Sex differences in the biology of different organ systems and the influence of sex hormones
in modulating health and disease are increasingly relevant in clinical and research areas …

Background: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway disease that has a higher prevalence
in boys than in girls before puberty and a higher prevalence in women than in men in …

Denne doktordisputats som udgår fra børneafdelingerne, Odense Universitetshospital,
Sønderborg Sygehus og Syddansk Universitet, omfatter en oversigtsartikel og syv …

Objective To investigate the associations of maternal and grandmaternal smoking before,
during, and after pregnancy with childhood asthma Design, setting, and participants We …

Background The understanding of the role of smoking exposure in the induction of wheezing
and asthma in children is important for prevention. Methods A systematic review of literature …

Issues. Second‐hand smoke presents a health risk for a large group of entirely helpless
nonsmokers: unborn children. Reliable data on women continuing to smoke during …

Background Exposure to cigarette smoking during foetal and early postnatal life may have
implications for lung health. The aim of this study was to assess the possible effects of such …

The purpose of this review is to examine the rapidly expanding literature regarding the
effects of prenatal tobacco and postnatal secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure on child …

The relationship between reduced pulmonary function in early life and persistent wheeze
(PW) in school-aged children remains uncertain. In this study, V̇maxFRC was assessed at …

Background: Bisphenol A (BPA), an endocrine-disrupting chemical that is routinely detected
in> 90% of Americans, promotes experimental asthma in mice. The association of prenatal …