BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The aims of the study were to assess the accuracy of
self-reported asthma and notified year of asthma onset. METHODS: The study was performed …

BACKGROUND: Topical glucocorticoids are the medical treatment of choice in a majority of
patients suffering from nasal polyposis. Fluticasone propionate is a fluorinated steroid …

The purpose of this study was to estimate the risk of adult asthma in relation to certain
occupational exposures. The study was designed as a case-control study in Goteborg, including …

The objective of the study was to find predictors for work disability among adults with recent-onset
asthma. The study was performed in a group of 332 subjects with recent-onset asthma. …

Background Development of asthma is likely to depend on a complex interaction between
environmental and genetic factors. Several groups have suggested the gene of the IL‐4 …

Previous studies on mouse models have indicated that interleukin (IL)-17 and IL-17-producing
T-helper (Th) cells are important for pulmonary host defence against Gram-negative …

Background: Domestic furred animals are important sources of allergens in asthma, but few
clinical studies have investigated the effects of exposure to or elimination of these allergens. …

Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate nasal mucosal swelling with acoustic
rhinometry in subjects with asthma and in healthy controls. Methods We examined 184 …

The inhibitory effect of salbutamol and formoterol, a new long-acting β 2 -agonist for inhalation,
on the late asthmatic reaction (LAR), was studied in 12 patients with allergic asthma. After …

The study comprised 180 persons with asthma and 156 controls, who answered the Short
Form 36 quality of life questionnaire. Both the asthma subjects and the controls were stratified …