Estimating within-city variability in air pollution concentrations is important. Land use regression
(LUR) models are able to explain such small-scale within-city variations. Transparency …

Rationale: Few studies have investigated the factors associated with the early inception of
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Objectives: We investigated COPD risk …

Background The joint distribution of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
has not been well described. This study aims at determining the prevalence of self-…

The chronic impact of ambient air pollutants on lung function in adults is not fully understood.
The objective of this study was to investigate the association of long-term exposure to …

Background: Air pollution has been associated with cardiovascular mortality, but it remains
unclear as to whether specific pollutants are related to specific cardiovascular causes of death…

The prevalence of asthma increased worldwide until the 1990s, but since then there has
been no clear temporal pattern. The present study aimed to assess time trends in the …

BACKGROUND: Epidemiologic evidence related to asthma control in patients from the
general population is scanty. OBJECTIVES: We sought to assess asthma control in several …

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 …

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: The natural history of asthma severity is poorly known. OBJECTIVE: To
investigate prognostic factors of asthma severity. METHODS: All current patients with asthma …