Publications

* = corresponding author
† = senior author

Behavioral determinants of health

1. Raffetti E*, [4 co-authors], Galanti R. Country differences in the cross-sectional associations between smoking and depressive symptoms in adolescence. Eur J Public Health. 2022 (in press)
2. Raffetti E*, [5 co-authors], Galanti MR. DNA methylation of the glucocorticoid receptor gene predicts substance use in adolescence: Longitudinal data from over 1,000 young individuals. Transl Psychiatry 2021 Sep;15;11(1):477.
3. Raffetti E*, [5 co-authors], Galanti MR. Cortisol concentration as predictor of tobacco initiation in adolescents. Results from a population-based Swedish cohort. J Adolesc Health. 2021 Apr;68(4):758-764. (Part of PhD thesis)
4. Raffetti E*, [6 co-authors], Galanti MR. No association of cigarette smoking and depressive symptoms with cortisol concentration in adolescents. Results from a population-based Swedish cohort. Psychiatry Res. 2021 Jul;301:113968. (Part of PhD thesis)
5. Donato F, [7 co-authors], Raffetti E*†. Symptoms of mental health problems among Italian adolescents in 2017-2018 school year: a multicenter cross-sectional study. Environ Health Prev Med. 2021 Jun 21;26(1):67.
6. Raffetti E*, Donato F, Forsell Y, Galanti MR. Longitudinal association between tobacco use and the onset of depressive symptoms among Swedish adolescents: the Kupol cohort study. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 May;28(5):695-704. (Part of PhD thesis)
7. Galanti MR, [11 co-authors], Raffetti E. School environment and mental health in early adolescence – a longitudinal study in Sweden (KUPOL). BMC Psychiatry. 2016 Jul 16;16:243.

Environmental determinants of health

8. Di Baldassarre G, [6 co-authors], Raffetti E†. Multiple hazards and risk perceptions over time: The availability heuristic in Italy and Sweden under COVID-19. Nat Hazards Earth Syst Sci. 2021 Jun 22:1-4.
9. Raffetti E*, [4 co-authors], Magoni M. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and risk of dementia and Parkinson disease: A population-based cohort study in a North Italian highly polluted area. Chemosphere. 2020 Jul 4;261:127522.
10. Raffetti E*, [4 co-authors], Magoni M. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and risk of hypertension: A population-based cohort study in a North Italian highly polluted area. Sci Total Environ. 2020 Apr 20;714:136660.
11. Raffetti E, [4 co-authors], Magoni M. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) exposure and cardiovascular, endocrine and metabolic diseases: A population-based cohort study in a North Italian highly polluted area. Environ Int. 2018 Nov;120:215-222.
12. Raffetti E, [6 co-authors], Magoni M. Temporal trends of polychlorinated biphenyls serum levels in subjects living in a highly polluted area from 2003 to 2015: a follow-up study. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2017 Apr;220(2 Pt B):461-467.
13. Galli L, Facchetti S, Raffetti E*, Donato F, D’Anna M. Respiratory diseases and allergic sensitization in swine breeders: a population-based cross-sectional study. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2015 Nov;115(5):402-7.
14. Donato F, Raffetti E. Qual è il ruolo degli studi ecologici per valutare l’impatto di un fattore ambientale sulla salute? Un caso-studio in relazione al progetto SENTIERI [The role of ecological studies to evaluate the impact of an enviromental factor on health: a case study on the results of the SENTIERI project]. Epidemiol Prev. 2014 Nov-Dec;38(6 Suppl 2):14-8. Italian.

Infectious disease epidemiology

15. Raffetti E*, Mondino E, Di Baldassarre G. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Sweden and Italy: The role of trust in authorities. Scand J Public Health. 2022 Aug;50(6):803-809.
16. Raffetti E*, Mondino E, Di Baldassarre G. Epidemic risk perceptions in Italy and Sweden driven by authority responses to COVID-19. Sci Rep. 2022 Jun 3;12(1):9291.
17. Caristia S, Ferranti M, Skrami E, Raffetti E, [7 co-authors], Ancona C; AIE working group on the evaluation of the effectiveness of lockdowns. Effect of national and local lockdowns on the control of COVID-19 pandemic: a rapid review. Epidemiol Prev. 2020 Sep-Dec;44(5-6 Suppl 2):60-68.
18. Paderno A, Mattavelli D, Rampinelli V, Grammatica A, Raffetti E, [8 co-authors], Schreiber A. Olfactory and Gustatory Outcomes in COVID-19: A Prospective Evaluation in Nonhospitalized Subjects. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Jun 30:194599820939538.
19. Paderno A, Schreiber A, Grammatica A, Raffetti E, [8 co-authors], Mattavelli D. Smell and taste alterations in COVID-19: a cross-sectional analysis of different cohorts. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2020 Aug;10(8):955-962.
20. Quiros-Roldan E, Properzi M, Paghera S, Raffetti E, Castelli F, Imberti L. Factors associated with immunosenescence during early adulthood in HIV-infected patients after durable efficient combination antiretroviral therapy. Sci Rep. 2020 Jun 22;10(1):10057.
21. Quiros-Roldan E, Pezzoli MC, Berlendis M, Raffetti E, [3 co-authors], Castelli F. A COPD Case-Finding Program in a Large Cohort of HIV- Infected Persons. Respir Care. 2019 Feb;64(2):169-175.
22. Baiguera C, Boschetti A, Raffetti E*, Zanini B, Puoti M, Donato F. Phyllanthus niruri versus Placebo for Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Complement Med Res. 2018;25(6):376-382.
23. Mazzitelli M, Torti C, Sabatino J, D’Ascoli GL, Costa C, Pisani V, Raffetti E, [4 co-authors], Indolfi C; CARDIAC study group. Evaluation of cardiac function by global longitudinal strain before and after treatment with sofosbuvir-based regimens in HCV infected patients. BMC Infect Dis. 2018 Oct 16;18(1):518.
24. Quiros-Roldan E, Properzi M, Amadasi S, Raffetti E, [3 co-authors], Castelli F. Prognostic role of inflammatory biomarkers in HIV-infected patients with a first diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma: A single-center study. J Med Virol. 2019 Feb;91(2):241-248.
25. Quiros-Roldan E, Magro P, Raffetti E, [5 co-authors], Castelli F; MASTER Cohort. Biochemical and inflammatory modifications after switching to dual antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients in Italy: a multicenter retrospective cohort study from 2007 to 2015. BMC Infect Dis. 2018 Jun 25;18(1):285.
26. Torti C, Raffetti E*, [38 co-authors], Carosi G. Cohort Profile: Standardized Management of Antiretroviral Therapy Cohort (MASTER Cohort). Int J Epidemiol. 2017 Apr 1;46(2):e12.
27. Quiros Roldan E, Brianese N, Raffetti E, [6 co-authors] Castelli F. Comparison between the gold standard DXA with calcaneal quantitative ultrasound based-strategy (QUS) to detect osteoporosis in an HIV infected cohort. Braz J Infect Dis. 2017 Nov-Dec;21(6):581-586.
28. Raffetti E*, [10 co-authors], Quiros-Roldan E. Systemic inflammation-based scores and mortality for all causes in HIV-infected patients: a MASTER cohort study. BMC Infect Dis. 2017 Mar 7;17(1):193.
29. Quiros-Roldan E, Magoni M, Raffetti E*, [3 co-authors], Castelli F. The burden of chronic diseases and cost-of-care in subjects with HIV infection in a Health District of Northern Italy over a 12-year period compared to that of the general population. BMC Public Health. 2016 Nov 9;16(1):1146.
30. Raffetti E, [12 co-authors], Torti C. The risk of late or advanced presentation of HIV infected patients is still high, associated factors evolve but impact on overall mortality is vanishing over calendar years: results from the Italian MASTER Cohort. BMC Public Health. 2016 Aug 25;16(1):878.
31. Quiros-Roldan E, Raffetti E*, [11 co-authors], Donato F. Low-level viraemia, measured as viraemia copy-years, as a prognostic factor for medium-long-term all-cause mortality: a MASTER cohort study. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2016 Dec;71(12):3519-3527.
32. Quiros-Roldan E, Raffetti E*, [8 co-authors], Castelli F. Incidence of cardiovascular events in HIV-positive patients compared to general population over the last decade: a population-based study from 2000 to 2012. AIDS Care. 2016 Dec;28(12):1551-1558.
33. Quiros-Roldan E, Raffetti E*, [7 co-authors], Castelli F. Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio and Cardiovascular Disease Incidence in HIV-Infected Patients: A Population-Based Cohort Study. PLoS One. 2016 May 5;11(5):e0154900.
34. Raffetti E*, [4 co-authors], Quiros-Roldan E. The predictive role of NLR and PLR for solid non-AIDS defining cancer incidence in HIV-infected subjects: a MASTER cohort study. Infect Agent Cancer. 2015 Oct 5;10:34.
35. Raffetti E*, [6 co-authors], Donato F; Brescia HCC Study Group. Role of aetiology, diabetes, tobacco smoking and hypertension in hepatocellular carcinoma survival. Dig Liver Dis. 2015 Nov;47(11):950-6.
36. Raffetti E*, [12 co-authors], Quiros Roldan E. Systemic Inflammation-Based Biomarkers and Survival in HIV-Positive Subject With Solid Cancer in an Italian Multicenter Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Aug 15;69(5):585-92.
37. Lupo F, Russo R, Iolascon A, Ieluzzi D, Siciliano A, Toniutto P, Matté A, Piovesan S, Raffetti E, [6 co-authors], De Franceschi L. Protease inhibitors-based therapy induces acquired spherocytic-like anaemia and ineffective erythropoiesis in chronic hepatitis C virus patients. Liver Int. 2016 Jan;36(1):49-58.
38. Raffetti E*, [12 co-authors], Quiros-Roldan E; MASTER Cohort. The prognostic role of systemic inflammatory markers on HIV-infected patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a multicenter cohort study. J Transl Med. 2015 Mar 14;13:89.
39. Raffetti E*, [14 co-authors], Quiros-Roldan E; MASTER Cohort. Cancer incidence and mortality for all causes in HIV-infected patients over a quarter century: a multicentre cohort study. BMC Public Health. 2015 Mar 12;15:235.
40. Gotti D, Raffetti E, [13 co-authors], Quiros-Roldan E; Master Cohort Group. Survival in HIV-infected patients after a cancer diagnosis in the cART Era: results of an italian multicenter study. PLoS One. 2014 Apr 23;9(4):e94768.

Clinical epidemiology

41. Mattavelli D, Tomasoni M, Ferrari M, Compagnoni A, Schreiber A, Taboni S, Rampinelli V, Marazzi E, Raffetti E, [5 co-authors], Nicolai P. Salvage surgery in recurrent sinonasal cancers: proposal of a prognostic model based on clinicopathologic and treatment-related parameters. Head Neck. 2022 Aug;44(8):1857-1870.
42. Ferrari M, Mattavelli D, Tomasoni M, Raffetti E, [30 co-authors], Nicolai P. The MUSES*: prognostic study on 1360 sinonasal cancer patients undergoing endoscopic surgery-based treatment. Eur J Cancer. 2022 Aug;171:161-182.
43. Agosti E, Saraceno G, Rampinelli V, Raffetti E, [13 co-authors], Doglietto F. Quantitative Anatomical Comparison of Endoscopic Transnasal and Microsurgical Transcranial Approaches to the Anterior Cranial Fossa. Oper Neurosurg. 2022 Oct 1;23(4):e256-e266.
44. Lombardi D, [17 co-authors], Raffetti E, Pracy P, Vander Poorten V, Nicolai P. The impact of nodal status in major salivary gland carcinoma: A multicenter experience and proposal of a novel N-classification. Oral Oncol. 2021 Jan;112:105076.
45. Raffetti E*, [5 co-authors], Donato F. Is survival for hepatocellular carcinoma increasing? A population-based study on survival of hepatocellular carcinoma patients in the 1990s and 2000s. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. 2021 Jan;45(1):101433.
46. Donato F, Raffetti E*, Toninelli G, Andrea F, Scarcella C, Castellano M. Guggul and Triphala for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia: a placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized trial. Complement Med Res. 2021;28(3):216-225.
47. Agosti E, Turri-Zanoni M, Saraceno G, Belotti F, Karligkiotis A, Rocca G, Buffoli B, Raffetti E, [11 co-authors], Doglietto F. Quantitative Anatomic Comparison of Microsurgical Transcranial, Endoscopic Endonasal, and Transorbital Approaches to the Spheno-Orbital Region. Oper Neurosurg. 2021 Nov 15; 21(6):E494-E505
48. Agosti E, Saraceno G, Qiu J, Buffoli B, Ferrari M, Raffetti E, [11 co-authors], Doglietto F. Quantitative anatomical comparison of transnasal and transcranial approaches to the clivus. Acta Neurochir. 2020 Mar;162(3):649-660.
49. Saraceno G, Agosti E, Qiu J, Buffoli B, Ferrari M, Raffetti E, [11 co-authors], Doglietto F. Quantitative Anatomical Comparison of Anterior, Anterolateral and Lateral, Microsurgical and Endoscopic Approaches to the Middle Cranial Fossa. World Neurosurg. 2020 Feb;134:e682-e730.
50. Doglietto F, Prevedello DM, Belotti F, Ferrari M, Lancini D, Schreiber A, Raffetti E, [9 co-authors], Tschabitscher M. The Superior Hypophyseal Arteries: Anatomical Study with an Endoscopic Endonasal Perspective. Oper Neurosurg. 2019 Sep 1;17(3):321-331.
51. Rampinelli V, Doglietto F, Mattavelli D, Qiu J, Raffetti E, [5 co-authors], Nicolai P. Two-Dimensional High Definition Versus Three-Dimensional Endoscopy in Endonasal Skull Base Surgery: A Comparative Preclinical Study. World Neurosurg. 2017 Sep;105:223-231.
52. Cagnazzi E, [5 co-authors], Raffetti E, Donato F, Latronico N. Near-zero difficult tracheal intubation and tracheal intubation failure rate with the “Besta Airway Algorithm” and “Glidescope® in morbidly obese” (GLOBE). Minerva Anestesiol. 2016 Sep;82(9):966-73.
53. Lombardi C, Raffetti E, [7 co-authors], Milanese M; ELSA Study Group. Phenotyping asthma in the elderly: allergic sensitization profile and upper airways comorbidity in patients older than 65 years. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2016 Mar;116(3):206-11.
54. Lombardi D, Bottazzoli M, Turri-Zanoni M, Raffetti E, [9 co-authors], Nicolai P. Sinonasal mucosal melanoma: A 12-year experience of 58 cases. Head Neck. 2016 Apr;38 Suppl 1:E1737-45.
55. Nicolai P, Schreiber A, Bolzoni Villaret A, Lombardi D, Morassi L, Raffetti E, [4 co-authors], Castelnuovo P. Intestinal type adenocarcinoma of the ethmoid: Outcomes of a treatment regimen based on endoscopic surgery with or without radiotherapy. Head Neck. 2016 Apr;38 Suppl 1:E996-E1003.
56. Tsioni V, Andreoli L, Meini A, Frassi M, Raffetti E, [3 co-authors], Tincani A. The prevalence and incidence of systemic lupus erythematosus in children and adults: a population-based study in a mountain community in northern Italy. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2015 Sep-Oct;33(5):681-7.
57. Minetti S, Raffetti E, [6 co-authors], Tosoni C. Respiratory allergy in immigrants to a highly industrialised area in Italy according to area of origin and time period. Allergol Immunopathol. 2015 Sep-Oct;43(5):461-8.
58. Lombardi C, Fiocchi A, Raffetti E, Donato F, Canonica GW, Passalacqua G; P-IGRAM study group. Cross-sectional comparison of the characteristics of respiratory allergy in immigrants and Italian children. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2014 Aug;25(5):473-80.

Peer-reviewed commentaries

59. Raffetti E*, Di Baldassarre. Do the benefits of school closure outweigh its costs? Int J. Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Feb; 19(5), 2500.
60. Di Baldassarre G, [6 co-authors], Raffetti E, Ridolfi E, Rusca M, Savelli E, Tootoonchi F Integrating multiple research methods to unravel the complexity of human-water systems. AGU Advances. 2021; 2(3), e2021AV000473.

Peer-reviewed systematic review articles

61. Raffetti E*, [3 co-authors], Donato F. Association between exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and risk of hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Chemosphere. 2020 Sep;255:126984.
62. Raffetti E*, Treccani M, Donato F. Cement plant emissions and health effects in the general population: a systematic review. Chemosphere. 2019 Mar;218:211-222.
63. Raffetti E*, Fattovich G, Donato F. Incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in untreated subjects with chronic hepatitis B: a systematic review and meta- analysis. Liver Int. 2016 Sep;36(9):1239-51.

Collaborations

1. COVID-19 trajectories among 57 million adults in England: a cohort study using electronic health records. Lancet Digit Health. 2022 Jul;4(7):e542-e557.