Publications

Albert Altarriba, Javier Peña, Jordi Vicens, Marti Casals, Xavier Peirau, Julio Calleja (2020). The use of recovery strategies by Spanish first division soccer teams: a cross-sectional survey. The Physician and Sportsmedicine, (),, pp..

Jordi Vicens, Ernest Esteve, Azahara Fort, Marti Casals, Thomas Bandholm, Lasse Ishoi, David Opar, Anthony Shield, Kristian Thorborg (2020). Performance changes during the off-season period in football players–Effects of age and previous hamstring injury. Journal of Sports Sciences, (),, pp.1–11.

Rasmus Nielsen, Nina Simonsen, Marti Casals, Emmanuel Stamatakis, Mohammad Ali Masnournia (2020). Methods matter and the ‘too much, too soon’theory (part 2): what is the goal of your sports injury research? Are you describing, predicting or drawing a causal inference?. BJSM, (),, pp..

Jairo Vazquez, Marti Casals, Jesus Corral, Jaime Sampaio (2020). Higher training workloads do not correspond to the best performances of elite basketball players. Research in Sports Medicine, (),, pp.1–13.

Franc Garcia, Jairo Vazquez, Julen Castellano, Marti Casals, Xavi Schelling (2020). Differences in physical demands between game quarters and playing positions on professional basketball players during official competition. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, (2),19, pp.256.

Lydia Luque, Teresa Rodrigo, Jose Maria Garcia Garcia, Marti Casals, Joan Pau Millet, Joan Cayla, Angels Orcau, Working group PII TB (2020). Factors associated with extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Spain and its distribution in immigrant population. Open Respiratory Archives, (), , pp..

Rasmus Nielsen, Ian Shrier, Marti Casals, Alberto Nettel-Aguirre, Merete Møller, Caroline Bolling, Natalia FN Bittencourt, Ben Clarsen, Niels Wedderkopp, Torbjørn Soligard, Toomas Timpka, Carolyn A Emery, Roald Bahr, Jenny Jacobsson, Rod Whiteley, Örjan Dahlström, Nicol van Dyk, Babette M Pluim, Emmanuel Stamatakis, Luz Palacios-Derflingher, Morten W Fagerland, Karim M Khan, Clare L Ardern, Evert Verhagen (2020). Statement on Methods in Sport Injury Research From the First METHODS MATTER Meeting, Copenhagen, 2019. JOSPT, (5), 50, pp.226–233.

Ernest Esteve, Mikkel Clausen, Michael Rathleff, Jordi Vicens, Marti Casals, Marti Casals, Albert Palai, Per Holmich, Kristian Thorborg (2020). Prevalence and severity of groin problems in Spanish football: A prospective study beyond the time‐loss approach. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, (5), 30, pp.914–921.

Rasmus Nielsen, Michael Bertelsen, Merete Moller, Adam Hulme, Mohammad Ali Monsurnia, Marti Casals, Erik Parner (2020). Methods matter: exploring the ‘too much, too soon’ theory, part 1: causal questions in sports injury research. BMC public health, (18), 54, pp..

Jose A Martinez, Klaus Langohr, Julian Felipo, Marti Casals (2019). Mortality of NBA Players: Risk Factors and Comparison with the General US Population. Applied Sciences, (9), 3, pp. 500.

Marti Casals, Sheree Bekker, Caroline F Finch (2019). Infographic: Sports Biostatisticians as a critical member of all sports science and medical teams for injury prevention. British journal of sports medicine, (53), 7, pp. 408.

Aurelio Tobias, Marti Casals, Javier Pena, Cristian Tebe (2019). FIFA World Cup and climate change: correlation is not causation.[Copa del Mundo FIFA y cambio climatico: correlacion no implica causalidad].. RICYDE. Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte. doi: 10.5232/ricyde, (15), 57, pp. 280–283.

Silvia Brugueras, Cristina Rius, Joan-Pau Millet, Marti Casals, Joan A Cayla (2019). Does the economic recession influence the incidence of pertussis in a cosmopolitan European city?. BMC public health, (19), 1, pp. 144.

Gil Rodas, Toni Bove, Toni Caparros, Klaus Langohr, Daniel Medina, Bruce Hamilton, Dai Sugimoto, Marti Casals (2019). Ankle Sprain Versus Muscle Strain Injury in Professional Men’s Basketball: A 9-Year Prospective Follow-up Study. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, (7), 6, pp. 2325967119849035.

Toni Caparros, Marti Casals, A�lvaro Solana, Javier Pena (2018). Low external workloads are related to higher injury risk in professional male basketball games. Journal of sports science and medicine, (17), 2, pp. 289.

MJ Blasco, Marti Casals, Tania Fernandez, Klaus Langohr (2018). Lesiones en la lucha tradicional: el caso de la lucha leonesa (2005-2015). Revista Internacional de Medicina y Ciencias de la Actividad Fisica y del Deporte, (18), 72, pp. 723–736.

Vicente Martin, Maria J Blasco, Marti Casals, Tania Fernandez-Villa, Antonio J Molina, Francisco V Martinez, Arturo Martin, Klaus Langohr, Carlos Ayan (2018). Incidencia de las lesiones en la competicion de lucha leonesa y factores asociados (2005-2015). Apunts Medicina de l’Esport (English Edition), (53), 199, pp. 105–112.

Vicente Martin, Maria J Blasco, Marti Casals, Tania Fernandez-Villa, Antonio J Molina, Francisco V Martinez, Arturo Martin, Klaus Langohr, Carlos Ayan (2018). Incidence of injuries in competition of Leonese wrestling and associated factors (2005--2015). Apunts. Medicina de l’Esport, (53), 199, pp. 105–112.

Marti Casals, Caroline F Finch (2017). Sports Biostatistician: a critical member of all sports science and medicine teams for injury prevention. Injury prevention, (23), 6, pp. 423–427.

Sergo Vashakidze, Albert Despuig, Shota Gogishvili, Keti Nikolaishvili, Natalia Shubladze, Zaza Avaliani, Nestan Tukvadze, Marti Casals, Joan A Cayla, Pere-Joan Cardona, {others} (2017). Retrospective study of clinical and lesion characteristics of patients undergoing surgical treatment for Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Georgia. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, (56), pp. 200–207.

Manuel {Ruiz Marin}, Fernando Lopez, Jose Antonio Martinez, Marti Casals (2017). Regular point scoring by professional basketball players. Electronic Journal of Applied Statistical Analysis, (10), 3, pp. 759–772.

J. Cortes, M. Casals, K. Langohr, J.A. Gonzalez (2016). Importance of statistical power and hypothesis in P value. Medicina Clinica, (146), 4, pp. 178-181.

Javier Pena, Marti Casals (2016). Game-related performance factors in four European men’s professional volleyball championships. Journal of human kinetics, (53), 1, pp. 223–230.

T Rodrigo, Marti Casals, JA Caminero, JM Garcia-Garcia, MA Jimenez-Fuentes, JF Medina, Juan Pablo Millet, J Ruiz-Manzano, J Cayla, {others} (2016). Factors associated with fatality during the intensive phase of anti-tuberculosis treatment. PloS one, (11), 8, pp. e0159925.

Marti Casals, Jose A Martinez, Joan A Cayla, Vicente Martin (2016). Do basketball players have a high risk of pulmonary embolism? A scoping review. Medicine and science in sports and exercise, (48), 3, pp. 466–71.

Jose Maria Garcia, Teresa Rodrigo, Marti Casals, Juan Ruiz-Manzano, Teresa Pascual-Pascual, Joan A Cayla, Grupo de Trabajo {del Programa Integrado}, {others} (2016). Cumplimiento en Espana de la norma de prescribir cuatro farmacos en la fase intensiva del tratamiento estandar de la tuberculosis. Archivos de Bronconeumologia, (52), 5, pp. 262–268.

Jose Antonio Gullon, Jose Maria Garcia, Manuel A�ngel Villanueva, Fernando A�lvarez-Navascues, Teresa Rodrigo, Marti Casals, Luis Anibarro, Marta Maria Garcia-Clemente, Maria A�ngeles Jimenez, Ana Bustamante, {others} (2016). Costes de la tuberculosis en Espana: factores relacionados. Archivos de Bronconeumologia, (52), 12, pp. 583–589.

Rafael Blanquer, Teresa Rodrigo, Marti Casals, Juan Ruiz Manzano, Jose Maria Garcia, Jose Luis Calpe, Eulalia Valencia, Teresa Pascual, Isabel Mir, Maria A�ngeles Jimenez, {others} (2015). Resistance to first-line antituberculosis drugs in Spain, 2010--2011. RETUBES Study. Archivos de Bronconeumologia (English Edition), (51), 1, pp. 24–30.

Concepcion Morales Garcia, Teresa Rodrigo, Marta M Garcia Clemente, Ana Munoz, Pilar Bermudez, Francisco Casas, Maria Somoza, Celia Mila, Anton Penas, Carmen Hidalgo, {others} (2015). Factors associated with unreported tuberculosis cases in Spanish hospitals. BMC infectious diseases, (15), 1, pp. 295.

Marti Casals, Teresa Rodrigo, Esteve Camprubi, Angels Orcau, Joan A Cayla (2014). Tuberculosis and immigration in Spain: scoping review. Revista espanola de salud publica, (88), 6, pp. 803–809.

Marti Casals, Montserrat Girabent-Farres, Josep L Carrasco (2014). Methodological quality and reporting of generalized linear mixed models in clinical medicine (2000--2012): a systematic review. PloS one, (9), 11, pp. e112653.

Jose Maria Garcia, Teresa Rodrigo, Marti Casals, Juan Ruiz-Manzano, Teresa Pascual, Joan Cayla, Grupo TB Trabajo (2014). Adherence to the recommendation of prescribing 4 drugs in the intensive phase of the standard treatment of tuberculosis in Spain. European Respiratory Journal, (44), Suppl 58, pp. P2683.

M Rodriguez, I Monedero, JA Caminero, M Encarnacion, Y Dominguez, I Acosta, E Munoz, E Camilo, S Martinez-Selmo, S De Los Santos, {others} (2013). Successful management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis under programme conditions in the Dominican Republic. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, (17), 4, pp. 520–525.

Juan-Pablo Millet, Angels Orcau, Marti Casals, Patricia Garcia de Olalla, Joan A Cayla (2013). Recurrencias en tuberculosis en una cohorte de pacientes infectados por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana: influencia del tratamiento antiretroviral de gran actividad. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin, (31), 04, pp. 227–9.

Juan-Pablo Millet, Angels Orcau, Marti Casals, Patricia Garcia De Olalla, Joan A Cayla (2013). Recurrences in tuberculosis in a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients: the influence of highly active antiretroviral therapy. Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica, (31), 4, pp. 227–229.

N Altet, R Vidal, C Mila, T Rodrigo, M Casals, I Mir, J Ruiz-Manzano, MA Jimenez-Fuentes, F Sanchez, J Maldonado, {others} (2013). Monitoring changes in anti-tuberculosis treatment: associated factors determined at the time of diagnosis. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, (17), 11, pp. 1435–1441.

Marti Casals, Jose A Martinez (2013). Modelling player performance in basketball through mixed models. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, (13), 1, pp. 64–82.

Jesus Edison Ospina, Angels Orcau, Juan-Pablo Millet, Francesca Sanchez, Marti Casals, Joan A Cayla (2012). Community health workers improve contact tracing among immigrants with tuberculosis in Barcelona. BMC public health, (12), 1, pp. 158.

Teresa Rodrigo, Joan A Cayla, Marti Casals, Jose Maria Garcia, Jose A Caminero, Juan Ruiz-Manzano, Rafael Blanquer, Rafael Vidal, Neus Altet, Jose L Calpe, {others} (2012). A predictive scoring instrument for tuberculosis lost to follow-up outcome. Respiratory research, (13), 1, pp. 75.

Jose Maria Garcia, Rafael Blanquer, Teresa Rodrigo, Joan A Cayla, Jose A Caminero, Rafael Vidal, Marti Casals, Juan Ruiz-Manzano, Working Group {on Completion}, {others} (2011). Social, clinical and microbiological differential characteristics of tuberculosis among immigrants in Spain. PloS one, (6), 1, pp. e16272.

Juan-Pablo Millet, Angels Orcau, Cristina Rius, Marti Casals, Patricia Garcia {de Olalla}, Antonio Moreno, Jeanne L Nelson, Joan A {Cayla}, Barcelona Tuberculosis Working Group, {others} (2011). Predictors of death among patients who completed tuberculosis treatment: a population-based cohort study. PLoS One, (6), 9, pp. e25315.

Marti Casals, Pilar Pila, Klaus Langohr, Juan-Pablo Millet, Joan A Cayla, Roma Population Working Group (2011). Incidence of infectious diseases and survival among the Roma population: a longitudinal cohort study. The European Journal of Public Health, (22), 2, pp. 262–266.

Pau Dominkovics, Carlos Granell, Antoni Perez-Navarro, Marti Casals, Angels Orcau, Joan A Cayla (2011). Development of spatial density maps based on geoprocessing web services: application to tuberculosis incidence in Barcelona, Spain. International journal of health geographics, (10), 1, pp. 62.

Jeanne L Nelson, Antonio Moreno, Angels Orcau, Neus Altet, Antoni Martinez-Roig, Joan A Cayla, Marti Casals, Juan Pablo Millet, Fernando Moraga-Llop, Childhood Tuberculosis Working Group {of Barcelona}, {others} (2010). Transmission of childhood tuberculosis: risk factors associated with an unidentified index case and outbreak evolution in Barcelona (1987--2007). The Pediatric infectious disease journal, (29), 9, pp. 876–879.

Marti Casals, Katty Guzman, Joan A Cayla (2009). Mathematical models used in the study of infectious diseases. Revista espanola de salud publica, (83), 5, pp. 689–695.

M Vall-Mayans, M Casals, A Vives, E Loureiro, P Armengol, B Sanz (2006). Reemergence of infectious syphilis among homosexual men and HIV coinfection in Barcelona, 2002-2003. Medicina Clinica, 126(3), 94-96.