Objective: This article presents a systematic review of epidemiological studies linking
cleaning work and risk of asthma and rhinitis. Methods: Published reports were identified …

Background Early‐life exposure to environmental microbial agents may be associated with
the development of allergies. The aim of the study was to identify better ways to characterize …

Background In most children with asthma and atopy, onset of disease occurs early in life,
indicating a crucial role of in utero and early childhood environment. However, only a small …

Background Mould exposure has been linked to childhood asthma and bronchial hyper-
responsiveness. Few studies have assessed beta-(1, 3)-d-glucan (beta-glucan), a significant …

Childhood asthma: recent developments and update : Current Opinion in Pulmonary
Medicine Childhood asthma: recent developments and update : Current Opinion in …

Particulate matter (PM) and its constituents are recognized risk factors for the development
of respiratory symptoms and illness in children. Most measurements of exposure have relied …

Asthma is a syndrome that includes several disease variants. Definition of asthma is a
chronic disorder of the lung with variable airway obstruction, wheeze/cough, and an …

Oxidative stress is pivotal to the biological effects, tissue injury, and disease following
exposures to both cigarette smoke and air pollutants. Cigarette smoke and air pollutants can …

Abstract With 30–40% of the world's population suffering from allergic diseases and with the
increasing trends of this noncommunicable disease, especially in children in both the …