[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 and smoking: A systematic review of the evidence

CI Vardavas, K Nikitara - Tobacco induced diseases, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
COVID-19 is a coronavirus outbreak that initially appeared in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China,
in December 2019, but it has already evolved into a pandemic spreading rapidly …

[HTML][HTML] Prognostic factors for mortality, intensive care unit and hospital admission due to SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies in …

…, AG Mathioudakis, K Nikitara… - European …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background As mortality from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is strongly age-dependent,
we aimed to identify population subgroups at an elevated risk for adverse outcomes …

Prevalence and correlates of physical inactivity in adults across 28 European countries

K Nikitara, S Odani, N Demenagas… - European journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Physical activity/inactivity is impacted by a plethora of intertwined factors. There
are a limited number of studies on physical activity/inactivity that provide a European cross-…

[HTML][HTML] Public perspective on the governmental response, communication and trust in the governmental decisions in mitigating COVID-19 early in the pandemic …

C Vardavas, S Odani, K Nikitara, H El Banhawi… - Preventive Medicine …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic poses a threat to global health and security inciting governments
with the responsibility to respond with measures that ensure the health and safety of their …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review on the non-vectorial transmission of Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEv)

…, R Phalkey, C Vardavas, K Nikitara… - Ticks and Tick-borne …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is an infection caused by the Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEv)
and it is common in Europe. The virus is predominantly transmitted by ticks, but other …

[HTML][HTML] Social determinants of health and vaccine uptake during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review

C Vardavas, K Nikitara, K Aslanoglou, I Lagou… - Preventive Medicine …, 2023 - Elsevier
Social determinants of health significantly impact population health status. The aim of this
systematic review was to examine which social vulnerability factors or determinants of health …

Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in educational settings in 2020: a review

C Vardavas, K Nikitara, AG Mathioudakis, MH Boon… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives School closures have been used as a core non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPI)
during the COVID-19 pandemic. This review aims at identifying SARS-CoV-2 transmission …

Cost of the COVID-19 pandemic versus the cost-effectiveness of mitigation strategies in EU/UK/OECD: a systematic review

C Vardavas, K Zisis, K Nikitara, I Lagou, V Marou… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives The economic burden of COVID-19 pandemic is substantial, with both direct and
indirect costs playing a significant role. Design A systematic literature review was conducted …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review of outbreaks of COVID-19 within households in the European region when the child is the index case

CI Vardavas, K Nikitara, K Aslanoglou… - BMJ paediatrics …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives This systematic review aims to identify the secondary attack rates (SAR) to adults
and other children when children are the index cases within household settings. Methods …

Effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical measures (NPIs) on COVID-19 in Europe: A systematic literature review

CI Vardavas, K Nikitara, K Aslanoglou, M Hilton-Boon… - MedRxiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
Background The study objective was to conduct a systematic review to assess the effectiveness
of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to reduce the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in …