The 2008–2013 World Health Organization (WHO) action plan on noncommunicable diseases
(NCDs) includes chronic respiratory diseases as one of its four priorities. Major chronic …

Background This study aimed to assess associations of outdoor air pollution on prevalence
of chronic bronchitis symptoms in adults in five cohort studies (Asthma-E3N, ECRHS, NSHD, …

Background Air pollution has been associated with impaired health, including reduced lung
function in adults. Moving to cleaner areas has been shown to attenuate adverse effects of …

Background: There is some evidence for an association between traffic noise and ischemic
heart disease; however, associations with blood pressure have been inconsistent, and little …

Background Short-term exposure to air pollution has adverse effects among patients with
asthma, but whether long-term exposure to air pollution is a cause of adult-onset asthma is …

Background: This study is aimed at providing a real-world evaluation of the economic cost
of persistent asthma among European adults according to the degree of disease control [as …

Objective: To investigate the variability and determinants of menopause age in two European
cohort studies, the European Respiratory Health Survey and the Swiss Air Pollution and …

Background: Traffic-related pollution is associated with the onset of asthma in children. Its
effect on adult-onset asthma is poorly investigated. The SAPALDIA cohort study was used to …

… MW Gerbase3, … Bettschart (p), A Bircher (a), K Blaser (a), G Bolognini (p), O Brändli (p), M
Brutsche (p), L Burdet (p), S Downs (e/s), M Frey (p), JM Gaspoz (c), MW Gerbase (p), D Gold (e…

Purpose To estimate the impact of traffic-related noise annoyance on health-related quality
of life (HrQoL) in a population-based study and potential effect modification by gender. …