Epidemiological research to identify subpopulations with enhanced susceptibility to air
pollution is still at an early stage. From the available studies, there is evidence that both “…

… We excluded 4 HF cohorts (n=4312), as well as 9 studies (n=7565) without information on …
(n=4120). Among the 4 included studies (n=30 137), persons with a history of HF at baseline (n…

Background Short‐term increases in particulate air pollution are linked with increased daily
mortality and morbidity. Socioeconomic status (SES) is a determinant of overall health. We …

Background— Several countries in the world have not yet prohibited smoking in public places.
Few studies have been conducted on the effects of smoking bans on cardiac health. We …

… To investigate more in depth the possibility of a biased reporting of the traYc in the street,
all cases (n=926) and controls (n=1221) were matched by address code. In this way, if the …

Background: Daily air pollution is associated with increased hospital admissions for cardiovascular
diseases, but there are few observations on the link with acute myocardial infarction. …

Objective. Our objective was to investigate the occurrence of snoring in a general population
sample of children and to evaluate the association with anthropometric data and clinical …

… were missing values for income index in our cohort (n = 45) were excluded from analyses. …
current surgical technique as determined by the North West Regional Arthroplasty Register. …

… The trial protocol followed the ethical requirements for conducting clinical trials established
by the European Economic Community (EEC document n. 91/507). The trial protocol was …

The effect of dietary factors on asthma is controversial. This study examined food consumption
and the use of fats in relation to wheezing and allergic rhinitis in children. Baseline …