Dr.
Christos Baliatsas
Postdoc onderzoeker Rampen en Milieudreigingen
0302729756
Onderzoek
De focus van mijn werk ligt op de relatie tussen omgevingsfactoren en gezondheid bij de bevolking en potentieel kwetsbare groepen en de mogelijke achterliggende mechanismen die een rol kunnen spelen in het ervaren van gezondheidsklachten. Dit betreft multidisciplinair onderzoek naar de mogelijke gezondheidseffecten van belangrijke milieublootstellingen, zoals geluid, elektromagnetische velden, veehouderijen, industrie, pesticiden en aardbevingen. Mijn expertise ligt op het gebied van milieuepidemiologie en gezondheids- en klinische psychologie. Naast het uitvoeren van kwantitatief en kwalitatief onderzoek heb ik een sterke interesse in kennissyntheses, zoals systematische reviews en meta-analyses.
Projecten
Publicaties
- 2021|Dückers, M.L.A., Baliatsas, C., Spreeuwenberg, P., Verheij, R.A., Reifels, L., Yzermans, C.J. Immediate and long-term health impact of exposure to gas-mining induced earthquakes and related environmental stressors. European Journal of Public Health: 2021
- 2020|Gerbecks, J., Baliatsas, C., Yzermans, C.J., Smit, L.A.M., Huss, A., Heederik, D.J.J., Dückers, M.L.A. Prevalence of non-specific health symptoms in livestock dense areas: Looking beyond respiratory conditions. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health: 2020, 230, 113603
- 2020|Kamp, I. van, Simon, S., Notley, H., Baliatsas, C., Kempen, E. van. Evidence Relating to Environmental Noise Exposure and Annoyance, Sleep Disturbance, Cardio-Vascular and Metabolic Health Outcomes in the Context of IGCB (N): A Scoping Review of New Evidence. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health: 2020, 17(9), 21 p.
- 2019|Smit, L., Huss, A., Jacobs, J., Baliatsas, C., Dückers, M., Boender, G.J., McCarthy, C., Hagenaars, T., IJzermans, J., Heederik, D. Veehouderij en Gezondheid Omwonenden III: Longontsteking in de nabijheid van geiten- en pluimveehouderijen in Gelderland, Overijssel en Utrecht IRAS: Utrecht, 2019.
- 2020|Baliatsas, C., Dückers, M.L.A., Smit, L.A.M., Heederik, D., Yzermans, C.J. Morbidity rates in an area with high livestock density: A registry-based study including different groups of patients with respiratory health problems. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health: 2020, 17(5), 20 p.
- 2019|Kamp, I. van, Kempen, E.E.M.M. van, Simon, S.N., Baliatsas, C. Review of evidence relating to environmental noise exposure and annoyance, sleep disturbance, cardio-vascular and metabolic health outcomes in the context of ICGB(N). Bilthoven: RIVM, 2019.
- 2020|Yzermans, C.J., Baliatsas, C., Velden, P.G. van der, Dückers, M.L.A. The experience of sudden loss of a colleague or neighbor following the MH17 plane crash in the Ukraine: a qualitative interview study. BMC Psychology: 2020, 8(16), 11 p.
- 2019|Post, P.M., Hogerwerf, L., Huss, A., Petie, R., Boender, G.J., Baliatsas, C., Lebret, E., Heederik, D., Hagenaars, J., IJzermans, C.J., Smit, L.A.M. Risk of pneumonia among residents living near goat and poultry farms during 2014-2016 PLoS One: 2019
- 2019|Dückers, M.L.A., Baliatsas, C., Gerbecks, J., Yzermans, C.J. Gezondheidseffecten van blootstelling aan stroomstootwapens (Tasers) in de context van wetshandhaving: een systematisch literatuuronderzoek. Utrecht: WODC, Nivel, 2019.
- 2019|Baliatsas, C., Smit, L.A.M., Dückers, M.L.A., Dijk, C.E. van, Heederik, D., Yzermans, C.J. Patients with overlapping diagnoses of asthma and COPD: is livestock exposure a risk factor for comorbidity and coexisting symptoms and infections? BMC Pulmonary Medicine: 2019, 19(105)
- 2019|Sempértegui, G.A., Knipscheer, J., Baliatsas, C., Bekker, M.H.J. Symptom manifestation and treatment effectiveness, -obstacles and -facilitators in Turkish and Moroccan groups with depression in European countries: a systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders: 2019(247), 134-155
- 2018|Bogers, R.P., Gils, A. van, Clahsen, S.C.S., Vercruijsse, W., Kamp, I. van, Baliatsas, C., Romalen, J.G.M., Bolte, J.F.B. Individual variation in temporal relationships between exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields and non-specific physical symptoms: a new approach in studying ‘electrosensitivity’. Environment International: 2018, 121(part 1), 297-307
- 2018|Kamp, I. van, Breugelmans, O.R.P., Poll, H.F.P.M. van, Baliatsas, C., Kempen, E.E.M.M. van. Meldingen over en hinder van Laagfrequent Geluid of het horen van een bromtoon in Nederland: inventarisatie. Bilthoven: Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu, 2018.
- 2018|Baliatsas, C., Dückers, M.L.A., IJzermans, C.J. Health effects of livestock farms: An updated analysis of seven consecutive years. European Journal of Public Health: 2018, 28(supl. 4) 109. Abstracts: 11 th European Public Health conference: Winds of change: towards new ways of improving public health in Europe, Ljubljana, Slovenia 28 November –1 December 2018.
- 2018|Baliatsas, C., IJzermans, C.J., Verheij, R.A., x. Living in the vicinity of agriculture fields: An exploration of perceptions of local residents. European Journal of Public Health: 2018, 28(supl. 4) 334. Abstracts: 11 th European Public Health conference: Winds of change: towards new ways of improving public health in Europe, Ljubljana, Slovenia 28 November –1 December 2018.
- 2018|Kalkowska, D.A., Boender, G.J., Smit, L.A.M., Baliatsas, C., Yzermans, J., Heederik, D., Hagenaars, T.J. Associations between pneumonia and residential distance to livestock farms over a five-year period in a large study population. PLoS One: 2018, 13(7), e0200813
- 2018|Dückers, M., Baliatsas, C., Yzermans, J. Monitoring the health effects of disasters and environmental hazards: The primary care database as a tool to inform public decision-making. Revue d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique: 2018, 66(supl. 5) S268-269. Abstract: European Congress of Epidemiology “Crises, epidemiological transitions and the role of epidemiologists”; juli 4-6, 2018; Lyon.
- 2018|Simoes, M, Brouwer, M., Krop, E., Huss, A., Vermeulen, R., Baliatsas, C., IJzermans, J., Verheij, R., Janssen, N., Marra, M., Wijga, A., Rietveld, A.G. Gezondheidsverkenning omwonenden van landbouwpercelen. Bilthoven: Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu, 2018.
- 2018|Star, B.J. van der, Dijk, C.E. van, Zock, J.P., Smit, L.A.M., Baliatsas, C., Heerderik, D.J., Yzermans, C.J. Healthcare utilisation prior to the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel diseases and the influence of livestock exposure: a longitudinal case-control study. PLoS One: 2018, 13(4), e0195305
- 2017|Baliatsas, C., Dückers, M., IJzermans, J. Gezondheidsverkenning bewoners gemeente Moerdijk: onderzoek naar gezondheidsproblemen, zoals gepresenteerd in huisartspraktijken in de nabijheid van het industrieterrein Moerdijk. www.nivel.nl: NIVEL, 2017.
- 2017|Baliatsas, C., Borlée, F., Dijk, C.E. van, Star, B. van der, Zock, J.P., Smit, L.A.M., Spreeuwenberg, P., Heederik, D., Yzermans, C.J. Comorbidity and coexisting symptoms and infections presented ingeneral practice by COPD patients: Does livestock density in theresidential environment play a role? International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health: 2017, 220(4), 704-710
- 2017|Baliatsas, C. Column "Special Focus". In: Annual report (2016) of the Swiss Research Foundation for Electricity and Mobile Communication (FSM), Zurich. Interview van Christos Baliatsas. 32-33
- 2017|Kamp, I. van, Breugelmans, O., Poll, R. van, Baliatsas, C., Kempen, E. van. Determinants of annoyance from humming sound as indicator of low frequency noise. In: Acoustics 2017 Proceedings paper. Annual conference of the Australian Acoustical Society, November 2017, Perth.
- 2017|Kamp, I. van, Breugelmans, O., Poll, R. van, Baliatsas, C. Burden of disease from exposure to low frequency noise: a Dutch inventory. In: ICBEN Congress Proceedings paper. 12th International Commission on Biological Effects of Noise (ICBEN) Congress on Noise as a Public Health Problem, June 2017, Zurich.
- 2017|Dijk, C.E. van, Zock, J.P., Baliatsas, C., Smit, L.A.M., Borlée, F., Spreeuwenberg, P., Heederik, D., Yzermans, C.J. Health conditions in rural areas with high livestock density: analysis of seven consecutive years. Environmental Pollution: 2017, 222(1), 374-382
- 2016|Baliatsas, C., Kamp, I. van, Swart, W., Hooiveld, M., Yzermans, J. Noise sensitivity: symptoms, health status, illness behavior and co-occurring environmental sensitivities. Environmental Research: 2016, 150(oct), 8-13
- 2016|Baliatsas, C., Kamp, I. van, Bolte, J., Kelfkens, G., Dijk, C. van, Spreeuwenberg, P., Hooiveld, M., Lebret, E., Yzermans, J. Clinically defined non-specific symptoms in the vicinity of mobile phone base stations: a retrospective before-after study. Science of the Total Environment: 2016, 565(15), 714-720
- 2016|Baliatsas, C., Kamp, I. van, Poll, R. van, Yzermans, J. Health effects from low-frequency noise and infrasound in the general population: is it time to listen? A systematic review of observational studies. Science of the Total Environment: 2016, 557, 163-169
- 2016|Yzermans, J., Baliatsas, C., Dulmen, S. van, Kamp, I. van. Assessing non-specific symptoms in epidemiological studies: development and validation of the Symptoms and Perceptions (SaP) questionnaire. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health: 2016, 219(1), 53-65
- 2015|Baliatsas, C., Kamp, I. van, Hooiveld, M., Lebret, E., Yzermans, J. The relationship of modern health worries to non-specific physical symptoms and perceived environmental sensitivity: a study combining self-reported and general practice data. Journal of Psychosomatic Research: 2015, 79(5), 355-361
- 2015|Baliatsas, C., Bolte, J., Yzermans, J., Kelfkens, G., Hooiveld, M., Lebret, E., Kamp, I. van. Actual and perceived exposure to electromagnetic fields and non-specific physical symptoms: an epidemiological study based on self-reported data and electronic medical records. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health: 2015, 218(3), 331-344
- 2015|Baliatsas, C. Non-specific physical symptoms in relation to actual and perceived exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF): a multidisciplinary approach = Niet-specifieke lichamelijke klachten in relatie tot werkelijke en waargenomen blootstelling aan elektromagnetische velden (EMV): een multidisicplinaire benadering. Utrecht: Universiteit Utrecht, 2015.
- 2014|Baliatsas, C., Kamp, I. van, Hooiveld, M., Yzermans, J., Lebret, E. Comparing non-specific physical symptoms in environmentally sensitive patients: prevalence, duration, functional status and illness behavior. Journal of Psychosomatic Research: 2014, 76(5), 405-413
- 2012|Baliatsas, C., Kamp, I. van, Bolte, J., Schipper, M., Yzermans, J., Lebret, E. Non-specific physical symptoms and electromagnetic field exposure in the general population: can we get more specific? A systematic review. Environment International: 2012, 41(1), 15-28
- 2011|Baliatsas, C., Kamp, I. van, Kelfkens, G., Schipper, M., Bolte, J., Yzermans, J., Lebret, E. Non-specific physical symptoms in relation to actual and perceived proximity to mobile phone base stations and powerlines. BMC Public Health: 2011, 11(421)
- 2010|Baliatsas, C., Kamp, I. van, Bolte, J., Schipper, M., Yzermans, J., Lebret, E. Exposure to electromagnetic fields and non-specific physical symptoms: a systematic review of observational studies. European Journal of Public Health: 2010, 20(suppl. 1) 243. Abstract. 3rd European Public Health Conference 'Integrated Public Health', 10 - 13 November 2010, Amsterdam.
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Professioneel verleden
Na mijn studie met specialisatie gezondheidspsychologie (Universiteit Leiden), ben ik gepromoveerd bij het Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS) van de Universiteit Utrecht en het Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM), in samenwerking met het Nivel. Mijn dissertatie onderzocht de relatie tussen blootstelling aan elektromagnetische velden en prevalentie van medisch onverklaarde symptomen en de rol van psychologische factoren. Tijdens die periode heb ik mijn masteropleiding afgerond in Milieu- en Arbeidsepidemiologie. Naast mijn werkzaamheden bij het Nivel, ben ik als onderzoeker verbonden geweest aan verschillende instituten zoals het RIVM, IRAS en de Universiteit Tilburg (afdeling Medische en Klinische Psychologie).
Opleiding
2015: PhD Epidemiologie, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS), Universiteit Utrecht.
2015: MSc Epidemiologie, UMC Utrecht, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Universiteit Utrecht /Julius Center
2009: MSc Gezondheids-/Medische psychologie, Faculteit Sociale Wetenschappen, Universiteit Leiden
2015: MSc Epidemiologie, UMC Utrecht, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Universiteit Utrecht /Julius Center
2009: MSc Gezondheids-/Medische psychologie, Faculteit Sociale Wetenschappen, Universiteit Leiden