Gender diVerences in airway behaviour and in the clinical manifestations of airway disease
occur throughout the human life span and are related to biological as well as sociocultural …

In 1993 the World Bank, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the
Harvard School of Public Health, sponsored a study to assess the global burden of disease …

Background Several COPD phenotypes have been described; the COPD-asthma overlap is
one of the most recognized. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of three …

In 1993 the World Bank sponsored a study to assess the global burden of disease in
collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Harvard School of Public …

BACKGROUND: Although asthma and rhinitis often occur together, the reason for this
common comorbidity is still a matter of debate. OBJECTIVE: We sought to assess whether …

Background: There are few data in asthma relating airway physiology, inflammation and
remodelling and the relative effects of inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) treatment on these …

Aims: To analyze the changes in the prevalence of asthma, bronchial hyperresponsiveness
(BHR) and allergies in elite athletes over the past years, to review the specific pathogenetic …

Background There are no large population-based studies on occupational asthma, and few
estimates of the proportion of asthma attributed to occupation, even though asthma is the …

Background. There is limited information on field epidemiology of bronchial asthma in Indian
adults. Objectives. To estimate prevalence of bronchial asthma in different regions of India …

Background: Women employed in domestic cleaning are at increased risk for symptoms of
obstructive lung disease, but the agents responsible are unknown. Aims: To investigate …