Comparing a disease-specific and a generic health-related quality of life instrument in subjects with asthma from the general population (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Few epidemiologic studies have assessed health-related quality of life (HRQL) of asthma patients from a general population and it is unclear which instrument is best suitable for
Joint effect of obesity and TNFA variability on asthma: two international cohort studies (Publications)
Obesity is a risk factor for asthma. Adipose tissue expresses pro-inflammatory molecules including tumour necrosis factor (TNF), and levels of TNF are also related to polymorphisms in the TNF-alpha (T
Defining the next generation of <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> diagnostic tests for control and elimination: target product profiles (Publications)
The global prevalence of malaria has decreased over the past fifteen years, but similar gains have not been realized against Plasmodium vivax because this species is less responsive to conventional ma
Spirometer replacement and serial lung function measurements in population studies: results from the SAPALDIA study (Publications)
The Swiss Cohort Study on Air Pollution and Lung and Heart Disease in Adults (SAPALDIA), a population cohort study, used heated-wire spirometers in 1991 and 2002 and then ultrasonic spirometers in 201
Follow-up on genome-wide main effects: do polymorphisms modify the air pollution effect on lung function decline in adults? (Publications)
Improved air quality has been found associated with attenuated age-related decline in lung function. But whether genetic polymorphisms strongly associated with lung function play a modifying role in t
Forschung für Generationen (Publications)
Die ehemalige "Luft- und Lungen-Studie" SAPALDIA ist 20 Jahre alt geworden. Forscherinnen und Forscher aus verschiedensten Disziplinen untersuchen seit Jahren das Zusammenspiel von Umwelt und Gesundhe
Identification of a new locus at 16q12 associated with time-to-asthma onset (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Asthma is a heterogeneous disease in which age of onset plays an important role. OBJECTIVE: We sought to identify the genetic variants associated with time to asthma onset (TAO). METHODS:
Étude du biais dû aux non-répondants dans une étude épidemiologique (SAPALDIA) (Publications)
Within the Swiss Study on Air Pollution and Lung Diseases in Adults (SAPALDIA) 16267 adults aged 18 to 60 years from 8 different locations in Switzerland were randomly selected for answering a questio