Increase in diagnosed asthma but not in symptoms in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Information on the epidemiology of asthma in relation to age is limited and hampered by reporting error. To determine the change in the prevalence of asthma with age in young adults we ana
Gründe für sportliche Aktivität versus Inaktivität der baselstädtischen Bevölkerung 1988 (Publications)
A representative sample of 778 inhabitants of Canton Basel-Stadt aged 16 to 75 years were asked about their exercise habits and reasons for participating in or abstaining from sports (Response rate: 8
Childhood air pollutant exposure and carotid artery intima-media thickness in young adults (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Exposure to ambient air pollutants increases risk for cardiovascular health outcomes in adults. The contribution of childhood air pollutant exposure to cardiovascular health has not been t
Medical and economic long-term effects of B-type natriuretic peptide testing in patients with acute dyspnea (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The objective of this prospective study was to assess the medical and economic long-term effects of using B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) concentrations in the management of patients with