Several epidemiological investigations concerning indoor environments have indicated that"
dampness" in buildings is associated to health effects such as respiratory symptoms, …

Background Hand eczema is a skin disease often with a long‐lasting and relapsing course.
The long‐term prognosis in the general population is unknown. Objectives The aims were to …

The first widely used questionnaire in respiratory epidemiology was the questionnaire from
the Medical Research Council (MRC) of Great Britain. In the first version, from 1960, there …

Background Obesity has been linked with increased risk for cancers of the colon, kidney,
breast, endometrium and gallbladder. For other cancer sites, the relationship with obesity is …

The aim of this study was to assess the influence of some risk factors for onset and remission
of allergic rhinitis and asthma in Swedish adults. A random sample of 1,370 subjects, age …

Hand eczema is the most frequent occupational skin disease. Our aim was to study changes
in its prevalence in Swedish adults. Cross-sectional studies were performed in 1983 and …

… Bengt Järvholm is professor in occupational and environmental medicine at Department of
Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University. His research interest is epidemiology …

… Waling a b , Gunnevi Sundelin a b , Christina Ahlgren a , Bengt … Frequent participation in
leisure time physical activity b (%) 69 68 … Ability to cope with myalgia (better %) 96 b 57 92 …

Background:The objective of this study was to estimate the risk of severe osteoarthritis, with
the need for arthroplasty, in the knee and/or hip according to body mass index (BMI) both …

Background: Recently, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Programme
for the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans has been criticized for several of its …