Executive Summary A Swiss Cohort and Biobank will strengthen the development of
population health sciences and of public health surveillance in Switzerland. Essential for the …

Background Rhinitis is one of the most common disease worldwide with a high and
increasing prevalence. There is limited knowledge on the link between long-term exposure …

Background Scarce epidemiological studies have characterised allergic rhinitis (AR) and
non-allergic rhinitis (NAR) in adults. In a population-based cohort, our aims were to 1) …

Population-based biobanking is an essential element of medical research that has grown
substantially over the last two decades, and many countries are currently pursuing large …

Solvents are used in many workplaces and may be airway irritants but few studies have
examined their association with asthma. We studied this question in CONSTANCES (cohort …

Mould development is a determinant of poor indoor air quality. Data on indoor mould
contamination from nationwide population-based studies are scarce. We investigated …

Background Few population‐based studies have described allergic rhinitis (AR) according
to the Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) classification, and none have …

Background & Aims Beyond cardiovascular disease protection, the health consequences of
very low concentrations of low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) remain a matter of …

Background The asthma symptom score allows to consider asthma as a continuum and to
investigate its risk factors. One previous study has investigated the association between …

Cantabria Cohort stems from a research and action initiative lead by researchers from
Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL), Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital and …