008;87:292-4.

Toschke AM, Rückinger S, Reinehr T, von Kries R. Growth around puberty as predictor of adult obesity. Eur J Clin Nutr 2008;62:1405-11.

Toschke AM, von Kries R, Beyerlein A, Rückinger S. Risk factors for childhood overweight: Shift of the entire BMI distribution vs. shift of the upper tail only in a cross sectional study. BMC Public Health 2008;8:115.

Von Kries R, Bolte G, Baghi L, Toschke AM; GME Study Group. Parental smoking and childhood obesity--is maternal smoking in pregnancy the critical exposure? Int J Epidemiol 2008;37:210-6.

Von Kries R, Klar R. [Rare diseases- from research's to patient's view] Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2008;51:479-80.

2007

Bayer O, Heininger U, Heiligensetzer C, von Kries R. Metaanalysis of vaccine effectiveness in varicella outbreaks. Vaccine 2007;25:6655-60.

Bolte G, Heissenhuber A, von Kries R, Liebl B, Zapf A, Wildner M, Fromme H; GME-Studiengruppe. [Health monitoring units in Bavaria. Concept, aims and thematic focus of the first survey on children's environment and health] Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2007;50:476-83.

Grenier D, Elliott EJ, Zurynski Y, Rodrigues Pereira R, Preece M, Lynn R, von Kries R, Zimmermann H, Dickson NP, Virella D. Beyond counting cases: public health impacts of national Paediatric Surveillance Units. Arch Dis Child 2007;92:527-33.

Grote V, von Kries R, Rosenfeld E, Belohradsky BH, Liese J. Immunocompetent children account for the majority of complications in childhood herpes zoster. J Infect Dis 2007;196:1455-8.

Meisel R, Toschke AM, Heiligensetzer C, Dilloo D, Laws HJ, von Kries R. Increased risk for invasive pneumococcal diseases in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Br J Haematol 2007;137:457-60.

Nennstiel-Ratzel U, Arenz S, von Kries R, Wildner M, Strutz J. [The model project "newborn auditory screening" in the Upper Palatinate: high process and result quality of an interdisciplinary concept] HNO 2007;55:128-34.

Pohl D, Hennemuth I, von Kries R, Hanefeld F. Paediatric multiple sclerosis and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in Germany: results of a nationwide survey. Eur J Pediatr 2007;166:405-12.

Reinehr T, de Sousa G, Toschke AM, Andler W. Long-term follow-up of cardiovascular disease risk factors in children after an obesity intervention. Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84:490-6.

Reinert RR, van der Linden M, Seegmüller I, Al-Lahham A, Siedler A, Weissmann B, Toschke AM, von Kries R. Molecular epidemiology of penicillin-non-susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from children with invasive pneumococcal disease in Germany. Clin Microbiol Infect 2007;13:363-8.

Schädler G, Süss-Burghart H, Toschke AM, von Voss H, von Kries R. Feeding disorders in ex-prematures: causes--response to therapy--long term outcome. Eur J Pediatr 2007;166(8):803-8.

Toschke AM, Arenz S, von Kries R, Puppe W, Weigl JA, Höhle M, Heininger U. No temporal association between influenza outbreaks and invasive pneumococcal infectionsArch Dis Child 2008 Mar;93(3):218-20. Epub 2007 Apr 3.

Toschke AM, Martin RM, von Kries R, Wells J, Smith GD, Ness AR. Infant feeding method and obesity: body mass index and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measurements at 9-10 y of age from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). Am J Clin Nutr 2007;85:1578-85.

Toschke AM, Rückinger S, Böhler E, von Kries R. Adjusted population attributable fractions and preventable potential of risk factors for childhood obesity. Public Health Nutr 2007 Sep;10(9):902-6.

Toschke JA, von Kries R, Rosenfeld E, Toschke AM. Reliability of physical activity measures from accelerometry among preschoolers in free-living conditions. Clin Nutr 2007 Aug;26(4):416-20..

2006

Fluegge K, Siedler A, Heinrich B, Schulte-Moenting J, Moennig MJ, Bartels DB, Dammann O, von Kries R, Berner R; German Pediatric Surveillance Unit Study Group. Incidence and clinical presentation of invasive neonatal group B streptococcal infections in Germany. Pediatrics 2006;117:e1139-45.

Jiang J, Toschke AM, von Kries R, Koletzko B, Lin L. Vitamin A status among children in China. Public Health Nutr. 2006;9:955-60.

Kalies H, Grote V, Schmitt HJ, von Kries R. Immunisation status of children in Germany: temporal trends and regional differences. Eur J Pediatr. 2006;165:30-6.

Kalies H, Grote V, Verstraeten T, Hessel L, Schmitt HJ, von Kries R. The use of combination vaccines has improved timeliness of vaccination in children. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2006;25:507-12.

Radon K, Spegel H, Meyer N, Klein J, Brix J, Wiedenhofer A, Eder H, Praml G, Schulze A, Ehrenstein V, von Kries R, Nowak D. Personal dosimetry of exposure to mobile telephone base stations? An epidemiologic feasibility study comparing the Maschek dosimeter prototype and the Antennessa SP-090 system. Bioelectromagnetics. 2006;27:77-81.

Sandqvist A, Kalies H, Siedler A, Gröndahl B, Schmitt HJ, Schweitzer-Krantz S, Messing-Jünger M, Pfeffer K, Mayatepek E, von Kries R, Schroten H. Invasive nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae infections in Germany: a case report of a previously healthy 7-year-old boy with an intracranial abscess, and epidemiological data from 2001 to 2004. Eur J Pediatr. 2006;165:658-9.

Von Kries R. Comment on B. Zinka et al., Unexplained cases of sudden infant death shortly after hexavalent vaccination. Vaccine. 2006;24:5783-4; author reply 5785-6.

Von Kries R, Kalies H, Papousek M. Excessive crying beyond 3 months may herald other features of multiple regulatory problems. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006;160:508-11.

Von Kries R, von Suchodoletz W, Stranger J, Toschke AM. [Television in a child's bedroom--a possible risk factor for expressive language impairment in 5- and 6-year-old children] Gesundheitswesen. 2006;68:613-7.

Wunsch R, de Sousa G, Toschke AM, Reinehr T. Intima-media thickness in obese children before and after weight loss. Pediatrics. 2006;118:2334-40.

2005

Arenz S, Schmitt HJ, Tischer A, von-Kries R. Effectiveness of measles vaccination after household exposure during a measles outbreak: a household contact study in Coburg, Bavaria. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2005;24:697-9.

Arenz S, von Kries R. Protective effect of breastfeeding against obesity in childhood. Can a meta-analysis of observational studies help to validate the hypothesis? Adv Exp Med Biol 2005;569:40-8.

Kalies H, Heinrich J, Borte N, et al. The effect of breastfeeding on weight gain in infants: results of a birth cohort study. Eur J Med Res 2005;10:36-42.

Klusmann A, Heinrich B, Stöpler H, Gartner J, Mayatepek E, von Kries R. A decreasing rate of neural tube defects following the recommendations for periconceptional folic acid supplementation. Acta Paediatr 2005;94:1538-42.

Nennstiel-Ratzel U, Arenz S, Maier EM, Knerr I, Baumkötter J, Röschinger W, Liebl B, Hadorn HB, Roscher AA, von Kries R. Reduced incidence of severe metabolic crisis or death in children with medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency homozygous for c.985A>G identified by neonatal screening. Mol Genet Metab. 2005;85:157-9.

Pereira-da-Silva L, von Kries R, Rose D, Elliott E. Acknowledging contribution to surveillance studies. Arch Dis Child 2005;90:768.

Siedler A, Reinert RR, Toschke M, Al-Lahham A, von Kries R, ESPED-Clinic-and-Laboratory-Study-Group. Regional differences in the epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease in toddlers in Germany. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2005;24:1114-5.

Steinmann A, Liebl B, Kalies H, Birkel D, Toschke M, Kerscher G, Volkenandt M, von Kries R. Safe in the sun: low prevalence of sunburns and a high use of sun protection measures in Bavarian preschool children. Arch Dermatol 2005;141:1041-2.

Toschke AM, Beyerlein A, von Kries R. Children at high risk for overweight: a classification and regression trees analysis approach. Obes Res 2005;13:1270-4.

Toschke AM, Küchenhoff H, Koletzko B, von Kries R. Meal frequency and childhood obesity. Obes Res 2005;13:1932-8.

Toschke AM, Lüdde R, Eisele R, von Kries R. The obesity epidemic in young men is not confined to low social classes - a time series of 18-year-old German men at medical examination for military service with different educational attainment. Int J Obes (Lond) 2005;29:875-7.

Von Kries R, Toschke AM, Strassburger K, Kundi M, Kalies H, Nennstiel U, Jorch G, Rosenbauer J, Giani G. Sudden and unexpected deaths after the administration of hexavalent vaccines (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, hepatitis B, Haemophilius influenzae type b): is there a signal? Eur J Pediatr. 2005;164:61-9.

2004

Arenz S, Rückerl R, Koletzko B, von Kries R. Breast-feeding and childhood obesity--a systematic review. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2004;28:1247-56.

Hoffmann GF, von Kries R, Klose D, Lindner M, Schulze A, Muntau AC, Röschinger W, Liebl B, Mayatepek E, Roscher AA. Frequencies of inherited organic acidurias and disorders of mitochondrial fatty acid transport and oxidation in Germany. Eur J Pediatr 2004;163:76-80.

Kalies H, Verstraeten T, Grote V, Meyer N, Siedler A, Schmitt HJ, Breuer T, Moulton LH, von Kries R; Erhebungseinheit für seltene pädiatrische Erkrankungen in Deutschland Study Group. Four and one-half-year follow-up of the effectiveness of diphtheria-tetanus toxoids-acellular pertussis/Haemophilus influenzae type b and diphtheria-tetanus toxoids-acellular pertussis-inactivated poliovirus/H. influenzae type b combination vaccines in Germany. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2004;23:944-50.

Koletzko B, de la Gueronniere V, Toschke AM, von Kries R. Nutrition in children and adolescents in Europe: what is the scientific basis? Introduction. Br J Nutr. 2004;92 Suppl 2:S67-73.

Koletzko B, Toschke AM, von Kries R. [Current problems in determining children's nutritional needs]. Bundesgesundheitsbl.-Gesundheitsforsch-Gesundheitsschutz 2004;3:227-234.

Nennstiel-Ratzel U, Arenz S, Wildner M, Kries RV, Liebl B. [New challenges to the Screening Center in the Bavarian State office for Health Care and Safe Quality of Foods] Gesundheitswesen. 2004;66 Suppl 1:S8-12.

Rüggeberg JU, Ketteler K, MacKenzie CR, Von Kries R, Reinert RR, Schroten H. Blood culture sampling rates at a German pediatric university hospital and incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease. Infection 2004;32:78-81.

Toschke AM, Grote V, Koletzko B, von Kries R. Identifying children at high risk for overweight at school entry by weight gain during the first 2 years. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2004;158:449-52.

Von Kries R. [Obesity among Bavarian children - experiences from school admittance examinations] Gesundheitswesen. 2004;66 Suppl 1:S80-5.

2003

Bergmann KE, Bergmann RL, von Kries R, Böhm O, Richter R, Dudenhausen JW, Wahn U. Early determinants of childhood overweight and adiposity in a birth cohort study: role of breast-feeding. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 2003;27:162-72.

Mosler K, von Kries R, Vermeer R, Saupe J, Schmitz T, Schuster A. Assessment of vitamin K deficiency in CF - how much sophistication is useful? Journal of Cystic Fibrosis 2003;2003:91-96.

Liebl B, Nennstiel-Ratzel U, Roscher A, von Kries R. Data required for the evaluation of newborn screening programmes. Eur J Pediatr 2003;162:S57-61.

Oberle D, von Mutius E, von Kries R. Childhood asthma and continuous exposure to cats since the first year of life with cats allowed in the child's bedroom. Allergy 2003;58:1033-6.

Toschke AM. Causality and the need of nose length to height curves. Am J Med Genet A. 2003;119:95.

Toschke AM, Ehlin AG, von Kries R, Ekbom A, Montgomery SM. Maternal smoking during pregnancy and appetite control in offspring. J Perinat Med 2003;31:251-6.

Toschke AM, Montgomery SM, Pfeiffer U, von Kries R. Early intrauterine exposure to tobacco-inhaled products and obesity. Am J Epidemiol 2003;158:1068-74.

Von Kries R, Hachmeister A, Göbel U. Oral mixed micellar vitamin K for prevention of late vitamin K deficiency bleeding. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2003;88:F109-12.

Von Kries R, Ihme N, Oberle D, Lorani A, Stark R, Altenhofen L, Niethard FU. Effect of ultrasound screening on the rate of first operative procedures for developmental hip dysplasia in Germany. Lancet 2003;362:1883-7.

2002

Juretzko P, von Kries R, Hermann M, Wirsing von Konig CH, Weil J, Giani G. Effectiveness of acellular pertussis vaccine assessed by hospital-based active surveillance in Germany. Clin Infect Dis 2002;35:162-7.

Kalies H, Lenz J, von Kries R. Prevalence of overweight and obesity and trends in body mass index in German pre-school children, 1982-1997. Int J Obes 2002;26:1211-1217.

Klose DA, Kölker S, Heinrich B, Prietsch V, Mayatepek E, von Kries R, Hoffmann GF. Incidence and short-term outcome of children with symptomatic presentation of organic acid and fatty acid oxidation disorders in Germany. Pediatrics 2002;110:1204-11.

Laubereau B, Hermann M, Schmitt HJ, Weil J, von Kries R. Detection of delayed vaccinations: a new approach to visualize vaccine uptake. Epidemiol Infect 2002;128:185-92.

Liebl B, Nennstiel-Ratzel U, von Kries R, Fingerhut R, Olgemöller B, Zapf A, Roscher AA. Very high compliance in an expanded MS-MS based newborn screening program despite written parental consent. Prev Med. 2002;34:127-31.

Liebl B, Nennstiel-Ratzel U, von Kries R, Fingerhut R, Olgemöller B, Zapf A, Roscher AA. Expanded newborn screening in Bavaria: tracking to achieve requested repeat testing. Prev Med. 2002;34:132-7.

Roman E, Fear NT, Ansell P, Bull D, Draper G, McKinney P, Michaelis J, Passmore SJ, von Kries R. Vitamin K and childhood cancer: analysis of individual patient data from six case-control studies. Br J Cancer. 2002;86:63-9.

Schlipköter U, Mühlberger N, von Kries R, Weil J. Surveillance of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine-associated aseptic meningitis in Germany. Infection 2002;30:351-5.

Siedler A, Hermann M, Schmitt HJ, Von Kries R. Consequences of delayed measles vaccination in Germany. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2002;21:826-30.

Toschke AM, Koletzko B, Slikker W, Jr., Hermann M, von Kries R. Childhood obesity is associated with maternal smoking in pregnancy. Eur J Pediatr 2002;161:445-8.

Toschke AM, Vignerova J, Lhotska L, Osancova K, Koletzko B, Von Kries R. Overweight and obesity in 6- to 14-year-old Czech children in 1991: protective effect of breast-feeding. J Pediatr 2002;141:764-9.

Von Kries R, Hermann M, Al-Lahham A, Siedler A, Reinert RR. Will the 7-valent pneumococcal vaccine have a similar impact on all invasive pneumococcal infections in children in Germany as in the Kaiser Permanente Trial? Eur J Pediatr 2002;161:S140-3.

Von Kries R, Hermann M, Hachmeister A, Siedler A, Schmitt HJ, Al-Lahham A, Reinert RR. Prediction of the potential benefit of different pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on invasive pneumococcal disease in German children. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2002;21:1017-23.

Von Kries R, Toschke AM, Koletzko B, Slikker WJ. Maternal smoking during pregnancy and childhood obesity. Am J Epidemiol 2002;156:954-961.

Von Kries R, Toschke AM, Wurmser H, Sauerwald T, Koletzko B. Reduced risk for overweight and obesity in 5- and 6-y-old children by duration of sleep--a cross-sectional study. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 2002;26:710-6.

2001

Juretzko P, Fabian-Marx T, Haastert B, Giani G, von Kries R, Wirsing von Konig CH. Pertussis in Germany: regional differences in management and vaccination status of hospitalized cases. Epidemiol Infect 2001;127:63-71.

Koletzko B, von Kries R. Are there long term protective effects of breast feeding against later obesity? Nutr Health 2001;15:225-36.

Nowak-Göttl U, Heinecke A, von Kries R, Nurnberger W, Munchow N, Junker R. Thrombotic events revisited in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: impact of concomitant Escherichia coli asparaginase/prednisone administration. Thromb Res 2001;103:165-72.

Oberle D, von Kries R, von Mutius E. Asthma and breast feeding. Thorax 2001;56:896.

Schmitt HJ, von Kries R, Hassenpflug B, Hermann M, Siedler A, Niessing W, Clemens R, Weil J. Haemophilus influenzae type b disease: impact and effectiveness of diphtheria-tetanus toxoids-acellular pertussis (-inactivated poliovirus)/H. influenzae type b combination vaccines. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2001;20:767-74.

Von Kries R, Hermann M, Grunert VP, von Mutius E. Is obesity a risk factor for childhood asthma? Allergy 2001;56:318-22.

Von Kries R, Junker R, Oberle D, Kosch A, Nowak-Göttl U. Foetal growth restriction in children with prothrombotic risk factors. Thromb Haemost 2001;86:1012-6.

Wurmser H, Laubereau B, Hermann M, Papousek M, von Kries R. Excessive infant crying: often not confined to the first 3 months of age. Early Hum Dev 2001;64:1-6.

Ziebold C, von Kries R, Lang R, Weigl J, Schmitt HJ. Severe complications of varicella in previously healthy children in Germany: a 1-year survey. Pediatrics 2001;108:E79.

2000

Bökenkamp A, von Kries R, Nowak-Göttl U, Göbel U, Hoyer PF. Neonatal renal venous thrombosis in Germany between 1992 and 1994: epidemiology, treatment and outcome. Eur J Pediatr 2000;159:44-8.

Schmitz T, von Kries R, Wjst M, Schuster A. A nationwide survey in Germany on fatal asthma and near-fatal asthma in children: different entities? Eur Respir J 2000;16:845-9.

Von Ehrenstein OS, Von Mutius E, Illi S, Baumann L, Böhm O, von Kries R. Reduced risk of hay fever and asthma among children of farmers. Clin Exp Allergy 2000;30:187-93.

Von Kries R, Grunert VP, Kaletsch U, Michaelis J, Göbel U. Prevention of childhood leukemia by BCG vaccination in newborns? A population-based case-control study in Lower Saxony, Germany. Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2000;17:541-50.

Von Kries R, Koletzko B, Sauerwald T, von Mutius E. Does breast-feeding protect against childhood obesity? Adv Exp Med Biol. 2000;478:29-39.

Von Kries R, Siedler A, Schmitt HJ, Reinert RR. Proportion of invasive pneumococcal infections in German children preventable by pneumococcal conjugate vaccines. CID 2000;31:482-7.

Ziebold C, von Kries R, Siedler A, Schmitt HJ. Epidemiology of pneumococcal disease in children in Germany. Acta Paediatr Suppl 2000;89:17-21.