Background Urbanisation has been associated with temporal and geographical differences
in asthma prevalence in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, little is …

Background There is a substantial body of evidence on the epidemiology of allergic
conditions, which has advanced the understanding of these conditions. We aimed to …

Environmental justice is the concept that all people have the right to live in a healthy
environment, to be protected against environmental hazards, and to participate in decisions …

Background Asthma is an inflammatory lung disease that constitutes the most common
noncommunicable chronic disease in childhood. Childhood asthma shows large …

Background Previous studies have shown the increasing prevalence of childhood asthma
around the world as well as in China. Nevertheless, little is known about the epidemiology of …

Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common pathogen of acute
bronchiolitis in children, which sometimes triggers the development of recurrent wheezing …

Perinatal exposure to ambient air pollution has been associated with childhood asthma
incidence; however, less is known regarding the potential effect modifiers in this association …

Background: Mounting evidence suggests that childhood asthma is closely associated with
maternal weight before pregnancy and gestational weight gain (GWG), yet the results are …

Background Previous research has found that maternal stress during pregnancy increases
the risk of offspring asthma. However, whether this association is consistent with a causal …

Introduction The rapid expansion in the epidemiology of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is
being documented, along with cumulative research assessing environmental exposures …