Comparing land use regression and dispersion modelling to assess residential exposure to ambient air pollution for epidemiological studies (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Land-use regression (LUR) and dispersion models (DM) are commonly used for estimating individual air pollution exposure in population studies. Few comparisons have however been made of the
Atherogenesis in youth - early consequence of adolescent smoking (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Cigarette smoking is a prevalent risk behavior among adolescents and tracks into adulthood. Little is known on the early impact of smoking on the vasculature in adolescence, although smoki
Long-term effects of elemental composition of particulate matter on inflammatory blood markers in European cohorts (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies have associated long-term exposure to ambient particulate matter with increased mortality from cardiovascular and respiratory disorders. Systemic inflammation is a
The locus <em>C11orf30</em> increases susceptibility to poly-sensitization (Publications)
A number of genetic variants have been associated with allergic sensitization, but whether these are allergen specific or increase susceptibility to poly-sensitization is unknown. Using data from the
Changes in IgE sensitization and total IgE levels over 20 years of follow-up (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Cross-sectional studies have reported a lower prevalence of sensitization in older adults, but few longitudinal studies have examined whether this is an aging or a year-of-birth cohort eff
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